17 Search Results for "jimmy carter"

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Jimmy Carter went back to building houses after his hip surgery

Even at age 95, a cancer diagnosis, fourteen stitches to the head and hip surgery, the thirty-ninth president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, building houses for the many people in need.  For most, working with Habitat for humanity is a once-off, on the weekend “feel good about yourself” kind of job. Often discovered as […]

Jade Small

Jade Small

Freelance Writer

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India’s First Solar-Powered Village Pays Residents’ Electric Bills And Then Some

The Indian state of Gujarat is leading the solar revolution, with Modhera being the first solar-powered village in the country. This has set a precedent for Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He considers this to be “a reconciliation between humankind and planet.” This project has reportedly supplied the citizens of this village […]

Mayukh Saha

Mayukh Saha

Freelance Writer

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These Are The World’s Most Empathetic Countries

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It allows us to form deeper bonds with others and support one another through difficult times. In 2016, researchers from the University of Michigan wanted to figure out if certain countries tended to have more empathetic citizens than others. They […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Freelance Writer

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Why Independent Farming in America Is Close to Extinction

When you hear the words “rural America,” you probably imagine that picturesque scene from a Hallmark movie: a charming old farmhouse, a big red barn silo, and a herd of cattle grazing peacefully on rolling green pastures. While this scene may have been the case a hundred years ago, the current landscape looks much bleaker. […]

Brittany Hambleton

Brittany Hambleton

Freelance Contributor

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Paramedic Partially Paralysed By Stroke After ‘Neck Crack’ Ruptured Major Artery

We’ve all heard the warning before: Cracking and popping your joints isn’t good for you and might even lead to problems like arthritis (though that’s been debunked). Cracking your knuckles and joints has a seemingly therapeutic effect, placebo or not; people love it. The sound associated with might irritate some around you, but that’s another […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Freelance Writer

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The Planet Could Have Catastrophic Surprises in Store

Recorded human history is a tiny sliver in the vast history of our planet. What many people don’t realize, is that the world as we know it today was not the same planet that early humans knew. Over the course of human history (and long before it, as well) the Earth’s climate, topography, and various […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Freelance Writer