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Growing Up with Fear and Self-Awareness
Growing Up with Fear and Self-Awareness by Robert C. Koehler 1101 words When I write about personal matters, I quickly stumble into one of life’s puzzling ironies: Every one of us is unique, and we’re also part of a collective whole. Self-awareness essentially means straddling that divide. This thought came up for me in the
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Freedom to Read
Freedom to Read by Paul Hellweg 689 words Many Americans fear that the institutions protecting our democracy are under threat. Democracy originated in the city-states of ancient Greece, where citizens met in open forums to voice their opinions and share ideas. Ever since, the free flow of ideas has been essential to the preservation of
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“Mankind’s Best Hope” Is Not a Poker Chip
“Mankind’s Best Hope” Is Not a Poker Chip by Rebecca A. Shoot 645 words Sixteen years after the fateful day the United Nations (UN) charter was promulgated in San Francisco, President John F. Kennedy memorably intoned on a return to that city that the UN “remains mankind’s best hope to conquer war, poverty, and disease.”