perfection?
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Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling... [read more]
Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling... [read more] Blog: Fim do Sol
Date: July 30th 2006
I can't recall reading much in college that didn't contain a table of contents and a glossary and never wrote anything that didn't require the regurgitation of quantitative facts or paraphrasing of lectures. A ploy I suspect professors enact as a means to hear their own thoughts and words even more, which generally seems to be the reason they decided to become professors in the first place. All o ... read more
Date: July 30th 2006
I can't recall reading much in college that didn't contain a table of contents and a glossary and never wrote anything that didn't require the regurgitation of quantitative facts or paraphrasing of lectures. A ploy I suspect professors enact as a means to hear their own thoughts and words even more, which generally seems to be the reason they decided to become professors in the first place. All o ... read more
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If our lives are dominated by a search for happiness, then perhaps few activities reveal as much about the dynamics of this quest - in all its ardour and paradoxes - than our travels. They express, however inarticulately, an understanding of what life might be about, outside of the constraints of work and of the struggle for survival. Yet rarely are they considered to present philosophical problems - that is issues requiring thought beyond the practical. We are inundated with advice on where to travel to, but we hear little of why and how we should go, even though the art of travel seems so na... full info
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