This book is a collection of some essays and poems written by Felipe B. Nery for the past fifty years or more while we was a college student fulfilling his assignments and doing his homework or contributing materials to the Lusitans Bulletin. The materials chosen for this book are deemed by Felipe B. Nery to spark the interest of many readers. The areas in which he believes would interest his readers are: Economics: jobs, pension, pay scale, and health care Environment: pollution, global warming, pesticide, carbon dioxide Food: hunger (starvation), safe food (organic), worldwide distribution of food. Rights: human rights, gay rights, affirmative action Abortion: Roe V. Wade Health: universal healthcare, Medicare prescription drug costs, flu vaccine, WHO Research: stem cell research Water: better quality of drinking water Education: Making education available to everyone, especially with emphasis on math and science. Felipe assures his readers that he generally conducts a careful analysis of each material to determine which ones would affect his audience the most before using them for this book.