The Barometer Online

They run rampant in our daily lives, even when we try to avoid them. They infiltrate our communities, our campuses and, yes, even our circles of friends. They are isms: racism, sexism and ageism are several big ones - just to name a few. In the last few months, these "isms" have become more pronounced on a national level.

There has always been something incredibly fascinating to me about religion. In particular, Christianity is something I have spent the better part of 15 years trying to understand. I picked up the Bible at a very young age as I began my foray into literature.

If political campaigns were modeled on movies, Barack Obama's campaign would definitely be based on the movie "Speed." In the movie, Jeff Daniels tells Keanu Reeves that if he finds himself in a situation where someone is holding a hostage, Reeves should eliminate the criminal's bargaining chip by shooting the hostage.

If you have walked through your local cinema lately, you may have seen a promotional poster for Disney's new animated feature, "Bolt." If you were expecting the poster to tell you anything about the movie, its characters, or even its premise, you would be out of luck.