Why I'm at Wright State

Wright State University has an immense amount of history behind it. You can even take a look at the timeline along one of our own underground tunnels between University Hall and the Medical Science building. The Wright Brothers, Stanley Allyn, Robert Oelman, and Dr. Brage Golding all helped pioneer the institution we attend every day. After seeing what Wright State was all about, its past, its majors, its students, and its faculty there was no doubt about my decision. Along with checking Wright State’s background, my mom attending the same university in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s influenced my decision. When I came on my first visit to Wright State, my instructor was extremely helpful on all levels. She explained everything in detail and precise offers of the university. When I decided to major in Marketing, almost a week later I read in the Dayton Daily News that Wright State ranked in the top 300 business schools in the United States. This was the point I was extremely interested in the institution. My living situation was also very important. Rather than relying on Wright State to pair me up with a roommate that I enjoy being with, I’ve had the opportunity to live with five of my friends from back home. Overall, I don’t regret my choice to attend Wright State at all. I’m really lucky I have the chance to pursuit a degree the next four years at a school I enjoy going to.

Sky Might Fall

In one year, a person hears a lot of music in his or her life. In the past year, one of the songs I’ve grown to love is “Sky Might Fall” by Kid Cudi. Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) is a Brooklyn based rapper that has an immense amount of success. He was born into a lot of hardships as a child growing up in Cleveland. Cudi is my favorite musician at the moment and I don’t really see my view changing. The picture he paints with his music, along with his inspiring story on his climb to success deserve recognition. The particular song I chose is on Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon. The creativity that went into the production and vocals on this specific song, along with the entire album is truly unexplainable. “Sky Might Fall” is aimed at individuals who examine and analyze our world from a different perspective, far away from the average, everyday illusion of ideality. You can really tell in this song he tries to express what he believes is true in order to influence and inspire. In general, the song is targeted toward people around my age or perhaps younger. It is talking to anyone who simply asks “why”. This particular song would fall under the genre of Hip-Hop, as would the rest of Cudi’s music. His music (including this song) is definitely changing the way people view Hip-Hop as a whole. He’s extremely creative, intriguing, and new. This melody makes me think and definitely keeps my attention anytime it’s played. I don’t know if it would necessarily require a stance, I just really enjoy the use of words along with production. You can hear ths song by clicking this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwI3CS2CHE8

Controlled Killing: A Governmental Approach

   Perhaps one of the most intriguing topics in our country today is the controversy regarding capital punishment. It is one of the most significant predicaments that allow the far left to be extended from the far right. Of course to the majority of people (more specifically college and high school students) this argument seems to sound repetitive and a bit cliché, but does a subject which involves the killing of human beings truly deserve to be pushed to the side simply because it seems dull? Practicing justice in the United States is an essential principle this nation was founded on. My question is, what kind of justice is shown when we murder an individual? Who are we to say that taking someone’s life is a punishment? Do we truly know what happens to a human when they die? If the government’s answer is yes, then wouldn’t that be violating our general belief on the separation of church and state? In modern day, our most popular method of execution is lethal injection. In this process three anesthetics are pumped through the veins of the accused individual, all combining to result in a slow painless death (considering the first injection is meant to make the victim unconscious). So, knowing that the accused do not feel any pain or distress proves that the oppressor is counting on the after-life to be a dark and morbid hell. To me, two wrongs don’t make a right, and revenge is temporary. Noted author Albert Camus once wrote “For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.”