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Silvershield   580                    Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by ArwonIn a discussion that can be argued purely through non-emotional rhetoric, emotion has no valid place. If I were to state that the zygote has a soul, and thus it's worth preserving, that argument is emotion-based, cannot be proven, and has no place in a thread that's devoted to an actual back-and-forth discussion. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Yeah, got the finals deal coming up all next week. Off on Monday, then an easy one on Tuesday, two easy and one harder one on Wednesday, and a paper due Thursday.
Took American History and Spanish as a junior and English and European History as a senior and, let me tell ya, those tests are not an experience that I miss. Absolute tedium. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Metal KnucklesWow, I've never met anyone who's so much as heard of Return to Krondor. Betrayal would never run on my computer, but I spent hours playing its sequel. Of course, those hours were spent over the course of several runs through the game, because it is just so damn short... |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| I'm lucky that I've been exempted from my school's required history core classes thanks to my grades on each of those history tests I took. My Spanish grade wasn't high enough to get me any credit. My English score is a different story; it got me a solid six credits but, since English is also my major here at school, it didn't exempt me from any classes but only gave me elective credit. Which is kind of a bummer, but oh well. | |||
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Snow TomatoYeah, I dunno about you but, in my experience, most quality relationships don't begin with the people involved "hooking up." But that's neither here nor there. For many guys of type "x" - for the sake of the discussion, the kind of guy who's with a new girl every week and is reputed for his promiscuity - if he's genuinely interested in you for your nonphysical attributes then you know you've got him. That is, he'll not make any advances in an attempt to kiss or be otherwise physical too early in the relationship. That's a rarity, though, both because such guys usually don't change their stripes until later in life (if at all), and because they're often quite the charmers who may appear to be after you with pure intent but, in reality, you're just another notch on their bedposts. Type "y" guys - again, an alphabetic distinction just for the sake of simplicity, and referring to a shyer introvert - are sometimes less obvious in their advances. I'd set myself in this category and, in my own experience of observing my behavior around a girl I've got a crush on, I'll tend to pay less attention to her, and be more shy around her, than around anybody else. Edit because, of course, a double negative equals a positive... (edited by Silvershield on 05-03-06 03:26 AM) |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by ColinThat's what you would think, until you encounter the AP council's asinine perception of interpreting literature. I would never have been able to get a 5 on the test if, over the course of the year, the teacher didn't drag me, kicking and screaming, to the "right" way of reading practice passages and answering the accompanying questions. That test is very particular in how you're supposed to read and interpret things. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by SkydudeI don't think hooking up is by any means "wrong." I don't do it, myself - I'm completely turned off of the idea of any sort of physical intimacy with a girl who I don't even know or with whom I am, at most, barely familiar with - but it is very much a norm and so it may be a bit imprudent of me to make the sweeping generalization that a hook up does not yield a lasting relationship. Simply from what I've seen though, both at home and here at school, any two people who start off with a hook up and then progress to a less physical, more emotional relationship still retain a very strongly physical aspect. To put it simply, they often base their relationship significantly around sex. Hey, that's what kids want to do at this age, but no healthy bond is going to be centered around getting laid every night. Originally posted by SkydudeTo any girl: the worst and most pitiable thing you can do when dating a guy is believe that he really is as good as he seems. You'll get thrown for a loop every time, and the right way to avoid it is to expect it. When a good guy finally comes along, it will be a pleasant surprise and he won't hold it against you for not always giving him the benefit of the doubt. Not to generalize my own sex but, as teenagers and in the early twenties, many many guys are really quite digusting. The ones with the good hearts aren't usually the ones with good looks and charm. |
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Silvershield 580  Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| I was referring strictly to the multiple choice. The essays are another matter - I've heard samples of high-scoring essays that are absolutely outrageous in content but that were defended by textual evidence. On the other hand, the multiple choice questions have only a single correct answer and, in my experience, the "right" one is, to some extent, a matter of perception. | |||
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Snow TomatoI disagree. Most adolescents are going to have that phase of rebellion and experimentation, but once you've grown older you'll start to realize how cloesly your own concept of morality matches that of your parents, caregivers, mentors, etc. That's not to say that you'll necessarily share their religious beliefs, or that you'll identically mirror their worldviews, but the influence is unavoidable. And really, I can't bring myself to agreement with your opinion that a parent has no right censoring his child's environment. There's a middle ground between a strict authoritarian parent and an absolutely lenient one and, just as it's not ideal to control your child excessively, so is it counterproductive to set no limits for him whatsoever. As I said, certainly a teenager is inclined to lash out and rebel at some point in his development, but to be a parent at either extreme end of the spectrum will only make the situation worse: a strictly-raised teen will try to spite his parents and at the same time experiment with all manner of things that he's known to be "taboo," while a teen whose parents were absent, either literally or effectively, will have no concept of limits in the first place. There is something to be gained from experiencing the world on your own, but you make it sound like it's a good thing for every child to be allowed to go out there and get pregnant, arrested, alcohol poisoned, drug overdosed, etc, all in the name of "having one's own experiences." Seeing the world for yourself does not mean damaging your own body and mind in the process; not to sound condescending but, as you grow older, you may wish you lived your teenage years differently. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Snow TomatoAgain, not to sound condescending, but my knowledge of your exploits leads me to place you firmly in the "teenage rebellion" stage. You'll mature a bit, and your point of view will more than likely shift. Originally posted by Snow TomatoI said nothing of the sort. Whether homosexuality is inherited or learned, I cannot say; however, regarding morals in general, it is the sole realm and responsibility of a child's parents or guardians to instill a sense of "right" behavior in that child. Schools are to educate the populace regarding secular matters, while morals - a concern irrevocably tied to religion or at least some sense of higher responsibility - has no place in a public school. Whether or not you or I think sexual orientation is a matter of morality is irrelevant; what matters is that the parents of a seven-year-old kid might think it is and, whether they're right or wrong, it's their privilege to make that call. Just like I have no right to discuss religion in any official capacity as a second grade teacher, so do I not have the right to discuss a hot-button issue like gay marriage. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Without commenting on whether or not the priest was justified in his request, I will openly wonder what the woman's thought process was. Surely, with such an enormous prize, is $5000 much more than a token gesture (as has been pointed out)? Is it so she can say that she's donated to the church, and nothing more? Any parish would love a sudden $5000 increase to their funds but, in some sense, such a relatively small sum is a bit of a slap in the face, I think. | |||
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Snow TomatoThen do it the old-fashioned way: don't give him your body until he demonstrates a legitimate interest in your mind. You'll never know if a guy wants you for you or for sex if you give him sex right off the bat - make him prove his intentions before you take it any further. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Tarale*cough*CrazinessDomain*cough*LostThreads*cough cough cough* C'mon, you've been around the block a few times, you know how blatantly pointless most of the discussion - if it can be called that - actually is in those two forums (and often elsewhere, too. See the various stickied threads in Anya's Corner, for example...) In any case, I wonder why I'm not allowed a custom title. I've had one in previous incarnations of the board by slowly but surely achieving the requisite post count; but, in my personal crusade to avoid any post that even resembles spam, I'll never reach that point again  . |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Young GuruFind me a parent who's against his children learning not to steal, swear, and cut in line, and the analogy will be valid. Originally posted by Young GuruThe base of the matter is, whether the reality they are being faced with is at all morally questionable, the last call still remains with the parents. Plain and simple. Guardianship allows certain control over how a parent raises his child and, if that parent does not like his child being taught about homosexuality, then a school has no right to step in and say otherwise. You and I both know that there's nothing inherently wrong with homosexuality as a sexual orientation or a lifestyle, but if a certain parent thinks otherwise then he is owed the opportunity to shelter his child from that reality. Right, wrong, or indifferent, it doesn't matter: the crux of the issue is that a school went behind parents' backs to provide certain educational content to young children. Edit because I somehow mixed up two idioms .(edited by Silvershield on 05-09-06 02:34 AM) |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Or, if you're like I was as a senior in high school and you don't have many female friends to speak of, go solo. I went with my then-girlfriend but, if not for her, I would've gone alone. (Well, I more likely wouldn't have gone at all, but several guys in my class went alone and had a blast hanging with their friends). There's no shame in going without a date, and you might even have better memories that way; without going into detail, though I had a fairly enjoyable senior prom, the events following it regarding my girlfriend colored it such that I'd rather not think about it much...
But seriously, if you can't find a girl, that shouldn't stop you from going. You might otherwise look back and think of what you've missed. |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Cruel JusticeMost first-person accounts include the word "I," buddy... |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| You're only 15. I went through a shockingly similar experience at that age and, while I regret painting myself as some sort of wizened elder, I really do just have to advise you to get over it. It hurts, yeah. It really hurts, and it really sucks. And, if someone came up to me and told me to get over it, I would've been terribly angry. But, if you can muster the strength to just look past your current emotions and understand that you'll heal within two, maybe three weeks from now, you'll see that it's not really a big deal. That's not what you want to hear - hell, it's definitely not what I wanted to hear when I was 15 and I was beating myself up over a girl - but it's reality. | |||
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| What does this mean for hardware? Can I anticipate, sometime in the near future, an affordable and practical internal hard drive with a capacity measured in multiple hundred gigabytes (or even in terabytes)? | |||
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by TaraleAbsolutely. When I found myself in similar straits, the consensus among my friends was that I should simply put it behind me, but it's not easy. To be honest, I just sulked around the house for a few days. And, I'm still alive today, so it must've worked .
Edit because straights does not equal straits. (edited by Silvershield on 05-09-06 06:34 AM) |
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Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by DracoonAnd who's to decide whether a particular parent's values are good enough to be passed on to his children? Should he only be allowed to teach his child morality that you find tasteful, or that adheres to your sense of right and wrong? We both lose out here, Dracoon. I'd love it if every parent brought his child up with a strong basis in Christian-inspired values - not necessarily in the Christian religion, mind you, but with a sense of what is ultimately Good according to a Judeo-Christian sensibility. You'd prefer that every child is brought up according to your hippy liberal agenda. (I'm being sarcastic, so don't jump down my throat.) Just as it is both impossible and simply wrong for me to make the call concerning what a proper education would entail, so is it wrong for anyone left of center to make that same decision. The best we can do is leave the school as a place of purely objective learning, and hope that a child grows up with enough sense to see past any racist or otherwise irrational beliefs that might have been instilling in him by his parents. You honestly can't contend that certain values - the nature of human life, for example, as it relates to abortion, or the idea of abstinence from pre-marital sex - are necessarily wrong, but that they are simply different from your own opinion. And I don't suppose it's really fair that your stance on abortion, or your stance on pre-marital sex, should be taught to my children. Edit: Originally posted by GreyAs I've said, my major gripe with this whole story is simply the age of the children. Homosexuality should hardly be excluded from schools that serve older kids, but for second graders it's just another unnecessary confusion. Keep it simple, and let the children choose for themselves once they're actually capable of doing so. (edited by Silvershield on 05-09-06 04:03 PM) |
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