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Freedom of speech’s inconvenience
Fred got a lot of hate mail. He didn’t agree with his country and he had let them know. Now, people wanted to make him pay. They threatened him. They threw garbage at him. They painted vulgar pictures of his family depicted as devils. When Fred went to church they stood outside the building and
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In drug war, things fall apart and US walks away
The U.S. is a star player in the drug war. However, when it comes time to play an active role in ending the game, the U.S. suddenly calls timeout and sits on the sidelines.
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Women still expected to be seen and not heard
An English proverb says, “One tongue is enough for a woman.” In the U.S. there is a proverb that says, “When both husband and wife wear pants it is not difficult to tell them apart – he is the one who is listening.” This mainstream stigmatization of women is incorrect. Statistics find that Chatty Cathys
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For love of the Easter egg and all that’s commercial
I am an atheist and I love Easter. I am single and I love Valentine’s Day. Christmas? Oh your god, do I love Christmas. When it comes to commercialized holidays—you name it, I love it.
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France’s veil ban goes into effect, university looks for meaning
After the world’s first ban on Islamic face veils took effect in France on April 11, DePaul University saw many of its members call to question the law’s symbolic meaning. The president of DePaul’s United Muslims Moving Ahead, Marwa Abed, said France’s veil ban is “a move in the wrong direction for women’s rights.” It’s
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Haiti works for sustainable money, food
Paul Carisma said his country’s way of life was destroyed in just a few short minutes. “The Haiti earthquake was a horrible experience,” he said. Carisma came to Chicago after the 2010 Haiti earthquake to finish high school. On April 1, Carisma, who is now a freshman at DePaul University, participated at “Taste for Zafén”,
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College grads more likely to say ‘I Do’ at younger age
It used to be said that a college education was a bad thing for women in the marriage market. Compared to their non-educated counterparts, college-educated couples have traditionally married at a later age. However, a new report reveals this is simply no longer true.
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Exposing Layers of Vogue
As it turns out, Vogue isn’t so so vogue after all. When the 2010 covers were layered together, the product revealed the magazine’s very strict format. However, if you juxtapose the layered editions from various countries, many cultural patterns are revealed. Even if Vogue’s structured approach is fairly disappointing, I have to admit it- the end result
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DePaul School of Education Fails Evaluation
When students receive bad grades, professors often say they are the ones to be blamed by the students. But when the student gets a good grade, they take full credit. When the tables turned and it came time for DePaul’s school of education to be graded, the faculty cooperated– that is until their undergraduate elementary
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Survival of the Evolution Lesson Plan
The majority of biology teachers are reluctant to teach evolution, found two political scientists after studying U.S. public school biology instructors. Additionally, creationism is given at least an hour of class time and put in a positive light by 13 percent of the nation’s biology teachers.