October 2011
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September 2011
2 posts
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
–
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900);
novelist, playwright
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August 2011
2 posts
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A soldier's final gift: Parents' citizenship →
The price of citizenship shouldn’t be this difficult, or this tragic.
July 2011
2 posts
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Summer 2012 Plans
Let’s see if this happens, but hopefully I can make it happen. Putting it in writing will encourage me more to follow the plan:
Summer Session C (Daily Night Schedule)
Monday: Academic (i.e. Homework)
Tuesday: USAC Meeting
Wednesday: Hip-Hop Class
Thursday: GRE Preparation
Friday: Random
May 2011
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April 2011
2 posts
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So this week
antology:
I wrote too many checks to kaba -___-
story of my life…but not to anything filipino
March 2011
10 posts
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“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man...”
– Naguib Mahfouz (via thevendiagram)
#657
achoiceinthematter:
Someone with which “making love” does not just mean “sex”.
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AAEC - Political Cartoon by John Sherffius →
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February 2011
18 posts
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20 Facts About U.S. Inequality that Everyone... →
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“I see now that the circumstances of ones birth are irrelevant; it is what you do...”
– Mewtwo, Pokemon: The First Movie (1999)
using Pokemon to explain the Dream Act
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Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is older than the state of Minnesota.
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Egg Yolk
Artificial color additives are prohibited by law, so many farmers add marigold petals to their chicken feed as a natural color enhancer to give their egg yolks that sunny, yellow hue.
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Champagne Bubbles
The bubbles in a glass of champagne are actually caused by the dust or dirt in the glass.
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People From Niger and Nigeria
A person from Nigeria is a Nigerian, while a person from Niger is a Nigerien.
Highest and Lowest
The highest and lowest points in the lower 48 states aren’t just in the same state, they’re in the same county. The two spots, located in Inyo County, California, are about 100 miles apart.
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College Admission Essay: This essay was written by...
Essay: In order for the admissions staff of our college to get to know you, the applicant, better, we ask that you answer the following question: Are there any significant experiences you have had, or accomplishments you have realized, that have helped to define you as a person?
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on...
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“To those who have given up on love: I say, “Trust life a little bit.”
– Maya Angelou (via xstereolovex)
i can only trust for so long…
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“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and...”
– Dr. Seuss (via quote-book)
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Zach Wahls Speaks About Family →
Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum on House Joint Resolution 6 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Wahls has two mothers, and came to oppose House Joint Resolution 6 which would end civil unions in Iowa. The fight to to keep marriage equality in Iowa continues, help us support Iowans like Zach.
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January 2011
15 posts
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What's in a Surname? →
nationalgeographicmagazine:
A new view of the United States based on the distribution of common last names shows centuries of history and echoes some of America’s great immigration sagas. To compile this data, geographers at University College London used phone directories to find the predominant surnames in each state. Software then identified the probable provenances of the 181 names that...
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j0anne: The Present... →
j0anne:
brentescay
Imagine there is a Bank that credits your account every morning with $86,400. However, it carries over no balance from day to day and every night the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of…
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“A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader inspires...”
– Unknown