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3
Jul
It’s Independence Day. It’s the Day that 55 men signed a Declaration in Independence Hall that would, in time, change the World. Some words break; some words mend. Some words hurt; some words heal. Some words help while some words hinder. Some confuse while other clear. Any way you slice it, though, words have power. [...]
Tags: America, declaration, independence, nation, politics, quotes, sarah, world
7
Feb
First impressions. They matter. The first thing that comes out of your mouth when you say something has the strongest effect because things we tend to say first are the truest. In politics, this is especially true. Do you think our President has room for “do-overs” if he messes up on his speech? No. When [...]
Tags: , maybe it's not the right thing to say after all, politics, president, rika, say what you mean and mean what you say, YES I'M TALKING TO YOU!
15
May
Every day we hear about the suffering of people in places like Myanmar and Darfur. Almost all the time the issue of human rights come up. If human rights are so elementary, so basic, then why haven’t we straightened it out after all these years?
To understand that, we must look at the most elementary place in all of our lives.
School.
For twelve years of our lives, (and often times more than that) we sit in classrooms and listen to instructors. Debates fuel over our rights in school, the rights of the instructors, and the rights of what gets shown in classroom- basically, everything. Each side argues relentlessly on every issue, from cafeteria foods up to school calendars.
Tags: , bloggers unite for human rights, darfur, elementary watson, human rights, leaders, politics, rika, school