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everything, pretty much...
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Student
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IUPUI

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Is Transience a Positive Attribute?

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Transience is trumpeted as the cardinal virtue of our generation. One’s roots are considered “baggage”; our family histories are unwanted burdens - We feel the constant need to distance ourselves from them. We are each so desperate to find/discover our “true self” that we inadvertently kill off the most important part of ourselves: Who We Were. We are perpetually reinventing ourselves - each “true Self” giving birth to a(n allegedl… Continue

Posted on June 12, 2008 at 3:39pm — 1 Comment

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History: A Limited Intimation (or, An Intimate Limitation)

“History” can be a dangerous tool. So often we take as Fact what is merely memory. Not even modern technology is immune to this inherent bias. Every picture, video, and audio “fact” still comes from one perspective, at the expense of all others.

When we speak of our History as a factual recounting of our collective pasts, we neglect to acknowledge its prejudicial shortcomings. All of us - every historian, every writer, every reader - injects his/her own hopes and fears and beliefs into every pi… Continue

Posted on June 5, 2008 at 4:59pm — 1 Comment

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At 12:12pm on March 24, 2008, Kevin Dick said…
Benjamin, I believe we went to Castleview together when we were younger...how the heck are you?
At 12:04pm on March 24, 2008, Janneane Blomenberg said…
hmph hooray!
At 10:03am on March 24, 2008, richard ramsey said…
HEY!!! Are you studying in St. Petersburg, for real? That is so cool! Thanks for friending me, for sure. It's great to hear from you. Are you well? What are you studying?
At 4:07pm on March 19, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
Hey Benjamin! Welcome to Smaller Indiana and congratulations on becoming a SMOOSIER! Wear the title with pride. We love IT! When you get a chance make sure you get a picture up. :)
 
 

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