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National Essays

Cool, Calm and Contentious by Merrill Markoe

Cool, Calm and Contentious by Merrill Markoe is a funny book filled with witty comments about everyday life, mothers, Christmas, virginity, and --...
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Open-Air Parenting book wins literary award

Open-Air Parenting book wins literary award: author claims natural spaces hold the key to better lives and richer relationships. Every Natural Fact...
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Freelancing Opportunity with Thin Threads

THIN THREADS Kiwi Publishing is looking for true, inspirational stories of 1200 words or less that will make readers laugh, cry, or sigh. Stories...
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Oz 101

How much do you know of Dorothy Gale's adventures in the marvelous land of Oz? Let's have a short quiz! 1) Upon arrival in Oz, did Dorothy...
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The End of Star Tours

(For a full set of pictures and video from the Closing Night of Star Tours, be sure to visit Big Shiny Robot!)The second week of January in 1987...
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Why Twitter is The Force

This is only mildly Star Wars related, so please indulge me. In the events leading to the destruction of the first Death Star, the Death Star was...
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The ending of Return of the Jedi and an animatic

I'll be the first to admit that the Special Editions of the Star Wars saga (the reworked versions of the classic trilogy that were released in...
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Rebuttal to the 70 minute Phantom Menace review - Part 5

The Phantom Menace Before I get into the meat and potatoes of Part 5 of my rebuttal, let me remind everyone that May 19th is Prequel Appreciation...
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Rebuttal to the 70 Minute Phantom Menace Review - Part 4 (of 7)

I'm a little baffled by the level of wishes for my bodily harm since I've been writing these rebuttals. It crossed a line yesterday when one...
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Rebuttal to the 70 minute Phantom Menace Review - Part 3 (of 7)

I've gotten quite a reaction from the very vocal anti-prequel minority about this review. Their wishes of death upon me have encouraged me further...
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