There are plenty of books that I omitted that are much more relevant as far as the impact they have had on society but my list is subjective. It really depends on what piques your interest. When I considered which books to include I thought about the books that captivated my attention and were well written. I also thought about books that had the biggest effect on me personally—books that caused me to think critically and helped me to understand the world around me.
Read MoreThis year, I’ve been running a 5K (3.1 miles) every day. I had set out to achieve this last year as my New Year’s Resolution, but injuries and health reasons prevented me from doing it—I decided to try again.
Read MoreSometime in the late ’90s, I was casually browsing for books at the Strand bookstore on the corner of 12th Street and Broadway in New York City. As I nonchalantly picked through the vast selection, I came across a gray-white cover novel with a picture of an old bus parked in the snow. I read the summary and it gave me pause.
Read MoreIn 2010, while attending Santa Monica College, I was assigned a paper to write based on an article written by Nicholas Carr titled Is Google Making Us Stupid, published in The Atlantic.
The objective of the paper was to get us to think critically about technology and how it’s influencing our brains.
Read MoreHow as a society do we balance our civil liberties while simultaneously looking out for one another?
Of course, we have freedom in the United States, but just because we have freedom doesn’t mean you can do whatever the hell you want. You cannot drive 160 MPH on the freeway. Why? Because you would be putting everyone else around you in grave danger. You could even kill someone.
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