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Inside...
• GLOBAL WARMING:
Is it what we think?
• THE IMMIGRATION
CONVERSATION:
Why illegal immigration is
something we should be talking
about.
Summer Fashion!
See what’s in style for the upcoming season!
Spring 2013
Semester
Recap!
Upcoming
events for
students!
• GUN TOTIN’
TEACHERS:
Should teachers have
the right to carry
firearms on
campus?
Read more...
• PHOENIX
COYOTES:
Road to the Top?

Editor’s Note...
Welcome to Paradise Press’ second official release of the ‘12-’13 school year! We just would
like to extend our thanks to our readers and supporters. There is a great need for reliable, intriguing
and informative reporting in our society, and programs like this one foster both an appreciation and
understanding of how important journalism really is in our global community.
Please keep in mind that, as with all news productions, take our words with a grain of salt! Any
views portrayed within this production are not those of Paradise Valley High, PVUSD, or our teachers.
This is a student led production, and these are just our opinions!
With that, please enjoy our final production of the ‘12-’13 school year, and have a great
summer from all of us here at the Paradise Press!
-Audra Carlisle, Editor-in-Chief
Back Row: Kevin Davis. 4th Row: Tanner Myers, Todd Williams, Jorge SanchezLopez, Omar LopezRodriguez.
3rd Row: Ali Mayer, Coral Garcia, Ryan Thies, Jordan Shipp, Amber Kutchi. 2nd Row: Melissa Kimball, Cambria
Corella, Bethany OrtizQuiroz, Josseline GarcaArellano, Bailey Wilson, Martine Fornes, Vicente Flores, Andrew
DelaRosa. Front Row: Morgan Harris, Audra Carlisle. Not Pictured: Jessica Arila, Mateo Aguirre and Alida
Ramsland, Mrs. Simmons

Life In Paradise
Outside Our Walls
Special Features
What’s Inside...
Paradise Valley’s 2013 Masquerade Prom • • • • • • • •
ABODA Music Festival • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 1
Pride Factor Awards • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 1
Spring 2013 Wrap-Up • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 2
Upcoming Events • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 2
Sports
Kobe vs. LeBron • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 3
Diamondbacks Preview • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 3
Phoenix Coyotes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 4
Entertainment
Summer Fun! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 5
Summer Fashion • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 6
Horoscopes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 7
Book Review: The Host • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •page 8
Newswatch
Tragedy In Boston • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 9
Gun Totin’ Teachers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 10
Cops & Cameras • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 10
The Good, The Bad, & The Cellphones • • • • • • • • • • •page 10
The ABC’s of the Sequester • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •page 11
Interview: The Immigration Conversation • • • • • • • • • • • • • •page 13
Opinion: Global Warming Debunked! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •page 15
Editorial: A Senior’s Farewell Advice • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • page 18

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Paradise Valley’s 2013 Masquerade Prom!
Prom 2013 was definitely a night to remember! The location was beautiful, the ladies were gorgeous
and the gentlemen were handsome. Some of us danced all night, while others hung out by the
desserts or hung out outside and enjoyed the view. Carson Mlnarik won Prince, Hannah Butcher won
Princess, Brea Croy won Queen, and Joey Gatewood won King. Thank you to all those that made this
wonderful night possible!
-Written by Jessica Arlia
Pride Factor Awards
ABODA Music Festival
April 30 through May 2,
Paradise Valley high school hosted
The ABODA (Arizona Band and
Orchestra Directors Association)
music festival in our new auditorium.
A total of 54 schools attended
and participated in the festival. They
came from all over Arizona to come
and perform here at PV, and we
got to see many great bands and
orchestras perform on stage. While
they were performing on stage,
they were also being judged. After
their performances, they were given
rankings.
PV was really lucky to have
the chance to host such a wonderful
event that brought out the talent of
many Arizona high school students.
PV’s advanced sound engineering
recorded all the bands and burned
the songs to CD’s for them to take
back with them.
-Written by Jorge Sanchez Lopez
The Pride Factor awards have been held twice a year
for over ten years to recognize our students that are not usually
recognized. Teachers can nominate anyone for anything
they want. The Pride Factor award is meant for students
who make their teachers want to get out of bed and come to
school everyday.
I interviewed our vice-principal, Mr. Bornsheuer, to
see his perspective on the ceremony. When asked what was
his favorite part of the ceremony is, he replied, “I like to see
the look on their faces when they see who gave them the
award... They almost trip over themselves on stage for trying
to read it on the certificate.”
Every award ceremony is special, but this year might
be even more so because Mr. Bornsheuer gave out his very
first Pride Factor award in all his years of assisting in the
ceremony to Danielle Brown. A big congratulations to her for
being the best she can be, and setting an example for all of
us!
Mr. B also has been awarding more students for doing
whatever they do best on his weekly segment, “Pride Factor
With Mr. B” on the daily announcements. These are students
who could be great at drawing, writing, cooking, or just about
anything, yet no one gets to see these talents regularly.
Put your best forward and don’t be afraid to show off
your work! Be proud of what you can do- you might just be
the next reciepient of a Pride Factor award!
-Written by Josseline GarciaArellano

Let’s take a look back at all the awesome events throughout the
Spring 2013 semester here at Paradise Valley!
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1/25- Auditorium Opening Assembly
Performances by Drama, Dance, and Choir.
Great way to show off the new auditorium!
4/12- Blood Drive
Many students helped save
many lives by donating blood
to the United Blood Services!
2/23- Basketball State Championship
Thanks for showing PV Pride by attending
our Varsity boys basketball team
play against Salpointe Catholic at Jobing.com
Arena! Congratulations to our
new champions!
3/19 to 3/20 - Oliver! The Musical
The drama department did a great
job remaking this musical. The singing,
the acting, the set, and the costumes
really made the show great!
3/12- Student-Faculty
Basketball Game
With a few newer, younger
players, the faculty wins for
the 6th straight year.
4/19- Spring Assembly
While underclassmen wore all black,
the seniors wore neon to stand out
from the crowd. This was the last
assembly for many seniors and
a great one at that!
4/23 to 4/24- The Matchmakers!
This was a hilarious play full of
love! A job well done by the
Drama department!
4/27- Masquerade Prom
Everyone was looking their best at the
masquerade prom and all went well at
the Tempe Waterfront!
And it’s not over yet! Here are some events coming up soon...
2013 Dance Show
5/9 and 5/10 in the Auditorium
Faculty Art Show
5/16 @ 5:30 PM
Governing Board Meeting
5/16 @ 7 PM
High School Exams & Early Dismissal
May 22nd & 23rd
Class of 2013 Commencement Ceremony
5/23 @ PVHS Field
Summer School
Begins 6/3

