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Immigration is a hot topic in today's society. Since the EU opened borders between the nations of Europe, there has been a steady migration away from the poorer countries and towards the richer countries, causing a shift in the homogeneous nature of the populations there. The United States defines itself as a nation of immigrants, because the nation has not yet been around 2 1/2 centuries.  Read More »

When people usually think about the mixing of religion and politics, they jump to the idea of the Christian Right, which is one of the most vocal religious groups (if you can call it a group) involved in politics. They also have a huge outreach. For instance, Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs sends out ten monthly magazines to a combined 2.3 million subscribers.  Read More »

The Dharma King, by B. G. Stroh, is a fast-paced adventure that you won't want to put down. It follows the story of Samuel Falk Simms Jr., the eldest son of a wealthy American family, as he flies to Tibet on a whim and finds himself caught up in the race to find the baby Panchen Lama.  Read More »

We all face death at one point in our lives. We witness the death of family members and friends, and face our own eventual demise. We listen to accounts of people who have died, and sometimes feel remorse and grief, and other times seeing it as some far off event, something not entirely affecting us. But how do people who have to deal with death and disease every day see it?  Read More »

Survivors Unite to Ban Cluster Munitions
By Tracey Begley, Survivor Corps  Read More »

We wait and wait with bated breath for graduation day and the future that college holds, but it’s only when we actually set foot on campus that most of us are hit with the jitters and a strong bout of homesickness that tend to make us withdraw into a shell like a frightened tortoise.  Read More »

Banned Book Review #21 (The Last)
Written by orochigenocide.

[WARNING: This review contains spoilers.]  Read More »

Banned Books Review #20
Written by ediblewoman.  Read More »