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Life is life, regardless of nationality, religion, skin color or any trait you want to name. And suffering does not discriminate. But to social and other media, the value of life appears to depend on one or combination of traits, such as nationality and religion.

Additionally, the suffering of some are more of a suffering than those of others. Not to me.

And, what's more, some believe that ones pain and suffering can be alleviated by causing pain and suffering to others. I don't.

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Inside COMMITTED’s Re-designed, Revised and Revamped Website

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Our organisation website and all the associated social network accounts are up and running! For the benefit of everyone, here’s a brief run-down of it contents. At the top right hand corner of the Home Page are links to social networks. The Home Page/Who We are Page The Home Page/Who We Are page contains a description of our organisation, our campaign, our mission, and, lower down, feeds from our Social networks (Facebook and Twitter). The What We Do Page This is where you can find details of what we do to accomplish our goal and mission to make sure children in our…

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Grinnell College Commencement 2013

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Sarah Kay, a spoken word poet, was this year’s Grinnell College Commencement speaker. Talking about mentors, she makes a reference to my recent ordeal in Qatar, how the Grinnell Community came together to help secure my freedom and what I have decided to do. Click here or on the image below to watch a recording of the address. The reference starts at about the 1:07:12 min mark (as shown below on the screen grab). Her own address starts at the 52:40 min mark. Fig. 1. Grinnell College Commencement May 20 2013 Enjoy! * * * * * * * *…

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