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Th e s ea r e i s s ue st h a tn e e dt ob ea d d r e s s e d b yt h eu n i v e r s i t ya n dt h es t u d e n tu n i o na n di n d e e do u r p a p e r .

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Bu tt i me s , s u c ha st h eVi c t o r i a ne r a , c a u s e da na g eo f i mme n s es e x i s mwh i c hp l a n t e dl i mi t a t i o n so nwo me n ’ sa b i l i t yt o b ei n v o l v e di ns p o r t .

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Cl e a r l yt h e e f f o r t swo me na r ema k i n gi ns p o r ta r ec h a n g i n gh i s t o r yf o rt h eb e t t e r .

Fe mal eOffic i ant s Of f i c i a t i n gi sa ne l e me n to fs p o r tt h a ti sc r u c i a l , a swi t h o u ti t , mo s ts p o r t i n g c o mp e t i t i o n swo u l db eu n a b l et of u n c t i o n .

No tt ome n t i o n , i te n a b l e sc o mp e t i t i o n st ob ec o n d u c t e di nas a f ea n df a i rma n n e r .

Ho we v e r , s o me t h i n gt h a tp e r h a p si sn o td e e me da sc r u c i a li st h en e e df o rt h i sp a r to fs p o r tt oh a v ef e ma l e s a tt h ef a c eo fi t .

De s p i t es o mes p o r t sn a t u r a l l yl e n d i n gt h e ms e l v e st oaf e ma l e o f f i c i a t o r , s u c ha sn e t b a l lwh i c hi sp r e d o mi n a n t l yc o n s i d e r e da sawo me n ’ s s p o r t , i th a sp r o v e nd i f f i c u l tf o rwo me nt oi n t e g r a t et h e ms e l v e si n t omo r ema l e d o mi n a t e ds p o r t swh i c hh a v ea no v e r l yma s c u l i n ep r e s e n c e .

On eo ft h es p o r t s t h a tc a nb ec o n s i d e r e di nt h i sc a t e g o r yi sr u g b y .

Ru g b yh a so f t e nb e e nc o n s i d e r e dab r u t i s ha n dr o u g hs p o r tt h a t c a n n o tb er e p l i c a t e db ywo me na n dt h ei d e ao faf e ma l er e f e r e e t os o mec a ns e e ms o me wh a tl u d i c r o u s .

Ho we v e r , Sa r aCo x b e c a meat r a i lb l a z e rf o rt h i se l e me n to fs p o r ti n2 0 1 6wh e ns h e b e c a met h ewo r l d ' sf i r s tp r o f e s s i o n a lf e ma l er u g b yu n i o nr e f e r e e , a n di n2 0 1 8b e c a met h ef i r s tf e ma l et or e f e r e eaPr e mi e r s h i p Ru g b yCu pma t c h .

Th i sc a nb ec o n s i d e r e dal a n d ma r kmo me n t f o rf e ma l er e c o g n i t i o nwi t h i ns p o r t , a no p p o r t u n i t yt oe x p a n di n t e r e s ti nwo me n ’ sr u g b ya n dt oc h a l l e n g e t h es t e r e o t y p e ss u r r o u n d i n gt h es p o r t .

Cl e a r l yt h ee f f o r tt oe n h a n c ef e ma l ei n c l u s i o ni n t od i f f e r e n ta r e a so fs p o r ti ss t i l la no n g o i n gb a t t l ea n dy e s , i tc a nb es e e na sd i s a p p o i n t i n gt h a ti th a s t a k e nt h i sl o n gf o rf u n d a me n t a la s p e c t so f s p o r t st o b ea l t e r e d .

Ho we v e r , i ti st r u et os a y , t h a tt h e s e i mp r o v e me n t sa r ei n d e f i n i t e l y“ p r o mo t i n gh o p e ”f o rf u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s a n dt h e s ea d v a n c e me n t s wi l lb er e me mb e r e d a n dr e c o g n i s e dd u r i n g Wo me n ’ s Hi s t o r yMo n t hf o r y e a r st oc o me .

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Uk r a i n ei sa c o u n t r yi n Ea s t e r n Eu r o p e ,s i t u a t e ds o u t ho fRu s s i aa n d e a s to fPo l a n d ,Roma n i a ,Hu n g a r y , a n d Sl o v a k i a .Th ep o p u l a t i o no f Uk r a i n ei sr o u g h l y4 2mi l l i o np e o p l e , a n dt h el a n da r e ao fUk r a i n es p a n s mo r et h a n2 3 3 , 0 0 0s q u a r e mi l e s .

Uk r a i n ewa so n eo ft h ec o u n t r i e s wh i c hwa sp a r to ft h eSo v i e tUn i o n , o rt h eUSSR, a l o n g s i d eo t h e rEa s t e r n Eu r o p e a nc o u n t r i e sl i k eAr me n i a , Es t o n i a ,La t v i a ,Li t h u a n i aa n d mo r e .

Uk r a i n eb e c a mei n d e p e n d e n tf r o m t h e So v i e tUn i o no n2 4 t h Au g u s t 1 9 9 1 ,wh e nt h eSu p r e meSo v i e tPa r l i a me n to fUk r a i n ep r o c l a i me dt h a t t h ec o u n t r ywo u l dn ol o n g e rf o l l o w t h e l a ws o f t h e USSR.

