Two Busloads of People
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Category: Philosophy
One Voice
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Imagination
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Peace on Earth – Goodwill to Girls
Rape is used to destroy not just individuals but entire communities. Rape is so commonly used as a weapon…
Educate Girls and Change the World
There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary…
The Wolves Inside Us
A Cherokee boy was upset with a friend who had done him an injustice and he went to…
Sometimes a Trail of Tears can lead to Kindness
The Trail of Tears is the name given to the forced relocation of Native Americans following the Indian Removal Act…
The Roots of Rights
On December 10th, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Nowadays,…
I am Spartacus…
In their book, Half the Sky, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn tell the story of an Indian neighbourhood –…