Posted on February 19, 2008 by Benjamin
Thought I’d share the first draft of an essay for a sociology class I am taking:
POOR EDUCATION IS A SOCIAL PROBLEM
James Adams first mentioned “The American Dream” in 1931, he wrote “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2008 by Benjamin
Blackadder: Give the likes of Baldrick the vote and we’ll be back to cavorting druids, death by stoning and dung for dinner.
- Dish and Dishonesty
I’ve just been watching blackadder 3 myself, baldrick spent 150,000 or something, on a turnip
I grew up where tony robinsoin (baldrick) lives….(south west england) brings back fond memories
we [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2008 by fredzilla
I haven’t much to say for my first post; besides Neal Peart lyrically achieved this feat some time ago on the album ”Power Windows”. It sums up how I feel regarding the United States these days. I can only hope that we soon will go in new directions.
Territories
———–
I see the Middle Kingdom
between Heaven and Earth
Like the Chinese call
the country of [...]
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