Category Archives: Issue

The Faces of Inequality

Every man and woman in modern society has been placed in a situation where inequality was present. Whether it was when they were young and attended high school, or when they found a career and in the workplace, every single human being cannot deny being familiar with inequality. Perhaps, it wasn’t them personally who was

Alcohol Too?

Gender biased is in everything, even alcohol advertising. Even if you don’t drink, or haven’t watched that many commercials, I’m sure you could distinguish which ads are guy drinks and which are female drinks as soon as you saw them. What makes a drink a guy or girl one? From what I have noticed, girl

Girls + Boys + Gender Stereotypes

Kids are growing up in a world where there are boy toys and girl toys. When you look in a catalog or any sort of advertisement for toys, you can clearly distinguish which toys are meant for girls and which are meant for boys. When did the gender inequality begin? Or is it just one

Abortion

Month One
Mommy
I am only 4 inches long but I have all my organs.
I love the sound your voice.
The sound of your heart beat is my favorite lullaby.
Month Two
Mommy
Today I learned how to suck my thumb.
If you could see me you could definitely tell that I am a baby.
I’m not big enough to survive outside my

Animal Cruelty

As soon as I read this story on National Post, I knew I had to write about it. A four month old puppy was shot 30 meters from the owners driveway by the neighbors. On Saturday, September 13, 2008, the owners heard one single gunshot and went to see what happened. They were faced with

Serious Problem

Drunk driving is a serious issue today. A person driving is killed by a drunk driver every 39 minutes. That is almost the same as every time our Grade 9 class switches from science to physical education in St. Jerome’s School, someone dies. But that is not nearly as severe as the amount of people

Puppy Mills

Puppy mills are a place where dog breeders use small cages(made of a variety of thing, such as: tether attached to trees, tractor-trailer cabs, wire mesh, or wood) to keep over 500,000 dogs. They breed the females as many times as they can per year. When a female dog is breed to many times, it