My dear Mahatma Gandhi,
He who is unhappy lends a deaf ear when idle tongues discuss his fate among themselves. But when a voice that he has long known and honoured, a great voice and an earnest one, pierces the vain clamour and calls him by name, he is all attention. Here is a voice, he thinks, that can but give good counsel and genuine comfort, for he who speaks knows what suffering is; he knows that the sufferer is more in need of comfort than of counsel; and he has both the wisdom to counsel rightly and that simple union of faith and love which alone is the open sesame to true comforting. But what he hears - containing though it does elements of a noble and most praiseworthy conception, such as he expects from this speaker - is yet barren of all application to his peculiar...
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Dear Black Women:
Yes, you are queens. Yes, you are magical. Yes, you are strong and yes, you have a resilient heart that is capable of enduring pain and surpassing any struggle. But I want you to know that above all else, you are human, and mental health is a serious illness that does not discriminate. Despite popular belief, it is not a "white people problem," and our young black boys and young black girls are also susceptible to this growing epidemic consisting of physical and mental dysfunction and maladaptive behaviors. Mental illness has no remorse, and once it enters you, it will try to strip you of your crown and your strength will not be identified with how independent you are or how successful you become.
You will find yourself face-to-face with your weaknesses, and it is...
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Dear Student Nurse,
I remember what it’s like to be you: the shaky, sweaty palms fumbling with medication vials, the unbearably early mornings, queasy stomachs, and how could I ever forget the toe-curling smells? I can vividly recall the many breakdowns I had in the wee hours of an all-nighter before a big exam, hyperventilating and being absolutely certain I wouldn’t pass. I mean, how can anyone do well on a multiple-choice question with four correct answers?
I’ll never forget the first time I hit a code bell, the way my heart hammered as I watched someone else’s stop. I remember the weight of the breathtaking sorrow I had to learn to carry with me. But I want to let you in on a little secret that no one told me when I was in nursing school: you are going to be one...
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Dear Dr. Ron Paul,
We would like to preface this letter by pointing out it is written with the utmost respect and appreciation for all you have done to contribute to the freedom philosophy and human liberty. However, as principled supporters of liberty, we find your appearance at the International Students For Liberty Conference troubling for a few reasons. Most of which relate to your past and current associations with certain individuals and organizations that we find un-libertarian.
We believe many of the people you have aligned yourself with and continue to align yourself with are libertarians only in name and their true ideology is one more akin to a bigoted and authoritarian paleo-conservatism. Your appearance at Mises Circle in Houston, Texas just a few weeks ago is a prime...
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Dear Dalhousie Students (and fellow Halifax community members),
One of the referendum questions you face this year asks you to support the levy provisionally approved last year for South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre.
You may be familiar with SoHo from its visibility and leadership on campus in issues of sexual and gender justice, and as critics of formal policy and practice. You may be less familiar with the peer counseling, individual support, and the wide range of activity-based workshops they organize and deliver throughout the year to support women, trans people and other minorities.
What you will never see is the support South House staff and volunteers provide and the many ways they make the lives of individuals in our community bearable and better – referrals to...
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Dear Boston Area College and University Students,
On Monday, April 20th, Boston will host the 119th running of the Boston Marathon. This event signals the beginning of spring in Boston with all of its marathon-related events and visitors from around the nation and the world. The Boston marathon has taken on a much greater significance due to the tragic events of two years ago. As always, we have been preparing with our many partners, both public and private, on a safety and security plan. Marathon-related activities will begin on Friday, April 17th and continue throughout the holiday weekend.
Like all major public events there is always great concern about your safety and the consideration of those who reside in our neighborhoods. The Boston Police Department would like to ensure...
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Dear RDA Students:
I write as I contemplate the grades that I should record for each of you for your work this semester. As this is an open letter and people not familiar with me or with the class might read it, I should clarify some things. First, Research Design and Analysis 1 is the first course that psychology majors take on the road to becoming true psychologists. Students learn the one distinguishing skill that characterizes all psychologists: the ability to measure, quantify, and analyze behavior. Second, although I have been doing these things professionally for nearly 40 years, this is the first time I have taught this course. [And to those few students who rose to the challenge of the course, attended class, and put effort into your work, read this knowing that I appreciate...
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Dear Friends:
The month of June approaches and with it many graduations. As you contemplate university experiences will you take a moment to ponder a theme that may not have been in the curriculum. If it shall prove helpful to your thinking I shall be grateful.
I HAVE recently read an interesting book entitled "Man and His Universe," by John Langdon-Davies. The following are a few sentences taken from the introduction:
"The history of science is then a poetic search for God carried out by rummaging among man's old family records.... Why has so much of human energy and imagination gone to the making of this search? Partly because of an honest love of adventure, inherent in all energetic human beings....
"But there is another reason besides honest love of adventure: it is that,...
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Dear Summer Mission Project Participants,
Each of you has a different story of how God led you to apply and how you ended up here at project briefing preparing to embark on an international summer mission project with Epic. I have to be honest. I’d give a kidney to jump on an airplane and join you and your team.
God has used these past several months to prepare your hearts for the task ahead. And just like how it felt to prepare to attend college–all the books/blogs you read, the stories you heard, even the campus visit you might have taken–all those things could not and did not capture the experience of actually being a college student and attending classes, living in the dorms, etc.
Our staff have drawn from their past missions experiences to come up with helpful content, but...
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Dear UD Student:
The University of Delaware (UD) is committed to your academic, social, and personal success. To ensure that alcohol and illegal drugs do not interfere with your success at the University, drug and alcohol prevention programs have been developed. The following information is being provided to ensure that you are informed about the laws, policies and sanctions which govern the misuse of substances on campus; health risks associated with drug and alcohol abuse; and the on-campus prevention, intervention, and counseling services available for your use.
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The University of Delaware’s policies for students pertaining to alcohol and drugs may be found online in the University of Delaware's Student Guide to University Policies. University regulations...
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