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Kobe vs. LeBron
Ahmad Rashad asked the legend Michael
Jordan who would he choose- Kobe Bryant,
a.k.a ‘’Black Mamba’’ or LeBron James, a.k.a
‘’The King’’. Michael Jordan had a hard decision
on his hands, so he just said Kevin Durant.
Rashad laughed, and acted serious- who would
he choose out of both of them? Then another
pause... Michael said that 5 out of 1 championships
beats LeBron but he also gives props
towards him for trying to get to that position and
get some championships for himself and his
teammates. Michael says that Kobe, ‘’...has this
sickness, like I do... If you want it, you got to
work for it’’. Michael also commented to Ahmad
that if LeBron had five or six more championships,
then thats when he can compare and see
who to choose. Ahmad had his last question
for Michael; who would you choose from Kobe,
LeBron, and Kevin Durant? Michael had a good
explanation about who to choose, but he said
that Kobe and LeBron are very good at it but
Durant is sneaking up from both of them and
trying to get his own championship- that’s where
they need to keep on check.
-Written by Omar LopezRodriguez
(Source: http://www.zimbio.com)
Diamondbacks Preview
The new look Arizona D-Backs have
tough competition this season with the defending
World Champion Giants and spend happy
Dodgers both in the NL West.
These three teams will be neck to neck
all season and every game will count. The D-
Backs quick 6-3 start previews how they will
have to play all season.
They not only revamped their roster
this offseason, but they changed their mentality
too. The D-Backs traded fan favorites Chris
Young and Justin Upton and brought in gritty,
hard working players like Cody Ross and Martin
Prado. The D-Backs also resigned Paul Goldschmidt
and Aaron Hill to long term deals, which
sets up the D-Backs for the future.
Miguel Montero and Ian Kennedy who
are D-Back veterans have been lights out this
season with Montero batting 300 and Kennedy
throwing 7 innings against the Cardinals.
So far this season, the D-Backs have
swept the Brewers and have gone 3-3 against
the Cardinals and Pirates. The major test for Arizona
will come when they play the Dodgers and
Giants 8 times this month. If the D-Backs can
take care of business in these series, we will be
in for a special year of Diamondback baseball.
-Written byTodd Williams

The Phoenix Coyotes
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(Source: http://www.zimbio.com)
For the past three seasons, the Phoenix Coyotes have made the playoffs. However,
that streak is in danger as the Coyotes are two points out of a playoff spot (42 pts.)
with only eight games remaining. Other teams who are in contention of the last playoff
spot are the Detroit Red Wings (44 pts.), Dallas Stars (41 pts.), and the Columbus Blue
Jackets (41 pts.). This race will likely come down to the last game of the season.
The biggest key for the Coyotes to make it into the playoffs is to have goaltender
Mike Smith be red hot, similar to last year. During the 2012 season, Smith was unstoppable
late in the year and it gave his team their first division title in franchise history
and a spot in the Western Conference finals. Smith suffered a head injury against the
Vancouver Canucks on March 21, but is back on the ice and better than ever. Since his
return on April 6th, Smith has stopped 93 of 95 shots he’s faced. If Smith can keep it up,
the Coyotes will have a very good shot at making the playoffs.
The offense can’t fall asleep, however. Forwards Shane Doan and Radim Vrbata
need to step up and start putting the puck in the net, just as they did last year. The Coyotes’
goal scoring has not been there very much this year, often relying on the defense
of Mike Smith to win games. But, the overall object of hockey is to score goals.
Unless the Coyotes can win all of their remaining eight games in regulation, they
will need some help from the three other contending teams. If any of them win majority
of their games, it will be difficult for the Coyotes to sneak into the playoffs.
For the Phoenix Coyotes to make the playoffs for a fourth straight year, they must
have all the right pieces fall into place at the right times.
-Written by Ryan Thies

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Summer Fun!
It is almost every student’s favorite time of
year again! What time is it? Summer time- time
for vacation! However, living in the dastardly
Phoenix weather, it can be hard to stay entertained.
Have no fear though, an abundance of
summer activities are out there to be enjoyed.
One idea would be to take a nice drive up
to a spot with cooler weather, like Flagstaff, Sedona,
or Prescott. It is always fun to pile a bunch
of friends up and escape reality for the day! Also,
if a road trip is on your mind, drive up to one of Arizona’s
lakes! A nice cool dip is always refreshing
and the lake is a good way to mix up the daily pool
routines.
Speaking of swimming, Phoenix public
pools and places like Sunsplash are opening this
time of year, so enjoy a day in the sun but remember
that sunscreen, you are going to need it!
If the idea of water does not excite, then
there is always the movies, mall, or bowling. A
major appeal to these three places? Air conditioning!
A plethora of movie premieres are scheduled
for summer. For example, there is World War Z,
Iron Man 3, Monsters University, and so much
more!
The most important to do for summer
though, is just to relax and celebrate that all the
rigorous work from the school year is finally over,
well at least for a little while.
-Written by Bailey Wilson
(Source: Google images)

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Summertime!
By Alida Ramsland and Martine Fornes
With only a few weeks remaining before school is out,
there is no doubt that it is time to get your summer wardrobe
out. Summer vacation is definitely the best part of the year,
and when there is no school, you also have more time to
put on pretty clothes! Don’t be afraid to wear clothes you
really love this summer, especially bright colors & patterns!
Floral patterns, laces, maxi
dresses, fringes, everything will
work! And don’t forget- accessories
can make an outfit, so
look out for some cute shoes,
headbands, bags, or even hats.
We hope all of you PV students
have a great summer vacation!
(Source: Google images)

