15 hours ago by Paladin

by Paladin Knight RUSM It has been a while since I took the time to complete an assignment. I guess I have found nothing to write about for the assignments I have available. I wanted to write something interesting and reflective regarding the turning of the decade, but the tragedy in Haiti changed m ...

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15 hours ago by Wizard

by Wizard Apprentice Aztec Monkey God 1. If you notice someone having a bad day, even if you don’t have much time to give, at least pause and offer a kind word or deed. Negative moods are often the harbinger of loneliness. Show people that they are not really alone. 2. Pick up at least one piece of ...

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15 hours ago by Rogue

by Raven Pseudo The world is starting to change constantly. At one time, people would look to the future, to the end of their lifetime, to the end of their children’s lifetimes, and know that the world would be the same as when they were born. That is no longer true. People who are turning eighteen ...

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15 hours ago by Paladin

by Paladin Novice Tiny Anita What is virtue? On this subject is writ Most ev’ry instant an alternate view To suffer for belief, some say, is it Denying Self for what one thinks is true Others allege that suff’ring matters not What matters is that others by it gain: One does, in fact, precisely what ...

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1 day ago by Scott Eric Kaufman

Timothy Burke's post on how characters who originated during a particular cultural moment in the first half of the Twentieth Century are incapable of escaping it is compelling: Batman (and most other comic-book and pulp characters from the time of his original appearance) draws a lot of his basic st ...

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1 day ago by aditya

In the Shah Rukh Khan-Shiv Sena standoff the heroism is not as heroic and villainy not as villainous as some in the media are projecting. Khan “standing up” to the Sena is as much a broadcast media driven narrative as Bal Thackeray’s “threats and intimidation.” At its core it is nothing more than a ...

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2 days ago by Kurtis McGarry

Vicki Baum~ There is a need for heroism in American life today. Related Quotes William James~ The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. W. Fusselman~ Today a reader–tomorrow a leader. Unknown~ Life is too short to be sensible. Sophia Loren~ Mistakes are part of the ...

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3 days ago by The American Conservative

My blog is mostly about politics, but occasionally, I see a story about personal heroism and I think that heroes deserve credit for their selfless acts of courage. I saw such an example of personal heroism on the Fox News Show “The O’Reilley Factor” last night. On Wednesday, February 3rd, Lifeguard ...

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4 days ago by G

So sorry for skipping last week! I completely forgot. From now on I won’t miss out (unless I’m away.) The book that I just finished this week was Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. It is a work of non-fiction, yet written in such a stylistic manner that it reads as fiction. I had to read this book for an engli ...

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5 days ago by tneal

Not much of a Cagematch. I am willing to alter my appraisal of Lost Highway ( David Lynch: Twin Peaks) from the last post’s dismal showing. I recently visited Ursa in upstate New York and he swears by the movie. Upon reflection some things jump out at me, which is why each entrant is involved in 2 C ...

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