Featured Image from: National Park Service Look around your city and you might find several buildings that stand out, and not because they’re new. On the contrary, while the world around them evolves and old, run-down buildings turn into modern skyscrapers, these old buildings are a reminder of the city’s past, preserved not only through
The current poverty rate of the United States stands at 12.3 percent, or around 39.7 million Americans living below the poverty line. While the numbers are much lower than last year, it’s important to note that these numbers were measured by households, which means it does not include those living in poverty as homeless people,
Featured Image from: Newsweek When a person known for their bravery, kindness, wisdom, good leadership, and overall good deeds dies, you can imagine what their gravestone looks like: a huge burial plot, possibly an entire mausoleum, if not the entire memorial park, dedicated to that person. People would come to visit to celebrate that person’s
Moving out of your parents’ house is a significant milestone for many young adults. No longer will your parents pull the “My house, my rules” card on you. Instead, it’s your money and your rules. Unfortunately, it’s also your burden. Now, I’ve been living in my apartment for over two years and have become accustomed
Broken elevators, sleeping guards, and questionable stores along the ground floor: these are things you’d expect to see in run-down high rises in the city. While you’re not wrong, there’s actually more too it than just that. During my later college years, I had to stay in such a place. Its exterior painting was worn
