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WHAT IS A BLOG?

As of February of 2007, the Impact Staff will update its section entitled "Impact Staff Blogs" every Monday while Mercy Classes are in attendance. It is part of our new mission to keep you reading! (and keep us writing…) So what is a Blog? A blog is actually a term derived from "Web Log" that was eventually merged into one word.

America Needs To Pay Attention To The "Food Revolution"

A new show on ABC, "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," where chef Jaime Oliver goes to a city in America to stop childhood obesity, may be the healthiest thing that's happened to these cities in years. The city he is in is Huntington, West Virginia and it was named unhealthiest city in America.

Politician Snorts $250 Up His Nose

Politician Snorts $250 Up His Nose
BLOG MARCH 8 - Cocaine. A highly addictive central nervous system sti mulant that can be snorted, injected or smoked. And it's not just for the everyman, apparently. This past month Westchester County Legislator Gordon Burrows, 52, and a friend, Timothy Cacace were arrested in Queensbury, N.

Rouge Waves A Frightening Reality

Rouge Waves A Frightening Reality
BLOG 3/8 - First it was Titanic, and then it was Poseidon. Two movies with two wonderfully enormous cruise ships that tragically sink to the bottom of the sea, and have since kept me from boarding a cruise ship. We all know the story of the non-fictional Titanic, which hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912, where thousands of people died.

To Be Or Not To Be: Love

Find That Special Someone
So many searches for the day when they will experience that sensational, unforgotten, unconditional, feeling of a lifetime - LOVE. This four letter word as created numerous problems in many lives, however, many people aren't lucky to experience this feeling and of such would give up anything just to find that special someone.

Taking a Chance on Success

BLOG APRIL 5 - I risked it all. I closed down my real estate business and moved out of my one bedroom, contemporary furnished apartment, located in a newly developed luxury high-rise in downtown Chicago (with building amenities that included: a doorman, indoor fitness center, movie theater and swimming pool).

Deterioration of College Athletics

BLOG 2/8 - As a final year student athlete at Mercy College, I couldn't be more elated to depart. Not only have I gotten worse as a player but the volleyball program at Mercy continues to deteriorate on a yearly basis. I came to Mercy College from Jamaica just over two years ago with the intention of studying and playing at a prestigious college in the United States.

Suicide - Permanent Solution To A Permament Problem

BLOG MARCH 28 - The Webster's Dictionary definition of suicide is the act of killing oneself. But, from a personal experience, I believe the definition should be: the act of taking one's life and pieces of everyone else's too. It was the first day of my senior year of high school- a day that should be filled with excitement and success.

Orig Audio Rocks My Vote

BLOG - 3/19 - Recycled speakers and a device that turns anything into a speaker. Yes, these things actually do exist. Two weeks ago, I came across this really interesting website, Origaudio.com. At first, I didn't know what to expect, but after looking at two products on the website, I thought it was definitely something for everyone to take a look at.

Marriage Proposals at Sports Events

BLOG 3/22 - "What were you planning on doing? Asking her to marry you at a Yankee game?" Jack Nicholson mockingly asked Adam Sandler in "Anger Management." "Yes, how did you know?" he responded. "I didn't. I just thought of the corniest thing I could think of.

I'm more of a coffee guy, but this kind of Tea is delicious

I'm more of a coffee guy, but this kind of Tea is delicious
BLOG 2/8 - With the grassroots group "Tea Party" finally organizing and meeting on Saturday, I saw the first real change in American Politics since the abolition of the Whig Party. Three months ago I would never have said that the voting populace was educated on the goings-on in Washington.

Monopoly's Makeover

Monopoly's Makeover
BLOG - 2/8 My jaw dropped when I saw on Yahoo.com that the ever-popular Monopoly is getting a makeover. Growing up, my family spent many nights around the rectangular board arguing over who was going to be the thimble and who was going to be the boot. Who was stuck in jail, or who forgot to collect $200 when passing "Go" was the biggest of our worries.

Why the NBA/MLB should have teams contracted

Why the NBA/MLB should have teams contracted
As a fan, player or executive for a team, what should the primary goal of a season be? What should everyone hope for? A championship, no? As simple as that sounds, with a large portion of teams in the MLB and the NBA, that simply is not the case. With some of them, the owners are incredibly stingy and would rather simply pocket the money as opposed to pumping it back into the team in an effort to make them better.

Self Image: The Tragedy

BLOG 2/18 - In this day and age image means the world to people. With fewer role models and corporate companies setting the trend and standard, so many people fall through the cracks dying to make the mark, but at what cost? It was early this week when I learned some dark secrets.

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