Tag: culture
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Weather is No Longer a Boring Topic
Party Conversations When I was younger, it was sort of a joke that when you didn’t know what to say, you would talk about the weather. It was seen as a boring topic of conversation that you would only bring up if you were trying to make small talk or felt socially awkward. However, I… Read more
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Book #47- Reflections on “People Like Her”
Book #47 People Like Her: A Novel By Ellery Lloyd A Modern Thriller I usually don’t like thrillers, I figure life is scary enough. But this fictional novel caught my attention as a conversation starter for the ethics and dangers of our modern online world. And I couldn’t put it down. It is definitely twisted,… Read more
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A New Appreciation For Language
Analytical Writing My degrees are in STEM so my language tends to be rather artificial and scientific. It is succinct; not flowery in any way. It is descriptive only when necessary, never just for the sake of it. It is calculated; a science, rather than an art. And in my personal life, my language (especially… Read more