Stanley W. Shura
I live and work in the South Shore area of Massachusetts. My day job is in "severe" special needs. I am priviliged and happy and *very* blessed every day I get to spend with these beautiful and heart-swelling kids. I play the piano, and teach it privately. I love jazz, and have an ecclectic (or obscure!) variety of "geeky" interests including math, psychology, learning theory, and word games. I am a passionate and life-long learner, with a keen (albeit unofficial) interest in constitutional law and citizens' legal powers. I am a staunch defender of civil rights and believe in a legally intelligent and empowered citizenry.
I am thrice disabled, these dx's either comorbid with or resulting from hydrocephalus and its surgical treatment. The "trifecta" is Nonverbal Learning Disability, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and clinically significant (talk about understatement!) Anxiety. Yes - capitalized.
I also happen to have some pretty strong gifts as well, when I am diligent about the basic health stuff (especially diet, exercise and GETTING ADEQUATE SLEEP!) and when the non-basic stuff is likewise managed well and followed (meds, keeping track of and keeping appointments, and following through with my own health monitoring and care plans).
I AM going to master this "life" thing, and ALL of the conflicts (and their participants!) and opportunities it has to offer.
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I am thrice disabled, these dx's either comorbid with or resulting from hydrocephalus and its surgical treatment. The "trifecta" is Nonverbal Learning Disability, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and clinically significant (talk about understatement!) Anxiety. Yes - capitalized.
I also happen to have some pretty strong gifts as well, when I am diligent about the basic health stuff (especially diet, exercise and GETTING ADEQUATE SLEEP!) and when the non-basic stuff is likewise managed well and followed (meds, keeping track of and keeping appointments, and following through with my own health monitoring and care plans).
I AM going to master this "life" thing, and ALL of the conflicts (and their participants!) and opportunities it has to offer.
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An extensive lay, undergraduate and professional immersion in learning disabilities, special education,Interests
writing, Nonverbal Learning Disability, due process and civil rights, piano, jazz, number theory, psychology, executive and learning disorders, pi, poetry, and social and political issuesMotto
The possession of power does not indicate the possession of the judgment or worthiness to use it.Affiliations
American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Massachusetts Teachers Association
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Mine Eyesa poem
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The World's Court J'st 'urtsa poem in abc, a'b'c' haiku form
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Understanding Adults Who Have Nonverbal Learning DisabilityThis is a very personal piece about living and dealing with Nonverbal Learning Disabilty, and how it can mess with you in ways that make you resent your gifts for what they do to hide your HUGE deficits from your average judgmental dumbass.
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STATE of FLORIDA V. CASEY ANTHONY, Defendant: the VerdictAn editorial on the outcome of State of Florida versus Casey Anthony, and stunned disappointment at the dominant public reaction
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Ain't No Feedin' Your Pridea poem
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Braintree Teachers Can't Be Facebook 'friends' with Pupils: a ResponseA call to wake the hell up and stop governing by slippery slope tactics, and treating teachers and students like they are just too dumb to learn...ahem...!
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Autumn (Never) Leavesa poem
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Cop Provokes Assault from Autistic Teen. Teen Gets 10 1/2 YearsAn editorial response to this disgrace of an incident by a disgrace of a cop and the failure of a disgrace of a legal system that victimizes and punishes the weak, and winks at the abuse done by the powerful.
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The Insanity of "Legally Insane"A discussion of the confounding of truth that occurs when different academic, professional, and even governmental entities frame concepts and principles - and words! - differently.
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Should Teens Face Criminal Child Porn Charges for "sexting"? - a ResponseAn editorial that, under no uncertain or ambiguous terms, tears foamingly into this ridiculous non-issue, and a fervant shout to self-important lawmakers and "concerned citizens" to shut the hell up unless you have the guts to be honest.
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Truth or Die - a "Lieku"a poem
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Is Forever Enough?a poem
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What New Years Resolution?An opinion piece that asks the reader to examine what might be an arbitrary time of year to set personal goals, and suggests that we have the personal right to respect our own personal time tables and life circumstances.
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Flying Dreamsa poem
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Is WikiLeaks' Release of Classified U.S. Military and Diplomatic Documents a Crime or a Public Service?A short editorial expressing my nod in agreement with the latter assessment, that this "leak" of "sensitive communications" is indeed a public service, and a moral mandate.
