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Entries in America (17)

Saturday
Jun302012

A Day at the Philadelphia Zoo

AuthorJames Dugan | DateSaturday, June 30, 2012 at 9:46AM | Comment2 Comments

Here in our local zoos, we come into close contact, as you will see in the pictures, and the resemblance is amazingly.

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Thursday
May032012

Confessions of a Guilty Driver

AuthorNick Carraway | DateThursday, May 3, 2012 at 1:18AM | Comment4 Comments

A successful trip it was until an unsettling realization hit my mind.

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Monday
Mar122012

Sick & Tired or Just Too Transitory?

AuthorLana Morelli | DateMonday, March 12, 2012 at 7:50PM | Comment4 Comments

On my bus ride back to school I was so annoyed there may or may not have been steam coming from my ears. I remember thinking how unproductive and disorganized the Italian culture was. How did they ever get anything done?!

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Saturday
Jan072012

Dying at Home: The Positives and Negatives of Our Last Wish

AuthorJames Dugan | DateSaturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:54PM | Comment1 Comment

Watching a man die is a profound experience that life does not prepare you to attend. Nevertheless, it is a present reality for Americans as new technology, the higher cost of health care, and the promises made now allow a person to die at home.

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Friday
Dec022011

Occupy a New Thought: Run for Success

AuthorLana Morelli | DateFriday, December 2, 2011 at 9:09PM | Comment3 Comments

I’m not sure what the “Occupiers” actually intend to gain from standing around. In order for anything to change, we have to do something. We have to move. We have to run.

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Wednesday
Nov232011

Thanksshopping: Shame on You for Leaving the Table

AuthorJames Dugan | DateWednesday, November 23, 2011 at 7:56PM | Comment4 Comments

We are allowing a precious holiday that has everything right with it slip away into greed. It is not too late not to make this a yearly tradition.

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Saturday
Sep172011

My Fellow American 2

AuthorElizabeth Potter | DateSaturday, September 17, 2011 at 8:18PM | CommentPost a Comment

Most Americans have never met an American Muslim. Many only know Muslims through the way they are portrayed in the media.

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Wednesday
Jul272011

Reflections on America While in Paris

AuthorMartin Roche | DateWednesday, July 27, 2011 at 9:12PM | Comment4 Comments

When I consider how personally relaxed I felt in one of the most densely populated cities in the world, I have to wonder what it was that was so pleasingly foreign to me, other than the language.

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Sunday
Jul032011

Being Born in USA Today

AuthorJames Dugan | DateSunday, July 3, 2011 at 10:43PM | Comment3 Comments

Bo (Busy Season)We are born in the USA. We celebrate that essence today. It is a place of disdain and pride. It is a place of history and future. It is a place of hope and despair.

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Wednesday
Apr202011

Gas is $4.00? Reasons to be Glad

AuthorJames Dugan | DateWednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:33AM | Comment5 Comments

So instead of being negative in the face of this new reality and hardship on Americans, I will give you 10 silver linings in the shrinking ozone layer.

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