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Hello! My name is David Bryan Roberson (David or Dave is fine) and I was born on June 29th, 1970 in Denver, Colorado. I was adopted at the age of five. My new family and I moved frequently during the next ten years, before settling in California where I skipped

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Arts & Humanities > Spanish Language Bilingual language issues in America's diverse school culture: 5 of 10
The idea of designing a special curriculum for the benefit of students who speak a language other than English is idealistic and impractical. Not because it is not a worthy idea, and not because it is wrong. The arguments for and against Bilingual Education are all very sensible. They just are not fair. In specific, they are... More..
Business > Human Resources Transsexuals in the workplace: 5 of 8
Twice, in the many jobs I have had, I have worked in a business where an individual was in the process of transitioning. For those of you who might not know, transitioning is the arduous process of preparing for Gender Reassignment Surgery, which is as far as some people are concerned the objective for which certain individu... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) Noosphere: The future of evolution?: 2 of 3
Those moments in life when we are confronted with a new concept or idea can be life altering, seemingly setting the mind free to roam a new and undiscovered country or even knocking the world completely off its hinges. Sometimes that can happen even with just a new word or concept for something we've had an inkling of all al... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality If a tree falls in the woods and there's no one to hear it: 23 of 30
"...does it make a sound?" is the version I am familiar with it. It's an interesting philosophic question because it does challenge people to think. Whether or not it has a useful or practical answer really depends on the quality of thought that follows. This question is meaningless if it is pondered on false or incomplete p... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality Explaining the different dimensions: 13 of 14
I normally avoid the first person when writing an article or essay, but in this case I need to begin with a personal story. A year into my studies at Humboldt State University a mutual acquaintance showed up at my friend's apartment while I was visiting and regaled us with his synopsis of a lecture on dimensions he recently ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Is there really such a thing as the present?: 23 of 24
Is there really such a thing as time? That is a question it is helpful to ask in order to address what we call the present. That is because our experience of time is completely subjective and because everything we are is dependent on that peculiar subjectivity. Time is what we derive from the ceaseless transformation that is... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Understanding biblical views of witchcraft: 2 of 2
The modern religion of Wicca emerged in England in the 1940s through the writings of Gerald Gardner (Fisher, 2005), who is credited only with creating its name. The rituals and traditions he presented (as witchcraft) were based on the practices of what was believed to be a last surviving coven of witches. The controversy tha... More..