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“Bad guys aren’t real, right?” At six years old I had really hoped that the answer to this question would be “No, of course not!”, followed by something like“Let’s go get lunch at Carl’s Jr.” Having finished watching The Incredibles I was certain that the supervillains haunting the Parr family weren’t real, but I needed to be sure. My mom then carefully explained to me that no, there are no supervillains like Syndrome prowling the skies, but not everyone in the world has good intentions. There are people we need to be careful around and things we need to do to stay safe.
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Lightning rods keep us safe. By absorbing the powerful bursts of energy coming out of the sky, they transfer electricity into the ground to be safely dispersed, leaving the larger structure intact. Lightning rods as a metaphor carry a similar meaning. In moments of intense social pressure, specific individuals and demographics absorb the brunt of the vitriol, leaving the larger system intact. The problem is that these metaphorical “lightning rods” are not grounded. They themselves absorb the damage and are left to deal with the consequences.
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Rome, the Eternal City, is practically teeming with complexity. Its history and longevity have left behind what can only be described as a plethora of paradoxes. Ruins are interrupted by gift shops and brightly lit gelaterias. Monuments to pagan gods bear crosses of Christianity and adorn the smallest country in the world, which contains one of the largest churches in the world. Navigate through these wonders of past and modern civilizations and you will almost inevitably arrive at one of the most recognizable architectural wonders around the globe, the Colosseum.
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It is not easy to hide when you are a runaway Russian spy. It is even harder to hide when your hiding spot happens to be an island in northern Finnmark whose population hovers right around 70 people [1]. Hiding becomes nearly impossible when you are also a 14 foot long, 2,700-pound beluga whale.
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When Woody, the cowboy from Toy Story 2, is shocked to discover that a television show featuring himself was canceled following a cliffhanger (an all too familiar sensation nowadays), he is met with a curt response. Prospector Pete tells him, “Two words, Sput-nik. Once the astronauts went up, children only wanted to play with space toys”.
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