When it comes to what appears in most media, the bad news dominates. Scandals and disasters sell, so most news media focuses on the unhappy and depressing. The worse the catastrophe, the better. This can give people the impression that nothing good ever happens in the world, but that is not true. Despite the impression…

Stories of canine courage normally involve dogs who saved their owners from house fires or protected them from attack. People may also think of the dogs who sniff out bombs and drugs for police officers and soldiers alike. Most people, however, do not think about dogs fighting on the front lines beside their masters, much…

Dogs have long been described as man’s best friend, but most people do not think of canine companions as life savers. For veterans, however, dogs can be exactly that. Maddy Gibson, a 38 year old Navy veteran, divides the world into fear and peace, loneliness and comfort, and the demarcation has four legs and pointed…

Nelson Mandela has become a household name in recent years for his work as a nonviolence activist who worked ceaselessly to dismantle apartheid in South Africa. He directed a campaign of peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the apartheid government of South Africa and was jailed for his political activism. He spent 27 years as a political…

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