Citizens!

Last Thursday, I was watching the news in the Army ROTC Cadet Lounge when I first heard the story about Hoda Muthana. If you are not familiar with this current event, Hoda Muthana was a woman who left the United States at the age of 19, and traveled to Syria in order to be radicalized by the terrorist regime, ISIS. Today, approximately five years after her departure, she wants to reenter the United States with her 18-month-old son and reunite with her family in the US. The current issue that is being debated is whether or not Hoda Muthana should be allowed to return to the United States. I firmly agree with the argument that the government should not let Hoda Muthana back into the United States. If there is one thing we can wholeheartedly agree on as a nation , it is that we do not negotiate with terrorists. This woman joined a terrorist regime and openly spoke against America in an evil and violent manner. When I was watching the news Thursday, one reporter stated th

On January 22, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed The Reproductive Health Act. This law codifies the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision into state law. Under the law, women have the opportunity to abort the baby in their womb during and after the third trimester . Now I am from the Tri-State area and when I received the news that New York passed this law, I was completely and utterly disgusted. It makes me sick to my stomach that these politicians think it is fine to rip the baby from the women and let it die. I am here to tell you that I will be the voice for those you cannot speak.  I am not ashamed to say that I am a devout Catholic. However, the Bible is not the only weapon I have to defend the rights of these unborn citizens. The Declaration of Independence is the shield I will defend these unborn babies with. As Americans, we turn to the Declaration to preserve our right to equality. The following line of the Declaration has been embedded in o

A few weeks ago, I watched one of my favorite football movies of all time, "Remember the Titans". After viewing the film in its entirety for the first time in years, I have come to understand the story's true meaning. Although "Remember the Titans" is a great football film, it is more importantly a story that reveals the true power of equality. This movie portrays the true story of the T.C Williams High School Football team in Alexandria, Virginia during their inaugural season in 1971. This was the same year that the school was forced by federal laws to integrate African American students. Therefore, the team consisted of both white and black players. The head coach of the Titans was Herman Boone, an African American man played by Denzel Washington. At the beginning of the film when the school first opened, there was a lot of racial tension between the white and black players. They did not sit together at the same tables and only associated with players