You may write about an idea that you consider risky to address, such as abortion, racism, or same-sex marriage. You may feel free to write about this idea from your perspective without the pressure of knowing others are going to read it. Or you may tackle a universal theme in a more unconventional way, such as the theme of love from the perspective of a queer woman or the theme of kindness from the perspective of a serial killer....
For example, you may take a passionate but doomed relationship in your past and change around real life names to fictionalize it. You may also change the setting or small details to make the situation more dramatic. You can also use the real life romances of others around you as inspiration. Maybe you have a friend who is in a stormy romance. Or perhaps you have a sibling who had a passionate relationship in the past....
There are a lot of changes that come in life that can make people sad. Friendships and other relationships ending can cause sadness. The death of a loved one can also make someone sad. Sadness can also be caused by more minor events. Losing a family pet can be sad. Having to move to another city can be a cause of sadness. Consider what you think sadness is. What thoughts and emotions do you associate with sadness?...
“I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I’m going to be logging off for a while. But the good news is also that I’ll be logging off for a while. ” Normally, your good news and your bad news would be different. By making them the exact same thing, you’re surprising your audience with something they didn’t expect. “A man, a horse, and a scarecrow walk into a bar....
But after a renewed interest in his case, and with a little help from a true crime podcast, he was finally bought to justice. On Tuesday the 74-year-old was was found guilty of murdering his former-wife Lynette Dawson 40 years ago in Sydney, Australia. The case was the focus of 2018 crime podcast The Teacher’s Pet, hosted by The Australian journalist Hedley Thomas, which received more than 60 million downloads globally....
So should Bush retreat? Not at all. The irony is that only the overthrow of Saddam would change Arab opinion and the delusional terms of public debate. The leaders of the Arab world are afraid to dispel Arab dreams, since they have no way to justify their own ineffective governments. They don’t dare confront the street, and have to employ doublespeak instead. In the current crisis, this means publicly rejecting a strike against Iraq while privately supporting a decisive and final blow to a regime they all despise....
At the moment, Tehran is dictating the timing and terms of the talks while continuing to make progress on its nuclear program. Iran is perhaps no more than a month away from developing a nuclear bomb if it chooses to do so. President Joe Biden and his team have acceded to Tehran’s demand that the United States not sit at the table during this week’s talks in Vienna, leaving America’s interests in the hands of European allies....
Nothing brought this home to me more than last month, when the National Basketball Association was jubilantly celebrating its 50th anniversary. It was not only much clever mingling of marketing and reminiscence. No, what you heard clearest was many wise men proclaiming that basket- ball is now the American game, the one in rhythm with our hectic, cybermanic boomer-X lives. But wait. There is also what is everywhere else called ““American’’ football....
Until this past weekend, though, it seemed as though animals had remained pretty much untouched by the virus. But, on Sunday the narrative shifted, and what is believed to be the first documented report of an animal contracting the virus was reported at the Bronx Zoo in New York. The virus was found in a 4-year-old Malayan tiger, Nadia, who had developed a dry cough. Six other cats are said to have exhibited symptoms as well, though Nadia will be the only one tested so as to not subject more animals to anesthesia....
Even though cases are dropping in the U.S., easier access to COVID-19 drugs is crucial. Right now, getting treatment can be a lengthy process, since it requires a positive test and a prescription. Both of the antiviral pills authorized in the U.S.—Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s molnupiravir—should be taken within five days of symptom onset. In an email to reporters sent while President Biden was still delivering his State of the Union address, a White House official shared specifics on the Test to Treat plan, explaining that the goal was “to minimize the time between a positive test result and receiving an effective COVID-19 treatment, including antiviral pills and monoclonal antibodies....
That wasn’t what the announcement turned into for some though. For a sizable number of U.S. fans, the news was met with the predictable, but still rather disappointing, response of derision and disdain. Not at Howard for taking a well-earned break, but rather at U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann for what the announcement brought back memories of. Klinsmann’s decision to leave Landon Donovan off the 2014 World Cup team is a wound that still festers in the psyche of a number of U....
