February 2012
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No man knows, till he has suffered from the night, how sweet and dear to his...
– Bram Stoker, Dracula
There is an important aspect of the “us vs. them” mentality when it comes to...
– Haters Gonna Hate: Tebow & Sub-Culture Identity Theory (via sociolab)
African-American Boys Receive Less Attention,... →
socialworky:
“A recent study by the Yale University Child Study Center shows that Black children — especially boys — no matter their family income, receive less attention, harsher punishment and lower marks in school than their White counterparts from kindergarten all the way through college. A subsequent article published in “The Washington Post” reported that Black children in the...
The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you...
– Chuck Palahniuk
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Feeling free and independent increases people’s sense of well-being more than...
– Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 101, No. 1