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HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA: A satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina
Always use the word “Africa” or “Darkness” or “Safari” in your title. Subtitles may include the words “Zanzibar,” “Masai,” “Zulu,” “Zambezi,” “Congo,” “Nile,” “Big,” “Sky,” “Shadow,” “Drum,” “Sun” or…
DREAM WITH CARE: Your dream realization affects the dreams of others
Today I saw a construction worker drive over his own ladder, thus confounding his dream of completing his work in the near future, and bang went the homeowner’s dream of moving in ASAP. He…
TOO OLD FOR FACEBOOK: Max Reif’s comical encounter with youth
I was shutting down my laptop at Starbucks a little while ago before coming here to the Library, and as I did so a mildly spiky-haired blonde young man said to me, “Oh, you’re on Facebook, good!”…
SILENT HOLOCAUST: My life held together by a safety pin
Luapula Province, Zambia / June 19, 2007 / Her name is… / She stands naked at a door post. / When did your mother die? / Tears come to her eyes. / It was 2002, yet five years later her eyes still…
BECOMING A POET: The magic of word art
In college I never understood poetry. Certain distant acquaintances walked around in what appeared to be some sort of haze. People spoke of them, with awe, as poets. I didn’t grasp their poetry…
THE CARING CONTINUUM: When we care for others, we are cared for
I will never give money to a beggar.” Sound familiar? Those are words I have lived by for years. I will buy food, medication, pay for a…
MY LOVER’S LOVE: Love yourself as you would your Creator
Perhaps the single most wonderful experience, which this lifetime can afford us, is the opportunity to fall in Love…
WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate
There’s something terribly wrong with older men holding the power when it comes to state laws regarding abortion. This is clearly reflected in the recent bill…
THE CAT’S MEOW: Cruelty to animals and animal revenge
I liked Jimmy – nobody else did. Not my friends, parents, roommates, and not Zeus. Zeus was a four year old Siamese with attitude and I belonged to him…
SELF LOVE: Understanding true beauty
We are often exposed to beauty in the world. We see the beauty in flowers as we shuffle ourselves…
ANIMAL RIGHTS: Whose streets are they anyway?
Leh, India — By day they lay sprawled out asleep in the shade, only getting up every now and then to munch on some trash. By night they spring to life, turning the streets into a high-energy…
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