“It rubs lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it’s told.” The camera pans wide, and tilts up to Buffalo Bill as he speaks to his latest victim. He is perched over the ledge of the pit where he holds her captive, calmly petting his aggravated dog. This scene from the five-Academy Award-winning horror-thriller film, The Silence of the Lambs, has become one of the most … [Read more...] about Your Friendly Neighborhood Psychopath
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Malala Mania
Once a normal Pakistani girl living in a small town in the Swat Valley, Malala was capitulated to international fame and acclaim after she preserved through an atrocious attack by a masked gunman. In October 2012, this unidentified man boarded her school bus and shot her on the way home from class. Her strength is exuded in her next decision - to continue speaking out, to grow … [Read more...] about Malala Mania
Recycling: A thing of the past?
Blog Post Title: The first man-made plastic debuted to the public in London in 1862, but it wasn’t until the 1940’s and 1950’s, after World War I, that advancements in chemical technology enabled the mass production of new, common forms of plastics. Worrisomely, of all the plastic produced in the sixty years since that time, less than ten percent of it has been … [Read more...] about Recycling: A thing of the past?
Why Not You Foundation
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been one of the most consistent players in the NFL over the past five seasons. Raised in Richmond, Virginia, Wilson was an all-around great athlete. He excelled in both football and baseball. The Baltimore Orioles drafted him to play baseball straight out of high school, but Wilson’s father encouraged him to go and get an … [Read more...] about Why Not You Foundation
Neighborhood Watch for the World
When Robert Bernstein first approached Aryeh Neier in 1978 to create the Helsinki Watch Committee, neither party knew the extent to which their organization would grow. Beginning out of a desire to criticize the Soviet Union’s human rights violations, both men found a startling lack of strong organizations that were willing and able to speak out against the great injustices of … [Read more...] about Neighborhood Watch for the World