March 2012
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athinkinganimal replied to your post: the weight of the world.
What do you want to study in college? Because to me it sounds like you should do journalism.You’ll report on what’s happening, but more importantly, you’ll also have a larger platform to suggest steps others can take.
I definitely want to study journalism. I’ve known that since last year :]
And I agree, journalists have the...
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the weight of the world.
I feel discouraged. And it’s not because I got a bad grade or my “friend” said something mean to me or something generally unimportant like that. But this may be unimportant, too - depending on how you look at it.
I feel discouraged because I feel powerless. I’m the kind of person that likes to know my actions will produce a specific result. How can I be assured of this...
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“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via goingonzo)
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Black Man's Burden
black-culture:
Blackness. My gift. My beauty. My strength. My heritage. My curse. My burden. My struggle.
My whole life I was told I was an black prince. And that I would someday be a black king.
I never knew it would be tempered with evil glares from those who don’t approve of me.
I never knew it would make me a target by racist cops looking to fill a quota.
No not a ticket quota. A quota...
