Miracles Can Happen

  Pope Francis Credited with Performing 'Miracle' As St. Gennaro's Blood Liquefies 

By: Ed Mazza

Source: HuffingtonPost

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6920624

     Pope Francis is now being praised for possibly being a miracle worker. It is being said that he is responsible for liquifying the blood of St. Gennro. It is said that his blood liquefies three times a year. However, it has never done so completely the last time his blood liquefied in front of a pope was 1848.   "Saturday marked the first time the blood has liquified in the papal presence since 1848, when it did so in front of Pope Pius IX, according to the Catholic Herald. The blood didn't liquify in front of Pope John Paul II when he visited in 1979, nor did it do so when Benedict XVI visited in 2007, according to the website." (Mazza,1) 

          However, people are speculating the validity of this miracle they believe that the St.'s blood liquefies due to differing weather conditions or the conditions the body is being kept in. "Skeptics believe there is another explanation for the phenomenon. One possibility is that the blood liquifies when there are certain changes in conditions, such as when the relic is moved from storage to display." ( Mazza, 1) It is clear that many people are dumbfounded by this event. 

           Regardless of what the reason may be for this miraculous event people from all around the world have come together because of this event. Pope Francis has from the beginning known to be one of the most honest and humble Popes, this event in time does not surprise those who are religiously involved. 

         This event does not only interest the people of the church but of people around the world. This can be a possible miracle that the world was able to witness first hand.    

keep. safe.

Brown Students Don't Trust The School To Fix Sexual Assault Policies
Tyler Kingkade

HuffingtonPost

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/12/brown-sexual-assault-protest_n_6859486.html?utm_hp_ref=breakingthesilence

             Brown University students are protesting against the school administration and the way the school is handling the sexual harassment issues. There is an issue with the date rape drug that has surfaced in Brown University. Students believe the school and the administration are not taking appropriate or serious enough actions to protect the students from this treachery. As a sign of protest students have taped dollar bills to their lips in order to symbolize what they believe the university and its leaders are prioritizing. Students believe that Brown University is more concerned with how this may affect their reputation and its financial standings over the safety and integrity of the students attending this institution. “The students wore dollar bills taped across their mouths to symbolize what they contend was a conflict of interest in a recent investigation into an alleged date rape drugging.” (1) Another protest also took place during the Brown University Community Council meeting. This one however, was a silent protest. The students are outraged and afraid and are convinced the administration and the committee are doing nothing to protect, and shield them from this life threatening situation.

              “Frustrated with repeated stories like these, one group of students took action where they could. Starting next year, anyone in a fraternity or sorority at Brown will have to cut all ties with Greek life if he or she is found responsible for sexual misconduct. The policy was drafted by the student-led Greek Sexual Misconduct Committee.” (1) Seeing that the Brown administration is lacking where they should be more than relevant the students have decided to take certain actions in ensuring that incidents involving any sort of sexual harassment are minimal to none.

Universities must understand that the safety of their students is vital and under no circumstances should their security be under compromise.

self deciding

From the beginning of time women and men have had different roles in society. Why? It is not because they choose to have those but because they up set upon them, they were given expectations. If one wanted to be given those responsibilities they had no choice but to comply with them.

Today is just the same. As medieval and ignorant as it may sound some men still expect women to stay home, clean, cook, and take of the kids. It might come as a surprise to people but women have brains, and brains that function just the same as a man’s would too. Society has labeled the woman as the nurturer and the man as the bread maker. Society not only discriminates against women in this way but also against men. There are women who choose to do a “man’s job” like become an engineer, or a construction worker, or a car body shop owner. However, people seem to forget there are men who may want to occupy a “woman’s job”, like becoming a nurse, a kindergarten teacher, or a florist. If a person in today’s society were top witness these role reversals they would automatically question the person’s sexuality. Today’s society not only labels and stamps women and men, but it has also decided what a heterosexual should be like and what a homosexual should be like.

Society has brain washed every person regardless of what they believe into the same mindset. Now, people are starting to stray from and question these characteristics that society has bestowed upon itself. Gender, sexuality, job occupation, clothing/ attire etc. are all self deciding factors that society should have zero control over.