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by Rebecca Walker Reczek, The Ohio State University; Cory Haltman, The Ohio State University,...
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The holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can also be one of the...
The thoughtfulness counts more than the timeliness. Maria Korneeva/Moment via GettyImages
by Rebecca Walker Reczek, The Ohio State University; Cory Haltman, The Ohio State University,...
Malala Yousafzai at United Nations (CNN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) by Julia Fine (CNN) -- As a teenager, it's easy to feel lost, to get swallowed up into the mob mentality and lose your voice. We've all been victim to that; anyone who says they haven't is either lying or under the age of 13 years. And so when a teenage girl undertakes such an incredible task of courage, one adults cower in fear of doing, the event takes on utmost significance. This is exactly what Malala Yousafzai, a huge inspiration to me and so many other girls, did.
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, pool) by Kirubel TadesseADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.
