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Lynn Hunt on Human Rights

"Human rights have been defined as 'basic moral guarantees' that people in all countries and cultures allegedly have simply because they are people. Calling these guarantees "rights" suggests that they attach to particular individuals who can invoke...

Surviving time in prison

A review of survive jail. An ebook for those about to face time in prison. Its a guide, a bible, a textbook on how to make it out of prison alive. survive jail   Okay, so I’m not here to judge you. I’m here to offer some advice; We...

Human Rights Violations of North Korea

North Korea is possibly the least accessible, and “the most brutal and repressive country in the world.” (Martin, 2006) Since its formation after World War II very little information has left the country. What has left are the defectors and the s...

CELL PHONE RAGE

Why do people spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy cell phone and wont buy a $10 headset and then use the damn thing? Someone ran into the back of my new car and immediately I looked into the rearview mirror to see her talking on the cell phone, WITH...

Justice for Police Officer Daniel Faulkner

Daniel Faulkner loved being a police officer and planned on a lifelong career in law enforcement. He was working toward his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, with a long-term goal of attending law school so he could one day join t...

War

When personal ambition drags the whole world down...

In search of yesterdays

The author's look back at his life. He describes his first memories during the 2nd World War in the Cotswolds, England and then at prep and boarding school. Later there is military service with the Black Watch in Scotland, Berlin and Cyprus followed...

Thirteen Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis

In the summer of 1962, the Soviet Union dispatched a fleet of commercial cargo ships filled with nuclear missiles, launchers and anti-aircraft guns--all under false manifests--across the Atlantic Ocean to Fidel Castro's Cuba. Forty thousand Sovi...

Saddam Hussein's atrocities

This lens is a reminder about who Saddam Husssein is and what he has done. The world seems to have a short memory when it comes to the Iraq war and it is so easy to demonize one side or another but let's not forget what happened. The world is a bette...

U.S. Veterans: In The Wake Of War

One of the many results of war are the waves of disabled American Veterans. I have been in the V.A. System for over 30 years and have known vets from WWI, WWII, The Korean War, Viet Nam War and now Desert Storm and Afghanistan. Not to mention all the...

The Balkan Wars

The Balkan wars were a series of conflicts that led to the disintegration of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.  Occurring over a decade-long period between 1991 and 2001, these conflicts ultimately affected all six former Yugoslav republics--al...

Tough Topics to Learn!

Japanese Grammar Base TE Oku - To verb for later

Japanese Grammar Plug and Play JPPGG Lesson 101: Verb (Base TE) Oku - To verb for later By Makurasuki Sensei, Brett McCluskey When translating from Japanese to English, whether text or spoken conversation, there are times when it is quite impossible...

The Gratitude Campaign - Thanking Those Who Are Serving & Others

The Gratitude Campaign is a way for people to say "thank you" quickly and easily to those who serve without even having to approach them. With a simple hand gesture in sign language, you can easily convey your "thanks" to those who...

Fundraising for Social Change

We are all affected by the society around us.  Many of us are concerned about the rapid downward spiral in the society and world.  Social change can be  good or bad, helpful or harmful.  Either way, the effects are felt by everyon...

Japanese Ghetto Grammar #97: verb (base TE) Shimau

Today’s lesson: Verb (Base TE) + Shimau. – To completely verb (negative connotation)   Sanseido’s Daily concise Japanese - English Dictionary defines the verb shimau as, “to finish completely, or to put an end to”. &nb...

What's On Your Mind?

Perpetual Dilemmas

Senior Care Your Elders Deserve the Best

Nothing can prepare you for it. Suddenly you turn around and the people who cared and nurtured you through your childhood into adulthood have almost become childlike. What happened? Where did the time go? Isn't it just too doggone bad that youth is...

Loss, Grief and Bereavement

Loss is the disappearance of something cherished, often the death of a person, loss of a relationship, loss of a job or loss of health. Grief is the entire response--mind, body and spirit--to the loss. Bereavement is the often term used when the loss...

How to Build Trust

This a a guide to assist you as you navigate life and want to learn more about building trust in all aspects of life. Please share your ideas and input as well in the comments!

The Power of Questions

Questions have great power. One right question asked at the right time can change the direction of our lives. Hence, the quality of the questions that we ask ourselves is VERY important. It is for the same reason that we need to choose our compa...

