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A Lion in the Grass: Ethiopia’s Sovereignty and Fight for the Future
Africa. The name of the continent itself conjures visions of indomitable wilderness. A lion, low to the ground, moves through the grass, quietly stalking its
From Austrian Archduke to Mexican Emperor: How Maximilian I Lost the Mexican Empire
In 1864, an energetic and ambitious young man sailed from Austria to Veracruz, Mexico in hopes of ruling a foreign land. He arrived with his
“You talk like a girl!” The Benefits and Consequences of ‘Female Speech’
Throughout history, roles and actions have been assigned to either male or female persons, creating a gender binary of either “man” or “woman.” It comes
How the Nahuatl Language Survived the Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Many of us know that the Spanish conquest of Latin America brought tremendous change to those regions. In Mexico specifically, Spanish conquest ended one of
Kobe Bryant, “The Black Mamba”: 60 Point Farewell Game
“This season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind, but my body knows
Nobody wins: Child’s brutal death ended with more questions than justice
The morning of December 11, 2011, four-year-old Davaughn Rodriguez was discovered by his mother, Sabrina Vielma, lying on the kitchen floor in a puddle of
Argentina Dirty War: 30,000 Disappeared – the Fight for Remembrance
“There are important details but it is difficult to talk about them. I think about them and I repress them. They were undressed while being unconscious and when the
The Loch Ness Monster as We Know It, Debunked
In May 2018, Professor Neil Gemmell made an announcement. He would be setting out on an expedition to take eDNA samples from Loch Ness. It