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Soldaderas: The Women of the Mexican Revolution

Soldaderas: The Women of the Mexican Revolution

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 November 20 is the day we celebrate the Mexican Revolution, that long war (1910-1920) that ended the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz and began a new age for Mexico. Every year it seems we only celebrate the heroes:…
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4 Life Lessons from Les Miserables

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Les Miserables by Victor Hugo was published in 1862 and is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century, not to mention one of the longest ever written! It has been adapted for the stage as a Broadway…
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20 Perfect First Lines of Famous Poems

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 April 28 is Great Poetry Reading Day. What better way to celebrate some of the most famous poems of all time, and the poets who write them. Even if you don’t know the author or even the names of these poems, we bet…
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The Peace People: 20 Historical Pacifists Who Inspired Change

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 The world is a scary place. It's easy to focus on the things that are going wrong and to worry about those people who are bringing danger and harm. But in honor of World Peace Day on November 17, we thought it would…
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11 Hip-Hop Lyrics that Read Like Poetry

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 While entertainment and mainstream media often focuses on the negative and sensationalist aspects of hip-hop, this genre of of music offers powerful and sometimes chilling lyrics. A recent article by Paul Cantor in…
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Hipsters: What Does That Even Mean?

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UPDATED June 17rh, 2017 The term hipsters gets tossed around a lot these days, and depending on where you live, chances are you’ve seen a few walking past you on the street. Or have you? What does it really mean to be a hipster? Does it…
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Top 10 Signs You and Your Ex are Still in Love

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Maybe he was a great boyfriend, but things just didn’t work out. Maybe you wanted to get married and he didn’t; maybe he wanted kids and you were content with a few dogs. Maybe he was city and you were country.…
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How to Drive a Taurus Man Nuts

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 We all have certain things that just drive us totally nuts—quirks that we can’t seem to get past, behaviors of other people that make us want to pull our hair out, and annoying habits that we seriously can’t…
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Different Types of Kissing and Your Zodiac Sign

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Your zodiac sign can say a lot about your personality. It impacts the kind of friend you are, the kind of partner you are, the way you work and the way you spend your time. So it should come as no surprise that your…