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AIDS awareness month

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is going to be about : " The month of December's awareness"  Every month there is a certain topic that is raised into awareness, and the month of December is AIDS / HIV awareness month. AIDS / HIV awareness month is so vital so that people are able to understand the precautions necessary to reduce the rate of HIV or AIDS. HIV / AIDS programs and awareness like this one are here to help people become aware of what are the dangers of this disease, what causes them, how they can take care of themselves and the people around them.  What is AIDS/HIV ?   AIDS = "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome" HIV = "human immunodeficiency virus"  HIV is a virus that attacks our body's immune system. If HIV is not be treated it can and will most likely lead to AIDS. As of now, there isn't a cure for HIV, once you get it, you have it forever. But HIV can always be controlled with the right medical ...

needle spiking in the UK

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 If you do not know what is going on this is for you.  This post is going to be about :  Needle spiking cases in the UK.  *Aswell as general spiking* What is it? People are "needle spiking" the majority of women on the street. Police all through the UK are carrying out various investigations as to what is in these needles, it is believed that these needles are consistent with a commonly used spike drug; Rohypnol (roofle) also known as Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), this drug is commonly known as a "date-rape drug". This drug is also used to spike drinks at bars, it makes people feel dizzy, confused, disorientated and when you wake up you feel hungover, in essence, it makes the person lose control over their body making them completely vulnerable. People are drugging innocent women and men on the street and in school making them lose consciousness, then raping and sexually harassing them.  By definition from washingtonpost.com "needle spiking" is: "where...

Gabby Petito

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you.  This post is going to be about : The devastating case of Gabby Petito. Thousands of people have reported missing people cases over the years in the United States. But this case in specific tended to attract the public much more, it has caused multiple people to take action; this is the case of Gabrielle Petito.  This devastating case started in July, Gabby Petito who was 22 at the time, went to New York on a cross-country road trip; she went on this trip with her fiancĂ©, Brian Laundrie, who is 23. The pair documented their adventure out west in a white Ford van (there were images and videos present on youtube) Mr. Laundrie ended up coming home alone. He stayed at his parent's home; 10 days later Gabbys' parents reported her missing. When the officers went to Brian's parents' home they found that Brian had fled. Gabby was last seen on August 24th and her body was found on September 11th, 2021, at Bridger Teton Nat...

what is happening in Afganistan right now.

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 If you don't know what is happening this is for you.  This post is going to be about :  The Fall Of Afganistan And Its Impact.                                                                             Short summary : In Afghanistan, the Taliban have seized power, with fighters storming the presidential palace and gunfire erupting at Kabul's airport as thousands attempted to leave the country. The Taliban are taking control over the country and enforcing rules and regulations, in essence controlling the country completely, and when someone goes against these rules, harsh punishments are taken place ( such as execution ).  This control and death is horrifying and to fully understand what is going on you need to understand the history. ...

what is happening in cuba right now

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is going to be about :                       Cubans are being starved right at this moment  Cubans have been subjected to a severe system for the past 61 years, which has resulted in a lack of freedom of expression, voting rights, starvation, and a pandemic. Not only are Cubans starved from food they are starved from their freedom, that every citizen is meant to have. Cuba is going through inflation rates as well (this means, "the rate at which prices increase over time, resulting in a fall in the purchasing value of money"). Here are some examples : - Rice at normal rate costs 5 Cuban pesos : But as of June 2021 the cost has increased by 300% to over 20 Cuban pesos  - Beans usually cost about 10-12 Cuban pesos : But as of June 2021 the cost has increased by 108.3% to just about 18-25 pesos  The ordinary Cuban cannot afford a months wor...

"Perfect bodies" and Eating disorders

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If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is going to be about:  The media's unrealistic expectations of the "perfect body" and how it affects men and women today.  The portrayal of the "perfect body" on social media :      All the way back from the 15th century when the simple forms of media were created such as magazines, books, newspapers, and pamphlets, the image portrayed has imprinted the idea of unrealistic body types. Today, companies use advertisements to continue portraying the stigma that not all bodies are beautiful, which is far from the truth. Companies still continue to portray the image of men with hyper-masculine characteristics and females with "perfect" bodies, this simultaneously creates the stigma that these certain body types are all that is plausible, creating the idea in young men and women that their body is "not right", that their body is "ugly", this portrayal creates men and women ...

palestine

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 If you don't know what is happening this is for you. This post is going to be about: Palestine and their cry for help. This is what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah right now. The Israeli government has decided to allow Israeli settlers to move into Palestinian homes, which means they are forcing people to move out of their homes they have had for generations, they are colonizing their homes and displacing them making them homeless. They have made appeals to Israeli courts to keep their homes, but Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem do not have equal rights, and their appeal will most likely be thrown away. Because of this Palenstanains have been doing peaceful protests so that there is support for their families. Because of these protests Israeli forces have been attacking, shooting, and killing innocent people, that are fighting for their rights. Israeli have also attacked Al Aqsa mosque, which is the 3rd holiest site in Islam, and now they are attacking Gaza. As of today, 21 people...