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Art or the Artist?
Is it the art or the artist that is more important? Is it the message or the messenger? The belief or the believer? I ask this as we sort through this time where many, particularly more in the college realm and social media sphere, are participating in one form or another in this idea of…
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Information
Every moment of everyday they are there. Some may try to ignore them while others indulge their every whim. Emotions are a continual presence in our lives. They can be fleeting or omnipresent, but they are always there in some way. Anger, love, fear, disgust, and more flow in and out of us. Should they…
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Don’t Be An Excuse
Do not use others as an excuse for poor behavior. Others behavior are not our own, and therefor, they cannot be a basis for ours. Let’s think about lying as an example. Is it OK to lie? Generally the understanding of that is that no, it is not OK to lie. Yet, in daily politics,…
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What’s In An Opinion
There’s something that happens as I start to write anything political. It normally happens at about 300 words into it. As I continue to write, I wonder what the point is. Whatever I write is only my opinion, and opinions are absolutely like an asshole. Why the hell does it matter to write down my…
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Often
We often fear what we don’t understand. Unless we allow our curiosity to flourish. But fear is insidious, latching onto the darkest corners of our thoughts, pushing its tendrils out to lash out at us. How dare we be curious; fear needs to be fed. But I’d still rather be curious than afraid.