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The narrativization of our individual/collective past(s), what some would call history, has hardly ever rested on problematizing that past in the interest of national unity. Those who have written about that past, Sierra Leoneans as well as non-Sierra Leoneans, have dwelt on the crass reality of an imaginary and unchanging ethnicity throughout history.
Framing an understanding of that past by employing/deploying the notorious racist binary Colony versus Protectorate gives away what needs to be problematized. For it not only assumes the superiority of the Colony as against the Protectorate, but more importantly underwrites an hierarchisation of peoples and cultures with the West at the top and the rest at the bottom.
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One of the most amazing things about the human mind is its ability to imagine events that haven’t happened yet. To make a decision about something new – trying a new dish, picking a show to watch, and choosing a career – you have to mentally construct the experience and then predict how pleasant or unpleasant it will be.
But this simulation, say psychologists, is often distorted. Our predictions tend to exaggerate how happy or sad we’ll feel, and for how long.
“No doubt good things make us happy and bad things make us sad,” says Tim Wilson, a social psychologist at the University of Virginia. “But as a rule, not as long as we think they will.”
Women throughout Sidney’s history have caused many ripples
Helen Coffield at the Shelby Hills groundbreaking ceremony.
Aunalee Crusey Kerns poses for a photo with her fishing rod.
Farida Wiley
Laura Richards with some of the children at her orphanage.
Editor’s note: in conjunction with the 200th celebration of the establishment of Sidney, the Sidney Daily News will be publishing a year long series about the city’s history.
SIDNEY Mother Theresa once said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” These ripples in turn affect the world around us, inspiring others to create more ripples, sparking change after change. Everyone is born with the capability to cast their own stone through the waters of time, and their affects are felt throughout history. One does not need to be world-renowned in order for their efforts to make a difference, and this is often the case with many unsung heroes, especially througho