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Common across these examples is that in the areas where a person is a member of the dominant or advantaged social group, the category is usually not mentioned. That element of the person’s identity is so taken for granted that it goes without comment.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Beverly Daniel Tatum
The Time Paradox
You have to know your death in order to truly live your life.
Time is cruel. You’ll love it with all of your being, but the reality is that time doesn’t care about you.
It is the ultimate unrequited love.
By accepting our time as finite, we are able to live.
These Paradoxes Will Cha...
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From the moment we are born, we humans feel a never-ending need for attention. We are social animals to the core. Our survival and happiness depend on the bonds we form with others. If people do not pay attention to us, we cannot connect to them on any level. Some of this is purely physical—we must have people looking at us to feel alive. As those who have gone through long periods of isolation can attest, without eye contact we begin to doubt our existence and to descend into a deep depression. But this need is also deeply psychological: through the quality of attention we receive from others, we feel recognized and appreciated for who we are. Our sense of self-worth depends on this.
The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
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