Sara Cooper

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DarĂ¼ber streiten heute Tausende Menschen

2 months ago | zeit.de | Sara Cooper |Philip Faigle

An diesem Sonntagnachmittag werden sich in Deutschland Tausende, einander bisher fremde Menschen zu einem Date der besonderen Art treffen, in Cafés oder an einem anderen öffentlichen Ort. Sie werden sich an einen Tisch setzen und eine politische Diskussion führen, über Migration, den Ukrainekrieg, Gerechtigkeit und all die anderen Fragen, die derzeit das Land entzweien. Und sie werden versuchen, ihr Gegenüber dabei etwas besser zu verstehen.
An Adult From A Child Abusive Family

Dec 11, 2024 | medium.com | Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper·Follow17 min read·--I am very passionate about the topic of child abuse. Because I have been a product of child abuse. I am in the process of healing. For some reason, every successful person seems to have a golden childhood. Nobody ever talks about child abuse. Which is exactly why I wanted to tell my story. Every time I tell my story, I both heal & help someone else. I never get tired of narrating this story over and over again. So, here goes my story again.
Toxic Work Environment - Mistakes & Recovery

Nov 30, 2024 | medium.com | Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper·Follow5 min read·--About 7 to 8 years ago, I was a researcher in a lab in an academic institute. If you do not know how research labs work, here is an overview of how they work: There is either one or more professors who head a lab. There will be PhDs, master’s degrees, interns and other research assistants that work in the lab. They may have weekly meetings, the professor meets with the their respective students on a weekly or biweekly basis as is convenient for them.
Conditional Love From Parents: A Poison That Eats Away At Your Core

Nov 26, 2024 | medium.com | Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper·Follow11 min read·--We all remember our childhood; some of fondly, and some of us not so fondly. During childhood, all we wanted was our parents love, acceptance and approval. Even though we were unconscious of it, it was majorly because our survival depended on them and we didn’t want to do anything to piss them off lest they leave us behind in some forest, so to speak.
The Societal Values & The Harm They Can Cause

Nov 25, 2024 | medium.com | Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper·Follow6 min read·--From the second we are born, the society gets into conditioning us to be a certain way. We are taught how to speak, walk, behave and everything else. Well, I am not complaining. There’s nothing wrong with the societal conditioning it provides. I am not here to make the society a villain and you the victim. In fact, there are many pros to the societal conditioning. It’s the society that teaches us to behave in a civil manner.
Why You Must Kill Your Parents Before You Can Live

Nov 23, 2024 | medium.com | Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper·Follow7 min read·--I always ask this question — Who are parents? Every country & culture comes with an answer of its own. In almost all the cultures, especially in India, the position of mother & father have been equated with God himself. Parents are taught to be infallible. You are taught to adhere to extreme obedience to parents. Such a thought process creates huge problems, both for the parents and the child. At the end of the day, parents are human beings.
Relationships - The Truth Nobody Tells You About

Nov 19, 2024 | medium.com | Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper·Follow6 min read·--From the moment we are born till the moment we die, we are surrounded by relationships — mother, father, grandparents, uncles, aunts, siblings, cousins and eventually teachers, mentors, friends, spouse & our own children. We move from one relationship to another. Some relationships transition from them being extremely important to not being important at all as we grow and reach different phases in our life.
Das große Deutschland-Gespräch

Aug 12, 2024 | zeit.de | Sebastian Horn |Sara Cooper

Verstehen wir uns noch? Versteht man im Westen des Landes noch, warum Umfragen zufolge fast die Hälfte der Ostdeutschen die militärische Hilfe für die Ukraine zurückfahren will? Versteht ein Konservativer vom Land noch, was jungen Progressiven in der Stadt wichtig ist: autofreie Innenstädte, ein weltoffenes Deutschland, das Geflüchtete willkommen heißt? Und könnte darüber ein gutes Gespräch stattfinden, sollten sich diese Gegensätze begegnen?
Does the EU need a European army?

Mar 25, 2024 | zeit.de | Sara Cooper

Rarely before have so many important issues been covered in an EU election. How should Europe and Ukraine defend against Russian aggression? How open should Europe's borders be? Which measures should be taken against climate change? And should the EU have more or less influence on the lives of citizens in member states? From June 6 to 9, a new EU parliament will be elected in the 27 member states.
Braucht Europa eine gemeinsame Armee?

Mar 25, 2024 | zeit.de | Sara Cooper

Please read the English version of this article here. Selten stand vor einer Europawahl so viel auf dem Spiel. Wie sollen und die Ukraine vor russischer Aggression geschützt werden? Wie offen sollen die europäischen Grenzen sein? Welche Maßnahmen sollten gegen den Klimaschutz ergriffen werden? Und sollte die EU mehr oder weniger Einfluss auf das Leben der Menschen in ihren Mitgliedsstaaten haben? Vom 6. bis 9. Juni wird in 27 Mitgliedsstaaten das neue EU-Parlament gewählt.