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Imagine if they'd been black.
ephphatha-poetry.blogspot.com/2010/04/imagine-if-tea-party-was-black-tim-wise.html
Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters -the black protesters ( Read more... ) -
Issues in Transgender Health Care
Special Thanks to Shawn O'Neil for his editing and proofreading.
Issues in Transgender Health Care
Miranda Larocque
Northern Michigan University
April 11, 2010
Transgender individuals are an at-risk population that is often overlooked, even by the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community of which it is a part of. Transgender people ( Read more... ) -
Who I am...
My name is Miranda and my autobiography starts in New York, New York in 1987. Between then and now, I have moved to nine different cities and packed up my belongings and moved into a new bedroom 23 times. My parents divorced when I was ten years old, and I have attended eight different schools. These pieces of my childhood have fostered an ( Read more... ) -
MBLGTACC 2010 recap. Hyriarchy to Bisexuality
Kyriarchy is "a neologism coined by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and derived from the Greek words for "lord" or "master" (kyrios) and "to rule or dominate" (archein)." The term seeks to modify the term patriarchy to elaborate intersecting structures of domination. Kyriarchy is a system of "ruling and oppression" in which many people may interact ( Read more... ) -
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
I'm reading man's search for meaning by viktor frankl again and this time through I'm coming across an interesting idea.
We're taught in our socialization that there are some emotions that are less moral or 'right'. In reading this book I'm seeing a lot about entitlement, apathy, despair, dishonesty, untrustwortiness and selfishness.
Each of these ( Read more... ) -
Fly away?
Patience is taught through flying.
In waiting at the terminal 2 hours early so you were sure to get through security in time. In sitting on a plane without control of speed or time. In watching the guy next to you with hot coffee in hand twitch in his sleep. In not moving the second the plane hits down and actually waiting until the seat belt sign ( Read more... ) -
So sick of the cycle.
So, I've noticed this really ridiculous cycle I have. It doesn't really have a beginning, but let's just pick a random point ( Read more... )
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