March 2012
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Mar 24th
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“[The Persian Empire] began to decline/fall due to one fact that the people or...”
– The fall of the Persian Empire according to university Freshman
Mar 23rd
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“After these 3 rulers rule, Xerxes takes over. By the time Persia and Greece are...”
– An account of the fall of the Persian Empire according a university freshman
Mar 23rd
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Mar 23rd
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One of my classmates was rejected by a girl in the...
…who said she wouldn’t date him because she has high standards and she isn’t attracted to him.  When he told me this, I could help but think, “Kudos for her; sticking to one’s standards is a good thing.”  Besides, he’s one of those guys who will keep lurking unless he gets a blunt answer and I’m the wrong person to go to for dating sympathy.  My last...
Mar 23rd
How to Talk To Young Black Boys About Trayvon... →
youmightfindyourself: By: TOURÉ TIME, 3/21/2012 1. It’s unlikely but possible that you could get killed today. Or any day. I’m sorry but that’s the truth. Blackmaleness is a potentially fatal condition. I tell you that not to scare you but because knowing that could possibly save your life. There are people who will look at you and see a villain or a criminal or something fearsome. It’s...
Mar 22nd
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 22nd
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I'm such a genius that the other grad students in...
…or I’m a fucking idiot.  Rough night in my War & Society seminar…they’re all against me…(insert shifty eyes).
Mar 22nd
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“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Mar 21st
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Mar 21st
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Mar 21st
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Dear tumblr, Messrs. and Mesdames,
I apologize for leaving without saying good-bye.  Pressing matters have arisen that have required my complete and undivided attention.  That said, I am currently here and I hope that with any luck our time together will be marked by continued amity and prosperity. Though there is nothing I may say that will assuage the crassness of my sudden and unexplained departure, I hope that you will pardon...
Mar 21st
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Mar 9th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Holy buckets, school is killing me. Damn you,...
Seriously…I need a break.  I miss the internet.
Mar 5th
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