It is certainly news to me that belief in the power of the state over the individual is a left-wing belief. From Dictionary.com: "fascism...
I would suggest a contrasting view of the subjugation of individuals by reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. For Orwell, government would...
I apologize for the potential "English class" label, but To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is such a beautifully written interweaving of...
Yeah, this one's out there.
O.K. ppl, enuf w/ da abbrvtns o.k.?;)
I really enjoy Seamus Heaney's poetry as well.
Although there are two things to keep in mind here when making generalized statements about gender. First, gender roles are socially created (for...
Read Gabriel Garcia Marquez' 100 Years of Solitude--It is identified as "fantastic realism." His other novels fall into this category as well....
Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks. Others that are used for inflection (such as ? and !) go inside or outside depending whether...
E.B.White (Elements of Style) once said something to the effect that writers should never let a grammatical rule get in the way of a good...
While full of exceptions to the rules, English is remarkably consistent when considering that it is made up of words and expressions from other...
Read this book. "Sometimes it is a little better to travel than to arrive."
A good account of the lives of Jim and those around him.
Read George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. I must also take issue with the notion that reading doesn't make you smarter....
"In 1966, when I was nine, black power had permeated every element of my neighborhood in St. Albans, Queens." The Color of Water, by James McBride
The Great Shark Hunt is a great read. Look for The Gonzo Papers. It is a four-volume compilation of assorted writings from HST at his best. If...
I think you and Sera are arguing about two different parts of this. Politicians of both parties "flip-flop," but it was indeed frustrating during...
George W. Bush's problem is not just his grades and his public speaking, but a seemingly overly simplistic worldview coupled with the need to be...
#15 is from The Fugitive--Dr. Richard Kimball to Deputy Gerard right before Kimball jumps off the dam
And to think that there are millions of people who listen to Rush as if they will learn something.
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