Fjerde februar:
Global:
Cancer is a disease which had existed for a long time, as proven by the first written record of cancer in history from 1600 BC. It's not restricted to country nor class.
Therefore, it was one of the few things every nation agreed to fight against, either separately or together, but never hindering each other.
To do that, they didn't only need to clear up misinformation, debunk myths, but also make more people aware of the facts surrounding cancer, not to mention reducing the stigma.
And with over 100 types of cancers and more than ten causes to it, the above plus increased treatments and detection, was not only necessary but also lifesaving.
One of the myths that seemed to be surrounding cancer was that it was caused by smoking, when in fact only 22 % of cancer deaths were the cause of tobacco and lung cancer could happen to someone who had never smoked in their entire life.
Others:
The name had changed, but the independence stayed the same. That's how Priyani Cooray decided to look at it. It wasn't the human name that had changed, but her Nation name.
Everyone knew that the human name was the only name one had control over, the one name one chose oneself. The Nation name could change many times and was dependent on the Boss.
But to get back to the independence, ever since the British finally gave her and her people political independence, Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, had been free and whole, except for the scarring event of the 30-year civil war.
USA:
-Who was Rosa Parks? Michael asked Alfred.
-Well, the short answer is that she was a woman who refused to give up her seat.
-What's the long answer?
-She was one of the pioneers within the civil rights movement. Her most famous movement was refusing to move away from her seat simply because the bus driver thought a white man should sit in front of the bus instead of one of the available seats in the back. But she also contributed by being a secretary for NAACP, an organization that worked to advance justice for African Americans during a time when they, simply because they had a different skin color, were considered second-rate citizens. If they were lucky.
-So, she fought the law and won?
-She fought for justice and won; Alfred corrected. We've been celebrating Rosa Parks Day for two decades now. When we celebrate Rosa Parks Day, we don't just honor Rosa Parks, we honor all women going up against the injustice of segregation and racism.
Author's notes:
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