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nixstar: Are Americans Cultural Snobs?
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Friday, May 21, 2010. Are Americans Cultural Snobs? Are Americans Cultural Snobs? Are Americans cultural snobs? In a recent Anthropology lecture, I was introduced to the term. The term signifies the ability of an Anthropologist or person, to study and approach another culture’s customs without judging the behavior of its members based on the standards and values of one’s own culture. As an example, Professor of Anthropology at Eastern Washington University, Elwyn. Four of the respondents were women and t...
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nixstar: The Mortal Me
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A Personal Essay by. Life occasionally presents people with an event that impacts their lives so significantly, it alters their philosophical outlook. These events may be happy, however, tragedy can be equally significant. One such event was the tragic death of my father several years ago, which changed my life for the better. Did he have his mustache then, or had he already shaved it off? How many fish did he catch? What color were his eyes? I just can’t remember. That bothers me. In my co...Welcome to ...
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nixstar: Poetry
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The Doctor’s Wife. The doctor’s wife, an ornament,. Dressed in clothes he’s picked for her. She offers teeth all the while. As a horse to a buyer. The smile - the hair - “Just love your nails,”. She hears from all his friends. The life she chose, the penthouse suite,. We see her face, her downturned lips,. Her hands pressed against the pane. She wonders what may happen. Out where life meets the rain. To be all wet and curtly dance,. The cotton clinging to her breasts,. Is her deepest fantasy. What’...
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nixstar: The Kids are All Right
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The Kids are All Right. The Kids are All Right. A personal essay by. 8220;Hip Hop, Rap, Gangstas! This scene is played out a thousand times a day across this great land. I, however, have a different spin on it. You will never hear me dis’ musical expression. A mere five feet from the stage. So turn it up! Let the music play! Indeed, “The Kids are Allright! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to nixstar.com, the personal web page of Nick Giammona. I have created this blog to present my friends, fa...
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nixstar: Racing Greyhounds - The High Cost of Losing
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Friday, May 28, 2010. Racing Greyhounds - The High Cost of Losing. My first experience with Greyhounds was eye opening. While visiting a fair, the Apple Festival in Warwick, New York, during the fall of 1995, I came across a. The Humane Society of the United States. Investigations into the illegal importation of rabbits into the United States, as well as, the use of animals in training events” (Humane Society.). The celebrated humanitarian and author said, “The time will come when public opinion wi...
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nixstar: Freedom from Religion
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The Faith of Our Founding Fathers. With the increased influence of the religious majority in the United States there has begun a sustained attack on the tenets of the Bill of Rights. And the First Amendment. Thomas Jefferson denounced Christianity, miracles, and religion, as dogmatic. In fact, he created his own version of the bible, The Thomas Jefferson Bibl. E, by physically cutting out all inference of superstition and miracles or text he considered was not authentic. He believed in nature, reason...
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nixstar: Warren Zevon
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Little did I know how good that seat would be. No young man wants to see his heros fall, especially to an unrelenting foe like alcoholism. Warren Zevon was a prolific alcoholic though he remained dry for the last 18 years of his life. It only seemed fitting that a rock star would party. Didn’t they all? Who could blame him? He was asked if he had any regrets (i.e. smoking, drinking). His response, in typical Zevon fashion, is not only self-deprecating but admirable. Yet each of these creative souls led s...
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nixstar: May 2010
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Friday, May 28, 2010. Racing Greyhounds - The High Cost of Losing. My first experience with Greyhounds was eye opening. While visiting a fair, the Apple Festival in Warwick, New York, during the fall of 1995, I came across a. The Humane Society of the United States. Investigations into the illegal importation of rabbits into the United States, as well as, the use of animals in training events” (Humane Society.). The celebrated humanitarian and author said, “The time will come when public opinion wi...
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nixstar: What is Art?
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8221; The art critic, armed with artistic intellect and a formidable cadre of art lingo, launches into a soliloquy, lauding the “.brevity of composition, exemplified by a minimalist, post-modern adaptation of the solemnity of the human struggle. 8221; Again, I look at the painting searching for just a glimmer of what the critic describes. “Nothing! What is he talking about? 8221;, I wonder. “Am I missing something? And so goes the question asked since time in memoriam. What is Art. Welcome to nixstar....
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nixstar: June 2010
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Thursday, June 3, 2010. Attack on Freedom or Sensible Legislation? As the national debate rages over helmet laws, a new effort is gaining momentum in. Why do some riders still prefer not to wear helmets? If we can support and protect certain segments of society that pose increased risk on our roads, then why have motorcyclists been singled out? Are there underlying prejudices or misconceptions about motorcyclists that foster a desire to control them? 8220;AMA.”. 11 Jan. 2002. 8220;IIHS.”. 13 Nov. 2004.
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