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1 9 9 1 , Uk r a i n eh a dt h et h i r d l a r g e s t a t o mi ca r s e n a li nt h ewo r l d .Th eUn i t e d St a t e sa n dRu s s i awo r k e dwi t hUk r a i n e t od e n u c l e a r i s et h ec o u n t r y ,a n di na s e r i e s o f d i p l o ma t i c a g r e e me n t s , Uk r a i n e ’ sc a p i t a lc i t y ,Ky i v ,g a v et h e i r n2 0 1 5 , t h eMi n s kI Ip e a c ea g r e e me n t n u c l e a rwa r h e a d sb a c kt oRu s s i ai ne x -I w a s b r o k e r e d w i t h t h e a i d o f F r a n c e c h a n g ef o rs e c u r i t ya s s u r a n c e st h a tp r o n d Ge r ma n y t o h e l p s t o p t h e t e c t e dUk r a i n ef r o m ap o t e n t i a lRu s s i a na l a r g e s c a l e b a t t l e s i n U k r a i n e , o b l i g i n g a t t a c k .

Ho we v e r , t h i n g sc h a n g e di n2 0 1 4 r a i n et oo f f e ra u t o n o myt oRu s s i a n t h a two u l db r e a ka s s u r a n c e sa n dc a u s e Uk s e p a r a t i s t r e g i o n s a n d a m n e s t y f o r t e n s i o n s .

Uk r a i n i a nr e b e l swh i l eUk r a i n ewo u l d a i nf u l lc o n t r o lo fi t sb o r d e rt oRu s s i a I nFe b r u a r y2 0 1 4 , i ne v e n t sk n o wna st h eg n r e b e l h e l d t e r r i t o r i e s .

Re v o l u t i o no fDi g n i t y , as e r i e so fv i o l e n ti e v e n t sa n dp r o t e s t si nKy i vc u l mi n a t e d we v e r ,c e a s e f i r ev i o l a t i o n sh a v e i nt h eo u s t i n go fUk r a i n e ’ sp r o Ru s s i a n Ho o n t i n u e dt os p i k ea f t e rt h ea g r e e me n t p r e s i d e n tVi c t o rYa n u k o v y c h ,a n dt h ec n dt h i n g sl o o k e dd i r ei nDe c e mb e r o v e r t h r o wo ft h eUk r a i n i a ng o v e r n me n t .a 0 2 1 .

Th e s ep r o t e s t se me r g e da sar e s p o n s et o2 Ya n u k o v y c hr e f u s i n gt oa l l o w Uk r a i n e t os i g nap o l i t i c a la s s o c i a t i o na n d f r e e t r a d ea g r e e me n twi t ht h eEu r o p e a n U n i o n .

Whe n Ya n u k o v y c h wa so v e r t h r o wn , Ru s s i ac o n s i d e r e di tt ob ea ni l l e g a l c o u p ,a n dd i dn o tr e c o g n i s et h ei n t e r i m g o v e r n me n to fUk r a i n e .Wi d e s p r e a d p r o t e s t s , i nf a v o u ra n da g a i n s tt h er e v o l u t i o n , e r u p t e da r o u n dUk r a i n e , a n dt h i s e v e n t u a l l yc a u s e dRu s s i at oi n v a d et h e c o u n t r y

I nDe c e mb e r2 0 2 1 , USi n t e l l i g e n c e o f f i c i a l sd e t e r mi n e dt h a tRu s s i awa s p l a n n i n gt od e p l o y1 7 5 , 0 0 0t r o o p s n e a rUk r a i n e ’ sb o r d e ri np r e p a r a t i o n f o rap o s s i b l ei n v a s i o ni ne a r l y 2 0 2 2 .

Aso fe a r l yFe b r u a r y , a sma n ya s 1 3 0 , 0 0 0Ru s s i a nt r o o p sa r er e p o r t e d t oh a v eb e e np o s i t i o n e dn e a r Uk r a i n e ’ sb o r d e r s .

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Ge n e r a lMa r kMi l l e y , USPr e s i d e n t J o eBi d e n ’ st o pmi l i t a r yo f f i c e r , h a s wa r n e dt h a tt h es c a l eo fRu s s i a n f o r c e ss u r r o u n d i n gUk r a i n e ’ sb o r d e r swo u l dc a u s es i g n i f i c a n t a mo u n t so fc a s u a l t i e sa n dt h ef i g h t i n gi nu r b a na r e a swo u l db eh o r r i f i c .

Me a n wh i l e , Uk r a i n e ’ sp r e s i d e n tVo l o d y my rZe l e n s k yh a su r g e dt h e We s tn o tt os p r e a dp a n i c , wh i l s tRu s s i a nPr e s i d e n tVl a d mi rPu t i nh a s t h r e a t e n e d“ a p p r o p r i a t er e t a l i a t o r y mi l i t a r y t e c h n i c a lme a s u r e s ”i ft h e We s t ’ sa g g r e s s i v ea p p r o a c hc o n t i n u e s .

Ru s s i ad o e sn o t wa n t Uk r a i n et oj o i n NATOa n dt h eEu r o p e a nUn i o n , a n d Ru s s i a ’ sc o r ed e ma n dr i g h tn o wi s t h a tt h eWe s tmu s tg u a r a n t e et h a t Uk r a i n ewi l ln o tb e c o meame mb e r o f NATO. Vl a d i mi rPu t i nh a se x p l a i n e dt h a ti f Uk r a i n e we r e t o j o i n NATO, Uk r a i n emi g h tt r yt or e c a p t u r et h e p e n i n s u l ao fCr i me a ,wh i c hi ss t i l l c u r r e n t l y o wn e d b y Ru s s i a .

Ho we v e r , al a r g e rg o a lt h a tPr e s i d e n tPu t i nwa n t si sf o rNATOt o r e t u r nt oi t sp r e 1 9 9 7b o r d e r s–d e ma n d i n ga ne n dt oe a s t wa r de x p a n s i o na n da ne n dt oNATOa c t i v i t yi n Ea s t e r nEu r o p e .