The visitors went into the contest on the back of a fine 4-2 victory over Manchester City, suggesting they were getting back to the standard that saw them remarkably clinch the Premier League title last season. Why Costa drinks beer after matches But Leicester were given a reality check at the Vitality Stadium, looking toothless in attack and devoid of craft in midfield, with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy – confirmed as seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 2016 Ballon d’Or on Monday – particularly ineffective....
Huawei’s P50 Pro includes a 50 megapixel main camera, a 13 megapixel ultrawide camera, a 40 megapixel monochrome camera and a 64 megapixel telephoto camera, all of which combine to enable users to take photos of almost any situation. The front-facing Selfie lens has a 13 megapixel sensor. This setup allows camera users to pick their level of control or features. These range from the basic Photo mode, which allows seamless switching between the four cameras, to options such as Pro mode or High-Res mode, among others, that enable users to control the aperture and take total control....
Over the weekend, flames engulfed the Evraz ZSMK steel plant, also known as the West Siberian Iron & Steel, in the city of Novokuznetsk in Russia’s Kemerovo region. Russian oligarch Abramovich is one of the major shareholders of Evraz. Local news outlets cited Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade as saying that the September 24 fire was caused by a power surge. “There were no casualties, destruction or damage to equipment,” the ministry said....
Freya, an 11-foot shark weighing 883 pounds, was lurking in the shallows off Pea Island, on the outer banks of the state, at 11.19 p.m on June 19. Ocearch’s shark tracker pings when a tagged white shark comes close to the surface of the water. The organization tags the elusive species to learn more about their behavior. Freya was first tagged on March 25 in 2021. To tag the sharks, Ocearch, which aims to collect data that can be passed on to scientists, lifts them out of the water onto a hydraulic platform....
A picture of the carpet python curled up inside the drawer at his home in Brisbane was posted on Reddit by Aus_Scott, and has received more than 33,000 upvotes. “Woke up to a snake in my drawer,” the Reddit user said in a caption. Carpet pythons are a non-venomous species that can be found almost everywhere in Australia, except Tasmania. They live in a wide range of habitats from the wet tropics to near arid deserts and are one of the largest snakes found on the Sunshine Coast....
The Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey there was an “invisible contract” through which his family invited the media into their lives in exchange for positive coverage. He also said during the March 2021 conversation that the royals feared criticism in the tabloid press. The account bears some similarities to an old clip that has gone viral on Twitter of British actor Hugh Grant suggesting U.K. politicians fear the media....
Jackman made nine appearances as the iconic Marvel character over a period spanning 16 years and 228 days. He eventually bowed out of the role in 2017 with the critically acclaimed entry Logan. Despite saying goodbye to the character that made him a bona fide Hollywood star, Jackman continues to have an affinity with the role, telling interviewer Jake Hamilton last year: “it’s still a character I hold close to my heart....
‘He’ll have a good Christmas’ - Mustafi ruled out for three weeks The Potters manager was speaking to journalists after his team’s 3-1 defeat at Emirates Stadium and seemed to take exception to a question over chants directed at Ramsey, who wasn’t named in the Arsenal squad, before saying ‘did they? OK, well I didn’t hear them’ before walking out of the conference room. Ramsey suffered a broken leg after an attempted Ryan Shawcross tackle while playing against Stoke in February 2010 and was ruled out for 10 months as a consequence....
Viasna human rights center said there is a current total of 562 political prisoners in the country, including 11 people who were convicted on Monday. Viasna said the raids performed by Belarusian authorities on Monday targeted civil society activists and human rights defenders in western Belarus. The raids were part of a continued massive crackdown that began when police beat thousands of demonstrators and arrested more than 35,000 people at protests in response to Lukashenko’s sixth term....
