There is a strange contradiction at the heart of the human experience. If you ask a room full of people whether they want to live to be one hundred years old, most will raise their hands. But to ask those same people if they are excited about getting old, the room usually goes silent. We…

When we think of slaves, we do not think of our modern-day society. When we think of slaves, we think of people who are in bondage to someone else. In reality, most of society is obedient slaves to the government in one way or another. We pay taxes on money we make, while paying taxes…

Seemingly, the tree and decorations from Christmas last year were just tucked away into storage the week before, when everything had to be pulled out for this season’s observance. With that come all the headache, stress, and anxiety of the holidays. Oddly enough, the children become the central focus as everything is directed toward granting…

The Red Shoes is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson published in 1845. A peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady after her mother dies. Before her mother dies, Karen has a homemade, rough-looking pair of red shoes. After she is adopted, she gets the old lady to buy…