Every night when I go to bed, I gaze at the night sky through the skylight in my bedroom for awhile. Through the skylight, I have seen shining stars and various constellations, airplanes with blinking lights, certain planets, countless shooting stars, the Perseid meteor showers, a few space satellites, and the International Space Station, which […]
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According to Star Trek, which takes place in the 24th Century, computers stored with thousands of different blueprints, recipes, and instructions can use that data to materialize food, tools, machine parts, clothing, and many other goods seemingly out of nothing. Here’s the exciting news: replicators have already arrived well before Star Trek predicted, and this technology has wooed as many
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Getting booed by a class of thirteen-year-old girls only required four words from me: “I didn’t like Twilight.” The clamor subsided once I launched into some logical reasons behind the choice. Bella is a poor role model for young girls, too weak, cliché, and simple-minded to be inspiring or interesting. Likewise, the other characters’ motivations
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Gossamer clouds cling to the slate greys and marble of the hills and pines on my alluring mountain. Droplets of rain cling to my tanned skin, blonde hair, and long lashes. My vertebrae shudder as I gaze at this moonstone chapel. Here, I feel small but significant, a fragment of rosy glass in the collective
The general characteristics of some professions never seem to change much. Still, the specifics can mutate as dramatically as a werewolf under a full moon. Take the music industry. A recent study by BearShare shows that for every $1,000 earned, a musician takes home a paltry $23.40 in pocket change. All sorts of people take a cut of a musician’s performance in this
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In the Digital Age, felony convictions will follow offenders for the rest of their lives. These convictions will continue to be stapled to every job application felons fill out. Convictions are public record, and anyone can access this information from any of a dozen websites that provide the particulars about the offense committed, the current
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