“Don’t be a wussy”… “Man up” … “Real men don’t cry”… As a man, I hear those words ever too often. Be courageous, strong, and powerful – macho-, even when I don’t feel so. Why? Because those are the qualities men are entailed to have. Those are the attributes that make men “masculine”. I believe, however, the entire premise of
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It has been nearly three weeks since election day 2020 and more than two weeks since the race was called by major media sites, but only today can president-elect Joe Biden officially begin the presidential transition process. The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent U.S. government agency that helps manage the functioning of most federal agencies in America. The transition of
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The tragic passing of the distinguished Supreme Court Justice and vibrant women’s rights activist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left a void in our hearts, a deprived justice system, and an abandoned Supreme Court Justice seat. After RBG’s passing, President Trump made no hesitation in promptly pursuing a nominee to fill her vacant seat. This past week, members of Congress spent four
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**REGISTER TO VOTE!** The following information is provided by the Valley Torah High P.A.C. – (Political Advocacy Club) Dear reader and fellow constituent, One of the most important duties and privileges we have as citizens of such a vibrant democracy is the right to vote. The Valley Torah P.A.C. is committed to ensuring that our community has every opportunity to
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The first presidential debate, riddled with interruptions and name-calling, covered a wide range of topics from the supreme court vacancy to the pandemic to racial injustice but did not produce coherent and constructive arguments from either side of the podium. The candidates offered more bile and tormenting comments than proposed policy changes for Washington. With Fox News anchor Chris Wallace
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The image above is satellite imagery of the air pollution levels in China, the virus’s origin, in 2019, left, vs 2020, right. Photograph: Guardian Visuals / ESA satellite data. ** The novel Coronavirus pandemic has made the headlines of practically every media news story, every day, for the past 6 months. Schools have been shut down, restaurants are closed, and
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To my expansive, attractive, intolerable country; To your infinitely open plains, To your interminably discoverable frontiers, To your incessantly available resources, I cherish you. . To my expansive, attractive, intolerable country; To your magnificently green hills, To your majestically blue skies, To your mesmerizingly clear waters, I adore you. . To my expansive, attractive, intolerable country; To your unbearably hateful
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For the third time in United States history, the House of Representatives voted to formally impeach the President of the United States based on two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, on December 18, 2019 (“Articles of Impeachment Against Donald John Trump”). With the nation in the midst of a highly polarized era, the impeachment process
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Dazzled by desire, delighted by deceit, The fumes of your dandelion fervor entrance Me. The reward posed for the fools’ hard work. The apple on the rod, the mule will never reach. You stand- delicately, delightfully, deservingly -despicably- unaware.
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A substantial amount of the Valley Torah Environmental Awareness Club’s advocacy is directed towards the importance of recycling. The club (known as E.A.C.) believes it is essential for students to gain an understanding as to why recycling is so important. To put it simply, planet Earth has a limited quantity of natural resources- some of which are in very short
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