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The Infinity of Wanta poem
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A Word or Several About Due Process, Fair Access, and the IndigentAn editorial response to the point/agenda of said press conference, and the attributed suggestion in the cited article that D.A.s don't get funded like public defenders.
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I Won't Wear a Maska poem
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Kiss My Common Sense!Two very short scenes that illustrate why the "tough lovers", the "law and order" robots, and the "buck ups" should shut the hell up once in awhile and listen. -
Reality: is it Fixed? is it Subjective? Or...Is It *Metamorphic*??This is a very brief stream-of-consciousness pondering of the nature of reality, of time and space, and whether or not anything can be classified as "not real".
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Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin: Rebels Without a Cause - or Worse?An off-the-cuff editorial, because I am aghast at these two sheep of ignorant placators to those cynics who think Americans actually like this blank and empty, pseudo-"back to basics", "good ol' days" thumping and stumping! -
The Folly of the Authority ParadigmWhat happens when those in power act, primarily, to *preserve* that power and the infrastructure that conceives it? It is disingenuous to tout the importance of respecting "the system" when you are *of* it.
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Violet's PromiseA haiku
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Slumber Sonneta poem
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Streaming and ScreamingA stream-of-consciousness rant about justice yet not had, corruption that eats its greedy and arrogant fill everyday, and the victims who have no power to change it.
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Suffering Bastarda poem
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Was General McChrystal's Removal the Appropriate Response by President Obama?An editorial on the recent remarks by General Stanley McChrystal and his subsequent removal by President Obama
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Terminal Uncertainty: An Argument Against Open-mindedness?A look at the pros and cons of open-mindedness. I juxtapose the viscerally "obvious" superiority of a "total" lack of discrimination to its more primal counterpart, mistrust, to wonder out loud which, if either, is the better outlook.
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I Might Have Beena poem
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Pool and Billiards Tips: Breaking a 9-ball RackA quick look at some technique, as well as how to decide the type of break you want to make, and how to be consistent - er, consistently good, I hope!
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Beginners' Guide to Pool Rules and StrategyA light-toned introduction to the basic rules of some of the more common pocket billiards games, beginning technique and strategy, and a splash of commentary about ambience.
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Experiencing DepressionA short article describing depression and a demonstration of one arc it can take.
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How to Teach Compassion to ChildrenA brief description, an editorial really, on what you need to teach directly and model consistently for your children to internalize a natural compassion for others.
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With Liberty and Justice for One and AllAn editorial on why we should not have to pay to have our rights protected and the law interpretted and administered fairly.
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The Destined Poeta poem
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When the Legal System Fails YouA look at a few aspects of the front end of the justice system and why access to due process is really just a myth.
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The Artful Dodgera poem
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A Poetry Submissiona poem
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Blues Brothersa poem
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Note to a Blank Pagea poem
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The "Why?" Purposea poem
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Eternal Flamea poem
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An Ode to Lady Da poem
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A Throbbing InjusticeA poetic accounting of justice still not served! -
A Calm and Mighty Stillnessa poem
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Ignorance is Blissa poem
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A Smite to Temporary Gifts!a poem
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Struggles Associated with Invisible DisabilitiesA look at some of the social and emotional aspects, consequences, and struggles of those who are affected by a variety of mental, mood, learning, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities.
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Does the Election of Republican Scott Brown as Massachusetts' Successor to Ted Kennedy Spell the End of Healthcare Reform?A liberal editorial on why the healthcare (coverage) reform bill, one of Barack Obama's chief initiatives, must and will move forward.
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I Love You Forevera poem
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A Faith Affronteda poem
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When Right Ain't so RightAn editorial against those who abuse and undermine justice.
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Is Obsession with Testing Ruining the US Education System?This is an editorial expressing my belief that teaching to the test is a raging phenom in this country, and that the ironic result is a *subversion* of learning.
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Should Soldiers Be Allowed to Opt Out of Wars They Disagree With?An editorial on military service, duty, humanity, war, mortality, and a lot of, you know, like, that big, heavy stuff!
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Due Process and the Rule of Law Applies Only to the Rich or Well-ConnectedA brief spotlight shined on the absurdity of our legal system. A convicted mobster is allowed more access to his rights than disabled and hard-working man who gets banished from a college campus for sleeping in his car.
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A False AffectionThis one is a real stretch for me. But if a writer can't go beyond his own biography, even his own aesthetic, isn't he severly limited? So, this is truly a piece of craft, not of the heart, but of the art.
