The last time I read this heart-breaking poem, written by Khaled Juma as a tribute to Gaza’s children, was two years ago, when the large-scale bloodshed in the Gaza-Israel conflict came to an end. Noting the approximate 1500 civilian casualties and 500,000 displacements (x), the dilapidated schools, homes and hospitals, the astonishing 44% unemployment rate…
Genocide: The systematic extermination of an entire nation. See: Holocaust Nation: A group that comes together due to common goal/identity e.g. linguistic nation, cultural nation, civic nation. We all know of the holocaust in some form or another. Through the diaries of Anne Frank, the Boy in Striped Pajamas, the holocaust museum or social studies…
In my previous blog I had the opportunity to attend the Finding Kind Documentary at the ConcocoPhillips Auditorum. After the documentary there was a wonderful key-note speaker: Dana Kerford the founder of the Girl Power Incorporation and had the opportunity to learn a lot. What is Girl Power Inc.? It is a program that empowers…
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ~Marilyn Monroe <3 To all the ladies out there, this blog is dedicated to you! Do you agree with this quote? Do you connect with it? Haha I know I definitely do! This quote by Marilyn Monroe inspires me…
Yogi Bear is known to know no boundaries, to invade and essentially to disrupt lives of others. (Wow. That makes him sound really hateful, doesn’t it?) So what sets deer and the Yogi bear apart? Apparently the “summer snow” comprised of residue from trees, weeds and grass aren’t the only things strong- growing. If you…