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The plight of Chechnya

Chechnya--a war-torn land of devastation. At the hands of Russian officials, the Chechen people are bombed, beaten, raped, tortured and shot. Hundreds upon hundreds of people have been killed.
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The Fake Bake

It all started in the 1900's when being as pale as possible was desirable. If you were someone who was tanned in those days it meant that you spent time outside doing manual labor, like farming.
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Secret person of the heart

Secrets can be a beautiful thing, little memories shared between friends or lovers. Sometimes they can be deadly harmful, and sometimes they can be a way to escape reality, to create a new identity.
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Secret identities; whose face do you have on?

When you wake up in the morning, are you satisfied with your appearance? Are you in and out of the shower, dressed, and fed in under twenty minutes? Probably not.
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The century of robots

Robot. A word that has only been around for this past century, but an idea that has sparked the imagination of people for many centuries. Man has always looked for ways to cut down on or eliminate the amount of work we have to do. We have also always dreamed of creating something inanimate and giving it life.
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Blacks on television: Seeing is not always believing

They are the shows that we all love to watch. We sympathize, laugh and encourage the violence we see on these shows. They are the highly educational television programming of talk shows like Jerry Springer and Ricki Lake.
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Who is to judge whether teens should have sex?

Who's to say that teen sex is wrong? How does anybody really know when you are ready to have sex? People always say you should wait until you get married, wait for the person you truly love, and wait until you are old enough and can handle the consequences.
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Messengers from God?

Have you ever been walking down the street and get stopped by some weird old person asking if you want to repent for your sins, and no matter what you do or say they won't leave you alone?
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Dealing with Cancer

As I walk into the kitchen the conversation stops. I turn and walk downstairs and get this feeling that my parents are hiding something from me. And it's not good.
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Life Behind a Smoke Screen

I am sure that all of you smokers are getting really tired of hearing about how bad smoking is, and how if you don't stop you'll get cancer and what not. But those people just don't know what their talking about do they? It could never happen to you right? You're perfectly healthy, right? To all of you, I know your pain.
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Beer & Booze = Bad News

I know that you all know what I'm talking about when I say that government efforts don't really do much when it comes to making alcohol inaccessible to minors. We all have that certain friend who is always willing to pick up a case or a bottle for you.
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