There are many rapists out there. One in four females get raped sometime in their life. There are many terrorists. They are the ones who are responsible for September eleventh, and the deaths of thousands of people. There are many murderers. Almost fifty people were shot at Columbine High school in 1999 by two raging, uncontrollable sickos. There are many selfish, materialistic people. There are those who break into our cars and steal valuables, or those who jack cars. All these people make the news every day. All these people get attention, and focus. Why? Perhaps, for one moment at least, people should focus on the good things in life, the nice people. The people, and there are so many of them, that go out of their way for the well-being of others, and not expecting anything in return. My grandparents got a flat tire, and parked at a gas station, desperate to find a towing company to take them to the nearest shop. Well, two friendly mechanics came by and changed the tire for them...absolutely free! I forgot my lunch for school today, and my friend Emily drove home during her off hour, since I didn't have any, and came back to surprise me with a pizza bagel she'd made for me. My piano teacher, Joya Wonderlight, makes a good amount of money, as she is a popular, very talented teacher. Instead of spending it all on herself, she saves up, and goes around the world to help children in 3rd world countries get food, education, and musical opportunities. She dedicates her entire life to her cause, and has saved many children's lives by getting them food, and enriched many also by bringing many together and making music. There are many doctors who go to school many, many years to acquire their expertise, and then they go to foreign countries lacking good medical services and give up the wealthy life to save the lives of others. This world is full of many loving, giving, compassionate, selfless people. Why fill our newspapers with information all about the hate, the fighting, the murder, and the antipathy? Of course, it should be known what is going on. But why can't we celebrate the good things people do, also? When we read an article in the newspaper about the hopeless war on terrorism, it is depressing, and angering. When we read that, it has an effect on us. That effect is: This is terrible. And there's nothing we can do about it. However, if we saw an article in the newspaper all about the people who were making a difference, and were addressing the issues of violence and hate by reaching out to others with love and compassion, perhaps we would feel differently. Everything wouldn't seem so hopeless. Perhaps we would even feel inspired to take actions ourselves. I'm not saying newspapers never do that. Or that people don't focus on that. But there's definitely an imbalance. Who are you going to focus on? The evil, or the heroic? You decide.