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The term “muckraking” refers to a literary and loosely knit journalistic movement that flourished from 1903 to 1912. People who were muckrakers appeared to expose political frauds, corruption, and abuses of power. So in other words, muckraking is the art of exposing the secrets and lies that our country and superior systems keep from us.  Read More »

Every presidential election, thousands of American Citizens head for the polls and cast their votes for the candidate of their choice. But little do they know that whom they elect is not necessarily in the hands of the people.  Read More »

Perspective; That's what the world needs: Perspective.

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I'm a Freshman at Indiana University of South Bend. i'm taking English 131. For Thursday's class we were told to read an essay by Maureen Caudill (sp) entitled "Redefining the Measure of Mankind." This lovely little essay was about androids, which our entire class will be about for the next month or more.  Read More »

I suppose the best way to start this blog is with a definition of "Faith" from Webster Dictionary. It reads:

(1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof.

Cutting to the chase: I am an atheist who is tired of religious people feeling like they have some sort of God-given right to rule over my life.  Read More »

July 1st marked the first day for a lot of Indiana laws to take effect. One makes drunk driving accidents a violent crime. One makes low-stakes gambling legal in taverns. One well overdue law requires an eight hour hold on anyone charged with domestic violence. One law was overturned by a federal judge the day it came in effect- Indiana's "Naughty Law," as one local news program called it.  Read More »

As part of my thesis, which deals with Native American tribes' involvement in wolf reintroduction, my thesis committee chair recommended that I read some books by a prominent Native American author named Vine Deloria. I've started with the one that my committee chair most highly recommended: God Is Red.  Read More »

On Friday I had my interview for acceptance to the Masters of Social Work program. I was completely caught off guard by a couple of the questions I was asked during this interview and to be honest, I was not quite sure how I was supposed to respond.

The first question was, "How would you respond to a client who was of a different culture."  Read More »