Th i swo u l dme a n t h a tNATOwo u l dh a v et op u l lo u t o fPo l a n d , Es t o n i a , La t v i a , Li t h u a n i a , Ro ma n i ae t c .

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Whe nRu s s i a ns e i z e dCr i me ai n 2 0 1 4 , t h e yd i ds ob e c a u s et oRu s s i a , Cr i me ah a dh i s t o r i c a lc l a i m.

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Th eh o n e s ta n s we ri sweh a v en o i d e a .

Th ee v e n t sa r ec h a n g i n gd a i l y a n da so fwr i t i n gt h i ss t o r y , n o t h i n g s i g n i f i c a n ty e th a sh a p p e n e d .

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Wh e np u r c h a s i n ga ni t e m( s ) o fc l o t h i n g , b es u r ei ti sn o t o n l yf r o mas u s t a i n a b l y ma d ec o mp a n i e s , b u ta l s o t h a tt h e i rma t e r i a l sa r ed u r a b l ea n dt o po rh i g hq u a l i t y f o ry o u rc l o t h i n gt ol a s tl o n g i nt h ef i r s tp l a c e .

Ke e p i n gy o u rc l o t h i n gl o o k i n gc l e a na n df r e s hc a n me a ni r o n i n go rs t e a mi n gt h e m, t og e tr i do fwr i n k l e s .

Ama i no c c u r r e n c ef r o mi r o n i n ga n ds t e a mi n g i sp e o p l eo v e r d oi t , a c c i d e n t a l l yb u r ni t , o rc a ni r o n f a b r i c st h a ta r en o ts u p p o s e dt ob ei r o n e d .

Th i s c a u s e sl o n gt e r md a ma g ea n d , i nmo s tc a s e s , l e a v e s h u g ema r k sa n dy o uh a v en oc h o i c eb u tt ot h r o wt h e i t e mo u t .

Yo uwa n tt oa v o i dt h i s !Th e r e f o r e , wh e n i r o n i n go rs t e a mi n g , ma k es u r et h a ty o uc h e c kt h e i n s i d et a gt oe n s u r et h a twh a ty o ua r ei r o n i n g , o r s t e a mi n g , i ss u i t a b l et od os o , a n df o rwh e t h e ri ts a y s wh a tt h ei d e a lt e mp e r a t u r ei sf o rt h eh e a t .

Si mi l a r l y , wh e nd r y i n g , b es u r et oc h e c kt h e t a gi n s i d ea sn o ta l lc l o t h i n gc a nb ewa s h e di n at u mb l ed r y e r .

Th et a g swei g n o r eo nt h ei n s i d ea r ev e r yi mp o r t a n t , y o ud o n ' twa n tt owa s hs o me t h i n ga ta c e r t a i nt e mp e r a t u r et h a ti si nf a c twa yt o oh i g h f o rwh a ti ss u p p o s e dt ob ewa s h e da t .

Ama i nr e a s o nc l o t h i n gg e t st h r o wni nt h eb i ni st h a ti t ’ sr i p p e d , s t r e t c h e d , b r o k e n i na n yt y p eo fwa y , a n di tt a k e s0e f f o r ta ta l lt ot h r o wi ti nt h eb i na n dp u r c h a s ea n e wo n eo rs o me t h i n gd i f f e r e n t .

I ns o mewa y , i t ’ sl i k eag r e a ts e n s eo fp e r mi s s i o n t og os p l u r g i n gb yb u y i n gs o me t h i n gn e w, s i n c eo u ro l do n eb r o k e .

I n s t e a d , g r a by o u r s e l fas e wi n gk i ta n dl e a r nt or e p a i ry o u rc l o t h e st og i v et h e ma s e c o n dc h a n c e .

Th i ss a v e sy o uat o no fmo n e y , s a v e st h el a n d f i l l sf r o mg e t t i n g f i l l e dwi t hc l o t h i n g , a n da l l o wsy o ut oc a r r yo nwe a r i n gt h a tf a v o u r i t et o p , d r e s s , o r j a c k e to fy o u r s .

I fme n d i n gap i e c eo fc l o t h i n gy o u r s e l fi fo u to ft h eq u e s t i o n , wh e t h e rt h a tb eb e c a u s ey o u rwo r ks c h e d u l ed o e s n ' ta l l o wy o umu c ht i met ol e a r n , o rma y b ey o uj u s t d o n ' th a v et h es k i l lo rp a t i e n c ef o ri t , i fs o , y o uh a v et h eo p t i o no fg o i n gt oap r o f e s s i o n a ls e a ms t r e s s .

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Th et e mp e r a t u r e sa n ds e al e v e l sa r e r i s i n g ,j u s tl i k et h ec o n c e r na n ds e n s e o fu r g e n c yt oc o mb a t i t .

De s p i t et h i s , i t s e e mst ob eo n eo ft h emo r ec o n t e n d e d t o p i c sa c r o s st h ei n t e r n e t .Th er e a s o n ?

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Fe wp e o p l ewi l lb ei nt h ed a r kwh e n t h et o p i co fs o c i a lme d i aa l g o r i t h msi s b r o u g h tu pi nc o n v e r s a t i o n .Th o s e s e c r e tf o r mu l a st h a td i c t a t ewh a ty o u s e es c r o l l i n gt h r o u g hFa c e b o o k ,I n s t a g r a mo re v e nj u s tp l a i no l dGo o g l ea r e t a i l o r e dma d et oy o ua n dwh a ty o u ’ v e p r e v i o u s l ys e a r c h e do n l i n e .Fr o ma b u s i n e s sp o i n to fv i e w, i tma k e ss e n s e : s h o wt h ev i e we rwh a t t h e ywa n t t os e e , a n dc h a n c e sa r et h e y ’ l lb u ymo r eo f t h a tp r o d u c t .

