Author Archives: TheJessicaness

America as an Empire

Posted on May 11, 2017 by TheJessicaness

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace,” said Jimi Hendrix, an influential rock guitarist, in the mid-twentieth century.5 The world is far from realizing this utopia as children still fight over ownership … Continue reading →

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Why Wake Up?

Posted on April 20, 2017 by TheJessicaness

Do you ever wonder why you wake up; like what makes it so great and different from the day before it or the next day to come, or does it all feel like a routine in a gerbil maze — … Continue reading →

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Jared Jacobsen at Spreckels

Posted on April 16, 2017 by TheJessicaness

I went to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park, home to the largest outdoor organ consisting of over 5,000 pipes, some 32 feet long and comprising 80 ranks. This organ was donated from the Spreckels brothers in 1915 for the … Continue reading →

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The Coming of the Third Reconstruction

Posted on March 16, 2017 by TheJessicaness

  The Reconstruction Era, from 1865 to 1877, laid the foundations through political, economical, and societal struggles of what our society still contends with today. History comes with positive and negative aspects despite the perspective of the viewer and here … Continue reading →

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What is Grief?

Posted on March 9, 2017 by TheJessicaness

Grief is waking up in tears at the thought of another day without her and thinking about the last car accident when you were with her. Grief is sobbing in public and trying to catch the snot with your short … Continue reading →

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