Aftershocks: what I saw, what I did and why I tried to kill myself
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A young paramedic describes her emotional torment after assisting the victims of the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma bombing. Her feeling of numbness to the gory sights and recurrent nightmares that lead to drug addiction and a suicide attempt reveal posttraumatic stress disorder.
Publication Name: Mademoiselle
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-9394
Year: 1996
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Poverty is your problem; ignore it and it won't go away
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A woman describes visiting the Sojourner Truth House, a shelter for homeless mothers, and talking to the residents about their lives. She challenges members of the middle-class to consider what their lives might have been if they had been born into poverty.
Publication Name: Mademoiselle
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-9394
Year: 1996
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There she is - again; I have met Miss America - and she is us
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A feminist describes her impressions of the Miss America pageant. She realizes that the contestants are intelligent and neither overly attractive nor overly unattractive. The contestants resemble all women who try to excel in all aspects of their lives.
Publication Name: Mademoiselle
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-9394
Year: 1995
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