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Horoscopes
-Written by Cambria Corella
Aries ( Mar. 21 - Apr. 21): Daring as you are, it’s never too late to say out with the
old and in with the new. Go forward! Show the world what you’ve got!
Taurus ( Apr. 22 - May 21): You are feeling the call to do something more meaningful
than your usual activities, and while it may not be completely life-changing,
you can tell that things are going to be more interesting for a while.
Gemini ( May 22 - Jun. 21): Dig deep! There’s a lot more going for you than you
think! Besides, nothing is what it seems. Hope for the best, instead of the worst! In
other words, take your chances!
Cancer ( Jun. 22 - Jul. 22): One door closes, another opens! Things are looking
up! Keep your head up and move forward. Oh, by the way, don’t make hasty decisions!
Leo ( Jul. 23 - Aug. 21): Someone is pulling strings on you. While you can’t quite
figure out what’s going on, you can tell for sure it’s no coincidence. Enjoy the ride
and see where you end up next!
Virgo ( Aug. 22 - Sept. 23): Having a lot of stress is a bummer. Not able to focus
and not see, clearly. Take a break by stretching out those legs and arms. Stand up
and shake it off. Release that negative stress. Release it!
Libra ( Sept. 24 - Oct. 23): Save some of that stash you have! You might need
it for some time in the future. Trust me, it is not a pretty picture to spend all of the
bucks at once!
Scorpio ( Oct. 24 - Nov. 22): Planning the future is great, but being stuck in it?
That’s a bit messed up, don’t you think? Look, focus what is going on in front of
you, not what is ahead. Stay and enjoy the present. It is right now.
Sagittarius ( Nov. 23 - Dec. 22): It’s one of those days that demands a bit of extra
focus to hold it together during social interactions. You may be feeling really weird
about something, but it’s not the time to let on about it yet.
Capricorn ( Dec. 23 - Jan. 20): Trying new things is a great way to explore who
you are, but sometimes, it’s nice to stick to the status quo. Someday, you’ll know
how to balance those two.
Aquarius ( Jan. 21 - Feb. 19): You are keeping in touch with the way things should
be and with the way they really are! Your energy is in perfect condition for reality
checks. Balance both fantasy and reality, keep it up!
Pisces ( Feb. 20- Mar. 20): When you are taking a break from work/school, go and
find someone to love. There are potential lovers, out there for you. Look around,
observe, and see which one is the one.
http://whsword.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/horoscope-1.gif

Book Review: The Host
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Our planet, Earth, has been invaded by a new species of aliens called Souls. They occupy
bodies and deem them their hosts. These creatures have taken over many planets before Earth and
are on a quest to occupy every human body.
Melanie Stryder is one of the “loose” humans before she is captured and put under surgery to
insert a soul. Wanderer, the new soul invading Melanie’s mind, finds it hard to cope with Melanie’s
strong emotions and memories. Melanie refuses to relinquish control of her mind and fills Wanderer
with deep thoughts of Jared, the man she loves, and Jamie, her younger brother. Wanderer finds herself
yearning for a man she has never met and finds herself wanting to go looking for him.
Wanderer decides to make an effort to try and get rid of Melanie so she decides to go visit her
Healer (the man who inserted her into Melanie’s body) in Arizona. On her way there Melanie makes
the thoughts and memories more prominent and urges Wanderer to abandon her journey and go look
for Jared and Jamie in the Arizona desert instead. The search seems to take Wanderer forever until
she is found by a group of humans.
This is a great book to read if you’re looking for some romance. It will make you feel as if you
have the best romantic relationship, having to choose between Jared or the other guy introduced later
in the book: Ian.
I personally prefer Ian, but I recommend you read the book and make your own decision. It
does take a little to build up, maybe a little more than it should, but once it does pick up, I did not want
the book to end.
Like Thomas Helm once said: “My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.”
And that, my friend, is what you feel when you indulge in this book.
-Written by Bethany OrtizQuiroz
(Source: Google images)

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On Monday April 15th, 2013 around 2:50
PM Eastern Time, two explosions erupted in
downtown Boston during the annual Boston Marathon.
The bombs were located near the finish
line, and had exploded about 10 seconds within
each other. The blast left three dead, and over
100 injured, including at least 17 people in critical
condition. Those who were killed have been
identified as 8 year-old Martin Richard, 29 yearold
Krystle Campbell, Chinese graduate student
Lu Lingzi.
Police have stated that the bombs which
exploded near the finish line were built using
pressure cookers, and contained black powder
and ball bearings as shrapnel. Such explosives
have been used by terrorists in Pakistan and India,
as they are very simplistic. President Barack
Obama has called this as an “act of terror”. He
also attended a memorial held for the victims.
A few weeks after the Boston Bombings,
some important questions have been answered,
while other questions still remain unanswered.
The two main suspects have been identified as
26 year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and 19 year-old
Dzhokhar (pronounced “Jahar”) Tsarnaev. According
to authorities, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar
both acted normally after the bombings. Card
swipes at Dartmouth University showed that
Dzhokhar, a student there, had used the gym and
stayed in his dorm for two days after the bombings.
He also attended parties with fellow students.
Tamerlan’s wife said that the day
Tragedy In Boston
after the bombing, he went home to take care of
his young daughter.
On Thursday, April 18th, the two brothers’
pictures were broadcasted the news as possible
suspects. This is when, according to authorities,
the brothers carjacked a man at gunpoint in a
Mercedes SUV. According to the man, the brothers
discussed driving to New York City to set off
remaining bombs that they had. However, the
SUV was low on fuel so they had to stop at a
gas station, and the carjacking victim got away.
He then called the police who quickly caught up
with the brothers. They exchanged gunfire with
the police, and the older brother, Tamerlan, was
killed. Dzhokhar was able to get away, which
started a massive police search in the suburbs
of Boston. Many parts of the city were effectively
shut down as police told people to stay in their
homes.
A man in Watertown went into his backyard
for a breath of fresh air when he noticed that
the cover on his boat was moved. Suspicious,
he went over to inspect the boat, which is when
he found Dzhokhar hiding in his boat. The man
alerted police, who arrived at the location. There
was a standoff for a while, but eventually he surrendered.
He is now recovering from his wounds
from the earlier gun battle.
The investigation is ongoing, and information
is developing rapidly.
-Written by Brian Swanson
(Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk)
(Source: http://www.theblaze.com) (Source: http://www.theweek.com)
Above:The two brothers as caught on tape at the marathon (Left); 19 year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (center);
26 year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, now deceased (right)