Ho we v e r ,t h e s ea l g o r i t h msa r er e s u l t i n gi ns o men o t i c e a b l e e f f e c t si nt e r ms o fp o l i t i c a ll a n d s c a p e .

Mo r es p e c i f i c a l l y ,ap o l a r i s i n g o n e .

Pi c t ur et hi s : wha t ma ys t a r t a sas i mpl es e a r c hont hei nt e r ne t a st owhe t he rgl oba l wa r mi ngi sr e a l ornotma yi na dv e r t e nt l yl e a ddownas l i ppe r y s l opei nt oa ne x t r e meone i t he re ndof t hes pe c t r um.

T hr oughv i r t ua l c e nt r i f uga lf or c e s ,t hea l gor i t hm c ont i nue st oc a t a pul ty oua wa yf r om t he mode r a t ec e nt r eofma t t e r s .Al lt hewhi l e ,y oue x pe r i e nc eadi s t or t i on f r om r e a l i t yofs or t s ;y oudon’ tt hi nky ou’ r eha r bour i ngt ha te x t r e mea v i e w.

E v e nt ua l l y , t hea l gor i t hm s ugge s t spe opl et ha tha v eas i mi l a rv i e wpoi nt t oy ouongl oba l wa r mi ng.

Y ous t a r tt a l k i nga nde v e nt ua l l ys t a r tt os ol i di f y y ours t a nc e s .

Asy oudot hi s , y ous t a r tt ot a l kt omor epe opl ewhoa gr e e wi t hy ou.

Af e e dba c kl oopbe gi ns : t hemor epe opl ewhoy out a l kt o, t he Whi l s tt hea bov epa s s a gema ys e e m hy pot he t i c a l , i ti smor ec ommont ha npe opl et hi nk .Chr i sBa i l r e por t smul t i pl es t or i e sf ol l owi ngt ha ts or toft ha t r out ei nhi s2021book , “ Br e a k i ngt heS oc i a l Me di a Pr i s m’ .I ni the de s c r i be st he f e e dba c k l oop of

mor ey ourv i e wpoi ntha r de ns .

I t ’ sa l lneunt i l y our e a l i s et ha tpe opl el a y ont hec ompl e t e l yot he rs i deoft hes pe c t r um t ha ny ou.

Pol a roppos i t e s .

Y ouha v enowa y of e v e nf a t homi ngwhyt he yc oul dpos s i bl yt hi nkt he y ’ r e r i ght .

E v e nt ua l l ya na r gume ntov e r s oc i a l me di abr e a k soutunt i l i ti ne v i t a bl yde v ol v e si nt or e f e r e nc et ot heNa z i s .

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me e t i ngpe opl ewhoa gr e ewi t hy oua st he‘ f a l l a c y ofuna ni mi t y ’ ,whe r e byt hee x t r e meopi ni onsof i ndi v i dua l sa r epe r c e i v e dt obel e s se x t r e medue t ot he m be i ngs ur r ounde dwi t hpe opl ewhoa gr e e

T hr e ec onc e pt s : Vi r t ua l E c hoCha mbe r s , Con r ma t i onbi a s , Godwi n’ sL a w.

wi t hy ou.

T hi si st hepr oduc tofv i r t ua l e c hoc ha mbe r s : t hes a mei de ai sj us tbounc i nga r ound, but i t ha sav e r ys ma l lpoi ntofpr oduc t i on.

Wi t ht hi s e c hoc ha mbe rc ome s t hec on r ma t i onbi a s ,t he me nt a lpr oc e s st oi nt a k ei nf or ma t i ont ha ts up por t sy ourpr ee x i s t i ngbe l i e f .

F r om a ni ndi v i dua ls t a nc e t hebi a sma k e ss e ns e : noonel i k e sbe i ngwr ong.

Howe v e r , t he r ea r e ma nyda nge r st ha t ma yc omef r omt hi s .

S ma l l qua nt i t i e sofi nf or ma t i onme a nt ha topi ni onsma ybe mi s a l i gne dormi s i nf or me d.T her e s ul t i ngde l us i onma ybea ss i mpl ea sde v e l opi ngas i mpl edi s l i k i ngt os ome one , or a sba da sl a woffic i a l sr a c i a l l y pr ol i ngs ome onef orac r i met he ydi dn’ tc ommi t .

Wha t e v e rt heout c omeoft hebi a sr unni ngr a mpa nt ,t heout c omei smos t l yt hes a me ;i nf or ma t i oni si gnor e di fi tdoe s n’ t ty ourna r r a t i v e .

T hi s pl ust hev i r t ua l e c hoc ha mbe rr e s ul t si nt hes ol i di c a t i onof v i e ws , e x t r e meorno

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J u s t r e me mb e rt h a t y o u ro p i n i o no nt h ei n t e r n e ti sal i t t l eb i tl i k et h eTr u ma ns h o w:Th e wo r l dy o up e r c e i v ei si nf a c tame r es t a g e , c r e a t e db ywh a t y o ud o , a so p p o s e dt ot h er e a l wo r l dwh i c hi swa i t i n go u tt h e r ef o ry o u .

Andy o u’ r ea l wa y sbe i ngr e c o r de d.

Pol a rOppos i t e s .

S omuc hi st hi st he c a s et ha tpe opl ea r euna bl et or e a l i s t i c a l l y f a t hom t hedi ffe r e nc e .I nc opi ng,t he yt ur ni nwa r ds .I fwha t t he ya r edoi ngi s n’ tj us tc or r e c t , butt her i ghta ndgoodt hi ng t odo, t he nwha tmus tt he i rdi r e c toppos i t i onbe ?E v i l .

