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Character in 'Kite Runner' Reflects on Past Failures

Amir is the protagonist of the novel The Kite Runner. Amir's life took a dramatic turn when he failed to rush to the aid of his servant/friend, Hassan, ...


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London Structure Burned to Commemorate Anniversary of Devastating Fire

London witnessed a spectacular scene recently when a giant wooden replica of the city ignited and burned brilliantly to the ground. The conflagration ...


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The Book of Grudges

Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, revealed in an interview that he keeps a book with the list of people who have crossed him in ...


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Japanese Word for 'Golden Repair'

There is a Japanese word, kintsukuroi, that means "golden repair." It is the art of restoring broken pottery with gold so the fractures are literally ...


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Leader Turns Graffiti Vandals into Artists

In the early 1980s the city of Philadelphia had a huge problem with graffiti. The mayor established the Anti-Graffiti Network, committed to combatting ...


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Police Officer Picks Up the Check

Four Pennsylvania police officers were sitting in a local diner having a meal (just as reference two were white and two were African-American). A male ...


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Beyond Anger

"There's no emotion we ought to think harder and more clearly about than anger." So begins the article on Aeon by Martha C. Nussbaum. Nussbaum ...


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Professor Posts a 'Failure Resume'

We all have failures in our careers. But usually we keep quiet about it. Not this Princeton professor, who recently shared his CV of failures on Twitter ...


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John Oliver Forgives $15 Million in Debt

On June 5th, 2016, John Oliver, the host of HBO's Last Week Tonight, made a media splash when he forgave $15 million dollars in debt. He was using ...


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HBO Show on How We Need to Confess Sins

Oddly enough, contemporary television seems to appreciate [the truth that we need to confess our sins to one another]. One example is HBO's dark, disturbing, ...


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