How To Know You Are Going To Heaven

Many people don't know that the Bible gives us a way to have assurance of our place in heaven.  God loves us and has a perfect plan for us. 

Social Problems

A rotating listing of lenses dealing with social issues of all types

No Remorse Divorce - A Second Chance at Life

Divorce is certainly not easy no matter what the circumstances are. Your attitude throughout the process is what is important. In the stages of divorce there comes a time when you are finally relieved and looking forward to your new life ahead o...

Public Education in the US

This lens is to examine the state of public education in the USA and search for solutions to improve the system.

Easterangel's Museum of Answers

In my four years as a researcher for Google Answers, I have had the privilege on working with a vast majority of people and provided 1,332 answers to their vast array of questions. Sadly on 2006 the Google Answers service has stopped accepting new qu...

Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss is not especially well known, in the celebrity sense. Yet he is an important, influential and even heroic man in the best sense of the word. Some know him as a top-notch crime writer, others as a lawyer, others as someone who works with...

Purple Women Give Back

Hey, glad you found us at Squidoo! Here you have a chance to participate in a broader community of people online who are interested in the topic of childfree. This is a sister site to the team blog and our chariable effort. You can help by recommendi...

Slaughter

Because we can...

The Body Farm: Birthplace of Modern Forensics

"The Body Farm", as the Anthropology Research Facility at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is more commonly referred to, was established in 1980 by Dr. William Bass as a research facility for forensic anthropology. Modern forensics ~...

Amish School Shooting

The horrible tragedy of the Amish school shooting is surely a defining event for that community in the modern age.  It has also raised the question, "What kind of country has America become?" The massacre has sent shockwaves throughout...

Vote @The Referendum on Abortion on Squidoo!

What is abortion REALLY about?   Nearly everyone  has an opinion one way or another.  With elections coming, how does the squidoo crowd stand? Does this issue affect how you vote?  Who you vote for?  Take our polls, give u...

Seung Cho: Virginia Tech Massacre - Modern Day Korean-American Killer

It went down at 7:15 AM, Monday morning - April 16, 2007.  Seung-Hui Cho massacred 33 (including himself).  Virginia Tech Professors and students were executed in a matter of hours.  Explore this bizarre and sudden event...

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Health Issues

This lens just might save you life!

Everything you ever wanted to know about HIV and more!

Let's Talk About Sex! My name is Tyson and I have been living with HIV for fourteen years.  About four years ago, I let my health slip and partied myself to a t-cell count of one (NO -- I didn't name it)!  I was 110 pounds and dying.&nb...

CFS or Fibromyalgia, and Exercise? You have got to be kidding!

When my youngest baby was born, I experienced a serious flare, and was in a wheelchair for a while. I couldn't walk more than about five feet due to fatigue and dizziness. As the baby got older, I was able to put the wheelchair away, but I wasn't wel...

osteohistology

Osteohistology is the anatomical study of the microscopic structure of bones (and, loosely, of other animal hard tissues, such as teeth, shell, horn, nail, and antler)   This is a service site, leading people to material on osteohistolo...

Conscious health for you and the planet

Global warming, clearcutting, contaminated water, environmental devastation, human aggression, cancer, diabetes, heart disease... Learn about one important decision you could make to begin reversing the destruction!

Heart Attack & Stroke Awareness

The holidays are a time of extra stress for many. This means an increased risk and incidence of medical emergencies such as Heart Attack and Stroke. Know the warning signs and save a life! ACT QUICKLY - SECONDS COUNT From the American Heart Associ...

Public Health Podcasts from University of Michigan

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Apocalypse & Prophecy

Are we in trouble?

Modern Catholic Prophecies, Miracles and Apparitions

In recent history, apparitions by the Blessed Virgin Mary have been reported  in unprecedented numbers, forms,  and  places.  Many people mock them.  Others disregard them as anti-intellectual.  Still others  explai...

Blues4Kali by Indi Riverflow ~ )))0((( ~ MetaMythology for the Millennium

What will Winter Solstice bring in 2012? ...an instant of Karma?...an ethereal spiral dance of the collective soul?... cosmic judgment leveled against civilization's expanse?...destruction of the world as we know it?...a chance for a new start?...the...

University of Michigan Science & Research Podcast

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