By Tom Hastings Conflict can be understood as the motor of change, that which keeps relationships and social structures honest, alive, and dynamically responsive to human needs, aspirations, and growth. (Lederach, 2003, p. 18). When John Paul Lederach writes about conflict, he makes it sound like conflict is our…
“The divorce rate of inter-racial marriages is 75%. It is believed that many who engage in mixed unions have profound emotional problems and/or are drug users. Often they seek to mock society's norms or are in rebellion against their parents.
By: Andrea Elizabeth There is much to be learned and said for the positive effects of masturbation. So be careful with condemning your children if you catch them in the act or they approach you with questions. Often when you respond negatively to this behavior you can inadvertently perpetuate…
By OcJim Experiencing the insanity of several self-absorbed Republican candidates, I have put together some thoughts for and responses to politicians, especially the Republicans who have mottled the public [pubic] airwaves with their self-serving babble and Bible. For Rick Santorum, his stands on sex, birth control, abortion, and marriage:…
By: Fred Manton Eyewitness accounts say that Obama's Administration put on a White House 'Alice in Wonderland' hi-tea party in the middle of the Great Recession back in Halloween 2009. Best part was that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp helped put the party on. No one knew about it…
So I started out by reading and doing some light research on this article to discuss how the use of anti-depressants have grown off the charts in the U.S. with a 400% increase since 1988 according to a report by C.D.C’s national center for health statistics. We have become…
Brainwashed Negro: A Black individual who has internalized every negative stereotype about Blacks and their culture and is seething with self-hatred and low self-esteem. Usually believes that the only path to success and true happiness is to marry or assimilate into White culture, hoping to escape the sins of…
As noted on Wikipedia: Pink has named Madonna and Janis Joplin as two of her biggest musical influences. She stated that "I wanted to do it my way with my career, and I had this arrogant notion that people weren't just interested in my music but me as a…
By Andrea Gordon We've only been following 'Temptation' for just a few weeks but have quickly become big fans of their uniquely entertaining and visually stimulating fan page! Page administrators Lily and her partner have done a brilliant job of putting together a captivating theme and quality mixture of…
By: Geoffrey Yonil While Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has always maintained the country's "liberal, Western, democratic" status, a struggle of Orthodox extremism cropping up in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, among other cities, seeks to end Israel's liberal roots by implementing antiquated policies of gender separation. While official…