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What Is Affirmative Action and Why You Should Care
In the simplest terms, regarding higher education, affirmative action (which stemmed from the civil rights movement in the 1960s) is the practice…
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Why Your Family Should Stay at the Hyatt Regency Boston:
Planning a family trip to Boston? Let me make it easy for you: book your stay at the Hyatt Regency Boston. This…
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Pets
Nobody Tells You What to Do When Your Dog Dies
May has been hell, to say the least and there’s still a few days left. It started on May 1st and only…
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Confessions
The Night before Graduation
OMG, I’m having all the feels. It’s the night before graduation and suddenly, I’m freaking the fuck out. How did it all…
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Blogging
Heather Armstrong So Much More than Just a Mommy Blogger
It’s been a fucking horrible week. Let me be really, real it’s been a really fucking awful month and we’re only 10…
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School Shooting in Nashville is Just Another Day in America
I’ve been so sick this week. Down with an awful stomach virus. Projectile vomiting so much that I’ve been bedridden. But I’ve…
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Entertainment
Why Can’t I Buy Myself Flowers?
I’ve seen a LOT of sarcastic TikToks of men telling women to “buy their own flowers.” Like these dudes are actually angry…
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Mental Health
The Effects of Stress and What You Can Do to Stop It
Have you ever found yourself stressed the F out and you just couldn’t shake yourself out of it? Stress can sneak up…
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Life after Motherhood
Looking for A Job? 4 Factors to Consider
Thinking of reentering the job market? I am currently looking to reenter corporate America. I took my dream job last summer. Unfortunately,…
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News
How To Protect Your Business from The Big Quit
As someone who owns a business, you know that being a business owner presents challenges from time to time. After all, the…
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