I remember when I had to deal with racism. I think I was in the 7th grade and I barely talked to people. Whenever people heard my name they thought of negative things, like I was someone bad. I usually ignored it but one time it just got to me.

When someone got into an argument with me, he said stuff because I was Muslim. My friends stood up for me and that made me feel better. Now I am more accepted as just a human being.

But not so for everyone. Many Muslims are getting made fun of. There are a lot of stereotypes, such as all of us being terrorists and stuff. I don’t get offended as much now because I know it’s not true.

I also remember when I was watching a video on Facebook when Donald Trump had a rally. There was a Muslim woman wearing a Holocaust symbol. She had that on because she was comparing him to Hitler.

She was escorted out of the place and then Trump’s supporters started hooting and hollering at her.

I adore elephants. They are just big (around 13,000 pounds), beautiful animals -- harmless and chill.

They’ve been around for millions of years.

And yet heartless hunters want to do them in -- 35,000 are killed every year, according to an August 2014 article on nationalgeographic.com.

“Entire families of elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory,” says the piece. “The global appetite to own trinkets carved from elephant tusks has dealt a crushing blow to these plant-eating pachyderms that roam the forests and savannahs of Africa.”

From Asia to Africa, elephants are revered for their strength and smarts. Elephants employ their tusks for digging and defense but humans have sought the ivory material as a symbol of wealth for use in their artwork, jewelry, and ornaments.

Those intending to hurt elephants -- including organized crime syndicates -- need to back off.

Protectors of wildlife are on their trail, as evidenced by this February headline in The New York Times: “Ring of Elephant Poachers Broken Up by Tanzanian Authorities.”

Students from the John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science take aim at the Republican front runner.

“I don’t want Donald Trump to become president because he is a racist and his ideas on immigration are irrational.”

“Donald Trump is an ignorant bigot who does not have even the most basic grasp of economics or politics.”

“He has absolutely no political experience. How can America’s first African-American president be succeeded by a racist, sexist ignoramus?”

“Donald Trump is a racist bigot who should be banned from politics.”

“I don’t believe that his views to make America great again are beneficial to everyone, especially minority groups. Only certain groups will benefit from his presidency.”

“Donald Trump is a joke. The more time you put in to acknowledge him, the more important you make him, so it’s better not to waste your time.”

A robotic hand flipped through the huge cabinets and opened a file titled, “Newborn Name: C791197444.”

Anna saw another robot hold a syringe and drop some DNA onto the Lifekeeper.

Anna then watched as a new baby was created.

Within five minutes, the baby was formed inside the Lifekeeper and it was already five years old.

The Lifekeeper was mother, father, as well as teacher, and it sped up the life process of an infant by transferring data into the baby.

It gave the baby a childhood it never actually lived: It taught about pain and suffering. It showed the dark times.

And it related the idea that interactions or attachments or love of any kind could lead to one’s downfall, a command that some found hard to obey...

Finally, everyone was equal. The year was 2040. Everybody was white, with the same face. Easier for the government to control people.

At age 5, parents brought their children to get the plastic surgery.

Taking the bus home from the hospital that day, Mike held the hand of a little girl he thought was his daughter, Miley.

“Daddy?” the other girl asked her father. “Why is this guy holding my hand?”

The girl was scared....