Nightingale
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thanks. I took Latin my entire undergrad career, but as I finished my BA in 1999, I'm a bit rusty.
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my latin's a little rusty... new order of ages?
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According to the rules, 1) No personal attacks. None. 2) No jokes or references to paedophilia. None. 3) No advertising 4) Stick to the topics in the topical forums It doesn't seem like the thread violated any rules. Has a new set of guidelines been put in place or are things just being deleted arbitrarily now?
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no more or less than most of the threads here.
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that thread was a cool idea... gets people talking to each other who might not ordinarily. why'd it get moved? and to where??? (I'd pm a greenie, but I'm not sure which one)
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if you are not feeling hungry because you are sick, you probably still need food. if you are not feeling hungry because you are well and have eaten enough, don;t eat more.
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I love it and go a little stir-crazy when I can't jump. my roommate, to me a week ago: "You're driving me nuts! Will you go throw yourself out of a plane, already?!...(pause)... I didn't mean that the way it sounded. Go throw yourself out of a plane WITH a parachute."
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Guinness Oregon Honey Hefewisen (sp?) the microbrew Peach Ale that sometimes shows up at renaissance faire
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Tix at Elsinore $18 during the week and $20 on weekends. Cheaper during "happy hour" on friday afternoons.
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1. I've sung back-up for Michael Crawford on TV and on tour, and I've performed at Carnegie Hall 2. I have a BA with a Communications Major and an emphasis in Film and Screenwriting, with a Dance minor, and as of May 9, will have a Master's in Education, and will be starting work on a Law degree in the fall. lol. I think I just like school.
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I'd go for Georgia, just because I've been to Salt Lake and Oklahoma City, and found them both kinda boring. More to do in the Georgia area, I think, plus, nicer weather!!!
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note to self: don't go to georgia.
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every state has a law requiring school attendance. therefore the government is requiring them to attend school, and the school is requiring them to say the pledge. Individual states cannot pass laws that supercede the constitution. States are bound by federal guidelines. If the federal law says you can't put up one religion over another, or religion itself up over non-religion (which has been the supreme court's interpretation of the bill of rights), states can't do it either.
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also: Seldom does not equal "never." seldom means "not often, infrequently, or rarely." Students are NOT OFTEN informed of their rights regarding the pledge. SOMETIMES, but infrequently, a teacher will make it a point to talk to students about something like this, but it occurs RARELY. clear?
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I can't guarantee EVERY school, but I can speak for a decent sample size. However, I am finishing up a master's in education next month, and do have quite a bit of experience with public school systems. This is actually something I did a research project on in my "Education and the Law" class. I was writing on the separation of church and state in public schools. Since the whole "school prayer" thing has been settled by the supreme court, I decided to research the pledge instead. I phoned one school district in every state (and in large states, phoned several) and asked them that very question. Every one of them said "If a child tells us that they have a problem saying the pledge, we tell them its okay not to. However, we don't make a point of telling all the students that they don't have to say it." My argument in my paper was "how can we expect students to exercise their rights if they are deliberately kept ignorant of those rights?"
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Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? because light bleaches. our skin darkens because of a reaction on the part of our bodies. hair, as its not really alive, can't react, and therefore bleaches just like paper would. Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? because when you open your mouth, you pull your cheeks downward and away from your lower eyelashes, making it easier to get the mascara on without getting it all over. Why you have to click on "Start" to stop Windows 98? um... because you're "starting" the "shut-down" feature? I dunno. Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons? because artificial flavor is cheaper, but real lemons are a marketing tool because people like how they smell Who tastes dog food when it has a "new & improved" flavor? um... a dog? If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? yes.
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QuoteI was chatting to some of my whuffo mates about this recently... they just couldn't understand it... "How can you choose a sport over someone you care for?" Quote You're not choosing a "sport" over someone you care for. You're choosing YOURSELF. If you're with someone who wants to change who you are, then you're not being true to yourself.
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I would say that if someone thinks sex isn't as good as skydiving, then they aren't doing the sex thing right!
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At this point, the justices must use the constitution AS IT STANDS. Like I said before, if you want to try to amend it, be my guest, but right now, that argument is irrelevant to the current case.
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if someone would try to restrict my lifestyle, they wouldn't be the person of my dreams. so no, I wouldn't give up skydiving for a relationship.
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and what 90% of the population wants is completely irrelevant at this point, as the debate has gone to the supreme court and is out of the hands of the elected officials. We do not live in a total democracy. Our government is based on the constitution first, and the will of the people second. When the two are in contrast, the constitution comes first. if you want to amend the constitution, that's another matter entirely, and honestly, it'd be interesting to watch you try.
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that would be a tough call. The US has many different cultures, simply by the fact that its so large. It also has very diverse landscapes. I haven't visited most of Europe, so I don't know how different the countries and cultures are from each other.
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I'm from the US. I've been to Canada, Mexico, and Ireland. However, I've also been to virtually every US state west of the Mississippi, and also New York and New Jersey, so I have done a lot of travelling... Its just that there's so much to see here that I did that first.
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we do, but they didn't think it would appeal to Americans as much as the word "sorceror". In all honesty, they were probably right.
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if your argument of popular support and a history of doing something doesn't make it right, and it doesn't make it wrong (as you've just agreed), you've just stated that your argument is irrelevant to the topic, which is whether having "under God" in the pledge is right or wrong. You have supplied utterly meaningless data with little or no relevance to the debate at hand. ok. edit: Your use of the phrase "it doesn't make it wrong EITHER" requires agreement with my original statement that it doesn't make it right. The word "either" in that phrase requires agreement with the previous statement of "It doesn't make it right."