Author: aferraco

IIO #3: Getting a Straight Edge Razor Shave

Straight Edge Shaving- What a Relaxing Experience. Wow.  Maybe our grandfathers were on to something when they would ramble on about shaving with a straight edge.  I needed to try something new for IIO #3, and since I did not have the guts to skydive, I decided to head on over to Bluesbarbershop to get a […]

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Essay 4

Torture: Should it be  Applied to the modern Middle East? Imagine you are in a room, and a man is seated under a dim light.  There is a bomb about to go off in a highly populated area, putting the lives of many innocent people at risk.  The man seated in front of you might […]

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Imagine a world without a hand.  Depending on which hand you are missing, life could change drastically.  You could temporarily lose the ability to write, or to eat.  You will have to learn to do new things with the other hand, and adjust to life while crippled.  What about if you lost both hands? How […]

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Essay 2

Human Cloning- What’s going on? In the Star Wars saga universe, clones are a commodity, created to fight and serve.  Being a Star Wars fan, the idea of mass cloning human beings fascinated me, and I was shocked to find that cloning technology is not only obtainable; its already here. Human cloning is completely possible- maybe not at the same level […]

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This I Believe

I believe time is the most powerful thing on earth. I think it’s stronger than gravity. Stronger than Superman. It has the power to make big things small, to create and to destroy. Time gives, and time takes. When I was 12 years old, my family’s beloved Grootvader (Dutch for “grandfather”) finally passed away at […]

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