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academia v. neelofer: February 2005
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Academia v. neelofer. Religion of the Road. Is the definitive text on a culture hidden behind what has now become the commercialised 1960s counterculture. A decade that is more commonly known for its stepford-esque suburbia is the same decade during which wandering souls were searching for any kind of religious or spiritual guidance, any kind of meaning to give their lives. To many On the Road. Dean was not alone in his efforts of giving his self definition. Although in most parts of the book, Sal is...
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academia v. neelofer: April 2005
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Academia v. neelofer. Distaste towards suburbia, qualified by houses with white picket fences and perfectly manicured families, is central to the core of the beat generation so it comes as no surprise that Gregory Corso's "Marriage" and Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "In Goya's Greatest Scenes" brutally pick apart the superficially pristine world of suburban America. Corso's "Marriage" begins by posing the questions, "Should I get married? Should I be Good? All the universe married but me!
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academia v. neelofer: March 2005
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Academia v. neelofer. Cultural Studies: A Hair's Difference Between Shit and Shinola. Shinola, once commonly known as a brand of shoe polish, made its debut circa 1930 in regards to the working definition for our purposes. Prior to that, it was popularized as a negative particle among Milton and Anglo-Saxon poets. Furthermore, the etymology dictionary refers to perhaps what can be called the second coming of this word during the late 1980s, partly in thanks to the cult classic Wayne’s World. From each an...
