Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Biggest Recession in the History of Spain (2007-2014)

Since the American media does not pay closely attention to the reality of the current situation in Spain. And considering that I’m an exchange student coming from there, I have decided to report a quick overview of what is really …

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2014 FIFA World Cup: The Ideal Final

When people talk about the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil, they are often caught discussing who the the potential winner would be. But what about the stuff in between? For example, what would be the ideal matchup for …

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Juicing: The Healthy Benefits of Juicing & Why It Is So Good For You!

When it comes to diets, just about the majority of people will do anything to not eat vegetables. They will try cooking them into a pasta where they can’t taste them or they will try mashing vegetables like cauliflower up …

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DARPA says Robots Could Change the Nature of Combat

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency  (DARPA) is looking to replace human forces with robots.

Drones and bomb detecting technology already replace humans in combat and the fear of human interaction will be eliminated all together if robots are to …

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Attire, performances, and big winners from the 2014 Grammy Awards

Sunday, Jan. 26 was a big night for the music industry, as they celebrated the 2014 Grammy Awards. Worldwide known names such as Katy Perry, Madonna, Robin Thicke, Cindy Lauper, Ozzy Osbourne, John Legend, P!nk, Paul McCartney, and many more …

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Beyonce Betrays Her Feminist Mission With Her Performances

This post was inspired by the “Girls Gone Anti-Feminist” article in the course textbook. It is, what I would call, a “rant” from Susan Douglas about how the feminist movement is going backwards. She describes the new generation of young …

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University Of Central Florida’s views on skateboarding on campus grounds, as told by a skateboarder.

So I work at the local skate shop on campus, Skateboards & Sports, in the John T. Washington Center Breezeway and I have a few things to say about the kids who skateboard on campus.

I LOVE IT.

I have …

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Dying to play video games? Well, some people have..

What got me started on this topic was a headline regarding a story about a man in Kansas this week. The man woke up in the middle of the night when his house was engulfed by flames. He fled the …

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Rolex 24 Provides Controversial Start to 2014 Racing Season

After 24 hours of racing at the Daytona International Speedway, racing fans came away from the 2014 Rolex 24 with a somewhat-sour taste in their mouths. Despite a late charge by Wayne Taylor Racing’s Max Angelelli, Action Express Racing’s Joao …

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Ukraine in Jeopardy But the United States Media is focused on trivial things

In our media, all i have been hearing about is how Justin Bieber is getting arrested for being an idiot, Miley Cyrus and her stupidity, and everything else happening in pop culture. But over seas Ukraine is basically dealing with …

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