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Plastic Surgery Shaming

Good Afternoon, everyone! How is everyone doing? I hope you are all keeping healthy and fit. It's still incredibly sunny in London and it's so wonderful. There is a certain kind of happiness that you can get by being in the midst of sunlight. It forces the happiness out of you. Today, I will be discussing plastic surgery shaming. I couldn't sit with my thoughts and I wanted to share it with you all. I was on Instagram a few days ago and I was scrolling through my explore page and came across a picture of a celebrity who is known for their plastic surgeries. This picture depicted them before and after their many surgeries and the caption read, "Before or After? ♡". Something about that didn't sit well with me so I decided to take a gander at the comments: bad idea. People were slating this celebrity. They were being disrespectful and some even commented that she looked better before all the surgeries. Here I want to explore why someone might get plastic s...

Why You Should Vote

Afternoon, everyone! Let's talk about the general election. It's just a week away and there are so many reasons why we should vote. The parties are all making so many promises and proposals for new policies. We need to get out there and decide what we want for the future. Regardless of whether you support one party or another party, just get out there and vote and make sure your voice is heard. Voting impacts how things are in your community and your life.  So why vote? Sure, you might say that you'll have no influence and no impact on the outcome. You might even be completely disinterested in politics and the news but not voting will mean that other people will decide how your entire world is run. From Brexit to education, from the environment to the NHS, it will be decided by someone else. Voting is deciding what policies should proceed and policies make real-life changes. Your vote will impact a whole plethora of different and important aspects of your life so...