Att ha t i ns t a ntofr e c ogni t i on,c i v i ldi s c our s ei soutoft hewi ndow.

Ma r s ha l l Mc L uha nphr a s e , ‘ e l e c t r oni cma nl os e st ouc hwi t ht he c onc e ptofar ul i ngc e nt r ea swe l la sr e s t r a i nt sofs oc i a lr ul e s ba s e doni nt e r c onne c t i on’ e c hoe st hr ought hes e r v e r sa ndda t a ba s e sa snotonl ydot her ul e sofhuma nde c e nc ya r ei gnor e d, butt hos ewhoa r emode r a t ei nt he i rpol i t i c a l v i e wsa r e di s c our a ge dt opa r t a k ei ndi s c us s i on.S o,how dowet r ya nd pr e v e ntt hi sf r om ha ppe ni ng?We l l , t heobv i ousonewoul dbe t ok e e py our s e l ft oy our s e l f , butt ha ti s n’ tl i k e l yi nt hi sda ya nd a ge .

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c our s ema ys t i l lbet he r e .Ac ont r ov e r s i a lt houghta swe l l :i f

t a i nt y ) .

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t he ya r egoi ngt oha v ea ne ffe c t i v edi s c our s e , t he ndon’ tt a l kt o

wr i t t e nr ul eoft hei nt e r ne t .T hi sma y be ,f orme ,t hes c a r i e s t

t he m.

Y ous ur e l yha v ebe t t e rt hi ngst odowi t hy ourt ha na r gue

a s pe c tof t hi swhol edi s c us s i on.

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ons e tofc on r ma t i onbi a sha sma k e si ndi v i dua l ss os e ti nt he i r

al e s sa ggr e s s i v ehobby !

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wa y st ha tt he ybl urt hel i ne sbe t we e nt he m be i ngr i ghtt ot he m

t hei nt e r ne ti sal i t t l ebi tl i k et heT r uma ns how: T hewor l dy ou

doi ngt he‘ good’ t hi ngbe l i e v i ngt hi s .T hef a l l a c yofuni f or mi t y

pe r c e i v ei si nf a c tame r es t a ge , c r e a t e dbywha ty oudo, a sop-

s ha t t e r s , r e v e a l i ngt her e a l wor l da ndt hos ewhoha v ef a l l e ni nt o

pos e dt ot her e a l wor l dwhi c hi swa i t i ngoutt he r ef ory ou.

as i mi l a rpi t f a l l but ungt heot he rdi r e c t i on.

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E v e r wa n t e dt ot r a v e l s o l o ?E v e r wa n t e dt oe x p l o r ea ne n t i r e c o u n t r ywi t hj u s t y o u r j o u r n a l t ok e e py o uc o mp a n y ?E v e r wa n t e dt oc a l l i ns i c k , g r a bt h en e x t f l i g h t a n df l yo f f t o s o me wh e r ef a r a wa y ?I a mg o i n gt ot a k et h a t a say e s ( b e c a u s e , i s n ’ t t h i sl i k ea ne v e r y d a yt h i n g ? ! ) .

T h i sWo me n ’ s Hi s t o r yMo n t h , l e t ’ sc e l e b r a t et h a t t o d a y .

Wewo me nh a v e b e c o mef i n a n c i a l l y , p h y s i c a l l y , a n de mo t i o n a l l y i n d e p e n d e n t , b yt a k i n gal o o ka t s o meo f t h eb e s t d e s t i n a t i o n sf o r u st ot a k eat r i pt o .

I ’ mn o t g o i n gt ob o r ey o u b yt e l l i n gy o uh o wt ob es a f e , I ’ ms u r eb yt h i sp o i n t y o u ’ v e l e a r n t t ot a k ec a r eo f y o u r s e l f .

I n s t e a d , a l l o wmet ot a k ey o u o nat o u r f u l l o f a d v e n t u r e , s e l f e x p l o r a t i o n , a n dp a mp e r i n g .

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Re c o mme n d e df o r : Ci t y s l i c k e r s I fy o u ’ r ei d e ao ft h eu l t i ma t e h o l i d a yi samo d e r nc i t y e x p e r i e n c e , y o us h o u l db e g o o g l i n gt h eUAE. Du b a i , t h ec i t yo fs u p e r l a t i v e s , i st h e b e s t c i t yt o d a yt oe x p e r i e n c e h i g h t e c he x t r a v a g a n c e , b ei t a t t h eBu r j Kh a l i f a , Du b a i Fr a me , o rDu b a i Aq u a r i u m a n dUn d e r wa t e rZo o .

I fi t g e t st o oh o t , t h e r ea r e mu l t i p l ewa t e r p a r k sa n d b e a c hc l u b s( a n de v e na n e n t i r el o u n g eb u i l t e n t i r e l y f r o mi c ea n ds e r v i n gh o t f o o d ! )wa i t i n gf o ry o u .

Ab u Dh a b i i sa n o t h e rg r e a t c i t y wo r t hv i s i t i n gf o ri t s a r c h i t e c t u r e–t h eCo r n i c h e , t h eEt i h a dT o we r s , t h e Emi r a t e sPa l a c e , a n ds o me a b s o l u t e l ys t u n n i n gmo s q u e s .

Wh od o e s n ’ tf a n c yb e i n g J u l i aRo b e r t si nEa t , Pr a y , Lo v e ?Le a v eb e h i n da l ly o u r wo r r i e sa n dh e a dt o I n d o n e s i af o rs o meq u i e tme t i me .

I tmi g h tn o tb e e v e r y o n e ’ sc u po ft e a , b u t wh e ni nBa l i , y o umu s ta t l e a s tt r yme d i t a t i o n .

