Category Archives: AP Lang Blog

What is justice? For some it’s being able to take a stand and have your opinions valued, or to be declared not guilty for a charge of which someone was falsely accused, and sometimes it’s being served on a first come basis. A large portion of the time the word “justice” is associated with theContinue reading “The Fine Line Between Legal Ethics and Universal Morals”

Have you ever fantasized about killing someone? Or even said the phrase, “I’m gonna kill them”? In their podcast “The Bad Show”, Radiolab offers solid evidence to prove the somewhat dark nature of humans in an attempt to define what it means to be a “bad person”. The podcast reports that 91% of men andContinue reading “Understanding the Bad: Murder on Our Minds”

Just imagine being a celebrity. Everyone knows who you are. You can throw around money as fast as you can in Monopoly. You’re constantly put under pressure to please the public, and if you’re unsuccessful in doing so your entire career can end in hours. There’s always someone watching you. People constantly take pictures ofContinue reading “Bothersome Flashing Lights: The Work of Paparazzi”

Tick tock The time in which we live on Earth is limited. We learn, we work, we change, we do everything we can to secure we live life to the fullest. We do all of this and so much more before the biggest event of our life. Tick tock Death. Just writing that inflicted aContinue reading “The Human Race and the Fear of Death”

Why does it never stop? “It? What is it?” Thanks for asking. I’m referring to the never-ending cycle of schoolwork. Every student has to be aware of it by this point, even though some students genuinely don’t care. Every day I come home from school with some form of an assignment, and every weekend (anyContinue reading “All About Perspective”