HARRISON BERGERONby Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody...
Mark Twain is the famous American writer, author of the best known novels of all times, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn published in 1876 and 1885, respectively. However, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most controversial books that were frequently...
A bad egg is someone who is unacceptably bad. Just like real eggs, a bad egg is the one that has no use, rotten and cannot be repaired or used. The term bag egg refers to a person that is someone seemed to be good in appearance, who seemed to be very ordinary but whose personality when discovered...
Marital infidelity is one of the major reasons why many marriages fail. Not only do we get to see it in movies and television shows, we also see it happening to our friends, relatives, and even ourselves. The crux of the matter is not only about why it happened but also why it was not detected...
What happens when a Mama Grizzly and a Cougar go camping with a pair of 10 year old twins and 6 year old sextuplets? Disaster. Sarah Palin and TLC's Kate Gosselin teamed for a camping trip set to air on television December 12. Gosselin, whose role on TLC's "Jon and Kate Plus 8" garnered her...
Political Correctness: the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as "the avoidance... of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people." Okay, we can get behind that. But what does it actually mean in reality?
Silversun Pickups is a Los Angeles, California based Indie-alternative rock quartet who burst on the music scene during 2002. The band is comprised of Brian Aubert on lead vocals and lead guitar, Nikki Monninger on vocals and bass, Christopher Guanlao on drums, and Joe Lester on keyboard, and...
There are a number of diseases, infections, viruses, and medical conditions that come with some surprising - if occasionally dubious - side benefits.
We may be used to a democratic system where political dissent can make a valid contribution to society, but not everyone has been so lucky in their lives. Some of the most famous politicians and thinkers in recent history have been the victim of persecution and imprisonment for their political...
An autobiography is a personal, written account of one’s life story. The individual of whom the story is about, usually actively participates in compiling and narrating the story. This is different to a biography which is always written by someone else. A biography often uses the third person...
