Injustice
Unjust laws exist; shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?…. Continue reading Injustice
Why I Write
Why I Write
Why I Write
Writers
I do not think one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in… but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at … Continue reading Writers
Why I Write.
No Child left behind 2
From outside the field of education, “No Child Left Behind” seems like a great program, one that will force Zimbabwe to live up to its ideal: a free and equal education for everyone. We will train good citizens and productive workers, no matter where they live or what the economic status of their parents. But I can personally attest to the fact that this program … Continue reading No Child left behind 2
No Child left behind
My mom is a veteran teacher in what used to be a good school, and I can tell you dozens of horror stories about how education has changed for the worse since “No Child Left Behind”. Sure, it would be great if teachers got together and took a stand. But there’s not much chance of that. Teachers, and especially the teachers’ unions, have been under … Continue reading No Child left behind
Child Bearing
Bearing a child affects a woman more deeply than it can any man. No woman thinks, like, “I guess I’ll go out today and get a pedicure then stop off at the clinic for an abortion”. It’s a soul-bruising choice. From the depths of my conscience, I say: what about the rights of the born? The ones already occupying the planet, the ones living and … Continue reading Child Bearing
Life lessons
By Caitlin Mendez On Zealous Thierry I learned something really important after my mother died from cancer and I had to deal with my father. At first I was angry with him. Murderously angry. Why should Dad get off so easy? Mom died in terrible pain, after a life made miserable by Dad’s bad temper. By his lying and cheating and drinking. By his complete … Continue reading Life lessons
