myTakes: Society & Politics

I just heard about Chattanooga. I'm going to write this anyway. I hope people don't start behaving like we're in 9/11 again. I see a lot of stupid shit about Muslims on the internet. From what I read, most non-Muslims...

For all those of you who read the headline and immediately thought “Oh god, not a feminist ranting about how we need feminism again” - No, this is not a MyTake on feminism or egalitarianism (although they are pretty much...

Ok, so I've just recently encountered this new trend on the internet called "Don't judge a book by it's cover" or "Don't Judge Challenge" and for all those of you who haven't heard of it yet - it's basically teenagers...

There's supposedly two different ways to categorize people- as introverted or extroverted. Introverts get energy from being alone while extroverts get energy from being around other people. I'm definitely an introvert, so...

There will come a point in life - whether we like it or not - when we will have to bid farewell and part ways with someone. It could be anyone. It could be your ex, your friend, or just anyone in between. I always love...

We cannot investigate the people we give our money to. You hope these "homeless people" are using your donation (s) for the right reasons, but the reality of it is there are many scams that exist. Scam (1)...

A Rock and a Hard Place, is when an individual is conflicted between what both choices seem impossible, for both are beyond what one can bear-In this case, posting controversial topics that would cause all of the world to...

You hate going outside. Going outside is a stuggle for you, you don't like meeting new people, especially being in a crowd feels like hell to you. You enjoy solitude. Your thought of a good time involves being alone,...

Whether or not you know, I struggled with depression, and I'm still dragging along a little, but I'm a lot better than I used to be. One of the only things that kept me going was other people. Specifically one person in...

Came across this and thought I might share it with my fellow Christians, and possibly those who aren't. I'm not here for debate and I know that I do not know everything, but I am planning to attend Bible college at some...

There it is again. That everlasting thought nagging on the inside of my head. Buzzing and squirming its way out of the enclosed space called my brain into reality. It makes me yearn for the possibility’s my life withholds...

Story starter! Use this picture and sentence to start a story. She was sure this was where he had disappeared. Sitting her backpack and lantern down, Shadow pushed her thick curly hair from her eyes and looked up through...

The smile that you have, is a unique part of you. Each smile you have, can show a million different kind of messages. We all have different kinds of smiles, the tight-lipped smile, the forced-smile, the genuine smile and...