On the scale of political views, I hover between “very liberal” and “extremely liberal.” This is not the case for a lot of my friends and family. In fact, my parents often have a hard time understanding how I have ended up so far on the left. It’s an oddity in a state such as North Carolina.Like ...
I’ve never been one to be homesick. I’m at a loss for words whenever relatives and family friends pose the question, to which they assume every college freshman 15 hours from home will answer positively. I know people that go to college 15 minutes from home — they attend high school football ...
When President Obama ran for office in 2008, he was doing so as a man who had two years of experience in the United States Senate. He was 47 years old. People believed that America needed a "fresh face" and new ideas. Now, eight years later, our country is deciding who will take over for him. ...
This past summer, I spent a great deal of time watching a show called "The West Wing" (1999-2006), and during the last two seasons, there is a presidential election. One of the fictional campaigns' staffers noted that Democrats are seen as the mothers of America and Republicans the fathers, ...
