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European Disneyland
The perception of Europe in the United States has, over the past few decades, shifted and evolved into some jarringly disfigured homunculus. This is, of course, in response to the question of a “white identity” within America, specifically in attempt to find (or invent) a cultural distinction between white Americans and their non-white cocitizens. For…
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Twenty Thousand South Thailanders
Of the South Thailanders, there is the aforementioned cat breeder. When he is not engaged in his contemptuous commerce with the dog breeder, which, as previously explained, threatens to destroy the very boundary between the two species, he is engaged in a mad quest to selectively breed larger and larger domestic felines. To what end…
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Why are goods more expensive in wealthy nations than in developing nations?
When traveling overseas, I’m always amazed at just how much cheaper certain goods and services are compared to the States. In Jordan, I can get a taxi ride into town for a dinar and a half (approximately two American dollars), a haircut for two or three dinar (about three to four dollars), and a whole…
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Chorus
In this moment can be heard the lamentations of the orphaned. The incessant wailing of the meek, destitute widows who, against their will, demand pity in their cries. The final shrieks of the countless poor souls, taken up from this world in an infinite number of horrific catastrophes of misery, their calls echoed and multiplied,…
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A Moment of Romance
The feminine to be desired and the masculine who desires. Her effortless guile and grace, gathering the glances of those around her. She glides across the ground, her gown flowing with each gentle gust of wind. Her focus is unbothered. Her green eyes, large and bright like two fine emeralds, float across the horizon, taking…
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Evening
The sky in the evening hour as it turns the bright cyan shade of Uranus, quickly darkening into an oppressive Neptune. What can be said about it? The sky becomes thick with hue, no longer the transparent backdrop of earthly life but itself a gelatin throughout which all floats. An opaque broth which envelopes and…
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Review of The Battle of Stalingrad (1949)
The Battle of Stalingrad portrays the Eastern Front of World War 2 in a charming operatic style, centering the drama of the battle upon the key personalities of Stalin, Chuikov, Hitler, and Paulus, along with an array of supporting characters. The main focus is, of course, put on Stalin, endearingly called Josef Vissarionovich by his…
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A Review of “Dog’s Day Out”
Dog’s Day Out is the latest literary masterpiece crafted and published by the enigmatic Deli Isle. In this wrenching romance, the eponymous dog sallies out to an establishment seeking to purchase various goods. Driven by his desires, the dog then peruses the aisles of this establishment, pondering the wide and varied selection of refreshments. The…
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Dog’s Day Out
One day, the dog went to the store. He was hungry, so he had some chips. And he saw to it that they were good. Then he was thirsty, so he had some soda. And he saw to it that it was good. He craved something sweet, so he had some candy with his soda.…
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For the Grain Elevator
I think about your marvelous stature, your towering windows, how they overlook the southern railway station and the canning factory. How, from your heights, one can overlook the southern neighborhoods past the Yelshanka river. And how from your windows, men crowd, intently watching the horizon. From your heights, the barrels of many machine guns simultaneously…
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