Less Face More Book
SocietyIt is early in the morning. The first thing Afonso did when he woke up was to check the notifications on his new iPhone. He wakes up happy because he has over 200 likes on his last Instagram photo and thousands of retweets in the previous post. Afonso is 18 and spent the day online,
Hero or Zero?
Politics . Society . SportsIn a perfectly regular environment, the season had just started and everything looked the same old way, calm and discreet. We were in 2015, during transfer season of European football when a scandal bursts the World of the King of Sports. The Football Leaks came up. Out of nowhere, an unsigned website shocks the world
One small step for mankind
Culture . SocietyOne shakes his head. An other’s eyes find the ceiling of the metro station, while someone by accident stamps on his heel. During peak hours in Munich the underground is survival of the fittest. I step into the metro and I’m searching for a free spot to hold on. I have to put my arm
War with yourself: The road to becoming a graduate student
Society . Student lifeThis is a second chance to change my Life “I just want to give myself a chance to start over, no matter how hard it takes. I want to get out of my current life and meet better students, better teachers, and more resources,” said Zhang Yan, juniors who attended the 2018 Unified National Graduate
Flee or Die: The Story of a Gay Man from Nigeria
Culture . Politics . TravelPhillips just wanted to live a normal, happy life. But given his circumstances living in Nigeria was next to impossible. He had only two choices: run as far away as he could and start a new life somewhere else or die. As a kid, Phillips’ life wasn’t like most. His father is a very important
Inclusive education for disabled children: how to meet their special needs
Health . SocietyA common problem in actual schools in most countries is the inclusion of children with special needs in regular classrooms. But what does “inclusion” in this context mean? UNESCO defines inclusive education as “a process of responding to the diversity of students”. It involves offering a common education for all students that recognizes, values, and
Apartheid – – – Apartness
Authors . Culture . Politics . Society“Don’t question things. You are an American. Don’t rock the boat.” This is what my grandfather told his six children in the late 60s and early 70s when they started questioning the system of apartheid. “We were in a bubble,” reflects my aunt Tara Marshall. She was only 5 when her family uprooted their life
The Dangers of Domestic Abuse
HealthOn December 27th of 2019, Angadbir Sandhu didn’t really feel any pain, but the adrenaline had kicked in as he began to notice the blood dripping down his forehead. His mother and sister were startled by his appearance, more so, his open head wound. Said wound was caused by his older brother’s rage and a
Let’s talk about Mental Health
Health . Society . Student life“It has controlled my life since I was 9 in almost every way. In the limit, it freezes me, so the only way I figured to prevent that from happening was, and still is, to prepare myself before any situation that may disturb me. In my experience, I believe, it emerges from the need of
Beauty canons and Social media
UncategorizedTo start with this report I wanted to ask the following question: Who sets the canons of beauty? Is it a public opinion? Advertising has been changing over the years and in a certain way towards better, although not always. Beauty is still a very polemic topic. Above all I can see it with greater