Like every year, we watched a couple of Oscar movies, but none of them knocked our socks off or left us wishing for more; the opposite.
Tag: <span>Opinion</span>
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“The ordinary man has always been sane because the ordinary man has always been a mystic. He has permitted the twilight.
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I was a translator. I chose this line of work because I wanted to see and understand the world. I wanted to help build bridges between nations. My best childhood friend spoke four languages at the age of ten. I wanted to be just like her.
Once upon a time, there lived a good king who ruled his land wisely.
He used the taxes his citizens paid to build schools and universities so that young people could learn all trades and study all sciences, thus better serving one another. He also built hospitals and trained doctors so that his citizens would not suffer from more illnesses. He had roads and railways built so that goods produced in one part of the country could be quickly transported to all other parts of the country where they were needed. He urged his judges to judge fairly and forbade his officials from accepting bribes.
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I’m in the Christmas spirit this year; I’ve been fortunate this year. However, I recall last year, when it wasn’t so good, as we faced the new year with uncertainty.
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I have to admit, I never heard of Charlie Kirk, and I never watched Jimmy Kimmel. I happily practiced my Freedom to Ignore for different reasons.
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My barrel is full, will overflow soon, I don’t know what to do.
It’s a daily insult to my intelligence, a daily kick to my humanity.
A daily trampling of my emotions.
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I’m Cry, beloved country,
For what we fear will come.
A bleak, uncertain future
Leaves us feeling numb.
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One of the richest people in the world got married, and, what a surprise, he spent quite a lot of money on it.