I'd Love To Change the World.

Lately I've just been thinking about this world that we all live on and how we are treating our home. Instead of enjoying what's real in this world, we are obsessed with what is not real; which is everything we have essentially created. And by this I mean that the way we live our lives today has been reconstructed from influences such as the media and by generations and generations that have altered what is our normality. We obsess over ourselves and what we want in life, and show blatant disregard to the problems at hand happening around the world, because it's inevitable. We live by the golden rule: if it's not happening to ourselves or someone we know, then it might as well not be happening because we generally don't care. Sure, we'll hear about poverty and war and killings and feel sad, but thats it. We get over it and move on to the next fad. I can't blame this generation for how they are, however. We have become unlinked to the real world because of the society telling us what is acceptable. Everyone gets caught up in this routine way of thinking, because lets face it, it's all we're surrounded by. I know I sure as hell catch my self often times in life caring about the imprudent things I shouldn't, like the possession of pointless items and comparing myself to others... but am I the only one who comes to the realization that this society has lost the main idea of what living in this world is really about? I mean, no one really knows why we're here, and that's a fact. But the unknowing makes it easier to go through life to strive to help others and think selflessly. In the grand scheme of things, we were all put on this earth for whatever reason, whether we were merely organisms that evolved over time or something more, in the end we all share this home. So how can we not see that as a good enough reason to be kind to one and other, care about each other, and show concern for the things that are occurring on the same ground that we walk on everyday? I know it's hard. Like I said, I get caught up in it too. But it feels like now a days I am surrounded by people who obsess over how they are viewed over social media and their own problems... which is fine, but highschool drama is miniscule to the real issues that we need to educate ourselves on and concern ourselves with. The bottom line is we need to look out for each other and for this beautiful earth. It sucks, too, because I look at how passionate I am about changing things and cleaning up this world both literally and figuratively, and then I think about my future. I think about how many opportunities I would have to go out in the real world and actually make a difference, that is if I had the grades and the ability to earn a college degree. Let's face it- if you're not attending an Ivy league school and you have dreams that would highly benefit this world as a whole, then you might as well give those dreams up because in this messed up generation, no one will listen to what you have to say unless you prove yourself as better than everyone else. 

My View On Racism In America. Is it Really What People Make it Out to Be?

