Opioid Crisis

 Opioid addictions have been growing and have been destroying people’s lives, family’s, future’s and etc… there are people who use their kids’ college tuition to pay for opioids. Many people abuse opioids, opioids are not supposed to be taken as a drug, they are highly addictive and have terrible side effects.   Opioids side effects are …

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Robbed At 18

Getting robbed is one thing, but being held at gunpoint is another thing especially at 18. It’s a matter of life and death, our precious life is in the hands of a mad man. July 22, 2018, was the scariest moment for Hana Mahmoud the mother of the victim Morad Mahmoud after hearing her son …

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The American Melting Pot

The famous words on the tablet of the Statue of Liberty say, Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. America is described as a melting pot, where many different types of people from different cultures were invited to live and become productive members …

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The Camp

My dad, Modhar, is an immigrant. It all started from Saddam Hussein. The problem with Saddam was he wanted all the power. He was a dictator. Since he wanted all the power he killed people. He didn’t only kill people in Iraq, he also killed people in Kuwait and Iran. So he basically wanted to …

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It’s Getting A “Lil” Too Easy

In 2019, social media has been a place where young people have been going viral for most likely nothing. Recently, this 10-year-old girl, Taylor Cosgrove, aka “Lil Tay”, has been what people on social media are talking about. She’s known as the “Youngest flexer of the century”. She is showing off “her” richness and brags …

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A Degree Of Difference

From 1800 till now Climate change has been getting worse. In 2017 157 million vulnerable people were exposed to heat waves globally and 153 billion hours of labor were lost due to heat exposure. Global warming is one of the aspects of Climate Change. Scientist agrees that currently global warming is caused by the human …

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Staying Strong

Some stories are sad, but this one was the most devastating. He had already gone through so much at just 17. June 25, 2017, was supposed to be the greatest Eid celebration because a couple family member surprised the Almusawi family the night before Eid by coming to live in America forever after they’ve been …

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Leaving The Military

In 1990 Timothy Smedley chose to fight for the United States and serve in the U.S military. He chose to be in the military in order to fight for his country and to have extra money and to pay for college.   Smedley served as a  Sergeant in the Marine Corps, his job was an …

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The Car Accident

When someone goes through something horrible it is just one of the phases in life that will help them in the future. Zahraa Alawieh is a 2016 high school graduate and is the oldest child in her family. She was 14 at the time when the surprising car accident took place in 2012, now she’s …

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Families Torn Apart

Ever since President Donald Trump, was elected he has been publicly open about his plans and thoughts. One of them being major and controversial is the immigration policy. The policy was given to the public as a “zero tolerance” approach set to stop illegal entry and to motivate tougher legislation. This policy has led to the …

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