For my next article, I wanted to write about something as far away from pop culture as possible, in part because I didn't want to be labeled as that teenager. The teenager obsessed with stars and becoming one, with no moral findings to her role models, but glitz and glamour;...

So, I thought of this really fun (well, for me anyways) idea of giving my blog posts a thematic premise. Along with articles on an array of topics, I want to start a "Why I Love... " column, where every month or so I showcase just that -- someone I...

New Year's is one of my favorite times of the year. I love that feeling of starting new and fresh with an untouched 365 days that YOU will have control over.

A year can ultimately change the course of your life completely from where you are now. This will be...

We all have grown up with this idea of seeing a perfect world. Peace. It's defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a state of tranquility;" otherwise known to our four-year-old mindsets as a happy ending. As we grow older, there is still a small voice in the back of our minds,...

Brian Glenn was 17. One year older than me and about to graduate this school year. We didn't go to the same school, his was about 15 minutes away from mine, and in all honesty I had no idea who he was until about a week ago when it seemed...

Sometimes when I'm writing my articles, I guess I forget that people read them. In all honesty, I just find something that gets my attention and I write about it, with the mindset that maybe some will pass over it and a small few might actually take note of it....

She took the stage with the utmost confidence, even with hundreds of eyes glued to her every movement and the pressure looming behind her. I couldn't help but gape in awe as Michelle Obama took the stage in the recent Democratic National Convention. No matter your political affiliation,...

As we power on our laptops, open our Internet browser, and briefly skim through the day's headlines, we seem to be confronted by one common trend -- the public's love of gossip. Gossip has created a generation with a poignant addiction to labeling and judging others.

I'm...

I opened my Twitter page one morning to a swarm of tweets all surrounding one person. With news of Frank Ocean's sexuality making headlines, it wasn't a surprise that the teenage community came in full swing to voice their opinions. In a matter of minutes, thousands upon thousands...