September 2011
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The Tomatoes of Wrath →
Workers in the fields earn about 50 cents for picking a bucket containing 32 pounds of tomatoes. These workers make only $10,000 to $12,000 a year, much of which they send home. The $10,000-$12,000 range, because it includes the higher pay of supervisors, means the real wages of the pickers are usually less than $10,000 a year. Wages have remained stagnant since 1980. A worker must pick 2.25...
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I really don’t deserve your patient love, let alone your attention. Thank you for your people.
Luke 9:25
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“Being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than...”
– Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning (via latikaaaa, simplicityduplicity)
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The story of Troy Davis floods my newsfeed. I recognize seeing his name from yesterday; a crowd of people had a demonstration in front of the Texas Capitol. I briefly read few articles and posts. I feel as though have been slapped in the face with cold water. Feeling enraged is the first step but never should be the last. I don’t denounce the legitimacy of the U.S. judicial system entirely nor the...
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to slow dance in a burning room →
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“I refuse to believe corporations are people until Texas executes one.”
– - Ara Rubya via @DanonNewsNet (via soupsoup)
Go blue party!
There is an unidentified land, full of promises, government agencies, cold fronts thus mufflers and coats, cupcakes and statues of quite significant individuals. Oh and living within a driving range with oh you know, the Commander-in-Chief.
Then on the other side of scale lie + $50,000/year of tuition/living cost times two, leaving my sister, endangering my one-year-old relationship, and the...
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My first time 'craving' a country song
Thanks to these beautiful lyrics (and a cover done by Haley Williams :p)
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love Can the child within my heart rise above Can I sail through the changing ocean tides Can I handle the seasons of my life
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