by Jennie S. Bev
In an interview with a tabloid, I once answered, “I write for the love of it. I do business for a living. I volunteer for love of humanity.” I find writing valuable for my own mental health and increasing public awareness on certain issues. In short, writing is therapeutic and provides an avenue to advocate causes I dearly believe in.
The good thing is, writing is a learned skill. The rule of thumb is: the higher one’s education is, the better they write. Is it a fact or merely a misconception? Also, how can one use writing effectively for therapeutic and advocacy purposes?
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by Jennie S. Bev
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that multiculturalism in Europe has failed. Prior to that, Thilo Sarrazin, the author of Germany Does Away with Itself stated that Germany failed due to too many “unfavorable” immigrants. Those are strong statements.
Compared with the United States and Australia, which are countries built by immigrants, European countries are struggling with the notion of multiculturalism.
Despite a few hiccups of violent events throughout its colorful and colored history, in the USA, minorities and “minorities within minorities” so far have been able to enjoy relative peace.
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