Recently, I have been receiving quite a bit of praise for a skill I have been unconsciously cultivating for a number of years. Writing, for the most part, has always been a considerable part of my life; my entire life you could say. I developed a true passion for writing in the fourth grade becauseContinue reading “I CAN’T WRITE”
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THE SEASONS OF LIFE
*Adapted from a personal journal entry* 🙂 There are some inevitabilities in life. Children are born. They grow into adults. They meet new people and travel to new places and have crazy experiences to later tell when they are aged and only have flighty memories left. People grow and change; sometimes they do not. SometimesContinue reading “THE SEASONS OF LIFE”
101 ESSAYS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK
It has been a while since a book has changed my life. It may seem dramatic, but, I believe that it is your thoughts that make up your actions, which make up your habits, and ultimately make up your life. Reading in general will do that. The pages of infinite books hold secret truths waitingContinue reading “101 ESSAYS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK”
WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
Welcome back to Chocolate and Politics, a new project I picked up almost eight months ago as a means to fill a time of repose, to improve my aptitude for writing, and to further involve myself in problems or topics I am passionate about, working to reach a wider audience. In the first few monthsContinue reading “WHERE HAVE I BEEN?”
CONQUERING YOUR FEARS
If you talk to most people, their biggest fear would probably be clowns, snakes, or heights. Fears are something that everyone has, at varying degrees and on varying topics. However, fears aren’t only limited to the surface, what horror movies are made of. Fears come in all shapes and sizes and for most people, theirContinue reading “CONQUERING YOUR FEARS”
AROUND THE WORLD: PLACES WORTH GOING TO
It’s been a hectic few weeks. With school starting, I have been slammed with homework, studying, and projects. Unfortunately, with everything going on, I wasn’t able to get a post up last week, and, I had a thought-provoking article ready to write. However, after spending the week writing about “though-provoking” topics, my brain just needsContinue reading “AROUND THE WORLD: PLACES WORTH GOING TO”
BOOKS EVERYONE SHOULD READ: THE CLASSICS EDITION
Most teens nowadays, including myself have replaced reading with other activities. I used to be immersed in reading. I read everything…fantasy, auto-biographies, romance, thriller, you name it, I read it. However, with other things taking up my days, the time I spent reading has come to a standstill. That doesn’t mean that I don’t readContinue reading “BOOKS EVERYONE SHOULD READ: THE CLASSICS EDITION”
INTRODUCING CHOCOLATE AND POLITICS
Hello there! So you’ve stumbled across my blog here on the great internet. I would like to personally welcome you and tell you a little bit about where you have ended up and why you should stay. Why am I blogging? For years now, I have been keeping private journals as a way to documentContinue reading “INTRODUCING CHOCOLATE AND POLITICS”
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