Melina Pérez
Contributing since February, 2014
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10 Of The World's Most Expensive Advertising Budgets
A strong advertising budget and clever advertising professionals are key to keeping a company on our shelves and in our minds. A simple, well-executed advertising campaign that captures our attention
8 Loneliest Countries In The World
It’s every teenager’s dream to someday move out of their parent’s home and enjoy the spoils of independent living. But it soon becomes practically every struggling working-class person’s burden to mee
The 10 Most Homicidal Countries In the World
In the taboo-breaking digital age, violence - like so many other seemingly irrevocable proclivities of our human experience - is something we’re made all too aware of. We're raised to believe that dan
The 10 Richest Economies In The World In 2014
Money, the thing on everybody’s mind, takes center stage in practically every facet of daily life when we consider that just about everything we need, do, or desire, is - in one form or another - mone
7 Everyday Products Definitively Linked To Cancer
The term 'chemicals' has become an all-encompassing, almost abstract notion that covers just about every nasty additive, manmade substance and damaging agent in the products we use every day. It’s an
10 US States That Need The Most Government Aid
When it comes to playing the blame game of who depends most on taxpayer dollars and government resources, many Americans have a specific demographic in mind. The infamous image of the so called “Welfa
The 7 Richest Terrorist Groups in the World Today
The infamy we attribute to terrorist groups defined as being volatile, barbaric, and immeasurably reckless certainly rings true. However, it isn’t as popularly considered that in addition to these adj
5 Modern Day Cases Of Real Life Heroes
Heroism, as we know it, is a term that defines someone who’s bigger, better and just downright more powerful than the regular humble man or woman. Thanks to fiction, we often liken being heroic to bei
The 6 Most Commercialized Countercultures
Most of us at one point or another have found ourselves in the throes of an identity crisis. Ideally, this is something we grow out of as soon as our bodies have passed the point of adolescence. We've
10 Of History's Great Poets Who Suffered From Depression
Even the briefest survey of the most innovative minds in literature will reveal that mental illness often goes hand in hand with creative expression. The label ‘mad genius’ is then not simply a popula
10 Countries Where Women Are More Educated Than Men
The value of education is boundless and for many it grants the opportunity to have a fighting chance in the competitive and increasingly selective arena of the professional world. The rise in female u
5 Facts That Prove Life Is Easier For Beautiful People
Our natural drive toward the aesthetically pleasing indicates beauty is inarguably one of the most gratifying features of the human experience. From things as commercialized as fine art to popular cul
America’s 10 Angriest Cities
Anger is not in itself an inherently detrimental emotion. It’s just that we often associate the responses triggered by anger as harmful - like violence, aggression, and the consequent bad behaviors we
10 Real People With Superhuman Powers
The fictional universes devised by creative minds, where the superhuman or supernatural coexist with us ordinary folk, are not entirely devoid of facts. Many of us are entranced by the mysterious appe
The 10 Least Literate Countries
What many overlook as a basic ability — as common and easy as switching on a light — is to other people around the world a privilege that isn't easily afforded. Literacy, the ability to read and write
10 Countries With The Happiest Children
Health, education, safety, and financial stability are, in our modern world, all elements that determine well-being and a balanced life - central to happiness and general peace of mind. It goes withou
5 of the World's Most Overweight Countries
It’s well known that being overweight comes with its own list of stigmas and prejudices that further feed the insecurities that impact a person’s self-image. But past the superficiality of appearance,
The 5 Most Controversial Legal Battles Over Art
Lawsuits do more than settle the score between opposing parties; they often help to incite social awareness of a prominent issue. In the case of art lawsuits, intellectual property is usually called i
The 10 Most Influential Transgender People
The term transgender is an umbrella term that refers to people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. While trans people are often viewed as a single demographic, thos
The 10 Most Popular Art Museums In the World
Museums are a haven of cultural preservation and historical significance, often telling the very story of a nation from its own unique perspective. Art speaks a language we can all understand and art