Tag / Independence
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The Consciousness of Trauma
“Hundreds Hurt as Spain Cracks Down Catalan Referendum.” “800 injured in Catalonia.” “Violence Breaks out in Spain.” I scrolled through these headlines during the days following the historic Catalonian independence referendum, and I was in shock. I couldn’t imagine the scenes described by these titles in a country that I had visited countless times before,…
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In Defense of Offshore Drilling
No one in our country is ignorant of the horrendous disaster that was the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The incalculable damage to the environment of the Gulf Coast will be immortalized in history as a nightmare we hope will never be relived. This oil spill, once referred to by…
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Politics: Civil and Dangerous
The changing face of elections U.S presidential elections are known, among other things, for elaborate campaigns. Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign is destined to go down in history for the way it was able to convince people that the election was more about bringing sweeping social change than it was about electing a new head of…
