Category: Readers Write

Submissions from Gilgal, Daniel, and Colleen

This month we received three submissions from our readers – a short story by Gilgal, a poem by Daniel, and Colleen’s description of her volunteer service project. Keep up the great work! 🙂  Hi! My name is Gilgal Queen and I am 13 years old. This is a short story that I wrote. The little […]

Ethics at Work and at Play: Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater

By Peter Olsen “You figure they cheat at the ballpark, they’ll cheat on the golf course, they’ll cheat in business, and anything else in life.” ~Bob Feller (1918-2010) American baseball pitcher Golf has traditionally been a “gentleman’s game” of integrity and fair play in which the rulebook is sacred and players typically monitor themselves. However, […]

Salvatore Giunta: An American Hero

Submitted by Peter Olsen Sgt. Salvatore Giunta is a real-life hero. In September 2010 he was awarded the Medal of Honor, which he earned while fighting in the war in Afghanistan in October 2007. The Medal of Honor is given for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call […]

Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans: Photographers of the Great Depression

By Peter Olsen In 1935 as part of his “New Deal” package, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Resettlement Administration, later renamed the Farm Security Administration (FSA). The purpose of this federal agency was to aid poor rural Americans who were uprooted from their farms during the Great Depression, a time when drought and over-farming […]

Zombies: Unearthing the Meaning Beneath the Craze

By Peter Olsen A strange phenomenon is taking place in modern society: zombies are invading the popular culture. Even classic literature and comic book superheroes have been affected by the zombie takeover. While zombies have been around for decades in one form or another – either portrayed as mindless undead servants, cannibalistic walking corpses, or […]

Information in the Digital Age: Is Information Really Free?

By Peter Olsen “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt In the United States, the freedom of speech and the press is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. This would likewise imply the right to seek, provide, and receive information. The freedom of information is […]

Writing Scholarship Applications

By Peter Olsen The job of filling out scholarship applications is a necessary and important one. The thought of it can be scary, however, knowing that there is so much at stake. Whatever you do, don’t procrastinate so much that you miss the deadline! The first thing to do when applying for scholarships is to […]

The Hidden Agenda of Advertisers

By HST Reporter, Peter (19) On September 16, 2009, Dr. Jean Kilbourne presented a lecture at Phoenix College on the topic of Advertising and Addiction. Dr. Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. She wrote a book, Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising […]

The Technological Terror

By Peter Olsen For my high school senior science project, my dad challenged me to build a computer from scratch – and he offered to foot the bill. I couldn’t believe my ears! Once I overcame the initial surprise, I started thinking about what I needed to do: research computer hardware, decide what to get, order the […]