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RAT BEACH
A great story. Personal note: I enlisted in the USMC at 17 for the next war.
When I was seventeen, bravado, mingled with what must have been a death wish, made me enlist in the officer-training program of the Marine Corps. Since those in my age group were considerably too callow to lead troops into battle, it was decided at the Navy Department that we would be sent to college, where, as book-toting privates, we would gain a little learning and seasoning, and also a year or two of physical and mental growth, before our fateful collision with the Japs.
Assholes – a theory
Inspired by Aaron James’ New York Times bestseller of the same name, Assholes investigates the breeding grounds of contemporary ‘asshole culture’ — and locates signs of civility in an otherwise rude-n-nasty universe.
Venturing into predominantly male domain, Walker moves from Ivy League frat clubs to the bratty princedoms of Silicon Valley and bear pits of international finance. Why do assholes thrive in certain environments? What explains their perverse appeal? And how do they keep getting elected!
On Euthanasia
Start here: Euthanasia
Read this.
And then read this recent article.
Comments and arguments are welcome.
Erasmus
Read moreLooking Back: VIU Success Story
A lack-lustre high-school student,
Jason Keel was inspired by two Malaspina
professors – Bob Lane and his son
Steve – to become passionate about
learning, immersing himself in his
university studies and graduating
with a BA in Secondary Education
from UVic in 1991.
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