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The phrase originated in the United States during the time of slavery, [2] when Africans were denied education, including learning to read.Many if not most enslaved people were kept in a state of ignorance about anything beyond their immediate circumstances which were under the control of owners, the lawmakers and authorities.
A pro-marriage equality rally in San Francisco, US Equality symbolSocial equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within society have equal rights, liberties, and status, possibly including civil rights, freedom of expression, autonomy, and equal access to certain public goods and social services.
Put a group of women together and the conversation will eventually be about men. Put a group of men together and they will not talk about women at all, they will just talk about their own stuff. We women should spend about 20 percent of our time on men, because it's fun, but otherwise we should also be talking about our own stuff." [6] [7]
Oct. 22—Everywhere Jessica Ellis goes, she keeps a tiny nasal spray canister in a pocket of her purse. Packaged in plastic and foil, the device weighs no more than 2 ounces. But, if administered ...
"Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young", commonly known by the title "Wear Sunscreen", [1] is an essay written as a hypothetical commencement speech by columnist Mary Schmich, originally published in June 1997 in the Chicago Tribune. [2]
She argued that her political rival’s comment on Liz Cheney has the potential to impact the standing of the U.S. globally because leaders should instead talk about the importance of democracy ...
The speech was "a solemn moment in a decidedly unsolemn time", warning a nation "giddy with prosperity, infatuated with youth and glamour, and aiming increasingly for the easy life." [ 4 ] As we peer into society's future, we – you and I, and our government – must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and ...
Our attention should be on students, not firearms. Guns are already the leading cause of death for my generation – and my students’ generation – and this would only increase the risk for me ...