Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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An Act Of Kindness
by Lucy Armstrong Despite everything going on in the news we should all take some time to remember that not everything recorded is bad. This was shown by a random act of kindness between three heavily conservative customers and a strong liberal waitress. The difference in political views today has led to…
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Top Summer Movies
by Meleena Mohammed Greetings and Salutations! Here are the movie releases for the month of June, July, and August, where we highlight the most anticipated movies coming out, like: The Incredibles 2, Antman and the Wasp and Crazy Rich Asians, so you know what movie you’re seeing the next time you go to the theatre.…
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May 20th: Surprisingly Significant
by Aine Moriarty Almost every day of the year has more to it than just numbers. Pick a day, any day, May 20th, for example. Chances are, at least a hundred events and celebrations fall on it. Let’s see… 325: The First Council of Nicaea, the first universal council of the Christian Church, is…
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Amazon Planning to Deliver Packages to the Trunk of Cars
by Jose Roca Amazon is planning to extend their Amazon Key Service which is now asking you to allow the delivery drivers to access your own house by using a compatible keypad and a smart security camera. Amazon announced on April 24th, 2018 that it was going to allow its drivers to access a…
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Keeping a Tab on Trump
by Heysha Garcia Melendez Donald Trump, also known as the President of the United States of America, has been in office for a year. He has made some interesting decisions and has had some concerning moments so far. Throughout the entire year of 2017, he put in a traveling ban, typed up some questionable…
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Freedom’s 2018 Multi-Cultural Fair
by Maureen Ngigi The multi-cultural fair was and is the only school event i actually loved attending. I have always enjoyed learning about different cultures ranging from music,food, and clothing. The fair for me was like exploring the world without traveling outside the country. Some of the stands for this fair were…. The Ecuador…
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Neophyte Week
by Isabella Fishbough Neophyte week is the one time of the year where all the new members of Freedom’s Drama Club are chosen by existing members, also known as masters, and have to dress up as a character every day of the week. Neophytes have to do this in order to induct to become…
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Waffle House Shooting
by Meleena Mohammed On Sunday April 22nd in Antioch, Tennessee, there was yet another shooting; this time it was at a Waffle House and 4 people were killed, and according to Nashville police two were seriously wounded. The shooter–Travis Reinking, 29–escaped, and only after a long and frightening 34-hour-manhunt did police find and apprehend him,…
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Volleyball Interview
by Emily Almeida Volleyball, originally called “mintonette”, was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895. The game is supposed to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. The boys volleyball team is known for their amazing spikes, sets and bumps. They have made their way to nationals and plan on doing it again this…
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Patriot Poem: Mishmash
Mishmash by Aine Moriarty A priceless rock. A worthless diamond. A kind killing. A cruel mercy. A clever idiot. A dumb genius. He didn’t understand at all. He didn’t understand why there were ugly flowers and beautiful spiders. Why there were sparkly trash bags and rusted machines. Even helpful diseases and harmful medicines perplexed…
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