Gun Totin’ Teachers
In March, the Arizona Senate
passed a bill that allows teachers and
other school staff carry guns on school
campuses. The bill requires that the
school must be 20 miles from the nearest
law enforcement office. This bill
is an attempt to improve response to
emergency situations when the police
are unable to arrive on scene in a timely
manner.
Many believe that this is only the
start to real reform regarding gun violence.
“It’s a practical solution... The real
solution has to be multipronged,” says
Senator Don Shooter of Yuma. “Our real
problem is not guns. When a gun jumps
up off a table by itself and starts shooting
people, then you’ll see me all over gun
control, but it’s not gun control.”
However, this bill has also been
met with many criticisms. Lela Alston,
Democratic representative and former
teacher, commented, “To think that
someone like me would be assigned to
carry a weapon and defend (students)
with a gun after 40 hours of training is
ridiculous... You people would not want
to ride in the same car with me if I was
carrying a weapon after 40 hours of
training... We need to let the people who
are experienced and well-trained do that
job, and those are the school resource
officers.”
Regardless, everyone has the
same goal in mind: protecting students
from harm. Everyone must work together
and actually enact legislation that will
actually make a difference.
-Written by Brian Swanson
(Source: Google images)
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Cops & Cameras
As of this month the Arizona Police Department is
now having cameras not only on their cars, but on individual
officers, as well. It will include a camera that will clip
on the police officer’s chest and one that will go on their
glasses.
It will stay in service for about one year and after
that they will decide if they will keep or dump the cameras.
These will be recording non-stop and officers will not be
allowed to switch them off without facing the consequences.
They claim these cameras will help get rid of any
lies and include more evidence to help out the police department
maintain the peace and order. The officers feel
positively about the new cameras, because they claim that
they will make their job a lot easier. So if you find yourself
with a police officer, you may have to watch what you say
or do, because you’re on camera!
-Written by Jorge Sanchez Lopez
The Good, the Bad, &
the Cellphones
If you are a teen, then you probably have contact
with some piece of technology every day. Your life might
even revolve around technology, which could make it
easier... Or much worse.
If you have any secrets, never put them on your
phone or send a text about these things. Most people
don’t know, but all the info on your phone is saved and
even if you think you have deleted it, you’re wrong. Cell
phone companies keep record of anything sent on your
phone.
In this world, nothing is kept secret for long, so
watch what you send, because we all could someday see
it in the future. Another big thing to watch for; now that
everyone has a phone, you could use that phone to take
videos or pictures anywhere you want. With this ability,
we can help people out by actually documenting what really
happens in case of a problem. If it wasn’t for that, we
would not have our suspects for the Boston bombing.
So cellphones, like us humans have a good and a
bad side to them- but its up to you to tell those two apart.
-Written by Jorge Sanchez Lopez
(Source: Google images)

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If you have been watching or listening to the
news at all lately, you’ve probably heard about the
sequester. Many don’t fully understand what it is,
much less how it’s going to affect us here in Arizona.
Yet as students, employees, young people, and
American citizens, it’s important to understand how
the sequester is going to impact our lives. So here’s
a simple guide to understanding what it is, how it
works, and how it will affect us here in Arizona.
So what is it?
The sequester is a package of about $85 billion
dollars worth of cuts in the federal budget this year.
These cuts span across everything that the government
funds. The idea of the sequester was passed as
part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. The sequester
was never intended to actually happen. It was just
supposed to be an incentive for congress to create
a deal that would cut 1.5 trillion dollars over the next
ten years. But, politicians did not come together to
create a deal... So now, the sequester is in action.
Why do we care?
Over the next few years, these cuts will only increase.
The places in which these cuts were made
are not very smart. Although everyone agrees that
the United States needs to cut back on spending, it
is important that we make cuts in the right places. If
we cut the wrong programs, it may cause issues for
years to come. Cutting education now may mean that
our graduation rates may decrease, which could lead
to lower rates of college attendance. This could lead
to students being underprepared for the workplace.
With a lack of college educated individuals, this may
decrease our standard of living and will decrease the
United States’ ability to be competitive in a national
marketplace... I think you get the picture. Not to mention
job loss.
What is going to be cut?
The majority of the cuts are going into defense
spending. The next in line is discretionary funding.
Most of the programs under this label are those that
affect us most. While programs like Medicaid, welfare,
and food stamp programs were not subject to
the sequester, many other beneficial programs are
being cut, like Medicare, aid for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) and Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP). We will be losing 17.7
million dollars for funding primary and secondary
education.
The ABC’s of the Sequester
Here are some examples of the cuts detailed in a
report released by House Office of Management and
Budget:
• The Centers for Disease Control would
lose $289 million
• $175 million would be cut out of Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Programs
• The Office of the Chief Information Of
ficer in the Department of Homeland
Security would lose $16 million
• FEMA would see $928 million in disaster
relief sequestered
• $2 million is cut from the Rural Electrifi
cation and Telecommunications Loans
Program Account
• $74 million cut from Food for Peace Title
II grants
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmo
spheric Administration) loses $1 million
for the Limited Access System Administ
ration Fund
• $20 million from the Patient-Centered
Outcomes Research Trust Fund
• $14 million cut from the National Labor
Relations Board
• National Endowment for the Arts has $7
million chopped, same for National
Endowment for the Humanities
(http://globalgrind.com/news/sequester-cuts-revealed-sequestration-85-billion-president-barack-obama-details)