Sp e n d y o u rmo r n i n g sp r a y i n g( o r s i mp l ys o a k i n gi nt h e p o s i t i v i t y )a tt e mp l e sl i k e Ta n a hLo t , Ul u wa t ua n d Ul u nDa n uBe r a t a n .

Al t e r n a t i v e l y , y o uc a ng o h i k i n go nMo u n tBa t u rt o e n j o yt h ef a mo u ss u n r i s e v i e wsf r o mi t ss u mmi t .

Th e Nu s aa n dGi l ii s l a n d sa r e p e r f e c tf o rd a yt r i p sa n dwi l l g i v ey o up l e n t yo ft i met o i n t r o s p e c ta mi d s tt h e c e r u l e a nl a n d s c a p e

Re c o mme n d e df o r : Sh op t i l l y o u d r o p p e r s Emi l yI nPa r i sh a sma d eu sa l ly e a r nt o s p e n day e a r( o rt wo )wo r k i n gi nt h ec i t y o fl o v e .

Wh i l et h a tma yn o tb ep o s s i b l e f o re v e r y o n e , as h o p p i n gs p r e ei s d e f i n i t e l yi ne v e r y o n e ’ sc a r d s .

I fy o ua r e r e a d yt ol o o s e ny o u rp u r s es t r i n g s e n o u g h , t h eCh a mp s El y s e e sSt r e e t wo u l dp r o v et ob eap a r a d i s e -Di o r , Vu i t t o n , Va l e n t i n o , Ar ma n i , Ve r s a c e … t h e ya l lc a mph e r e .

I f , l i k eme , a l ly o u a f f o r dh e r ea tt h emo me n ti swi n d o w s h o p p i n g , t h e nNAFNAF , ETAM, Ca ma ï e u , Ko o k a ïa r es o meo ft h e Pa r i s i a nb r a n d st ol o o ko u tf o r .

Do n ’ t f o r g e tt ot r ya n db u ys o mea r t i s a n a l c h e e s e s .

Re c o mme n d e df o r :Ca n ’ t d e c i d e r s Co n f u s e d ?Wa n tt oh a v eab i to f e v e r y t h i n g ?Tu r nt oI n d i a .

Me d i t a t ei nt h emo n a s t e r i e so fSi k k i m; s i g h t s e et h eSi l i c o nVa l l e yo f I n d i a , i . e . , Ba n g a l o r e ;g os h o p p i n ga tHa u zKh a sVi l l a g ea n d Co n n a u g h tPl a c ei nDe l h i ;t a k e t h ewi l d l i f es a f a r i sa tRa n t h a mb o r ei nRa j a s t h a n ;a n dp a r t yt i l l y o up a s so u ti nMu mb a i !

Re c o mme n d e df o r :Na t u r el o v e r s I fb e i n ga r o u n de l e p h a n t s , l i o n s , z e b r a s , wi l d e b e e s ta n dwh a t n o ti s t h eu l t i ma t eh i g hy o un e e dt od e c o mp r e s s , wh a tb e t t e rd e s t i n a t i o n t h a nt h es a v a n n a h so fMa s a i Ma r a .

Th eb e s tt i met ov i s i t wo u l du n d o u b t e d l yb eb e t we e n J u l yt oOc t o b e rwh e ny o uc a nwi t n e s st h eGr e a tMi g r a t i o no n g a med r i v e s , h o r s e b a c ks a f a r i s , o re v e nh o t a i rb a l l o o nr i d e s .

I f y o u ’ r ei n t oe l e p h a n t sa smu c ha s me , t h e nt h eh i g h l i g h to fy o u r t r i pwo u l db eav i s i tt oa n yo f t h e i ro r p h a n a g e swh e r ey o uc a n e v e ng e tu pc l o s ea n df o s t e ra b a b yt u s k e r .

Al t i t u d ea f i c i o n a d o s s h o u l dc h e c ko u tMo u n tKe n y a , t h ec o n t i n e n t ’ ss e c o n dh i g h e s t p e a k .

Re c o mme n d e df o r :Pa r t yh o p p e r s

Wi t h2 9s t a t e s , e a c hh a v i n gi t so wnp e r s o n a l i t y , I n d i ao f f e r ss o me t h i n gt o e v e r yk i n do ft r a v e l l e r s .

Sn o wymo u n t a i n si nt h en o r t h , u n s p o i l tn a t u r ei nt h e e a s t , d e s e r t si nt h ewe s t , a n dag o r g e o u sc o a s t l i n ei nt h es o u t h , y o un a me i ta n dt h ec o u n t r yh a si t !

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Bu tt h i sWo me n ’ sHi s t o r y Mo n t h , ma k es u r ey o ua p p r e c i a t ey o u r s e l fa n dt e l l y o u r s e l fh o wmu c hy o u l o v ey o u r s e l fi nwh a twa y p l e a s e sy o ub o t h !

Me d e l l i n, e s p e c i a l l yt h e Ll e r a sd i s t r i c t , i st h et r e n d i e s t p l a c et ob e .

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Co l o mb i a n sl o v et oh a v ef u na n dc r e a t e t h ee x t r a o r d i n a r yn i g h t l i f et h e ya r e f a mo u sf o r .

Ofc o u r s e , t h ec o u n t r yh a sa l o tmo r et oo f f e ra n dy o umu s ts p e n d t h ed a y t i mee x p l o r i n gt h a t , b u ta tn i g h t , y o u ’ r ei nf o rt h ewi l d e s tp a r t i e sy o ua r e e v e rg o i n gt oc h e r i s h( i fy o u ’ r ea b l et o r e me mb e rt h e ml a t e r , t h a ti s ! ) .

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So me t i me si tc a ns e e ml i k ewe ’ v et a k e no nt o omu c h , t h el i s t o ft h i n g sweh a v et od ob e c o me so v e r wh e l mi n g a n dwh e nt h a th a p p e n si t ’ sh a r dt ok n o w wh a tt od o .

