“I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. l came to teach boys, and you became men.” – Coach Ken Carter In every environment that involves groups of people interacting with one another, several traits about these people become visibly important to have in order to have a successful and healthy environment. For example,...
What happens when you’ve been hurt, abandoned, mocked, bullied, pushed aside, dismissed and forgotten by just about everyone and everything in your life, all your life? Whatever it is, it’s bound to be anything but good. How much pain do we walk around and carry throughout our lives? How much fear do we have of...
“Investigator Granger: Mr. Oher? Mr. Oher? Tell me why. Tell me why I am here. Michael Oher: To, investigate? Investigator Granger: Yes, to investigate. I’m here to investigate your odd, predicament. Do you find it odd, your predicament? Michael? Michael Oher: I don’t know. Can I leave now? Investigator Granger: No you can’t.” Michael Oher...
“You criticize without understanding. You seek only to address your own personal feelings. That is selfish thinking.” Nelson Mandela. The quintessential leader. Not much really needs to be said about the man. What more can we say about him? Very few in modern history have achieved the literal and symbolic figure of a hero like...
“In seven days, God created the world. And in seven seconds, I shattered mine.” This movie is renowned around for the world for being a real tearjerker. When friends are suggesting movies for movie night, there’s always one person who says “Let’s watch 7 Pounds!” Then everyone emphatically says no. It’s a gloomy movie, and...
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” There is no story more gripping or worthwhile than that of our own lives. Dramatizations across cinema and theatre aim to tell us fascinating stories whether they were real or born out of someone’s imagination. However, nothing will ever trump the dynamic nature of...
