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Ljasp's blog

MLA & The Origins of texts in Human Emotion: An Open Letter to MLA: A Parody

Soda in school
Should soda's be banned from being sold from schools?
Obviously, since this is such a controversial issue there are valid points on either side. There's the health issue, and then there are the issues of money, choice, etc. However, I believe that sodas, despite being unhealthy, should not be banned from schools.

Existentialism: Why "OMG IT'S SOCIETY'S FAULT!" Doesn't Cut it
Sometimes I wish I could fly around the world dropping copies of Sartre's Existentialism is a Humanism. I think it really would so us some good.

Education Worldwide: Action today for tomorrow.
How do we create a more equal word? How do we annihilate ignorance and proliferate peace? How do we guarantee a universally better tomorrow? It's certainly not impossible.

Letters from Colleges & Paper Waste
I guess it's time for me to start thinking about which colleges I'm going to apply to next year. Or at least that's what my mailbox it telling me. It seems like almost everyday I get a form letter from some college (most of them obscure) accompanied by some pretty pictures of its campus.

Confused about global warming? Part 2: Effects
With that increase in global temperatures comes the catastrophic affects on mankind and the environment that could only be caused by monumental climate change. These devastating effects on the environment include intense heat waves, the spread of infectious diseases, more forest fires, and rising sea levels and flooding, among many other deadly consequences.

Confused about global warming? Part 1: Causes
OK, so I've heard a couple people wondering about global warming and whether it occurs naturally or because of man. The simple answer is both, although currently it's being caused almost entirely by man.

On Thin Ice
It was announced today that a chunk of Antarctic ice 7 times the size of Manhattan Island collapsed. The ice, 160 square miles large, had been there possibly for 1,500 years. And now its suddenly gone.



