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White Privilege and Drug Sentencing Alteration
One of the more controverisal socio-political ideas is that of white privilege. Nothing is more certain to raise hackles and get people polarized. Since as a socioloigist I enjoy rasing hackles for the purpose of getting people to think, that is what I shall do with this week's blog.
White privilege is defined as "a set of advantages and/or ( Read more... ) -
"How Are You?"
I hate small talk...I really do.
My friends know I hate small talk. Over the years, I've taken Myers-Briggs personality tests, and I always come out highly introverted (I), somwhere between inuitive and rational (N or S), using thoughts and logical processes to come to decisions rather than going with gut instincts and feelings (T over F) and ( Read more... ) -
Banned Books Week Post
My dear SL friend Paypabak Writer put up a challenge to create a post about one or more banned books this week, as it's Banned Books Week, a week to recognize the dangers of censorship.
The two works I have selected are George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
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