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I wrote this essay for one of my college courses early last year. Since Stacey Abrams is in the fight for Governor of Georgia once again, I wanted to share my perspective of the challenges Stacey Abrams has faced and take a moment to showcase the powerhouse that is Stacey Abrams. April Tapia POLS 155…
April Tapia Philosophy 6 2/1/2020 THE HOMELESS DILEMMA Joseph Charney, a writer for Pasadena Star-News, wrote an article in December 2019 titled, “Homeless Crimes and its Criminals.” Charney considers homeless people to be dangerous and argues that a toxic mixture of lawlessness, drug use, and mental illness rampant in homeless encampments leads to a disproportionate…
We need to talk about this…. I have been sitting on this post for a about a month now because I felt it was important to allow tensions to dissipate before speaking on this. There is a lot to unpack here so I’m going to do my best to address all points that I feel…
Change is inevitable. What once was a lively neighborhood where children played tag and held summer neighborhood BBQ’s, is now filled with drab apartment buildings and crumbling streets. The local corner market run by the cute old Asian couple, is now a boutique. Best friends, now acquaintances. Family members gone or moved on. Change from…
Let me preface this by giving some insight into my mind. I believe in the possibility of all things. I was raised Christian and Catholic. Meaning, various concrete beliefs were instilled in me from a very young age. There are religious beliefs that are so deeply ingrained in me, that at times, they will contradict…
The November 2022 midterm elections are fast approaching and all 435 congressional seats are at stake. 35 seats are up for election for the U.S. Senate, as well as 36 gubernatorial seats, Texas being one of the most anticipated races throughout the country. Politicians like Beto O’Rourke and Katie Porter have great social media presence,…
Before I started actively blogging on this here website of mine, I found myself going absolutely nuts, constantly thinking about all the craziness going on in the world. In the past, I could come home, hunt down my boyfriend, and engage him in conversation about this or that new outrageous event. For the most part,…
If you’ve stumbled upon this page and are wondering, who the fuck is April Tapia!?, well that’s me! Who am me? Who am I exactly? Well it’s hard for me to explain, but I always felt that Meredith Brooks summed me up pretty nicely when she said, “I’m a little bit of everything all rolled…
In recent news, it has been revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk fathered two children (twins) with his Neuralink company exec., Shivon Zilis, back in November 2021, just several weeks before his then partner, singer Grimes, gave birth to their son. This puts 51 year old Musk at 9 children that we know about. It…
Its been two weeks and five days since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v, Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, anti-abortion states have been rushing to enact their laws limiting or outright striking down abortion rights, ultimately making abortions illegal unless under certain pretenses…