There's a disgusting dichotomy in Latin American culture. I see the models, the TV personalities, the actresses on Telemundo, Univision, etc. showing off their curves, the ones in all the right places, the mid-section not included. They don't look too thin. Their bodies are like guitars -- pictures of top-notch...

It happens every time there is a mass murder. The photo of the guilty party is blown up on media sites and television screens. The subject is wild-haired, bug-eyed, firm-lipped. The subject is male. In the Daily Beast's article, "Mass Murderers, Unlike Serial Killers, Are Hard to Profile,"...

I feel like I'm sliding down a torrential water slide. Senior year is here. College prep/application season is here. I feel I have some wisdom to share. I'm selling myself as omniscient by calling it wisdom, so let's call it... hopeful, sort-of lived-out advice:

1. The SAT: SAT classes are...

As a whole, we take everything for granted. If encountered frequently enough, people and tasks seem to become mundane and uninteresting. The walk to and from school becomes just another routine trudge. Your grandparents' crankiness and need to talk about their past becomes a nuisance, something you are forced to...

The US of A holds quite the overrated image. Every time I visit my native country, Dominican Republic, and I tell people I am an American, I am always met with impressed looks. "Isn't it true," they ask with mystified voices (I kid you not), "that it is the land...

We've all had our fair share of bullying served our way. Children, teenagers, and, of course, adults spot a vulnerability and strike to assert dominance. It almost sounds like something out of a wildlife documentary. The lower members of the pack find the position of alpha vacant; they draw blood...

Growing up, I was confused. I was very confused. I was specifically confused about my racial identity. It wasn't always like that. There was a time before my confusion, a time when I was comfortable being me and thought others felt the same. I was confident about my cultural roots...

Let's cut to the chase. When I saw the front page of the Huffington Post on Monday, May 21, 2012 while engaging in my daily perusal of the site, I was outraged. First of all, I'm a practicing Catholic, so I'm no stranger to the inner workings of the Catholic...

The little things in life astound me. I think the allure of detail is that it allows you to interpret the bigger picture in ways you never would have.

I live in a very stereotypical low-income housing neighborhood. Most of the inhabitants are Hispanic, like my family and I,...

The modern social issue of equality among those of differing sexual orientations is reminiscent of the days of racial segregation. It echoes the same central idea: you are different, and because you are different, you are clearly in the wrong. And, because you are in the wrong, you do not...

A child is sat down. She is screaming. Why is she being forced to do this? It burns her scalp. It really burns her scalp. After this procedure, she is inserted into a high-temperature contraption. It is hot. She is crying. After being removed from the contraption, more heat is...