A Lesson From Joseph Sebarenzi for 2011
Embracing forgiveness on a personal level, as well as a national and community level, is integral to Sebarenzi’s philosophy.
Author: Marcia G. Yerman
Understanding Your Emotional Calendar and the Seasons
Dr. John R. Sharp, a psychiatrist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, has delved into how the overlap between seasonal, cultural, and personal factors can impact us emotionally.
TEDwomen 2010: “Reshaping the Future”
Journalist Mona Eltahawy grabbed the audience’s attention with her opening line, “I’m Muslim, I’m a feminist, and I’m here to confuse you. It’s not just about headscarves and hymens.”
The Scottsboro Boys: Making Friends with the Truth
“What story are we going to tell tonight?” the Interlocutor is asked. When he replies, “The story of the Scottsboro Boys,” he is queried, “This time, can we tell the truth?”
Kristine Pearson: Tackling Energy Poverty
“If we can get education and information to rural women in Africa, then you start to change outcomes.” Pearson underscored that women were “information have-nots.”
Human Rights and Sex Trafficking: A Film Forum
For every person who views a documentary, there is an exponential effect. They talk about it, they write about it, and sometimes they turn activist.”
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9 delves into an interesting set of circumstances. However, it is not built upon the questions that I brought to the film.
America’s Veterans: The Collateral Damage of War
“It is estimated by veteran suicide counselors that perhaps as many as three times as many veterans have taken their own lives than the number who died in the Vietnam War.”
“Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain”
Living longer, working longer, dating later in life. Is plastic surgery the answer to ageism?
Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues
Maatz posited that “the goals of feminism were to create social, political and economic independence—allowing women to take full advantage of life opportunities and to express independent opinions and decisions.”
