Monthly Archives: October 2011

Liberal Arts

I decided to attend a liberal arts college because I simply wanted to.  There are various reasons as to why, ranging from how close it is to home or the courses it offers. I’ll start with the location.  Morningside College … Continue reading

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Beauty in Art

It is somewhat difficult to write a summary about this.  Basically, there was a bunch of quotes and then we looked up the artists behind those quotes.  Then we look up as for the reasons why they wrote what they … Continue reading

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Grotesque

The article we had to read was about grotesque.  Grotesque is basically the stuff that we all never want to see.  To be blunt, the stuff of nightmares.  An example would be a woman eating from her husband’s brains.  A … Continue reading

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Beauty in Workplace

One would like to think that prejudice does not happen in the workplace.  The problem is, it does.  Prejudice occurs every day.  Especially when hiring a person.  The article mentioned that when hiring a person, it obviously depends on whether … Continue reading

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Ugly and/or Abused Animals

I believe the reason that ugly and/or abused animals are easiest to adopt because it possibly makes us feel better for ourselves.  At least, in some cases, it is quite possible.  Otherwise, it could be because the animals simply respond … Continue reading

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Hajj

The most interesting thing or event this week was definitely the reenactment of a hajj or Muslim pilgrimage.  The first step was to purify ourselves.  We washed our hands to do so.  Then we walked around the Ka’aba seven times … Continue reading

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