Hilary+P

A writer is....

1. A writer is someone that writes what they want to. I think that anyone can be a writer. I don't think that you need to be a famous person and have books published to be a real writer. A person who put there thought or ideas down on paper can be considered a writer. If someone is not good at writing it doesn't matter because they are writing in there own way. I compare writing to art because everyone looks at things differently, so writing can be looked at in many different ways. The way some people write describes how they feel and who they are. Many people who are interested in writing are very into there work and love to write. I feel that writing should be judged on the talent behind the paper and pencil not the grammatically correct way.

-Hilary Pepper

Water in the Desert  3. Through out all states bordering Mexico there have been and still are illegal border crossing problems. In this editorial it is discussed how Walt Staton has been contributing to these problems for years. Staton has been leaving water jugs for immigrants so the heat does not affect them. This not only contributes to illegal border crossing but a big litter problem. President Obama states, “the government cracks down on illegal crossings while refusing to establish a safe, sane alternative, funneling people into the remotest stretches of a burning desert, it shares responsibility for the awful results”. Many people that cross the border walk hundreds of miles in the deadly heat. The risk that they are taking to start a life in the U.S. is not worth the fight. There are thousands of deaths in the desert every year due to dehydration of illegal crossing.  - Hilary Pepper