Author Archives: Joel

A few weeks ago we talked about how Morningside allows us to talk about whatever we want even though we were a private school. I grew up in Sioux Center 3 blocks away from Dordt College, where my whole dad’s … Continue reading →

This year in honors, i feel like we covered a lot. I think that during our meetings every week, we learned a lot, not only from the readings, but from the people from outside that came and taught us about … Continue reading →

This article raises a very cool question on if the world can sustain life past nine billion people. I find it funny that as the world continues to increase in population the number of people that are thought to be … Continue reading →

This article talks about sexism in the 2008 presidential election. Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton both ran for president but neither got the bid for nomination. In my opinion it doesn’t matter if they were men or women because I … Continue reading →

In this reading we read about how food gets its flavor. Most artificially flavored food is gets it from a mix of chemicals which kind of grosses me out. It’s not even real food and were not even getting the … Continue reading →

In a career a person is hired for the way they look way to often. If a female walks into a job interview for some companies and she is beautiful, it doesn’t matter how qualified she is for the job, she will almost … Continue reading →

So far this class has been a little bit of an adjustment for me. I don’t normally like to read and write about stuff since I never had to do it in high school. The topic is a weird subject … Continue reading →

I found this reading very entertaining. I’ve never thought about looking for God like the way the described it, “Yet these people are little to be blamed, for perhaps they go astray while seeking God, and desiring to find him. … Continue reading →

1. What is the contrast effect? Do you think it effects us now more than in the past? How? The contrast effect is how we percieve things relative to the things around it. If we lift a 50 pound weight … Continue reading →

In my opinion, when your “attracted” to someone, its through sight first. So when you take away that portion of the puzzle you lose part of the attractiveness of the person. Don’t get me wrong, what’s inside is important too … Continue reading →