In 1843, Charles Dickens read a parliamentary report called “Second Report of the Children’s Employment Commission,” which exposed the effects the Industrial Revolution had on poor children. Dickens visited the Cornish tin mines to see children working in tough conditions and went to London’s Field Lane Ragged School, a school for starving, illiterate street children. [...]
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David Gilmour’s Film ClubNovember 26, 2009 – 5:53 pm
David Gilmour’s son, Jesse, hates school with a passion. Jesse loathes attending the same mundane classes day after day after day. So David lets Jesse do what any rational father would; David suggests he drop out of school. “If you don’t want to go to school anymore, then you don’t have to,” (6) said David [...] Personal Identity: Megan Fox, College Girl, and Marilyn MonroeNovember 14, 2009 – 11:03 pm
Thanks to my latest readings, I’ve found myself pondering personal identity for the past few days. As people age it seems that their personal identity evolves and, eventually, the individual finds themselves. According the preachings of Queen O, most people don’t find themselves until they reach forty or fifty. |
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