Everyone Wants A Piece Of This Pie. I Never Get Tired Of My Morning Commute, Looking Out Toward The City
Everyone wants a piece of this pie. I never get tired of my morning commute, looking out toward the city watching hope and possibility bloom. New York City is the place where dreams spark and flourish, anything is possible. I feel grateful every day for being born and raised in the greatest city in the world. It is an honor to have lived here and continue to spend my life here. I embark on a new adventure every day and always stumble on something new. I love your culture, originality, traditions, art and honesty. I feel like the whole world is in the palm of my hands when I gaze out at you.
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Coming back to you was the best decision I made. No one or place in the world has made feel the security like you have. Something about being surrounded by your endless opportunities, culture, love, independence, and freedom shape my pride. My abstinent from you only heightened my curiosity. You embody a degree of possibilities, education, and life. I have let these things surface back into my own life, and I owe it all to you. The challenge was well worth it. You have not only impacted me but the world and people I share it with. Don’t ever change.
I can relate to each statement the author shared.Growing up in a society where women are systematically subjected to constant battles in every environment disrupts more than just self-appearance, it conflicts with education, work, ordinary activities, relationships, and the love for one’s self that is jeopardized because of all the battles. The rules taught to young children and the way prior generations marketed the way women ‘ought to behave’ have altered the perception of not only how society views and treats women, but how the actual female individual should behave. We praise women on their sex appeal, but with that praise comes rules that women must adhere by to be considered “sexy” or desirable.” And if we attempt to break from this trend we are considered the “outsider.” Our life purpose as humans is to experience, enjoy, learn, educate, love freely, but as a woman, all those possibilities limit us in some way.
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Growing up as a Girl
Since I was little, I was told to smile.
Since I was little, I was taught not to raise my voice.
Since I was little, I was taught to always sit with my legs crossed or closed.
Since I was little, I was taught that the boy tugging on my pig tails likes me.
Since I was little, I was taught that the boy breaking my crayons really likes me.
In kindergarten, I always got the pink sticker, even though I liked blue better.
In kindergarten, the teacher always gave the boys Lego to play with, while the girls were given dolls.
In kindergarten, when a boy made me cry, I was told that “boys will be boys.”
When I said I wanted to be a scientist, I was told it wasn’t for girls.
When my breasts first started developing, I was told I had to wear an uncomfortable bra. No explanation why.
When other girls started developing breasts at school, boys started to rate and compare us.
When blood first started coming out of my vagina, I was told I was a grown woman now. I was 11 years old.
When a pad fell out of my school bag, some boys made fun of me and called me “dirty”. I cried in a toilet stall.
When a pad fell out of my school bag, a female teacher took me aside and said I shouldn’t show “such things” to other children. I cried in a toilet stall.
When adult men started hollering at me in the streets, I was told it was a compliment.
When I got to 8th grade, I was told “it’s time to start wearing make up.” No explanation why.
When my leg hair started to grow darker, I was told to shave it. No explanation why.
I was often told I was a “good girl” and would make a “good wife” one day.
I was often told boys matured more slowly than girls and therefore I should tolerate their bullying. Boys will be boys, after all.
I didn’t even know what sex was, but I was already a sex object in the eyes of many.
Only women know what all this is like.
Since Rihanna dropped this album, I have yet to stop listening to it at least once a day. I have always been a Rihanna fan, but this album escalated my interest and appreciation for her so much more. The raw, honest, dark, deep, sensual beats are what keep me coming back for more; the truth behind the songs resonate in my own world. In my strongest opinion, this has to be one of the top 5 albums that dropped this past year. Rihanna invited her fans into the most personal and intimate parts of her life. There is something about blaring “Sex With Me” that gives me such an intense, liberating feeling while I listen to it. I also love the sexual component to the album. It brings the audience even closer to her and story. Rihanna is outspoken, confident, honest, and raw which I love most about her and Anti.
I am so excited to see this film! I think it is amazing that it's being broadcasted for free around the world. Education is one of the most powerful platforms, and all have a right to access, learn, and understand the fate of our world. This is something that EVERYONE can learn from. Sharing this around the world will only bring us closer and fight for climate change. I was instantly moved when I saw the first commercial. Knowledge is power, and the fact that this is given out for free, makes it so much more special and important to watch and understand the importance of climate change.
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By now, you have probably heard that Leonardo DiCaprio has a new documentary about climate change coming out. So how can you watch it? The Fisher Stevens-directed documentary will make its television debut on National Geographic’s channel in 171 countries and 45 languages on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Additionally, in an unprecedented move, National Geographic also announced today that Before the Flood will premiere commercial free across digital and streaming platforms around the world as part of the network’s commitment to covering climate change.
That means not only can you catch the critically acclaimed film on cable, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 6, you can also watch it on just about any website or device where you regularly stream online videos. The exhaustive list includes: Natgeotv.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Sony PlayStation, GooglePlay, VOD/Video On Demand (through MVPD set-top boxes), MVPD Sites and Apps, Nat Geo TV Apps (iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, Roku, Android phones, Xbox One and 360, Samsung Connected TVs) and more.
The idea behind this historic premiere is to educate as many people around the world about climate change and to also bring the topic to the forefront before the Nov. 8. election where a number of candidates seeking public office—including a certain orange-hued Republican—denies that climate change is even real.
