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What does peace mean to you? Here are some definitions of peace:



1. The absence of war or other hostilities.

2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities.

3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other.

4. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace.

5. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.

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Used as a greeting or farewell, and as a… Continue

I think it's a great idea for people all across the world to blog about poverty as a means of raising awareness! I am afraid the realities of poverty, however, will be difficult to eradicate. But we have to try, and we have to keep trying!



The psychologist Abraham Maslow, in categorizing the human hierarchy of needs, puts adequate food and shelter at the bottom of the pyramid. What this means is that people can't listen to pleas for peace, brotherhood, or anything else unless they… Continue

Yesterday I went to Strawberry Field iIn New York City for John Lennon's birthday, October 9. I think most people know, but for those who don't, Strawberry Field is a large portion of Central Park, a memorial to John Lennon, who was shot and killed directly across the street in front his apartment building. John's widow, Yoko, still lives in the Dakota. She has asked that John's birthday be memorialized rather than the day of his death, Dec 10, 1980,… Continue