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Category: Social Commentary

June 13, 2016

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Social Commentary

(Men)tal Illness & Shame Culture

Guns are not the problem. Neither is religion. (Men)tal illness is closer. Undiagnosed (men)tal illness? Now we are talking. I… READ MORE
June 6, 2016

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Social Commentary

Racial Prejudice is SHAME (The Other Elephant…)

It’s the shame. I am starting to see that shame is the currency of racial prejudice and discrimination. I have… READ MORE
July 29, 2015

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Motivation, Personal stories, Social Commentary

FAILURE….. OR Incompetence, Loss then Rejection

In my last piece, I wrote about my failure. I acknowledged maybe I had been a failure at real… READ MORE
July 9, 2014

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Social Commentary

X U L A I M A BLOG: A Closer Look at Germany’s Domination over Brazil

Never has the world been this weary of Germany since the late 1930’s as it was on Tuesday, July 8th… READ MORE

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