(Author: Ana-Sofia Munoz) Class is an element of our lives that affects us regardless of whether we are fully aware of it. For some individuals, they are greatly impacted by the marginalization that results from socioeconomic class generalizations and discrimination and are forced to grapple with the negative effects every day; for others, they greatly benefit from the hierarchies that are perpetuated by our current class system. Death However, there is one inescapable process that claims all living things at one time or another: death. Death is known as the great equalizer, and it does not consider the circumstances of those it takes—including socioeconomic class. Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of…
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Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” (Matthew 26:51-52) What Did Jesus Mean? What did Jesus mean when He said these words? Did he mean that the person who drew the sword to hurt or kill someone will also die by a sword? Literally? Does that mean a police officer will die by the use of a gun because he uses his weapon for work? Or, if someone…
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Ghost Stories from my Childhood
Here we are in the month of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins! October! The month when most of us, especially the children, want to scare and be scared. And, what’s the best way to scare and be afraid but to tell a story or two about the supernatural beings and paranormal activities around us. I grew up in the Philippines, where there are many stories about ghosts, creatures, and monsters. As I was growing up, I heard many of them that were supposed to be “real,” “true to life” experiences of a friend, a relative, a friend’s friend, a distant relative of a friend’s friend’s relative. You know, the experience of…
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Colors of a Rose
