We’ve just had the Summer Solstice and the summer season has officially started. It’s sunny and warm, so it’s a great opportunity to go outside and be active. Outdoor activity can actually be beneficial to your health. Spending time in the sunlight can also help improve your sleep and reduce depression symptoms. Great Places to […]
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Photo by Tasha Jolley on Unsplash The past three years have been tremendously difficult for the average American student. Through the pandemic, many lost family members, their jobs, and their homes and developed mental and physical disorders. The Supreme Court shut down affirmative action, and student loans are not forgiven. With a lot going on
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The story of civil unrest in America is one of persistence. It is a story of long, slow, unflagging battle waged against the powers of persecution. Generation after generation finds themselves fighting for the same causes and celebrating each small victory along the stony road to the final, ultimate victory. The underserved, underrepresented masses of
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In Plato’s Republic, written in the fourth century BC, the philosopher posits that ideal and completely just governance can only be achieved beneath the rule of a “philosopher king,” a ruler who seeks truth through philosophical study. To Plato, only this type of ruler can be permanently in the service of justice because only this
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Is it better to be loved or feared? One is an oath of unfettered promises, bound yet unbound Uttered by the lips of my precious, crowned and resound Like the foremast of my sailing ship of reveries– daydreams Giving direction to my phantoms of serenity and a perishment of happiness The other is a crow,
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Exploring the Parental Notification Law Adjusted for Minors Seeking Abortion In this day and age, with all the varying political perspectives and changing policies, it is important to take a step back and examine where we were in comparison to where we are today. A particularly highly debated topic, the laws around abortion have been something
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Since the very beginning of Muriel Bowser’s eight years as the mayor of Washington, D.C., she and the city council have failed to consistently see eye to eye on policy measures and administrative decisions concerning accountability, crime, and the way crime should be policed. This disunity stems from fundamental differences between Bowser’s and the council’s
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