Human reason operates as an unmatched force in the world. Because of this evolutionary trait, we have dominated the planet, effectively building power structures of governmental proportion to preserve and pass on our genetic data. Our species thrives because we learn, improve, and then learn more. The online community represents a potentially hyperconscious form of […]
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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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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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“Get Ready. Get set . . . Go.” On cue, I dove into the water and began flailing my arms and legs the way my 16 year-old swim instructor had taught me. I kicked and splashed as fast and as hard as I could. All the way to the bottom of the pool. When I
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Yavapai College, located in Clarkdale, Arizona, serves as a model for innovative and visionary thinking at the community college level. Over the past several years, the school has implemented a viticulture program, the only one in the state of Arizona, and planted twenty acres of wine-producing grape vines. This supports the local community, which is
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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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