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Magical Thinking by Augusten Burrroughs: A Review

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The book Magical Thinking by Augusten Burrroughs may not be his first book, or his most popular, but it’s definitely the best! The first Augusten Burroughs book that I read was Running With Scissors.  This was more of a novel and I enjoyed it.  However, after this book, all of his other books have been filled with short stories about …

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The Century: Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster [A Review]

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If you want to read one of the best books about the 20th century, pick up a copy of The Century by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster. When the change of the century occurred, many books came out chronicling the 20th century. One of the most popular was Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation.  My parents have this book on their …

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Why Tuesday Sucks

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If you’re in a bad mood today, let me tell you why. It’s Tuesday. Tuesday has no raison d’être. If your unfamiliar with that term, look it up. It’s Tuesday after all and you feel like shit…might as well learn something.

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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: A Review

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You will not often find me endorsing books of an overly serious nature but The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, and Atlas Shrugged, for some reason, defy my usually aversion to topics of seriousness and self-absorption. The Fountainhead is written by Ayn Rand and many of you, yes you, were suppose to read it in one of your college courses.  But …

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The Best Poems of the English Language: A Review

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If you’re not familiar with the book The Best Poems of the English Language, you may be missing a chance to drastically improve your love life! I always have a book of poetry by my bed.  Ok, yes, that me seem a completely prop, a ruse. But, I swear, it’s not. In college, my teacher challenged me to memorize 10 …

Why I Love Southwest Airlines: The Southwest Rap Video

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This morning I was checking out the latest Top Rap Songs and came across a rap video performed on…Southwest Airlines? How great is Southwest Airlines for allowing their employees to exercise creativity like this? Let’s see…small seats, old airplanes, no assigned seating…but I always enjoy flying Southwest because of things like this. They just do things right. Clearly the passengers …

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Is Amanda Knox Innocent?

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After watching Diane Sawyer’s interview with Amanda Knox last night, do you think Amanda Knox is innocent or guilty?  We are running a poll on our Facebook page so visit us and cast your vote!  My opinion is below: Amanda Knox:  Guilty or Innocent, Facebook Poll

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Learn Spanish in Buenos Aires

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If you would like to learn Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and you like to have fun, the Spanglish Exchange program is for you! After spending a couple of years living in Uruguay, I decided to take an extended trip to Buenos Aires because it is such an amazing city.

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Tricia Walsh Smith: In Her Own Words

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Over three million people have viewed this video on You Tube of Tricia Walsh Smith, the present and future ex-spouse of Philip Smith, a theatre executive worth about sixty million dollars. In the video, she lambastes her husband for many things: that he is not giving her what she deserves, his sexual ineptitude, his infidelities…basically, his entire character. This is …

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Spanish Pronunciation: The Three Golden Rules

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Speaking Spanish should be easy. Normally, they pronounce each letter as it is. With me, the problem often lies in emphasis, in stress. Where should you place the stress on a particular word in Spanish? In my first month Living In Uruguay, I was off to meet my friends in a salsa club on a street called Rincon. I knew …