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Straw: Why We Must Care a Little More

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It's not really the last straw that breaks the camel's back. It's the absence of people willing to remove a few straws before it's too late. Straw Why We Must Care a Little More

I saw the movie Straw last month. And I was so angry at the critics that I started to fear for myself: How could a message so clear, loud, and urgent be so completely missed?

Straw is a very simple movie. It wasn’t like a Christopher Nolan film with layers of twists and hidden meanings. It was a straightforward Tyler Perry movie that depicted the unfolding of a horrible day in a woman’s life.

And even if it is mostly fiction, it’s important to remember that nothing in this movie is impossible, or hasn’t in some way happened to a very real person somewhere.

The Cuckoo Effect: How to Stop Nurturing Other People’s Dreams Instead of Your Own

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While most people may not wish you harm on a very good day, it is important to realise that everyday they try to lay eggs of their values, opinions, ideas, wishes, expectations, or demands into your own life. And, those eggs, once they hatch, leverage your fears, ego, and other strong emotions to gradually compel you to nurture them.

I Saw Iwájú, and It Got Me Depressed: The Sad Reality of Nigeria Depicted In a Disney Animation.

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Disney finally made an animated series centred around Nigeria, for Nigerian Kids. But, sadly, like a clear mirror showing you just how pimply-faced you are, the series didn’t sit so well with me. The series, Iwájú captured what lack of empathy resulted in: The Series started off by showing a gross disparity in wealth distribution … Read more