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I'm Tired, but I'm Breathing!This is a description of the emotional toll that life (and in this case, a very specific ordeal) can have on the psyche - and ways that the response can come.
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Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat: an Outdated, Impractical and Utterly Untenable DoctrineThis is a look at some of the absurdities in the modern legal quagmire, and a rallying cry to change a system that does not work.
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A Love for All Timea poem
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Let the Music Play!My take on this question is that there are more pros than cons. If you find it pleasing, music can uplift you and in fact increase your productivity and have be an overall positive for the workplace milieu.
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The Heat Shall Feel the HeatA stream-of-consciousness ultimatum.
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It Needs to Be Said Once and for All: Police Are *not* Infallible!An editorial that comments on a couple of examples of police misconduct, and the refusal, in both circumstances, of the police to admit any wrongdoing or make amends.
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I Hate FakesThis is a reflection on the small talk and political correctness that so invades day-to-day interactions. It is a description of some of the "tells" and the effect the "unwritten rules" have on intimacy and truth.
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Reflections on Feeling like an OutsiderThis is a piece that is somewhat melancholic in its look at the nature of "fitting in", and an autobiographical reflection on one vantage point.
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Due Process is Subverted when Police Take the Law into Their Own HandsThis is an update on a case of abhorrent police abuse, and a system that hero-worships even those who are unfit to wear the badge and yet who retain the power to impose their myopic and biased whims upon the people they promised to protect and serve.
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Expediency Should NOT Be the Objective!This is an update on my latest goings-on with Massasoit Community College's Police Department, and their refusal to do the right thing.
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Understanding and Helping Individuals with Nonverbal Learning DisabilityThis is another look at NLD, but with a more descriptive and "elemental" breakdown of some of the specific difficulties common among those with this learning/neurological impairment.
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Addendum to My Ex Post Facto Piece, and an Embarrassed Apology to D.A Timothy Cruzan absolutely morally necessary correction of facts. I may be angry. I may put my foot in my mouth at times. I may even know next to nothing about municipal/judicial infrastructure. But, I will NOT be a hypocrite.
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I DON'T KNOW RIGHT from WRONG!This is a rant that defies succinct description.
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Dogs Are the Best!: Why We Love Our Four-legged Friendsa piece about dogs...don'tcha just love 'em?
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How Can Parents Deal with Bullying?A piece that implores parents to take bullying seriously and to listen. By now, most of us have shed the out-dated notion of the bully as that youthsome thug who extorts his smaller and weaker peers for money.
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Have Democrats Gone Crazy with America's Money?A brazenly and unashamedly left-of-center opinion on the role of government, and maybe a few barbs thrown in at some of the more common derisions thrown at those whose politics and philosophy happen to be described by "the L word"!
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Does Society Favor Men?This is my response to a debate topic of the same title. It's a brief framing of gender bias, and posits perhaps the idea that it's an inequality along the path of a swinging pendulum...
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What Are the Physical Causes of DepressionThis is a look at some of biological and/or hormonal causes of clinical depression, sometimes called Major Depressive Illness. It is important to note that this piece specifically does not investigate environmental etiology.
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Depression: is Society Taking the Wrong Approach?This is both a broader look at depression in general, as well as a necessarily first-person account of its course, impact, prognosis, and overall effect on the course of one's entire life.
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A Commentary on Michael Vick and the Dog-Fighting ScandalAn editorial blast against the depravity of such cruelty and violence against helpless creatures by those who should - no - who DO know better but just didn't care.
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Do 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques', Such as Waterboarding, Constitute Torture?An editorial that I hope sounds a tone that is as reverent of America's best ideals as it is of all (human) life and dignity
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Unspeakablea poem
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A Sleepless Woea poem
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How to Deal with Learning Disabilities in the WorkplaceThis piece is more of an admonishment, teetering on being a plea, for individuals in the workplace who hold positions of authority to remember that they also are in a position of trust and guidance.
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I was Told the Other Day that I Am "Silly"A reflection on the effects of the assumed wisdom of those who don't know better. This is a piece that calls to account this faulty attitude that being tough excuses all other sins.
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Don't You CALL Me a Fake!This is a description of what it feels like to be judged because you don't think like others think, and stumble in the world they think they own.
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On Hitting Walls and Being Misunderstood and Other Things that Make Me Want to DieA stream-of-consciousness on the meaning of life.