Up o ns o mer e s e a r c h ,wh a two r k sf o ral o to fp e o p l ei s t oc r e a t es h o r tt e r ma n dl o n g t e r mg o a l s .

Fo re x a mp l e , wh i l s t t h el o n g t e r mg o a l ma yb et owr i t ea3 , 0 0 0 wo r d e s s a y ,t h es h o r t t e r mg o a lc o u l db et op l a nf o rt h e e s s a y .Or ,i n s t e a do ft h i n k i n gt h a tweh a v et owr i t ea n e n t i r ed i s s e r t a t i o nb r e a ki td o wna n dp l a nt owr i t e e i g h t h u n d r e dwo r d so rac h a p t e r .Br e a k i n gt h i n g s d o wna n dc r e a t i n gs ma l l e rg o a l sa sp a r to ft h eb i g g e r g o a l sc a no f t e nma k et h i n g ss e e me a s i e ra n dmo r ema n a g e a b l e .I ta l s ome a n st h a ty o u ’ l lp o t e n t i a l l yg e tmo r e d o n e .

So me t h i n gt h a tI ’ v ef o u n dwo r k sf o rme ,a ss o me o n e wh og e t sas e r i o u sc a s eo fmi s s i n go u ti ft h e ys e et h e i r f r i e n d so u t wi t h o u t t h e mi st oma k ef u t u r ep l a n s .

Byd e c i d i n gt op e r h a p sd e d i c a t et wod a y st owo r ka n dt h e n r e wa r d i n gy o u r s e l fwi t hs o me t h i n gt h a ty o ue n j o yo n t h et h i r dd a y ,y o u ’ r ee n s u r i n gt h a ty o u rwo r kl i f ea n d y o u rs o c i a ll i f ea r eb a l a n c e d ,a n dt h a tn e i t h e ri smo r e i mp o r t a ntt h a nt h eo t h e r .Ma k i n gs u r et h a ty o u ’ v er e wa r d e dy o u r s e l f f o r t h ewo r kt h a t y o u ’ v ed o n ei si mp o r t a n tf o rn o to n l yd oy o ub e g i nt oa s s o c i a t ed o i n gwo r k wi t hs o me t h i n gp o s i t i v e ,b u ty o ua l s og e tt or e l a xa n d h a v ef u nwi t h o u two r r y i n ga b o u ta s s e s s me n t so ro t h e r t a s k s .

Le a d i n go nf r o mt hi s , mi n d s e ti ss h o wnt op l a ya h u g ep a r ti nma n a g i n gt h ewo r k l o a d .

Th i n k i n ga b o u t t h ep o s i t i v e sa n dn o tt h en e g a t i v e ss h o wamo r ep r o d u c t i v ea n ds u c c e s s f u lwo r kl i f e .

Fo re x a mp l e , e a r l i e rIc a l l e dt h ed i s s e r t a t i o ns o me t h i n gt ob ed r e a d e d .

Ho we v e r , i fIb e g i nt ot h i n ko fi ta sa ni n t e r e s t i n g p i e c eo fwo r ka n dr e s e a r c hi n s t e a do fadr e a d e dh u g e t a s k , n o to n l ywi l lIb emo r ep r o d u c t i v ewhe nr e s e a r c h i n ga n dwr i t i n gi t , b u tIwi l la l s ob es u c c e s s f u l o v e r a l l .

Th i si sk n o wna saf i x e da n dag r o wt hmi n d s e t .

Af i x e dmi n d s e tme a n sy o ut h i n kt h a te v e r y t h i n g i st h ewa yi ti s , a n dn o t h i n gc a nc h a n g e .

So , i fy o u h a v eaf i x e dmi n d s e ti nt h i n k i n gt h a tap i e c eo f c o u r s e wo r ki sg o i n gt ob el o n ga n dt e d i o u s , t h e ni t ’ s mo r el i k e l yt h a tt h i si se x a c t l yh o wi twi l lb e .

Ont h e o t h e rh a n d , ag r o wt hmi n d s e ti swh e r ey o ub e l i e v e t h a ty o u ra b i l i t i e sa n di n t e l l i g e n c ec a ni mp r o v eo v e r t i met h r o u g hp e r s i s t e n c e .

Th i sme a n si fy o u ’ r es t r u g g l i n gwi t hap i e c eo fwo r ko rma n a g i n gy o u rt i me , b u ty o ut r yy o u rb e s ta n db e l i e v et h a ty o uc a nd o y o u ra s s e s s me n twe l lt h r o u g hh a r dwo r k , t h e ni t ’ s l i k e l yt h a ty o uc a nd oi t .

I nh a v i n gag r o wt hmi n d s e t a n du l t i ma t e l yb e i n gmo r ep r o d u c t i v eb e c a u s eo fi t t h e ni t ’ sh i g h l yp o s s i b l et h a ty o uwi l lh a v emo r e s p a r et i me .

Th i st i mec a nb es p e n te i t h e rh a v i n ga g o o dt i mewi t hy o u rf r i e n d so rc r o s s i n ga n o t h e rt a s k o f fyo u rt o d ol i s t .

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Th a tb e i n gs a i da n dd o n e , I ’ mo f ft o r e wa r dmy s e l ff o rwr i t i n gt h i sa r t i c l ewi t hs o me c o f f e ea n dc a k e .

