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A Question of Power

Unresolved emotional distress is a poison that dissolves a person from the inside out. The South African author Bessie Head was deeply hurt as a you... read more

3 months ago 1 comment

Believe

Free will is fascinating, especially from an engineering perspective. I have often wondered if it is possible to create an artificial free will. To l... read more

2 months ago 2 comments

Butterfly Effect

Chaos theory is a wondrous and rebellious topic inflamed against the pristine confines of an imaginary Euclidean universe. Coincidently, the prologue ... read more

2 months ago 6 comments

Final Thoughts

Prepare yourself. I am about to tell you a long winded introduction to the topic of globalization. In 2003, at the age of 23, I hopped on an interna... read more

1 months ago 1 comment

Finding Happiness

Happiness is elusive and mysterious. Do we actually ever truly feel happy? I assure you I am not trying to depress you, nor am I being cynical. It is ... read more

4 months ago 4 comments

Love, Madness

Have you ever wondered what drives a person mad? Are some naturally more susceptible than others? Salman Rushdie’s short story The Harmony of th... read more

1 months ago 3 comments

Michael Franti and Spearhead

“Those who start wars, never fight them. And those who fight wars, they never like them. And those who write laws, they can't recite them. A... read more

4 months ago 1 comment

Pakistan - Land of the Pure

Professor Mahan Mirza from the department of Religious Studies gave a presentation on Pakistan in order to raise awareness and understanding of its ... read more

2 months ago 1 comment

Ridiculously Ruby Red

At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers, by Salman Rushdie, is a story set in a militantly consumer fantasy land based loosely on a Wizard of Oz theme. I... read more

2 months ago 5 comments

The Devil's in the Details

Professor Brazeal spoke on the topic of the Devil in the Afro-Brazilian religions. His presentation style was animated and intriguing and filled with... read more

4 months ago 2 comments

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