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You Wouldn't Speak to Me in Plain Language, so Now Let Me Show You What I'm Learning About YoursYou could have been decent. Ideally, you could have let, er, sleeping drivers lie*2 (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lie). Or, you could have woken him and told him to leave. OR, you could have said *NEXT* time, he's trespassing
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To the Massasoit Police Department: *YOU'RE* Not "Getting It". I Will NOT Be BULLIED!the latest abuses of a corrupt and vindictive police department that should know better
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Public Notice to Officers Anne Holland and Christopher O'Sullivan Et Al, Re: Intent to File ChargesPublic notice to Officers Anne Holland/Ann Hall and Christopher O'Sullivan et al, re: intent to file charges for false arrest, groundless, ex post facto no-trespass order, and denial of right to face accuser. These charges are not all-inclusive. -
The Criminalization of Non-Criminal Behavior: Enough is Enough!This is a look at some of the ridiculousness, hypocrisy, arrogance and WASTE that has clogged our America's legal system - and public discourse, for WAY too long.
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California's Proposition 8: Negating the Constitution and the Bill of RightsThis is my take on the currently binding protocol/law in California - which "legally" bans marriage between same-sex partners.
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Innocent Man Told He is Still Unwelcome at Local Community CollegeThis is a first-person account of the latest saga in a ridiculous corruption of power and the abuse of civil rights by those who are supposed to protect and uphold them.
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When Right is Still Wronga poem
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A Personal Philosophy of EducationThis is a subjective defense of teaching as service to the learning process first and foremost.
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I Wonder...Why I Wonder Whya poem
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Should the Bible Continue to Be Used for Formal, Governmental and Other Non-religious Purposes?This is my offering to a debate topic of a similar name over at Helium.com - and in the form that follows, currently holds a spot of 1 out of 251. AHEM!! to AC editors!
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Last Will's Batona poem
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Patriotism in the World: Does it Unite or Separate Nations?I answer this question with the latter effect. Read on to see why the action word in "love of country" is "love" - not "country", and why I ask why, for crying out loud, must such love be contained to a nations borders?
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Heavenly Father Time?a poem
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The Youth of Today: a Lost Generation?A little bit of satire poking fun at the curmudgeons who would have young people believe that *all* those who came before them had it extra tough - and a reminder that didn't they roll their eyes too? ;)
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With so Much Water Apparently Available on the Planet, How Can There Be so Many Shortages of Drinking Water?This is a piece that challenges the popular notion that any water shortage is due to overconsumption (or waste). Instead, a theory of geography, and that of political will and ingenuity, is offered up as cause and solution.
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Can Perfect Pitch Be Taught or is it an Innate Talent?This is a first-person account of the experience of perfect pitch. It is not told in the first person, as I chose instead to describe the phenomenon in more of a chronological fashion, and how the "aha!" moment occurs.
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Reflections: Dangers in LifeA look at what "dangerous" actually means, and why self-preservation can sometimes be an oxymoron.
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Living with a DisabilityThis is a first-person informational piece. Well, it's rather more personal and intimate than that, but the perspective is very well informed, if a little intense.
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Do 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques' Permitted by the Bush Justice Department Constitute Torture?My position is a resounding yes. The following is my argument being that stance. -
How to Understand Literal Thinkers and How to Be Understood by ThemYes, I am a very literal person. I have learned through very bitter experience that I was unusual or "disabled" in my living most of my life taking the world at its face. I hope this enhances understanding.
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Is Political Ideology Used to Manipulate the Masses?A brief analysis of sorts on which moral, ethical, aesthetic, political and other matters of values and taste divide people, and make them susceptible to those who would glean some benefit from the conflict. -
Does Diversity in the Workplace Ensure Workplace Equality?My answer to the question in the title is "no". This article is my response to a prompt offered up at helium.com, and in it, I opine that equal opportunity at the application process is only the *start*.
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What is a Real Teacher?This piece argues that the best teaching - and the best teachers - are focused not on the teaching, but on the learning. A teacher is first and foremost a guardian of confidence, a prerequisite to gaining *competence*.
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Nuthin'A poem about wanting nothing.
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Forbidden FruitA poem
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The Zen of Giving Upa poem
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The Ironic Poeta poem
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Opposites Contracta poem
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Debate Topic: Should Our Politicians Be Held to a Higher Moral Standard?This piece is an "editorial" expressing a solemn belief that moral standards have nothing to do with a "debt" to society, but everything to do with being thankful for and trying to make the most of this life.
