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    Entries in America (16)

    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 | 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 | 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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    Thursday
    Mar102011

    In 2050, there will be…

    AuthorJames Dugan | DateThursday, March 10, 2011 at 9:42PM | Comment1 Comment

    There will still be laughing, eating and dreaming.

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