Something that's been really getting on my nerves lately is the idea of racism in the 21st century. I'm gonna focus on the epidemic that is happening in the United States right now, which is the idea of African Americans still being treated as minorities by police officers and other people in a position of power. It seems like as each day passes there are more and more stories of police killing African Americans or giving them verbal as well as physical abuse when it is not needed. Now, heres my question: Do we really know the truth about these stories? The sources of where we find this information is in the media that exaggerates the truth to selfishly gain views from the people who eat their lies right up. So when it comes down to it, the general idea of what has been happening lately is that a cop shoots an African American. For the most part, the story or facts are not there for us to make a quick judgement on; even though that's what people have been doing. Take the Michael Brown case for example. I searched many news articles online to find at least a glimmer of truth, but every single story I found had a different chain of events. He pulled out a gun, or he was innocently walking down the street... nothing adds up. So when I hear about these riots breaking out (notice how I did not use the word protest) it really gets me annoyed. These people creating havoc on the streets literally have no idea what they are even protesting for! They heard a "version" of a story on the news and reacted to a fabricated story that has no evidence or factual statements. The worst part about it is they actually think they're helping the situation, when in fact they are making it worse. Burning buildings? Blocking streets so innocent people can't get by? Really!? They are fighting fire with fire and wondering why nothing is changing. Wake up people. And I'm not saying that protesting is wrong, in fact, I encourage it. We have a beautiful thing in this country called freedom of speech, and we have every right to state our opinions and beliefs in a NON-HARMFUL WAY. But this? This is not what our forefathers worked hard for. This is not what freedom of speech means. These "protestors" are destroying what we have worked so hard for, and to be honest, they are tearing down the diverse system the United States has created by putting more attention on the disrespectful and defensive way we think is helping this "racism". I commend everyone who has an opinion on this to respectfully approach this in a way that builds us as Americans up as a whole instead of tearing each other down, because that is all these riots irrational riots are doing. The other part of this that really grinds my gears, is that in most situations (granted, we do not know the full story) these "victims" instagate the situation. Like for example, there was a case where a boy pulled out a fake gun on the cop, and the cop reacted by killing him. The fact that the only thing people take away from these stories is that the boy was African American, and therefore it is considered a "racist act" is ridiculous. If I were a cop and someone pulled out a gun on me and I believed my life or someone elses was in danger, damn right I would react defensively. And let me just add, that this wasn't racism until those who resentfully overreacted claimed that because he was African American it was a hate crime; which in reality has no relevance to the case at all. And even if it did have an influence, so what? Look at the facts. The statistics of crimes committed by African American's is evidently higher than crimes committed by white people. So, if a cop is more cautious over an African American being a greater danger to society (if given a reason to be, of course) then who are we as citizens being protected under their honor to criticize them for essentially trying to keep us safe? Police know the statistics. They've seen it first hand. We literally have no idea what they go through on a day to day basis, so how can we take what they are doing and be angry that they have put their lives on the line to protect us all? I'm not saying that there are not hate crimes that have been committed by police officers and that it is not wrong; because it is and it is very much disgusting. But those cops give a terrible name to all police officers, who for the most part, do what they can to make this world a better place. I can guarantee you, they are not thinking about killing or harming a black man, but they are thinking about harming a human being. And tell me, how is it not racist to take a tragic story and only pull out the irrelevant detail of a mans skin color? When it comes down to it, some police officers should not be in that position of authority, but most of them do it because they love this country and want to make it a better place. An let me just add that white people are killed everyday by the police, and we never hear about it do we? No, because no on cares. But if an African American is killed, people feed off of it and turn it into something it's not, when in reality more white people were killed (based to 2012 statistics) than African Americans. So when we turn something that happens on a daily basis into a monumental deal and create a problem that is most likely not there, then we send those cops home with not only the weight on their shoulders that they have just killed an actual person unwillingly, but with the consuming idea that the world hates him for doing it. So all I'm saying is, that if we avoid this ignorant way of thinking then maybe we can focus on the real issues at hand.

How to do winged eyeliner

Winged Eyeliner can seem tricky and intimidating at first, but with a simple technique of going about it, it becomes easier and faster. Whether the look you are going for is big and bold or long and thin, with these steps you can have the ability to change it up to fit your style to achieve the look you want.
Step 1: The first thing you want to do before approaching this is to apply an eyeshadow base as well as your eyeshadow first, if desired. This was the eyeliner won't smudge and the lines will be crisp instead of getting a blended look.
Step 2: Next, you want to choose an eyeliner. For me, what works best is a liquid eyeliner pen. Pencil eyeliners have a tendency to not be sharp enough to create the wing, and also do not draw well. Liquid eyeliners create a dark and bold look which is essential for a winged look. In some cases, depending on the eye look you are going for, a pencil may work better, but for the most part a liquid eyeliner does the trick much easier. With this being said, liquid liners can be tricky to control where the tip draws on, because they are most of the time flimsy like a paint brush. Liquid eyeliner pens, however, give you more control when it comes to drawing and filling in spaces. A couple that I like to use is the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pens, and the NYX skinny eyeliner pen.
Step 3: Now it is time for the scary part- drawing the line on your lid. The trick with this to keep your lines even, is to first create the outline so that you have a base of where to color in, as well as to make sure the lines are even. First, you want to start with the top line. Start at the inner corner at the base and gradually go higher up (as high as you want your eyeliner to be) so as to not create any harsh lines. This comes more naturally than it looks- you want to almost make like a wave and go thicker at the beginning, then right before where the wing begins draw a bit lower so that the wing is defined (like a wave going up and down) the wing it out as far as you like by going higher up. Remember that you want the tip of the wing to be sharp, so careful with how far out you make it because you may want to extend it out further on so as to make the wing appear sharper. Then do the other eye, and inspect it to make sure it is even on both sides.
Step 4: Once you have completed the outline, it is time to color in! Stay inside the lines of course, and this step should be easy and fun. Remember though to be very careful when coloring in the winged part, because that can easily make the wing appear thicker instead of a sharp line like you want.
And then you are done! Curl your lashes and apply mascara, and you're good to go. And don't forget to have fun with it, and make the style your own :)