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A Quintessential FarewellAmidst the light that I could never see, I now embark to quit, and forsake Thee.
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The Money System: Greed PrevailsWhile I finally (and begrudgingly!) acknowledge a dual (or at least broader) scope of this thing called the economy, my ideals remain intact that a dollar's labor should yield a dollar's wage, whether you're a farmhand, or a Fortune 500 CEO.
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Tips for Writing College-Admission EssaysI hope I've taken a slightly more interesting turn in this piece than what is often offered as meta-writing - that is, writing about writing. And interesting is the first rule of almost any writing, including that within your college application essay.
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Debate Topic: When a Government for the People is Criticized by Some for Being a Government at AllThe usual right vs. left/Dem. vs. Rep. argument about taxing and spending
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The Criminalization of Literal ThinkingA description of stupid cops calling innocent people stupid for actually believing in and trusting the United States Constitution.
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Mean People Sucka poem
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Depression: Common Signs and SymptomsThis is a piece - WRITTEN FROM THE LAYPERSON'S PERSPECTIVE! - that describes some of the basic subtypes of depression, as well as an *uncomprehensive* sampling of some of the ways they manifest.
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Some Reasons Why I Love WinterI'm pondering with some sadness the oncoming warmer weather. Yeah, yeah - I know that look, but I'm serious! Some folks bask in the sun. Not me. Give me the refreshing full-body peppermint anyday!
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The Randomness of LuckThis is a piece that tries to dissect the components of supposed "luck" or "randomness". In it, I'm alleging that luck simply the component effect of the tiniest of decisions and interactions.
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How My Non-verbal Learning Disability (NLD) Affected Me in the Classroom and BeyondThis is my contribution to a topic suggested at helium.com. It is auto-biographical, obviously, and describes the more personal and pragmatic consequences of NVLD.
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Debate Topic Prompt: What Are Asia's Greatest Challenges in 2009 and Beyond, and How Will They Affect the Rest of the World?(quoted directly from helium.com): Since the world faces many challenges in 2009 including a global economic crisis, climate change, political upheavals and more, what are Asia's main challenges in 2009 and how will you be affected? -
Masked Hysteriaa poem
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Can You Hear It?a poem
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The Sleep Stalkersa poem
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Impassioned Blacknessa poem
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Advantages of Early Diagnosis of Children with DisabilitiesThis is a piece that tries to encourage us all to face disabilities head-on, and that the truest and best example of humanity is not to shy away from or pretend we don't see struggle, but to jump in and help. That's not charity. It's acceptance.
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Deaf Eyes, Confused Worlda poem -
Paint Me BlueA poem.
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Heard for Naughta poem
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Why We Make Bad Choices in LifeI had a description, but it was too long, and I couldn't decide how to edit it. Oh, then again... ;)
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Homea poem
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No Justice? No Peace!a poem
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Is Division by Zero Really Impossible?This is an article in which I articulate my reasoning that division by zero is more than "undefined" or "not allowed" - it is impossible...
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The Screama poem
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Rule by Intimidation Versus the Rule of LawThis piece takes another look at a ridiculous and unacceptable incident I endured at the hands of Massasoit Community College's, um, "finest". If this is how they treat the non-student community, they should change their name.
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With Intimidation and Extortion for All.This piece describes, in only the most succinct outline, an injustice that should never be able to happen. It's about the abuse of power, and public "servants" who give a damn about no one.
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My Swan Songa poem
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Is This My Armageddon?a poem
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Opposites Detracta poem
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I Did Not Knowa poem
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False Arrest, Extortion, Ex Post Facto, Entrapment, Expediency and Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct: Justice (and Nonverbal Learning Disability - NVLD) is Declared "Trespassed" at Massasoit Community College - No Mens Rea RequiredA description of despicable malpractice of one pseudo-cop, one sergeant in the same department, who break the law they are supposed to enforce and obey. It is an accounting of discrimination against the disabled, and of rights, dignity and power abused.
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Guile's Obedient Destiny?a poem
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Should a Felony Conviction Automatically Prevent Someone from Obtaining Employment?This is an editorial about the consequences of having a permanent criminal record accessible to employers and potential employers. -
McCain McCountryAnti-McCain limerick.