How will this directly affect us here in Arizona?
• Primary and secondary education in Arizona
will lose $17.7 million, as well as $10 million
that currently is going toward teachers, aides,
and other staff that help with disabled
students.
• Funding for cleaner air and water will be
decreased by $2.1 million.
• $781,000 for assisting unemployed workers
in finding jobs, which will leave over 25,000
people without the help that they need to get
jobs.
• $611,000 will be lost in funds to help defend
against future public health threats.
• Prevention and treatment programs for sub
stance abuse will lose $1.9 million.
• The Department of Health will also not be
able to provide as many HIV tests, as they are
losing $186,000 in funding for testing.
• 10,000 people in the Department of Defense
will be furloughed, or asked to take an unpaid
leave for a period of time.
• Army base funding across Arizona will be cut
by about $43 million.
• Air Force operation funding will be cut by $6
million.
• Up to 500 families of disadvantaged children
in Arizona may lose access child care, which
some parents need in order to keep their jobs.
• $132,000 lost currently going to programs
that help victims of domestic violence.
• Head Start preschool programs will be cut for
about 1000 children.
• $298,000 lost for justice assistance grants
that help fund law enforcement, courts, crime
prevention programs, corrections, drug treat
ment, and crime victim and witness programs.
• 2,570 children will not receive required
vaccines because of a loss of $176,000 in fund
ing to assist in payment for these vaccines.
• Loss of over $1 million that currently helps to
provide meal plans for seniors.
What about job loss?
Actually, Arizona is on the lower end of the
scale in terms of job loss. Keep in mind, many of the
jobs possibly in jeopardy are not those normally filled
by high school students. However, if you are interested
in being in the military, a teacher, or working for the
government (law enforcement, postal service, health
care, many government run organizations like FEMA
and more) in the future, many of the jobs in these
markets will be cut. Therefore, these markets may
become much more competitive than they have been
in the past. Any family members or friends that may
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be working in these industries also may be cut. With
that said, Arizona is only expected to lose 10,000 to
50,000 jobs in federal and state government departments.
The city of Phoenix is not expected to experience
a very severe loss. Yet nationwide, the number
of those unemployed because of the sequester may
be as high as 2.14 million.
(From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/
sequestration-state-impact/)
How is this going to hurt our schools?
Although the majority of these immediate cuts
are going into the defense budget, the second largest
department being cut by the sequester is the educational
department. Due to the sequester, Arizona
schools will be losing 17.7 million dollars in funding.
Already being the least funded state in the union in
regards to education, we can expect a lot to change.
Higher prices on certain services that our school
provides, larger class sizes, and less teachers. Other
academic programs within the district may be cut,
and training for our teachers may not be as easily
available. Maintenance, and textbook and technology
purchases may be put off. Certain courses and
extracurricular activities, many within the arts department,
may be cut. Summer school may not offer as
many classes. These cuts in education also apply to
colleges, not just the schools we attend now. There
may be fewer scholarships offered by state colleges
in Arizona. There also will be fewer work-study jobs
for students in college, since many are being cut in an
effort to save essential funds. Altogether, education in
Arizona as we know it is sure to change.
(Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/
sequestration-state-impact/)
-Written by Audra Carlisle

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The Immigration Conversation
How the Illegal Immigration
Debate Affects You
By Audra Carlisle
Illegal immigration from Mexico has been a
hot button topic in Arizona for years. Thousands of
people from Mexico attempt to make the dangerous
trip over the border into the U.S. every year
through our Southern border. Recent estimates put
the number of illegal immigrants from Mexico living
in the United States at roughly 12 million individuals.
But why are so many people coming over the border
illegally when there is a system in place that allows
individuals to come here legally?
What many people that were born in the United
States do not understand is that the system currently
in place that allows people to immigrate here
legally is largely flawed. In many cases, it takes more
than 10 years for these people to receive license to
live in this country legally... Longer than some people
are able to wait, especially those who are here to
seek asylum from an unsafe situation, or to find work
that they may otherwise not have in their country of
origin, leaving their families to die. Thus, these people
are being deported instead of given a chance to make
a life here in the United States, as our predecessors
did before us.
Ivan Garcia, a senior here at Paradise Valley,
emigrated from Mexico to the United States when he
was a child. He spoke with me about his experience
moving to the U.S.
Paradise Press: What was your experience like
moving to the United States?
Ivan Garcia: “I actually don’t very well remember because
it was right after my 3rd birthday, so I only
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vaguely remember living in my house in Mexico....
My dad had been working for a company over here
called Compuware, where he was doing software
design. He had been coming here for business
trips, and he ended up renting an apartment. We
decided that we were going to move to the U.S.
after a year, so we sold everything we had and we
all went to that apartment. I am now a lawful permanent
resident.”
PP: Do you think you will ever become an official
“United States citizen”?
IG: Uh, maybe, I know my dad wanted us to take
the exam, but it’s incredibly difficult... A majority of
American citizens can’t even pass the citizenship
test. Even if I do become a citizen, I get the right to
vote, but I’d also have to do jury duty and enter into
the draft- something I don’t really want to do.
PP: Are the benefits of becoming a citizen worth
the incredible amount of work that must be
invested?
IG: I personally don’t really feel that way. I guess
my dad does, because he wants us to become
citizens, but personally I don’t see the benefits to
it....Even passing the test- I wouldn’t mind having
to take the test, but the benefits aren’t worth it.
What I gain from becoming a citizen isn’t worth the
ridiculous amount of preparation that I’d go through
to take the test when I can stay a lawful permanent
resident and not have to worry about it.”

