Fred Rogers Quote – Each Have Something To Offer The World
“Each one of us is special and it’s because of who we are inside. We’re all different and we all have something to offer our world.” – Fred Rogers
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Incarceration Nation
THE UNITED STATES has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In fact, according to the most recent data, the U.S., while having only 4.5% of the world’s population, holds 21 percent of the world’s prisoners. The last few years have shown a slight decrease in incarceration rates, but law enforcement policies continue to both target racial minorities and to […]
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Cartoon – God Buys A Billboard
THE FASTEST TRAINS
A magnetic levitation passenger train set a world speed record of 375 m.p.h. (603 km/h) on a test track in Japan on April 21. Here are top operating speeds, in miles per hour, of some of the world’s other fastest trains: Shanghai Maglev Train, China: 268 TGV, France: 199 AVE, Spain: 193 Sapsan, Russia: 155 Acela Express, U.S.: 150
Read moreWilla Cather Quote – The Nobleness Of Another Person
“No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.” – Willa Cather
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Short Fiction – The Girl In The Window (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
The Girl In The Window by, Melissa R. Mendelson I first noticed her one night before dark. She hovered in front of the window, staring outward. At first, I thought that she was staring at me, but she wasn’t. It was as if she were looking at something else, but what? We were surrounded by woods. Was it something in […]
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Clement R. Attlee quote – Something Greater than materialism
“No social system in any country will bring us happiness, health, and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.” – Clement R. Attlee
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