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Ar e i ma g i n i n go fLu c y Mo n t g o me r y ’ s c l a s s i cb o o kAn n eo fGr e e nGa b l e s , wa t c h e r sa r eme t a sk i n d r e ds p i r i t st o An n e( wi t ha ne ,o fc o u r s e ) ,af e mi n i s tv i s i o n a r yo fh e rt i me .Amy b e t h Mc Nu l t ys t a r sa st h e1 3 y e a r o l d o r p h a n wh oi s“ u n a t t r a c t i v e ”b y wh i t es t a n d a r d sa n dwh or e s i s t st h e u n i n v i t i n gg e n d e rr o l e st h a tt h el a t e n i n e t e e n t hc e n t u r yh a dt oo f f e r .I n t h eo p e n i n gs c e n e ,An n ei si n i t i a l l y r e j e c t e db e c a u s eo fh e rg e n d e r .Mi s t a k e n l ys e n tt ol i v ewi t hs i b l i n g s Ma t t h e wa n d Ma r i l l a Cu t h b e r t– wi t ht h er e q u i r e me n t o fab o yt oh e l p wi t ht h e i rf a r m –s h ei sn o t h i n gb u t .

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o t s ”b e i n gt h el e a s ti n s u l t i n g a n db i t e .

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Th ef a c t o fwo me n–t h es h o r ts t o r i e s–h e r a t h a ts h ee mp h a s i s e st h el e t t e r‘ e ’i n s u p p o s e dr e j e c t i o no fma r r i a g e– e rn a mewh e n e v e rs h ei n t r o d u c e s a n dIc a n n o th e l pb u tl o v eh e r .

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Af t e rt h e i a st owh ys h e ’ ss op e r s i s t e n ta b o u t o r p h a n a g e , s h ei sv i c t i mi s e da n d r t i c u l a t i n gt h e‘ e ’i nh e rn a me , o n e s u b j e c t e dt of u r t h e rt o r t u r ea n dr i d i -a ft h eo n l yt h i n g s , p e r h a p s , t h a ts h e c u l eb yh e rs c h o o l ma t e swi t h“ c a r o

c a nc l a i ma sh e ro wn .

Th i si ss o me t h i n gq u i t er e ma r k a b l et a k i n gi n t o c o n t e x tf e ma l ea g e n c yi nt h el a t e n i n e t e e n t hc e n t u r y .

Tob o r r o wf r o m Gr e t aGe r wi g ’ sa d a p t a t i o no fLi t t l e Wo me n , AmyMa r c hs t a t e st h a t , “ I ’ mj u s tawo ma n .

An da sa wo ma nIh a v en owa yt oma k e mo n e y , n o te n o u g ht oe a r nal i v i n g a n ds u p p o r tmyf a mi l y .

Ev e ni fI h a dmyo wnmo n e y , wh i c hId o n ' t , i two u l db e l o n gt omyh u s b a n dt h e mi n u t ewewe r ema r r i e d . ”Att h e t i me , d e s p i t eawo me n ’ sf i n a n c i a l s i t u a t i o na f t e rma r r i a g ei np a r t i c u l a r , t h e yo wn e dl i t t l ea s s e t sa n d c o n s i d e r i n gAn n e ’ sp r e v i o u si mp o v e r i s h e ds t a t e , t oc a r r yh e rn a me wi t ha smu c hc e r t a i n t ya ss h ed o e s i ss ome t h i n gt or e s p e c t .

Wha tma k e st h i ss h o ws o me t h i n g o far e a lf e mi n i s tc o mf o r t , i st h a ti n s p i t eo fh e ra b u s i v eu p b r i n g i n g , h e r u n c o n v e n t i a l l ya t t r a c t i v er e dh a i r , f r e c k l e sa n dc h i c k e nl e g s , h e rl i p s s h a p e dl i k ec a t e r p i l l a r s , h e rp o v e r t y a n dt h ej u d g e me n tf a c e db y9 5 %o f Av o n l e a , An n er i s e sa n dr i s e s .

I n r i s i n g , e v e nmo r ea d mi r a b l ys o , s h e n e v e rb r i n g sa n y o n ee l s ed o wnwi t h h e r .

Ev e nb r i n g i n gme a n s p i r i t e d J o s i ePa r r ya l o n gwi t ho nh e rHi l d a l i k ea d v e n t u r e s .

I ns a y i n ga l lo f t h a t , An n er i s e sd e s p i t eb e i n gag i r l i nt h el a t en i n e t e e n t hc e n t u r y .

I t wo u l db et o ot e mp t i n gt ol i s ta l lo f t h ewa y sAn n ep r o v e dt h eb o u n d a r i e so fg e n d e ra n dwo ma n h o o d ; s h e ’ sd o n es omu c hi nt h et h r e es e a s o n s .

I ft h e r e ’ so n et h i n g , a b o v ea l l e l s e , i st h a ts h et e a c h e sa n di n s p i r e s t h eg i r l sa n dwo me na r o u n dh e r t h a tt h e yt r u l yc a nd oa n y t h i n ga b o yc a nd oa n dmo r e .

Tor e t h i n k wh a ti tme a n st ob eawo ma na n dt o l o v et h e ms e l v e s .

Toq u o t eRu b y Gi l l i s , “ Il o v eb e i n gawo ma n . ” Th i si sas h o wt h a tt r u l ye mb r a c e s g i r l h o o da n dwo ma n h o o d .

An n ewi t ha nEa t t e mp t st oq u e s t i o nt h es y s t e mf r o mi n s i d et h ef i r e o fas t a u n c hf e mi n i s ta n dd i s r u p ti t wh e r e v e rp o s s i b l e , l e a v i n gc h a n g e t r a d i t i o n a l i s t sa n dk e e p e r so ft h e s t a t u sq u o .

Wh i l s twi d e n i n gt h e h e a r t sa n dmi n d so fAv o n l e a , An n e p r o v e st h a tg i r l sc a nd oa n y t h i n ga b o yc a nd o .