PP: What do you think the best way of fixing the
system is?
IG: The best way to keep people from coming in illegally
is to allow them to come in legally more easily.
The [government] refuses to make the immigration process
easier until they build a bigger wall. And the thing
is, if you made the immigration process easier first,
no one would care if you made a bigger wall. People
who are going to come in to work are going to come
in legally. They won’t care about the big wall, because
they won’t be affected by it. It would be the people
who are trying to smuggle in drugs. If you make it easy
for everyday people, then you can put up the big wall
or whatever, because that’ll stop the criminals. If you
make it difficult, then you’ve got both people coming in
illegally- those who just want work alongside criminals,
all crossing illegally through the desert, some of them
dying along the way.
PP: Have you been hearing much about any new
ideas in reforming immigration?
IG: I mean, what’s being proposed doesn’t sound any
different from what it is now. In fact, it sounds almost
identical. The only reason my dad got a work visa is
because he was working for Compuware and he got a
degree at one of the best computing schools in Mexico.
Plus, there is a ridiculous fee to get a work visa, and
if you can’t pay the fee, you need a company or employer
in the U.S. to pay the fee for you. That’s the only
way my dad even got in. If you don’t have a really good
degree, a lot of experience, or a lot of money, you’re
never going to get in.
PP: How does this affect families?
IG: It’s just difficult. Well like I said, my mom couldn’t
get a job for the first 8 or so years that we lived here,
until we became lawful permanent residents, which is
when you get your green card. My brother was originally
going to do two years at PVCC and two at ASU. He
passed the tuition waiver exam for PVCC, but since he
was still technically a tourist, they said he was ineligible
for the scholarship. They were going to charge him extra
fees for going out of state for college, too, so it was
going to wind up costing more than 2 years at ASU. So
instead, he just did all 4 years of college at ASU, which
is still a lot of money... He couldn’t get any scholarships
on account of the fact that he wasn’t really a citizen,
either... What’s worst is when they deport these immigrant
kids when they’ve lived here all their lives, and
a good portion of them don’t even know Spanish... So
now they’re stuck in Mexico, and they don’t always
have a lot of immediate family because sometimes
their parents are arrested and kept in American prisons
instead... So they’re just in Mexico without family and
the ability to speak Spanish. Talk about culture shock.
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PP: Why do you think people want to come to the
U.S.?
IG: Basically, the reason why so many people want
to come to the U.S. and why Mexico is so terrible
right now is because the police are ineffective and the
criminals there are about as well armed as the military.
People will consider Ellis Island or Angel Island
as great American icons, it’s part of our history...
Whether or not a lot of students realize it, they’re
all immigrants too. Maybe not themselves, but their
parents, or maybe their parent’s parents... These
people came into this country looking for a better life
for themselves and their families, and what they don’t
realize is that the Mexicans coming here now are
looking for the exact same thing their parents were
looking for when they came into the country- just a
better life.”
PP: What’s wrong with the system now?
IG: It takes really long to do anything. Up until we
moved to Arizona, we were only technically visiting,
and we had to renew our visas every year. My mom,
my brother and I had education and tourism visas so
we could go to school, but my mom couldn’t get a job.
Only my dad had a work visa. Besides, I don’t understand
what the point of making it this difficult and long.
I guess they’re just trying to discourage people from
coming to the U.S. illegally, but all it’s doing is making
it more difficult to come in legally, which is making
more people want to come in illegally. I don’t know if
you’ve seen the news, but right now, Mexico is kind of
a terrible place. People want what’s best for them and
their families, so they’re going to come to the U.S. on
account of it being safer. If you won’t let them in legally,
then they’re just going to try to come in illegally
anyway.”
“Whether or not a lot of students
realize it, they’re all immigrants too.”
-Ivan Garcia
These people are our friends and our peers
sitting next to us in class. It’s people that we know
that this is happening to. The immigration process
must be revised to help these people just trying to
capture the American dream. Even so, if one is able
to receive a green card, many people are not interested
in becoming an official citizen of the United States
because of how impossible it seems. For the sake
of these people, we need to reform the immigration
policy in the United States. Call your congressmen
today to urge them to fight for immigration reform:
Rep. David Schweikert: (202) 225-2190
Sen. John McCain: (202) 224-2235
Sen. Jeff Flake: (202) 224-4521

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Climate Change: Is it really such a bad
thing? Here’s one skeptic’s opinion.
Now that summer is turning it up, global
warming is a valid worry for residents of the hottest
state in the U.S. As far as hot button topics go, this
one is heated in the literal sense. Although this issue
has cooled off lately, that’s exactly why I want to analyze
it.
You might be more familiar with the ambiguous
term Climate Change, since that’s what the
media is calling it now. Presumably this is because
the planet doesn’t always heat up the way climatologists
want it to. Or maybe it’s not as controversial.
For the sake of this article, they are one and the
same. One of the main events that popularized the
idea of global warming was no doubt Al Gore’s “An
Inconvenient Truth.” I’m not going to pick apart that
ball of wax, but there are many convenient exaggerations
regarding Gore’s flawed presentation. The point
I want to bring up is the crazy concept that it might
not be caused by dirty humans. We flatter ourselves
by thinking that we could cause that much damage.
Earth is tougher than we give her credit for. For the
record, I’m not saying that the Earth isn’t warming, or
cooling for that matter. The planet’s climate changes
all the time, it’s called an ecosystem. The
Earth’s climate did not get scorched all of a sudden as
soon as we started driving cars, it’s never been static,
anything could happen. Also, it’s not “widely accepted”
by scientists. There are many credible scientists that
are convinced the concept of global warming is misleading.
For example, when the UN report on Climate
Change was released in 2007, it was claimed to be
backed by 2,000 of the world’s leading scientists.
Professor Paul Reiter spoke out and said it
was a “sham”, and that the list included the names of
scientists who disagreed with the findings. When he
threatened legal action against the panel, his name
was removed from the list. Afterwards he said “That
is how they make it seem that all the top scientists are
agreed, it’s not true.”
There is no scientific consensus either way. That claim
that 98% of scientists agree with the findings associated
with Global Warming, was plucked from an AGU
survey in 2009 that only 77 scientists answered, and
75 said yes. 77 people is a puny slice of the scientific
community. Any large statistic for global warming is
usually composed of a relatively small amount of radical
climatologists to give the illusion that most scientists
agree when, in fact, they don’t.
In 1998, a survey showed 31,000 atmospheric
physicists, botanists, geologists, oceanographers, and
meteorologists that signed a public petition saying:

