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Internet Goodies for Sunday, October 19th 2008
Linking and driving, only without the driving. The Smart Set: The Term Paper Artist An academic mercenary gives a behind the scenes look at writing term papers for money. Filed Under [plagiarism essays education academia ] The climate change unbelievers In spite of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, some very smart people think climate [...]
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autobiography, travel
The King of the Vagabonds Presents: Tuesday’s True Travel Tales
02.13.07 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI’ve been a few places, done a few things. I’ve been known as something of a traveller in my day, putting miles and miles of foreign road under my boots. They’ve got all kinds of things on them: bone dust from the catacombs beneath Paris, muddy snow stains from Mt. Kilmanjaro, etc. In the course [...]
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academia, essays, politics
An old paper on Islamic Democracy
In the current climate of international politics, there is a great deal of speculation regarding the governance of Islamic states. Many traditionally Muslim states have operated under theocratic rule, a difficult concept for the West to swallow. The American control of Iraq is purportedly only to hold the place of power until a democratically elected [...]
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autobiography
“Words are spells against demons.” –Nelson Mandela
I want to study literature because I don’t know how not to. I am fascinated with stories and narrative, as well as the foundation stone upon which they are built: language. Mandela’s quote is a simple truth, or more accurately, a truth simply stated. At some level, I have always had an innate understanding [...]
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