humanity

For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.

My Opinion Counts
My focus of panic shifted from the job loss I suffered to the Russian Invasion in Ukraine. The plight of people who are suffering from the attack is blowing me off adding woes to my sleepless nights.
By Kishenjit Sinha4 years ago in Humans
A Mutt Discovering her "Je Ne Sais Quoi"
“A mutt is couture-it’s the only one like it in the world, made especially for you.” Isaac Mizrahi Growing up in the seventies and eighties, my friends frequently discussed the origins of their ancestry. My next-door neighbor and childhood friend always talked about being Italian. It was part of her identity.
By Jennifer Christiansen4 years ago in Humans
A Love Letter to the “Overly Sensitive”. Top Story - March 2022.
Dear Sensitive Kid, I know you feel out of place a lot. You look around and wonder how everyone else seems to get it, and know what to do, but you don't. Your teacher says the class can have extra recess time if they finish the worksheet, and all the other kids cheer, but you panic inside. Recess is overwhelming for you, because everyone talks, and plays, and screams, but you don't have anyone to talk to, and you don't know what to, and you feel painfully aware. So you sit and play in the sand, until you discover books.
By Maria Wallisch4 years ago in Humans
Munger Hall Debacle
Protest Performance Element The premise of my protest performance element revolves around the prevalent issues that cropped up upon the announcement of the implementation of the Munger Hall dormitory planned for UC Santa Barbara. The protest would take place on UCSB’s campus during a typical orientation event for incoming students, really targeting the fresh faces entering the student body as they’re getting their first real introduction to the campus scene. The head organizer of this protest would be dressed similar to that of the tour leaders (although not actually affiliated with the program) who are responsible for guiding new students all across campus. The head protester would be accompanied by a group of around fifteen to twenty individuals all in on the protest as well, consisting of adults posing as parents and younger individuals as students. The “parents” would be dressed in varied but regular clothing while the students would be adorned with the exact same, stand-out attires. The “students” would all possess UCSB soccer jerseys and shorts, resembling that of stereotypical jailbird clothing to appear as prisoners, reflecting the prison-esc nature Munger Hall exudes. Continuing this motif, the pretend students would all be shackled together as they journeyed all over UCSB’s campus, and have make-up resembling scuffed dirt splotches from their “hard labor”. The head protester, megaphone in hand, would loudly profess all about Munger Hall and what lies in store for the incoming students, speaking in a very passive-aggressive manner. Greater extent of the information can be found within the many brochures being passed out as well to serve as supplementary material for the attentive audience. The pretend parents would act ecstatic about the seemingly wonderful opportunity Munger Hall appears to bring, intentionally ignoring the feelings of their pretend soon-to-be students fully aware of the problematic implications brought on by its implementation. The “students” would simply mutter “Ole Ole Ole” in response, parodying that of the cheering during UCSB’s soccer games. This performance is designed to be an eye-catching but informative demonstration, the location and attire being instrumental in actively engaging the target audience while also standing as a great learning experience for the viewers.
By Josh Cook4 years ago in Humans
The Perfect Match
Telephone line’s cut Marshall does not have it under control, and he’s tired of pretending, he’s not enjoying the solitude. Where’s the love of my life? — he asks himself every other day. A more relatable problem in today’s world could hardly be found. With each unsuccessful romance Marshall’s idealistic concept of love is slipping from his fingertips. Wrinkles are fading in, hope is fading out.
By Elliott Black4 years ago in Humans
Live Updates Ukraine Conflict War
We are telling you latest news that Russia started fight on kyiv (capital of Ukraine).we are getting latest news that Russia is saying that this is the time to "Do or Die".President of Russia said that if USA will suppot Ukraine we will fight with Ukraine also.
By Krishna bihari yadav4 years ago in Humans
What are the things poor people do that rich people don't .
I work with people who live in poverty as well as those who don’t and I have for over 30 years. And there is always this faintly contemptuous, “you’re just not trying hard enough” attitude that comes from those who started with advantages that other people don’t know enough to even know they don’t have.
By Faraz4 years ago in Humans
Seasons of Rain
Before the seasons of rain came, I never contemplated me or who I was. I was just me. I was me before him or them, all of them, all seven of them. I was me before the gray hair hid that woman who I had been, the girl I knew that was still buried deep inside. I lost that confused and hungry child along with the business of life’s journey. The shell grew old, and it became quiet, but the kernel never aged, nor could I hear her cry, if she ever did, for the cries of the youth who had replaced her in the emptied space, were like the oceans rolling in and out, always loud, always pulling or pushing.
By Verna K Gunderson4 years ago in Humans
Heart Transplant
"Reed and Addison, come on back!" Dr. Tanner's nurse, Connie, smiled at me. I picked Reed's carrier up and followed her back to the examination room. "How's he been?" she asked as she lifted him and laid him on the scale.
By Angela Denise Fortner Roberts4 years ago in Humans
This Self-Love Campaign Is Not Helping Me
There I said it. Self-love is lauded as a cure to absolutely anything. Bad relationships? Love yourself first to date better.
By Rashmi G4 years ago in Humans
From pomosexual to heteroflexible, here's a comprehensive list of sexualities to be aware of
We are becoming more aware of sex, gender, and sexuality, often known as sexual orientation. We have a better understanding of sexual orientation now that language has grown and people have continued to be open about themselves—and that information will only grow. Regardless, inclusive language around sexuality is important, especially when it comes to providing safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ people.
By Rashel4 years ago in Humans
It’s all about the Ukrainian people
Putin’s Russia played “chicken” with the West and, because he was the only one on the road, it appears that he has won. Unlike many of my colleagues on the Democratic Party’s left, I believed, early on, that NATO should have sent troops to Ukraine making it clear that any threat to its sovereignty would not be tolerated. It wasn’t necessary for Ukraine to be a member of NATO, just that it was threatened and needed to be defended.
By Ihtisham Ulhaq4 years ago in Humans