Monthly Archives: November 2008

Nonsensical Paradigms: Continents

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Meng Bomin

From a young age, I have been taught that there are seven continents. In alphabetical order: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America. There doesn’t seem to be any clear definition of what a continent is and why … Continue reading →

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Iran: Nation of Bloggers

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Meng Bomin

via Andrew Sullivan Here is an interesting short video created by The Vancouver Film School regarding Iranian bloggers. I esppecially appreciate the graphic layout of the movie, which I think is particularly well done: I’m actually quite interested to see … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Meng Bomin

One notion that I’ve seen bouncing around the Internet and the news waves is that many of the familiar faces that Obama is bringing into his adminstration somehow represent a betrayal of his campaign mantra of change. To me, this … Continue reading →

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Nader Voters

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Meng Bomin

For what reason do you vote for Nader? What possible rationale overcomes the reality of the American electoral system that compells you to support Nader?

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