The white door with peeling paint closed in my face as my mother and aunt retreated into the room. I was caught off guard by my banishment. As an only child, visiting my aunts and uncles, who had dozens of children, was always fun for me. Lots of playmates and lots of people to blame […]
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What else do we have to understand about Ferguson, the NYPD, and Trevon Martin? Look at it this way. There’s a commercial that consists of videos of different species of animals frolicking together. These are an Internet staple. Cats with birds, dogs with fish, lions with gazelles, and countless other unusual pairings from YouTube fill
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The Marshall University Woman’s Center defines “rape culture” as “an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby
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The Vatican is an independent, land-locked religious city-state located near the western coast of central Italy. It officially became a country in 1939 as a result of the Lateran Treaty. Around 800 people make up Vatican City’s official population. The foremost citizen of the Vatican is the Pope, a religious leader who has great political
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In 2004, after a terrorist bombing in Casablanca turned many against Islamist extremists, King Mohammed VI of Morocco forced changes on his country, calling for gender equality. These laws reinterpreted many of the rules defined by the Quran’s family code, making a huge splash in a country governed by the Islamic religion. Most of the
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Vegans don’t eat or use animal products. They choose not to consume honey, milk, eggs, or fish, and they don’t wear clothing made of fur, leather, or wool. The country of Israel has taken this lifestyle to heart. Over the past few years, a growing number of Israeli vegans have switched from a carnivorous diet
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