We Fly Like Paper Get High Like Planes

Dear Followers, The American educational system has been the topic of debate for many years as cracks in the system have been discovered. The most recent crack comes in the form of global comparison, as hacks from around the globe comment on how the US is failing behind in the race for education. The new leaders in the educational race are India and China as thousands of dazzling statistics from surveys will not cease to support. These surveys in themselves are vastly decontextualized and inconclusive because they are based on distinct measures of intelligence. My problem with these surveys, however, is another problem. This perception of American educational decline has sparked a plethora of proposals and congressional bills to keep the...

Simple And Clean Is The Way Your Making Me Feel

Dear Followers, These days, finding spare time has become a daunting task. There is always another test, another thing to focus on, and frankly I am starting to get sick of the everyday routine I have adopted. This weekend I have decided to neglect my work and relax as a therapy of sorts. The results have been profound; not only do I feel rejuvenated, but I had the chance to complete an introspective analysis with my extra time. I was listening to "Simple And Clean" by Utada Hikaru when I decided to take a moment and reevaluate myself as an individual. This song serves as a link to my childhood years, serving as a tool of remembrance. You could not comprehend the amount of time I have spent listening to this song or its many versions. Recently...

Breadcrumb Trail

Dear Followers, "The Acts Of Hansel and Gretel" - King James Bible: 1. In that time of old, the woodcutter and his wife of Kassal begat the young Hansel and Gretel 2. And then, when the youths were born in Kassal of Germany, behold, there came a great famine upon the village 3. And it came to pass that the wife, overtaketh by devils, resolved to abandon them in the woods to stave an early death 4. The woodcutter, her husband, just a man, and not willing to disagree with the good judgment of his spouse, was minded to agree with her plans 5. When Hansel heard these developments, he was troubled, and Gretel with him 6. And Hansel turned and spake upon Gretel, Thou must collect the pebbles on that far side of the home 7. And when the youths...

When Will America Learn? Trix Are For Kids

Dear Followers, For the sake of those who are less drawn to Nazi philosophical work, I have provided an alternative response to Noam Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent” that deals with a stance that many more people in the classroom and the world can probably relate to (abstract thought is present however): These past few days I have had the chance to watch Noam Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent.” Chomsky’s criticism of the interplay of media corporations and government institutions is an extension, in my mind, to my groups BLA book, “Amusing Ourselves To Death” by Neil Postman. A link to the book’s overview can be found below. http://www.intellectualconservative.com/article3933.html Postman and Chomsky discuss the power of media in American society....

Party Like The Third Reich

Dear Followers, "I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few" -Adolf Hitler For everyone reading this post let me make some clarifications here. I am not a Nazi. I do not support the mass extermination of the Jewish people. I do not support a totalitarian system of control. Now that everybody knows that, let us proceed. Today I will be talking about how the work of Carl Schmitt shares parallels with that of Noam Chomsky. I know, he was a Nazi, but that does not make his ideas any less valid. I implore those of you who are reading this to look beyond what is on face and try to evaluate the arguments. http://www.louizaodysseos.org.uk/resources/LJIL+intro.pdf Here is a link to a book written by Odysseos, Louiza and Petito,...

Gekkostate vs. The United Federation of Predgio Towers

Dear Followers, You all knew this was coming. On the very first day that this blog was created I noted that I would be reviewing anime here. So why not start with one of my favorites? Before we start though let me talk about what this show means to me. In middle school I had locked up my love for anime, looking down upon my memories of watching Toonami late at night as a childish phase. At the end of 9th grade I went through a "renaissance" in anime, rediscovering my love for the art form. Through a coincidental chain of events I was talked into watching Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion by Evan Chen. (We were having a singing contest that required we sing in Japanese and things developed from there). I was instantly hooked. From that...