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Education > High School Humanities How Internet communication destroys writing standards among teens

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I am twenty-seven years old. I don't use Facebook, I don't text, and I don't blog. But maybe I should. Many of my friends in high school were logged onto AOL Instant Messenger, still more of my friends in college used electronic communities and messaging to communicate with each other. Somehow, the communications revolution p... More..

Sports & Recreation > Training & Equipment How to get started with distance running

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Beginning runners often ask deceptively complicated questions about the pace, distance, and frequency of their workouts. The natural tendency when making decisions about these variables is to train by running as fast, as far, and as frequently as possible. This approach to running inevitably leads to vomiting, burnout, and in... More..

Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) Product reviews: Aquamira water bottle with filter

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Cyclists are, at heart, minimalists, so it should not come as any surprise that we scoff at the notion of lugging drinking water or filtration systems on extended tours on rural routes or trails. Aquamira acknowledges this demand in the design and thoughtful functionality of its Water Bottle and Filter system.The Aquamira fil... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Why I write

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I am driven to write out of neurosis. This neurosis is caused by a dissonance, a sour note struck by attempting to reconcile what is without me and what is within me. How can I ignore the discrepancy? The act of writing moves me towards that reconciliation, and in doing so, makes me all that I am and all that I am not.Writing... More..

Education > High School Humanities How does one define illiteracy?

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To be illiterate is one of the most damning stigmas of American culture. Above everything else, our national identity is our intelligence, our ability to adapt. The emerging notion of a workforce oriented around information makes the ability to read key to not just success, but survival as an independent entity.Illiteracy is,... More..

Sports & Recreation > Biking Bike reviews: Lapierre Passport

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The Lapierre Passport has carved out its own niche in the cycling marketplace. Who knew that we needed a fully suspended, full size mountain bike that can travel? Traditionally, travelers have been characterized by their weight, middling components, and, of course, comically small frame and wheels. The Passport is impressive ... More..

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