Basketball Inspiration

A great basketball video that motivates you and teaches you hardwork beats talent, when talent does not work hard.

Social Media Reinvents Business

Social media reinvents business:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-05-14/social-media-economy-companies/55029088/1

This shows the many ways how social media can promote business in many different ways such as, training chefs, asking customers for advice, and so much more.

Diet Soda

Interesting article about diet soda increasing the risk of diabetes.

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/study-diet-soda-increases-risk-diabetes-why-still-192600358.html

We the Change!

The Crickets Have Arthritis

Although not a worldly issue, this poem describes a young boy in the hospital for cancer. I watched this video in 8th grade english and it has stuck with me ever since due to the poet's words, feelings and how moving the entire poem is.

'Aiding a Revolution'

It's kind of amazing how much technology influences our lives as a whole world. Often we hear people try to explain the gravity of the role that social media plays in our lives, and often I think that it doesn't really sink in that what they are describing is intense. In the United States we use these social media sites- like twitter- to follow a favorite band or subtly creep on a cute guy, but what I think we don't realize is that while these things are cool, social media sites like twitter are actually helping people much more than entertaining us.
(I know this link is about 7 months old, but it's still so interesting to think that something as seemingly meaningless as twitter can actually aid a revolution!)

http://www.policymic.com/articles/10642/twitter-revolution-how-the-arab-spring-was-helped-by-social-media

Where does our food come from? Why care?

Many people are unaware of what they are eating and where this food comes from, trusting the companies that provide this food for them. Unfortuantely, these companies do not have the peoples' best interest in mind and people are unknowingly consuming harsh chemicals and other food that is not good for their health.
http://indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/five-reasons-care-food-comes-from/