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Ami Urban
SEGREGATION AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL “LOTTERY” ✬
June 12, 2019
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 was intended to hold schools responsible for their students’ education using something called the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to measure test scores and overall performance.
Ami Urban
June 7, 2019
For some reason, people in California love to tell others how brave they are for their choices. Such as adopting a mixed-race child. But what happens when someone says you’re not allowed to do that?
Ami Urban
May 12, 2019
Intersex babies (born with specific gender chromosomes, but display characteristics of the opposite gender) are born at about a rate of 0.018% (Sax, 2002). You may have seen stats such as 1 in 100 babies born are intersex (INSA.org) or 1.7% (Sax, 2002). But for the purpose of this blog post, we’ll go with the medical definition of intersex.
Ami Urban
April 6, 2019
To make up for that click-bait title, I’ll give you the answer to that question now. No. No, it doesn’t. But my research did intrigue me. If you haven't seen the Business Insider article about Mrs. X, I suggested you take a read.
Ami Urban
March 7, 2019
Just this morning, CNN published an article stating that a new study performed by the American Academy of Pediatrics said that 20 states were proposing new bills to expand the exemptions for child vaccinations.
Ami Urban
March 2, 2019
In the President’s State of the Union (SOTU) Address on February 5, Trump began strong. He stated that our nation has unlimited potential and we need to work as one nation instead of two divided parties.
Ami Urban
CHAPTER THREE OF THE RABID – EXCERPT
February 26, 2019
Enjoy an excerpt from Chapter 3 of The Rabid from Ami Urban.
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From the Desk of Dr. Lisa James – October 16
“Should we get going, then?”
Ami Urban
JORDAN PETERSON’S 12 RULES FOR LIFE – CHAPTER 6 ANALYSIS
February 14, 2019
Whenever we experience injustice, or fall prey to the machinations of others; whenever we experience the horror of our own arbitrary limitations – the temptation to question Being and curse it rises foully from the darkness.
Ami Urban
February 6, 2019
We’ve all been there. Trying to have a nice, quiet meal or watch a movie in the theatre when someone’s kid starts running up and down the aisles, making noise and just being disruptive.
Ami Urban
January 31, 2019
Enjoy the second chapter of The Rabid by Ami Urban.
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October 16 – Jack Reynolds
Red.
Ami Urban
January 29, 2019
Maybe it’s a regional thing and maybe it’s an experience thing, but there are plenty of men in today’s society that feel dismissed by women.
Ami Urban
January 23, 2019
Enjoy this reading from Chapter One of The Rabid.
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From the Desk of Dr. Lisa James – October 16
My son was too busy looking out the car window and watching the fiery-colored trees sweep by to notice anything was wrong.
Ami Urban
January 22, 2019
If you haven’t seen the news about the “smug” MAGA hat-wearing teen at the Women’s March on Saturday, then, I envy the hell out of you.
Ami Urban
January 12, 2019
I’ve been reading Dr. Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life. Along my perilous journey through the dark annals of the Internet, I’ve come across plenty of people who don’t particularly enjoy Dr. Peterson’s success.
Ami Urban
THIRD-WAVE RADICAL FEMINISM IS A BAD HABIT
January 11, 2019
A healthy routine is a routine which benefits you. Whether you brush your teeth before your morning shower or after, simple routines can ground us in reality. Thus, helping us grow as individuals.
Ami Urban
REDDIT COMPARED SHAPIRO TO AOC AND IT WAS HILARIOUSLY OBLIVIOUS
June 10, 2019
For those who don’t “Reddit,” the political leaning of the website has slipped so far left that they’re idolizing Alexandria Ocasio (Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria) Cortez as the next presidential candidate because she was a waitress. Oh, and they’re using height as a defining professional feature.
Ami Urban
June 2, 2019
AB 239 “[made] instruction in sexual health education mandatory, [revised] human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education content, [expanded] topics covered in sexual health education, [required] this instruction to be inclusive of different sexual orientations, and [clarified] parental consent policy."
Ami Urban
THE WAR ON WHITE PRIVILEGE
April 27, 2019
Does white privilege even exist? Some users on Reddit certainly think it’s alive and well in today’s political and social atmosphere. In a place like America, where we have freedom of speech, freedom to apply to any job we want and the lack of a cap on earnings, it’s hard to measure white privilege.
Ami Urban
April 6, 2019
One in every ten children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18 (Townsend & Rheingold). For every ten people who pass you on the street, one of them was sexually abused as a child. That number is way too big.
Dr. B, MD
March 6, 2019
Well, hello there, my new friends! Who loves meeting people? That’s right, it’s me! And after you finish reading about me, I’m sure you’ll love me even more than you already do!
Ami Urban
February 27, 2019
If you haven’t heard by now, California state Sen. Scott Wiener (irony, anyone?) is proposing big changes to the California Sex Offender Registry. Here’s what you should know.
Ami Urban
February 19, 2019
Am I the only one who practices her Emmy speech in the shower? Yes? Hoo, boy. Um, well, anyway, I can put that speech to good use now since I’ve been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award! And I’m so humbled!
Ami Urban
TRIGGER WARNING! THIS IS MY #METOO STORY
February 10, 2019
I wanted to write this post because sometimes we don’t recognize an abusive relationship while we’re in it. Those who are victim to domestic assault often defend their partner ruthlessly. But there are other, subtler signs that we should all be aware of.
Ami Urban
ALL ABOARD LIAM NEESON’S RACIST TRAIN!
February 5, 2019
Choo-choo, motherfucker.
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That’s what Liam Neeson would say to Thomas the Tank Engine. And then the train would be no more.
Ami Urban
JORDAN PETERSON’S 12 RULES FOR LIFE – CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS
January 30, 2019
We all have that little voice inside that tells us we’re not worth shit. That little negative voice tells us we’re inadequate. It shows us our shortcomings continually. As if it wants us to fail. Because it does.
Ami Urban
DON’T CROWD ME! THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT DECORUM
January 28, 2019
I struggled with the title to this, because I’m honestly not even sure what to call the left and right anymore. There seem to be plenty of conservatives on the left and tons of liberals on the right. I’m hesitant to refer to them as such, though, because a person can have both liberal and conservative views.
Ami Urban
JORDAN PETERSON’S 12 RULES FOR LIFE – CHAPTER 3 ANALYSIS
January 23, 2019
We’ve all had those friendships we’ve had to reevaluate over time. Whether it’s the “friend” who only calls you when they need something, or the “friend” who encourages you to drink even though you don’t want to.
Ami Urban
DR. JORDAN PETERSON’S 12 RULES FOR LIFE – CHAPTER TWO ANALYSIS
January 16, 2019
If your pet, friends or even a family member needs help, you drop everything, right? You want to make sure they’re taken care of because they mean a lot to you.
Ami Urban
January 11, 2019
We all have a favorite actor/actress that when mentioned at a party, everyone looks at you like you're an idiot. No one knows who that is! Get a life and watch the same movies as everyone else.
Ami Urban
5 HOLLYWOOD ACTORS WHO’D MAKE GREAT SERIAL KILLERS
January 11, 2019
Yeah, I get it. Ryan Reynolds has done some more serious and scary roles such as Paul Conroy in Buried and George Lutz in The Amityville Horror, but he’s never done a slasher. Think about it: Ryan Reynolds as a schizophrenic sociopath laughing manically while chasing Tara Reid with a butcher knife.