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I grew up with a very charming soul mate Curious George. After reading all the Curious George books and watching all the animated cartoons, videos, and films about this character, I can still proudly say that we still have much in common. Earning the nickname

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Ghosts: 6 of 139
The Vanier Ghost After aimlessly wandering the halls and harassing grey-haired teachers and faculty, I was hoping at least one of them heard of the "Vanier Ghost". Some simply replied "I am the Vanier Ghost", in which I simply laughed in response. Some had no clue what I was talking about and gave me that "you're wasting my ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals Good reasons for quitting your job: 4 of 50
In "Quitting the Paint Factory", Mark Slouka writes how a strong work ethic deprives the masses of the right to be idle - to be economically unproductive for a period of time. Idleness is described in this article as the psychological inner space human beings need "to figure out who we are, and what we believe, by allowing u... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sex and the City: The Movie: 4 of 36
Sex And The City Entering the minds of woman in the big screen, our favourite combination of laughter, shopping, sex, love, a little bit more sex, lots of drama, and some Manhattan dining, all while our fabulous superstars Sarah Jessica Parker( Carrie Bradshaw), Kim Cattral(Samantha Jones), Kristin Davis(Charlotte York) and ... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 20 of 112

Fatal Distractions, How To Stay Safe To Enjoy The Holidays It begins with a monkey jumping out of a trunk, and beating up a road enraged man, screaming at the man in the vehicle, the monkey emerged from. This got our attention. Did you know, that there was a trunk accident because the driver was reaching for a bottle of wate... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Observing people: 6 of 33
Grocery Store Participant-Observation The ethnographic research that I observed took place in a supermarket. The supermarket's name is the IGA. The supermarket is located inside the Cavendish Mall in Cote-St-Luc, where I reside. What is very different about this supermarket compared to others of its kind is the fact that it ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Morbid curiosity: 2 of 10
Curiosity Got The Monkey Deported Curious George was way to curious for his own good, and since he didn't have a visa Guess where Mr. George is now residing In a jungle in some remote island in South America, running from being poached Curiosity got the journalist captured And tortured by militant religious fanatics Got him ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008): 2 of 7
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Entering the crazy escapades of our two favourite notorious story immigrants John Cho (Howard Lee) and Kal Penn (Kumar Patel) for yet another journey into the land of the Munchees. The movie begins with a huge fart, and basically is a huge fart of amazing entertaining humour. Wit... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life The importance of love in finding a life purpose: 6 of 20
"In Defiance of Gravity" Tom Robbins' article explores the level of, or lack of playfulness we encounter in Western literature and how this phenomenon might effect our overall perspectives toward life in general. Robbins' article is powerful because he is able to relate his thoughts to us by a significant event in his life. ... More..
Sciences > Psychology Reflections on how Sigmund Freud's theories stand up in modern society: 3 of 10
The Gathering of the Freudian Slips Using Freud's classification of the Id, the ego and the superego in everyday life, as well as the id-superego conflicts and its defence mechanisms in everyday life, one can greatly understand a person and his/her psyche. The Id is totally unconscious and displays our animalistic origin of ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Holocaust: 14 of 30
Israel, The Son Of The Holocaust(Shoah) Israel, born under the sea of blood Israel, born under Nazi Bullets Israel, a premature birth born Out of a gassed mother and butchered Father, A new hope You are for us Six million called your name before Death, you were the last vision they Saw, a land of broken bricks, a land Foreve... More..