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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: Essay

Imagine you were born in 1900

  On your 14th birthday, World War I starts and ends on your 18th birthday.  22 million people perish in … More

1900, Cold War, Essay, Great Depression, history, Korean War, life, massive deaths, USA, Viet Nam, WWl, WWll

If We Had a Real Leader

David Brooks – NY Times – Opinion Columnist – 29 may 2020 Imagining Covid under a normal president. “This week … More

David Brooks, Economics, Essay, health, history, Opinion, Politics, survival, tradgedy, truth, USA

Travels with John Conway, in 258 Septillion Dimensions

The Princeton mathemagician, who died in April, left an engaging legacy of numerical gamesmanship. Dots and Boxes, invented in the … More

art, Education, Essay, gamesmanship, genius, history, John Conway, Princeton, Research, Science, Scientific American, training, USA

A Life on and Off the Navajo Nation

The reservation has more coronavirus cases per capita than any state in the country. By Wahleah Johns – 13 May … More

Economics, environment, Essay, health, history, life, Navajo Nation, Opinion, Politics, truth, USA, viruses

The Irish Wolf

The last Irish Wolf was killed on Mount Leinster, in County Carlow, in 1786 “The Wolf was once widespread in … More

Cúchullain, Conservation, Cromwell, Economics, environment, Essay, extinct, history, Ireland, Irish history, Irish Wolf

Tapirs Help Reforestation Via Defecation

The Woodland Park Zoo, in Seattle, has exciting news. It was recently announced that Ulan, the 8-year-old Malayan tapir, is … More

environment, Essay, Friends, Research, Science, Scientific American, survival, Tapirs

Melville’s Whale Was a Warning We Failed to Heed

It’s a real shame that so many students in High School and College are no longer required to read Moby … More

environment, Essay, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Nature, Opinion, whaling
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