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The Cat that Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling HEAR and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. The Dog was wild, and the Horse was wild, and the Cow was wild, and the Sheep was wild,... more
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An Essay by Einstein -- The World As I See It
There is so much more to Albert than most know. He was soooo right on about so many things... Enjoy: "How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without... more
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http://www.miltonglaser.com/pages/milton/essays/es3.html
Great words of wisdom from a great designer. A must read to anyone in the design field. Not too mention a great conversation piece. I would argue that absolute certainty is not as evil as this essay makes it seem. A competitive runner can not run nearly as far or as fast... more
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Haruki Murakami: On seeing the 100% perfect girl one...
One of my favorite quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier. "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, It might have been."
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George Orwell, &Politics and the English...
George Orwell's article on the English language is timely even today. "I am going to translate a passage of good English into modern English of the worst sort. Here is a well-known verse from Ecclesiastes: I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not... more
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Music That Makes You Dumb?
Longplayer: I believe that the correct interpretation isn't that jazz makes you dumb, but that people who chose to generically refer to "jazz" as their favourite music were usually dumber. It's also worth to notice that "classical" is also on the... more
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EndOfIntellectualProperty & Main & Reprap
Despite the negative comments, there's nothing here that I can really say "that's not a valid argument," or "there's no evidence for that." The author is obviously using the words "useful" and "gainful" to mean "of... more
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Original Essay: The Not Rape Epidemic | Racialicious -...
"NOT RAPE" A profoundly disturbing and enlightening essay. Is not enough just to protect young women and punish offenders. Attitudes about the sexual relationship between men and women must change, but attitudes about the way we raise our sons and daughters... more
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RyanHoliday.net:: On the Spartans and the Perfect Paper
Some really smart advice for writing college papers. From the page: "I have a ten page paper due in 3 days and I'm not worried about it at all. In fact, I haven't had to worry about a paper since before high school. I've developed a formula for your... more
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Revenge is Sour - Essay by George Orwell - Charles George...
From the page: "But what this scene, and much else that I saw in Germany, brought home to me was that the whole idea of revenge and punishment is a childish daydream. Properly speaking, there is no such thing as revenge. Revenge is an act which you want to commit when you... more