“…there is no convincing scientific evidence that human
release of greenhouse gases is causing catastrophic
disruption of the Earth’s climate.” Yes, 1998 was a long
time ago now, maybe they all have changed their mindsbut
it shows that the community is still debating.
Warming might not be as catastrophic as scientists
would have you believe. Actually, it could be
beneficial. You probably have heard from alarmist
scientists on TV that droughts, floods, disease, famine,
blistering weather and the general apocalypse would
follow the warming of the earth. In reality, the greenhouse
effect is what will bring this about. What’s been
hammered into your brain is that CO2 is the big baddie
of global warming, the star of the greenhouse effect that
turns this planet into an oven. Actually it’s vica versa,
CO2 doesn’t cause a rise in temperature, but a rise in
temperature causes a rise in CO2 levels. CO2 is also
heavy, so most of it won’t get high enough into the atmosphere
to cause the greenhouse effect. Methane is
more potent, and the majority of that is produced naturally.
The most effective greenhouse gas right now is
water vapor. Clouds...Well, not much we can do about
that. If we should greatly reduce these gases, it would
supposedly make this planet much nicer, and prevent
worldwide tragedy. What if I told you that we should
want more of these gases? That the greenhouse effect
is one of the things that makes this planet so green.
James Hansen, the head of the Goddard Institute
of Space Studies said less than a year ago; “The
Earth was much warmer than today in the early Cenozoic
era, which began 65 million years ago... In fact, it was
so warm that there were no ice sheets on the planet and
sea level was about 75 meters (250 feet) higher.” It was
implied that this would result in disaster. What he didn’t
say was that sea levels are 400 feet higher today than
15,000 years ago, (that averages to a rise of 1/3 of an
inch per year) and we’re still here. If a hotter earth filled
with greenhouse gases will be hell in the future, it must
be hell in the past too, right?
Wrong. The proof starts during the Eocene period
approximately 33 million years ago. From records
from drilling in the deep arctic ice, CO2 was 3,000 parts
per million (ppm) during this period. For comparison,
today’s CO2 levels are barely at 400 ppm. The global
temperature was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit warmer
than it is today and there was no ice caps, yet this was
called the golden age of mammals. In case you didn’t
know, we are mammals. If this seems uncomfortably
hot, that’s because it is- but it is easily survivable.
However, you don’t need that large of a rise in temperature
to see some of the alluring results I am about
to mention, as this is the extreme. According to Global
Warming alarmists, this would turn earth into a desolate
wasteland. In fact, veteran climatologist Donald A. Prothero
says this era was “lush and tropical”.
Right now, the earth is having the coldest interglacial
period in a recorded 450,000 years, a time between
ice ages where the climate is warmer than usual.
Sara Stein, who wrote The Evolution Book, mentioned
the past Eocene era in her book. I quote “The world
that all the little brown furry things (mammals) inherited
from the dinosaurs was paradise. The climate was so
mild that redwoods, unable now to live much further
north than California’s pleasant coast, grew in Alaska,
Greenland, Sweden, and Siberia. There was no ice in
the Arctic. Palm trees grew as far north as 50 degrees
latitude, roughly the boundary between the United
States and Canada. Below that subtropical zone—that
was similar to Florida’s landscape today—was a broad
band of tropical rain forest.”
Is this the grim result that you would expect
from a warmer earth? Certainly not what some alarmist
climatologists want you to expect. So, what about
those droughts and deserts? British paleontologist
Richard Fortey described the landscape of Australia 20
million years ago as, “...rich as Amazonia, green and
moist, with trees and ferns in profusion.” Today, much
of Australia is covered in desert and bush. Even just
7,000 years ago, most of the Sahara was green and
had shrubbery growing where now, there is only dry
sand.
This is because higher temperature means freeing
up more water from the ice caps, meaning more
water in general, especially for evaporation and then
precipitation. Higher CO2 levels boost plant growth, as
well. Vegetation would grow faster and in more places,
and would make the soil very fertile to allow crops to
be grown in many places that are now barren. Carbon
Dioxide is natural plant food, after all.
More flora would mean more oxygen, so there
would be no over-saturation of CO2. Physicist and
biologist Sherwood B. Idso noted in Rational Readings
on Environmental Concerns that, “A simple 330
to 660 ppm doubling of the air’s CO2 content will raise
the productivity of all plants, in the mean, by about
one-third. … As atmospheric CO2 concentrations more
than double, plant water-use efficiencies more than
double...Think of what such a biological transformation
will mean to the world of the future. Grasslands will
flourish where deserts now lie barren. Shrubs will grow
where only grasses grew before. And forests will make
a dramatic comeback to reclaim many areas presently
sustaining only brush and scattered shrubs.” Ironically
the very gases the environmentalists are trying to
reduce would make the planet greener.
Even the IPCC admitted that doubled CO2
levels can increase fauna growth by 33%, and make
plants more resistant to drought. As for extreme
weather, it was almost nonexistent at time, other than
normal earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Rela

