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Maddie Vaziri's Post Archives

Refugees in Crisis

Bosnia 1992: Bombs explode in a suburb of Sarajevo near the home of a couple with a six-year-old daughter. After hastily packing, they rush to a military checkpoint, seeking refuge. They watch in horror as Muslims are gunned down in front of them, and the grim weight of their last name bears heavily upon them.

Teachers, Students, and Social Networks

“Coach! Why did you unfriend me on Facebook?” This was a surprising exclamation to hear at field hockey practice. No. Coach Horton isn’t snubbing her past and present players with this decisive click, but rather abiding by restrictions to teacher-student interactions on social media.

Questioning the “Why” of Being So Extreme

As party lines grow deeper, the gap between them continues to stretch. On the Republican side, candidates who don’t take the most conservative stance are considered the black sheep of their party while the second most prominent Democratic candidate calls himself a socialist.

Americans for Prosperity: Out of Touch with Middle Class

An elderly man with withered skin and a wiry, white beard parks his truck on High Street. He sits dazed and with an expression of apathy, which appears out of place inside his obtrusive truck on which are  plasters of graphic pictures of abortions and with screams for pro-life slogans in bold red font.