Life As We Know It

10 years of Hannah Montana ______*______ By: Justin Mitchell, Founder of Life As We Know It: Teen Blog It's been 10 years of Hannah Montana believe it or not! I can't believe that it's been that long. We can all truly say that Hannah (Miley Stuart) was the person we all wanted to be, a famous singer who disguises her self as a regular kid. How cool is that. We all poured our our heart and tears when the series ended. The show ran from 2006-2011. Five years of pure memories and laughter. From Miley and Lilly's friendship. To Miley and her dad's lovable moments. Hannah Montana was beast! 

Today, fellow teens, is World Poetry Day. We decided to make our own poem for you. Enjoy! Maleeka is shy of her skin ‘Cause she doesn’t know the skin that she’s in Be who you are You are black You are smart Separate yourself from the negative And be your own executive Love the skin that you’re in Why try and be someone you're not? People are always talking about you Collect your thoughts Why try and have lighter skin Be you Love the skin that you’re in Be confident in your skin Walk with your head held high Try and  touch the sky Denying the lies Love the skin that you’re in Black Girls rock if you didn’t know Having a low self esteem just doesn’t need to grow We must become stronger And learn to stand up to the negatives a little longer Love the skin that you’re in Because I love the skin that I’m in

Chinese insurer Anbang is set to acquire hotel operator  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide  for about $13.2 billion, the firm's biggest push yet into the global real estate market. Anbang's approach to Starwood first became public earlier this week, and Starwood said Friday it had determined Anbang's offer was superior to a deal struck last year with Marriott. The Chinese firm, whose offer for Starwood is already fully financed, has been an aggressive buyer of U.S. hotel properties of late. It already owns New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria. The current $78-per-share cash offer includes J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital as partners. Read More Who is Anbang? Starwood's original suitor,  Marriott , now has five days to respond. It struck a $12.2 billion deal to buy Starwood in November. Mariott said in a statement that it continues to believe it is a better merger partner and that it is considering its options. Sources told CNBC that Marrio