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-tive to current weather, hurricane frequency has
stayed the same the last 60 years, and the number of
severe tornadoes has been dropping for more than
50 years. Alarmists also say diseases would spread
through the tropical temperatures of Climate Change
such as dengue fever, Lyme disease, West Nile virus,
arenavirus, avian flu, Ebola virus, E. Coli 0157:H7,
Hantavirus, legionella, leptospirosis, multi-drug-resistant
TB, Nipah virus, SARS and Vibrio Cholerae 0139
to name a few. Not one of these is sensitive to hotter
temperatures. They are spread by rats, chickens,
primates, pigs, poor hygiene, ill-maintained air conditioning,
or even cold weather, not warmer weather.
According to Charles Darwin and his theory of
evolution, the relatively
hot Eocene
period was when
animals were thriving
and evolving, not
going extinct. Pertaining
to the hubbub
around the dwindling
popuation of the
Polar bears, it is not
because of Global
Warming. The SPPI
proved that the sea
ice has grown the
past 30 years in the
Beaufort sea, a common polar bear hangout spot. A
report from the World Wide Fund for Nature shows
that polar bears have moved away from areas with
cold temperatures, and gone to warmer areas. These
warm-blooded mammals evolved when the global
average temperature was 41 degrees warmer than
present. The real threat to polar bears is hunting, not
rising temperatures. In 1940, the worldwide number
of the bears was 5,000. Now there are 25,000.
The only really harmful fallout of Global Warming
is sea level rise. Yes, the oceans would rise, and
would make many coastal cities uninhabitable. But
this consequence is easy avoided. Going back to
James Hansen, he said a 15 foot rise would, without
costly dikes or other measures, inundate many
large cities, including New York, London, Shanghai
and Tokyo. This is true. This sea level increase, he
concludes, would be “disastrous.” Hansen seriously
predicts 15 feet of of water to rise by the end of the
21st century. This is ludicrous. Most climatologists
and even alarmist climatologists acknowledge that
this rise would take hundreds, if not thousands of
years. Just like it took 15,000 years for the sea to rise
400 feet. The rise would not dump on us in one giant
tidal wave. It would be like drowning in a swimming
pool being filled with an eyedropper. There would be
plenty of time to move. Presently, the sea is rising
(Source: http://www.dolecologie.com/images/Image2013_4.jpg)
at a rate of 2mm per year, and it shows no signs of
increasing anytime soon. At this rate it would take
2,500 years for the sea to rise 15 feet. A study based
on several interglacials spanning 600,000 years that
had peak sea levels many meters higher than today’s
levels, and according to the IPCC, the ocean would
ascend 15 feet with or without human help.
Unless the environmental lobbyists cripple
the carbon-based economy, most cities in danger
had peak sea levels many meters higher than today’s
levels, and according to the IPCC, the ocean would
ascend 15 feet with or without human help.
Unless the environmental lobbyists cripple the
carbon-based economy, most cities in danger would
be prosperous enough
to build the necessary
levees and barricades
to keep the water at
bay. The ones that
aren’t so lucky would
have more than
enoughtime to move.
Where would they
move you ask? Areas
that were once uninhabitable
would now
have value. The boiling
Sahara, Gobi, and
Mohave deserts
would now be desirable places to live, with plenty of
water. Frosty Tundras such as Siberia, the Yukon, and
Greenland would no longer be covered in ice or arctic
scrub. They would have temperate climates and mild
weather. In fact, more land would be freed up by retreating
ice sheets than would be claimed by the sea.
Earth would gain productive land.
I’m not disputing that the global temperature isn’t
rising. It is. Yes, it’s the hottest it’s been in 2000 years,
but it was also the hottest it’s been today at 2:00pm versus
6:00am this morning. Does that indicate constant
warming? What was yesterday’s temperature, and the
day before that? You have to look at the big picture.
I’m disputing whether it will be fatal to the human population,
and if the human population is even causing it.
Basically, Earth had an environment just like the one
some environmentalists are now condemning. Unfortunately,
this is a paradise lost, as it is now out of reach.
Alas, you won’t have to worry about good warming or
bad warming, since we are due for another ice age. We
are 12,000 years into the current interglacial cycle, and
they typically last 11,500 years, then the planet dips into
a roughly 100,000 year cryogenic state. It is caused by
changes by earth’s orbit and tilt. We should be preparing
for the incoming ice age, not crippling our economy
with environmental policies that don’t even work.
-Written by Morgan Harris

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Editorial: A Senior’s
Farewell Advice
My name is Audra. I am 17, and this is my
final year at Paradise Valley High School. I will be
going to ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
next year, and it is unbelieveable to me how quickly
my time at PV came and went looking back.
So much has happened throughout my
time here- I have grown and changed immensely
since the first day I showed up here as a freshman.
I did not know a single soul on campus, and I
was scared. Yet somehow, even in the frightening,
swarming mass of humanity that is high school, I felt
like I was meant to be here.
And that brings me to the biggest question in
everyone’s life:
Why are we even here?
Why are any of us here, on this earth? Why
is it that I can I breathe, think, and think of life from
an objective position? Why is it that I can sit here,
writing this? And how is it that you can understand
my words?
Frankly, I have no clue. I have no clue why
we have the power of objective thought. I don’t know
why we have the power to understand that we will
eventually die, or the power to empathize with other
individuals. I have even less of a clue as to how we
got here to begin with... What I do know though is
that free thought is one of the most important traits
that humans have.
I think, therefore I am (thanks for that, Voltaire).
That’s one of the most important lessons
I have learned in my life... Without the power for
thought, we become nothing more than the dirt beneath
our feet. We lose touch with the world around
us, and we stop learning. And without learning, we
never learn to treat others with respect, or to love
without abandon, or to be yourself- much less how
to be yourself in the first place....
So maybe that’s why we’re here. To think
and learn to love the world around us.
There’s a story that has been floating around
the internet a while, about a little boy who explained
why dogs don’t live as long as humans do:
“People are born so that they can learn how
to live a good Life—like loving everybody
all the time and being nice, right?” The sixyear-old
continued, “Well, dogs already know
how to do that, so they don’t need to stay as
long.”
Even if it isn’t necessarily the hard truth,
there is a lot of truth to his statement... We often find
ourselves so caught up in petty issues that we often
forget to love people and act, well... human.
We spend our lives concerning ourselves
with stupid things, like whether or not to buy the
new iPhone, or what a family out in Georgia are
doing (thank you Honey Boo Boo for simultaneously
teaching Americans to appreciate gays a little more,
and encouraging them to become absolutely mindless
consumers of bad television), and we don’t stop
to think about the amazing things we could be doing
with the astounding intellectual power we have.
But, we sure have it, so we should use it!
Love like you have never loved before, be kind to
those you have in your life, and spend each of your
days trying to learn something new, because it’s really
cool that we have the power to do so!
So I suppose, to make a long story short...
I don’t know why we exist. I don’t think a single
person will ever know exactly why we do... The
universe might just explode if we did. However, by
some crazy stroke of luck, we have been bestowed
with the power to think differently than every other
being on earth. So in a way, we are here to use that
power to love, to teach, to respect others, and to
make our time here worthwhile.
And that’s what I plan to do. Hopefully you
will, too. -Written by Audra Carlisle