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The Ghetto State of Mind

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                     The Ghetto State of Mind  The Ghetto state of mind is an intriguing concept. In my hometown this mind set is on an upscale. It has always been there but in the last 5 years its grown rampantly like wildfire. The ghetto state of mind comes in all colors and nationalities. You can identify it by how someone carries themselves and by their words and actions and how they treat others.   Let us explore this unaesthetic mind set.  This mind set is at one of the lowest mindsets. In this mindset the person always has to be right, always gets their way. Putting their needs first is always on their agenda. Some examples are screaming and honking at an elderly to cross the street as opposed to a more noble mindset of going out of your way to help an elderly person cross the street. This mindset is also displayed by not letting people merge on the highway knowing that now they will now have to exit. In some states not merging is against the law but it is just human decency tha

Is Christmas Biblical?

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                                      Is Christmas Biblical?                             Is Christmas biblical is a question that has been a question I have been struggling with for over 20 years.   Why would I even ask such a question? Some people think, isn't that what Christmas is all about, Christ's birth? Christ's birth is not the true origin's of "Christmas". Before it was called Christmas is was a part of the Midwinter Celebration which was celebrated in different parts of the world as Yule, and also Saturnalia. Basically worshipping the sun God for the winter solstice. It's funny that during these midwinter celebrations they celebrated it very similarly to how we celebrate Christmas today. These celebrations have been going since ancient times.                                                                        How did people celebrate Yule back then you ask? By burning the yule log, decorating the tree and wassailing (basical