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    • 32 Ratings
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    The Cost

    AUGUST 26, 2010 6:46AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: saving lives, opportunity, pro-life, choice, mushroom cloud, body count, death count, casualties, casualty count, opportunity cost, million dollars, billion dollars, trillion dollars, health care, life, death, cost, civilian, military, war, politics

    • 15 Ratings
    • 5759 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Great American Orators of My Lifetime: Kennedy, King, Obama

    NOVEMBER 7, 2008 8:23PM

    By DogWoman


    Topics: 2008 election, politics, speech, yes we can, and unyielding hope, opportunity, liberty, the enduring power of our ideals—democracy, determination to heal the divides, a new spirit of service, a good and decent man, my brother need not be idealized, i have a dream, now is the time, ask not what your country can do for you, obama, king, kennedy, bho, mlk, jfk, american orators

    • 15 Ratings
    • 381 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Hope, dreams, ambition and ignorance

    JANUARY 29, 2011 2:29PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: poverty, success, status, opportunity, education, mentorship, open call

    • 14 Ratings
    • 480 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The Opportunity of Crisis

    JULY 26, 2010 8:48PM

    By kitd


    Topics: university of pennsylvania, victor h mair, danger, opportunity, crisis

    • 22 Ratings
    • 696 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    skinned

    DECEMBER 26, 2010 2:30PM

    By Greg Correll


    Topics: not a writing retreat i need instead a writing full rout flags and weapons dropped a run for my life i need, poem, writing, opportunity, stuck, bird heart, too old for this to ever be mine, broke in america, words, fingerprints

    • 11 Ratings
    • 627 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    My Six Words: A Better World Begins with Me

    MARCH 28, 2012 8:38PM

    By Rita Bourland


    Topics: opportunity, democracy, prejudice, race, six words, race card project, michele norris, trayvon martin, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 861 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Natural Peanut Butter and Vicarious Jelly.

    APRIL 26, 2009 12:43PM

    By Dissed Associate


    Topics: lies, books, poetry, guitars, life, sister, brother, mom, dad, surname, last name, j.d., graduation, college, achievement, happiness, gin, beer, wine, alcoholism, schizophrenia, mental illness, psychology, prodigy, music, voice, accent, self-aggrandizement, striving, opportunity, poverty, parents, children, home, family

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1038 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    We, modern-day peasants: Time for a Great Awakening

    JULY 9, 2012 4:04PM

    By Michael Luick-Thrams


    Topics: midwest, election, reform, elite, romney, obama, germany, usa, politics, iowa, luick-thrams, gay, quaker, military, war, peace, reform, revolution, change, crisis, opportunity

    • 8 Ratings
    • 1007 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Meritocracy? -- Not Really True

    JANUARY 9, 2012 6:01PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: merit, meritocracy, american dream, american exceptionalism, scorn, pride, contempt, achievement, virtue, hard work, success, worth, worthy, myth, ideology, facts, horatio alger, luck, pluck, society, socialism, capitalism, democracy, plutocracy, aristocracy, oligarchy, leaders, markets, level playing field, all men are created equal, equality, opportunity, mobility, education, environment

    • 11 Ratings
    • 430 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    The Tao of New Years

    JANUARY 31, 2013 10:58AM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: open call, new years, change, resolution, new beginnings, relationships, career, opportunity, spirit

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1552 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Why you SHOULD hire me

    JULY 14, 2010 2:30PM

    By Kat Hudson


    Topics: kat hudson, baltimore, jobseeker no more, found the right job, i know where i'm going, employment, work, happy happy joy joy, up where i belong, employee, salary, opportunity, new attitude, meeting my goals, my dream company

    • 4 Ratings
    • 618 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Then What Is It All About?

    AUGUST 12, 2009 6:13PM

    By Rod Emmons


    Topics: cartouche, it's not about that, participation, issues, politics, opportunity, get it while you can.

    • 4 Ratings
    • 526 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    #157 "Sense and Sensibility"... wrapping up 7 days of Kate!

    MARCH 16, 2010 9:02AM

    By N. Jordan


    Topics: kate winslet, films, movie, open call, love, power, money, circumstances, opportunity

    • 3 Ratings
    • 318 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Thoughts on kids, the elderly and human rights

    OCTOBER 14, 2010 1:44AM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: family, elder, youth, children, aging, taxes, rights, laws, privileges, education, opportunity

    • 2 Ratings
    • 343 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Ten miles.

    MAY 27, 2009 7:58PM

    By dicea


    Topics: other affairs of just plain living., spirit, opportunity, martian rovers, space exploration, friends, people i love, birthdays

    • 3 Ratings
    • 769 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Wealth, Poverty and the Role of Government

    JANUARY 30, 2012 5:31PM

    By SocialJustice


    Topics: politics, family, opportunity, equality, income, unfair taxes, taxes, romney, obama, low-income, poll, work, workers, unemployment, poor, economy, jobs, poverty

    • 1 Ratings
    • 141 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    From truckstop to supreme court

    OCTOBER 26, 2012 10:57AM

    By Mary Wagner


    Topics: college, federal loans, opportunity, student aid, government aid, student loans

    • 2 Ratings
    • 281 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    What Happens in Vegas...

    MARCH 7, 2010 8:56PM

    By baseballtattoo


    Topics: music, vegas, opportunity, celebrity

    • 3 Ratings
    • 349 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Who is the newest writer for Skeptical Inquirer? I AM!

    NOVEMBER 9, 2009 4:54AM

    By LaRae Meadows


    Topics: opportunity, writing, movie review, movie, skeptical inquiry

    • 4 Ratings
    • 612 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Squirrels on the Gallows

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 10:18AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: squirrels, crisis, opportunity, politics, credit, economy

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