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The Cliquey and Amateurish MyLot.Com: A ReviewThis is a former registered user's inside view of the politics and ridiculous and vague TOS of a site that doesn't even know how to govern itself, let alone its users. -
Should Dogs that Attack Humans Be Killed?This is my response to a debate topic posed on helium.com, although their title was 'Should dogs that attack humans be put down?' It's killing. And what comes of that?
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Did Stanley "tookie" Williams Deserve to Be Executed?This is my response to a debate topic of the same name.
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Does Society Need Poets?This is my response to a debate topic of the same name posed over on helium.com.
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Losta poem
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How to Be VulnerableThis is my response to the writing prompt of the same name.
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SEVEN DAYS and COUNTINGa poem
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Debate Topic: Should the Penny Be Discontinued?I was intent on writing an argument in favor of dumping America's copper runt, and still find merit in that point of view. -
A Bully's Requiema poem
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All or Nothinga poem
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Debate Topic: Does Technology "Impoverish" the Mind?my response to a writing prompt of the same name
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Debate Topic: Would You Rather Be Born Rich or Intelligent?an opinion piece in response to a query/writing prompt of the same name
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A Purging from PurgatoryWARNING!!! This is an experimental and VERY profane and blasphemous RAGE! I'm trying to shake some shackles and see where the rules really are, so that my art can expand beyond my fears. Please bear with me - and skip if you're particularly sensitive.
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Ways to Avoid - or Rather, COPE with - ProcrastinationThis is first-person piece written from the trenches. In it, I describe some of the cognitive habits that can so confound getting things done, and some baby steps you can take when in the grip of real procrastination and the fear and anxiety that are really at its source.
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Identifying and Finding Help for Attention Deficit DisorderThis is a consumer-written article which, by way of introduction, gives a basic review of the history of ADD.. I describe how ADD may manifest itself, both in childhood and in an adult, and some of the sub-types that have unique, and often very subtle, characteristics.
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A Mocker's Karmaa poem
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A Challenge - a Quest - an Outside of the Box "Hail Mary" Pass.This is a challenge to all Associated Content producers to help Hard Luck Charlie turn his life around! Are you up for it?
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Humanity's Blooda poem
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Reflectiona poem
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Has Society Become Controlled by Technologyan editorial about man, nature, balance, symbiosis, life, and a lot of other big stuff
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Silence Stolena poem
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Death Grabs Me Everydaya poem
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Haiku to a Hangmana poem
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The Plight of a Snowflake...eh, just a cute little piece I wrote back as a high school sophomore (some 20 years ago). I'm melting away and hating the heat already. I'm thinking of snow...!!!
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John Doe's Long Wintera short story
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Wally's Giga short story
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Does Political Correctness Undermine Free Speech?This is my response to a debate topic posed on Helium.com
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Should Mentally Ill People Be Allowed to Vote?My response to a debate topic posed on another writing site.
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On Meta-Moralityan article
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A Philosophy of Writingan article
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Should the Education System Allow Teachers and Principals to "Hit" Students If They Are Misbehaving in Class?This is a debate topic posed over on helium.com, and to which I obviously answered in the negative. Well, not obvious until you continue, so... -
Poetic Justice Denieda poem
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MY Grace - MY Destinya poem
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The Boor's Bemused Babblea poem
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What was THAT???!!!ahh- ahhhh- aahhh- aaahhh- aaaAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH---....
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Should Smoking Be Allowed in Public Places?an opinion piece on rights, public health, and courtesy
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What is a Nonverbal Learning DisabilityThis is a slightly more comprehensive treatment of my 'misconceptions' article dealing with the same subject.
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Exploring the Theory that Time Does Not ExistA convoluted enigma masquerading in mystery, confusion and chaos! ;) -
Nonverbal Learning Disability: Clearing of the AirAn article about nonverbal learning difficulties/impairment that presents as an opinion piece, but which is backed by factual verification, personal experience, and exposure to primary "evidence".
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Haiku Catch-22poem
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Is "Society" Taking the Wrong Approach Toward Depression?A response to a debate prompt at another site. I lay NO claim to objectivity in *this* piece.
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Ways to Improve American Special Educationan opinion piece fed by much informal primary research
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Debate Topic on Corporal Punishment: and MY Answer!an opinion piece written in response to a debate topic posed on another site
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The Meaning of Writea poem
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What is Your Understanding of God?an article
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The Individual Versus the Masses?Opinion piece about the tension between the one and the many.
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The Big Forever-'Nevera poem
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You Know You're Having a Bad Day When..article...humor...!#!%@