January 2011
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The Kitchen Table by Jessica Burkhalter
The kitchen table has always been a significant part of my life. It was at the white table in my childhood home that I would gather with my family after a long day of school and eat food deep-fried along side a glass of sweet tea. It was at that table I would have some of the last deep conversations with my papa and hear him laugh and see him smile. At that table, I learned to write and fell in...
Jan 29th
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The Beauty of Individuality by Lauren Chambers
The concept of individuality resonates more and more as each day passes.  I often find myself wondering what roles we as citizens of a global power have to ensure the basic necessities of life for people outside the United States.  In the Mandala Journal, “A Conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah” by Whitney Johnson examines the interplay of cosmopolitanism and individuality as a source of...
Jan 20th
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