movement has sprung up: Black Lives Matter‚ and with it comes controversy. Some individuals view this political movement as disregarding other lives. Thus‚ the term “all lives matter” has become a phrase used by those opposed to this group. However‚ the phrase‚ “all lives matter” is problematic because it pushes aside the issues people of color face everyday with police and diminishes the meaning of the phrase‚ “black lives matter.” Although‚ the term “all lives matter” is not intending to be harmful
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In his book Grace Matters‚ Chris Rice reflects on the close of his nearly 17-year investment into transformative friendship with Spencer Perkins. He writes‚ “From Mississippi‚ I would take the hope that people can grow and change‚ that descriptions of pain or joy at any one moment are only snapshots that only history really counts.” Many Christians involved in social justice work are familiar with the story of Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice‚ two believers working at interracial friendship in
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Dress Code Matters Throughout history people have showed their will to fight oppression and go against “The Man” to obtain their freedom‚ however‚ in modern times this can be shown by courageous students fighting ‚so called‚ unfair school policies such as rule against what a person can wear in school. But has anyone thought behind the fact that it slightly limits the way we express ourselves and think that their is a legitimate purpose behind it? Schools must have dress codes because it teaches students
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What is Meaningful? And why knowing matters? In my previous blog I wrote: “After many years of research‚ including reading what seemed like an endless list of psychology books and journals by some very smart researchers (by the way‚ I am still reading and researching…..)‚ I concluded that successful living is doing meaningful things. So it begs the question: What is meaningful? In short‚ the meaningful builds‚ improves and edifies. On the other hand‚ meaning-less behaviors and actions harm‚ deflate
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Abortion is a sensitive topic for some people; whether it is something they have gone through‚ or something they have beliefs for or against‚ it can be a very touchy subject for people. Abortion is “the termination of a pregnancy after‚ accompanied by‚ resulting‚ or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus” as said in Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. A group of these people who are strongly against abortion are known as being Pro Life. Some of their reasoning behind their beliefs is based
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United States in 2012 called “Black Lives Matter.” Essentially‚ The Black Lives Matter Movement currently transpiring is a nationwide movement within the black community in effort to actively advance and solidify the importance and unbiased treatment of Black life. The Black Lives Matter Movement is built upon the long and horrific history of black Americans’ daily first hand experience and unfair treatment in the United States. As a whole‚ the Black Lives Matter Movement endeavours to end anti-Black
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Similarly‚ in Eric Miller’s article‚ "Why the Father Wound Matters: Consequences for Male Mental Health and the Father-Son Relationship"‚ he addresses how much the father wound can impact adult male’s mental health. Many adult male hold a sense of loss‚ bitterness or grief towards father-son relationship because of the father wound that they experienced when they were young. His article mentions Bly’s argument in Iron John‚ how American culture encouraged somewhat a detachment between sons and fathers
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Searching for What Matters Most in Life The quotation‚ “Who looks outside‚ dreams. Who looks inside‚ awakes” (Jung)‚ summarizes both main characters’ journeys; Lily in the novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and Sarah in the novel Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. Both novels show the difficult times in both main characters’ lives. Lily and Sarah begin the novels dreaming‚ looking and hoping for what could be until a life changing event leads them to a realization of what matters most and to see
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1 Lecture 1 WHY NEW MARKETS MATTER Overview: • • • • • • What defines a new market How new markets create big industries How new markets build great companies Why ignoring new markets is perilous How new markets can become a source of corporate renewal What trends make new markets particularly critical today What Is a New Market? • • • For the purpose of this subject‚ our focus is on markets that have not existed previously. It is concerned with tapping latent demand to create new
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Theme: Energy Learning Area: 2. Heat Learning Objective: 2.4 Applying the principles of expansion and contraction of matter Learning Outcome: A student is able to: • Apply principle of expansion and contraction of matter in solving simple problems Materials: Activity sheets 1 – 5. (provided to the groups during the previous class)‚mahjong papers and marker pens‚ LCD projector Teacher: Good morning boys and girls. What have you learnt yesterday? Teacher waits and listens to students’
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