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On the curious account of the delegation of power according to charisma

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If, for a class, it would be beneficial to create "English speaking days" during which all everyone spoke was English, and there were one or two individuals who spoke English exceptionally well and might prove useful to the endeavor, what would prevent the class from commencing such a venture?

1. It takes effort to speak a foreign language.  Read More »

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Invalidating time travel into the past

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Suppose it is possible for a device that allows time travel into the past. It is in its preliminary stages so understandably scientists are wary of using human subjects. Instead, they use an object - a ball, for example. Now, in these initial testings the traveling can only go as far back as a few minutes.  Read More »

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Virginia Woolf - beauty

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When democracy can be foolish: referendum?

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  What I would like to do here is draw a few parallels between Palestine and Taiwan concerning the status problems they are facing.  Read More »

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Too quiet about Israel - or is it Palestine?

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  I first read the bible, then learnt about the Holocaust, and my knowledge of the Jews culminated in learning that they had Israel back again. A story of well deserved triumph after tribulations, nay?  Read More »

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What a game taught me

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  A few months ago we were at camp. It was an exhausting experience. But besides that it was fun. It was something worth storing in one’s room of memories. It was memorable. But I do not want to relive it – yet.  Read More »

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Children's sense of time

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