Belau Bekiis (Wake up Palau)

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  • November 9, 2020

    Would Socrates and Jesus Be No-Platformed If They Were Alive Today?

    I recently read Teresa M. Bejan’s “The Two Clashing Meanings of ‘Free Speech.’” She raises some good questions about the First Amendment, free speech, Facebook and Twitter, and no-platforming. She also makes mention of Diogenes the Cynic, a Greek Philosopher who told Alexander the Great to “get out of his light” and apparently “lived in […]

    History
    Free speech, Jesus, Philosophy, Socrates
  • November 4, 2020

    Balancing Being a Parent and Being an Individual

    Self-control, self-awareness, and self-love may be the three most important skills our children can learn from us. And we all know that we cannot teach what we haven’t learned. When I was much younger, and admittedly, at times throughout my adult life, the phrase “loving myself” has elicited some immature and inappropriate jokes. I’m beginning […]

    Parenting
    Parenting, Parenting advice, Self-awareness, Self-control, Self-love
  • October 27, 2020

    Nancy Mairs “On Being a Cripple” Analysis

    Last month my English Professor assigned this heartwarming and inspirational narrative essay for our class to read and write up a short analysis on. I found Mairs’s writing to be honest, accessible, and moving. I look forward to reading more of her work. I’ll leave a link to the essay at the bottom of the […]

    Writing
    Analysis, Nancy Mairs, Narrative, On being a cripple
  • October 12, 2020

    How To Lose Weight Without Working Out

    Imagine being stuck at home for months with a snack cabinet full of Nacho Cheese Doritos and the Grubhub app at your fingertips. Wait… never mind. Most of us don’t have to imagine being stuck at home these days thanks to Covid-19. Maybe that’s the reason why you’re here reading this. Last summer on June […]

    Health
    Burn fat, Fasting, Intermittent fasting, Weight loss
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