May 2012
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Social Representations and Norms
People are far too wrapped up in the contemporary social representations (Moscovici, 1978) and norms of the dominant society. We have become too afraid to be different or unusual. Every action has to be evaluated for undertones and consequences or one risks being seen as over-confident at the very best and abrasive/creepy at the worst. It has now become taboo to talk to a stranger, not in a...
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“I love sandwiches. Sandwiches are easy to eat, but I hate sandwiches at New York...”
– Mitch Hedberg
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When I was One-and-Twenty By A. E. Housman
WHEN I WAS ONE-AND-TWENTY
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.”
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
“The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
’Tis paid...
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“When I was a boy, I laid in my twin-sized bed and wondered where my brother was.”
– Mitch Hedberg
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“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my...”
– Woody Allen
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Where The Wild Things Are
Sad to hear that one of the best children’s authors (Maurice Sendak) is now dead. May you rest in peace.
