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		<title>27 Years with 27 Lessons Learned!</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2012/04/30/27-years-with-27-lessons-learned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the intellectual</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am always up for learning something new, and as I get older I realize I do not learn things quite as fast as I use to.  So instead of trying to learn something new everyday, I have made it a goal to learn something important or a life lesson for each year that I have been alive. As my 28th birthday approaches I figure it only appropriate to tell everyone the 27 lessons I have learned in my life. Year 1 &#8211;  Shit Stinks, literally! Year 2 &#8211;  Life isn&#8217;t fair, even if you are more deserving than others. Year 3 - Forest Gump was right! &#8220;Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get&#8221;. Year 4 &#8211; First Impressions are rarely the &#8220;True&#8221; impression of anyone. Year 5 &#8211; Google can not answer everything, such as why women are so &#8220;STUBBORN&#8221; Year 6 &#8211; If you do not make mistakes, then you are not learning. Year 7 - There is always a positive side to everything. Year 8 &#8211; Luck only happens to those who are &#8220;LUCKY&#8221;. Year 9 &#8211; Love = bad decisions! Year 10 &#8211; If it was easy, everyone would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cockroach&#8217;s might not be as bad or as nasty as you think!</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2012/04/29/cockroachs-might-not-be-as-bad-or-as-nasty-as-you-think/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the intellectual</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The common cockroach has thrived on earth for over 300-million-years. So adaptable they are to environmental changes and resistant to microbial infection that scientists have taken notice. Cockroaches walked with the dinosaurs and even out-lived them. In fact, their natural design has remained virtually unchanged in millions of years. The following offers 6 amazing facts about the common cockroach: They’re all heart: The Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India has designed a more efficient artificial heart that could give many heart transplant recipients a better quality of life. This new artificial heart model, based upon the natural design of a cockroaches’ heart, has 13 chambers unlike the less efficient human version with only 4 chambers to pump and filter blood. They live the body electric: Scientists at Feati University in Manilla, Philippines discovered that an enzyme extracted from cockroaches converts directly into electricity. Experiments on other insects and even small mammals revealed that, in comparison, the biochemical conversion yielded from this enzyme created the highest amperage in a clean fuel cell. They’ve got rhythm: Research on the circadian rhythm of cockroaches (Science Daily) contributed to greater understanding of human biorhythms and its effect on memory retention and learning. Scientist also achieved greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL DRAFT &#8211; Winners or Losers</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2012/04/29/nfl-draft-winners-or-losers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the intellectual</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After every NFL Draft Yahoo always posts their opinion on this year&#8217;s NFL on who had the best or worst draft also known as the winners and losers. You can view their lame article here. I mean come on this article is written by Jason Cole who is among many a very respectable sports writer, but when I read this article all I see is flawed reasoning. The winning teams are based on who drafted the best players, made the best trades to get the most picks, or which team drafted the position players they needed most to help their teams. The losers are teams who picked players based on one writer&#8217;s opinion who will make unsuccessful NFL players, when in all reality we have no idea what players will turn out NFL superstars and what players will be out of the league in just a few short years. The entire article just has no foundation for a good quality grading of teams on how well they actually did in this year&#8217;s NFL draft. Maybe if he would wait a couple of years after each year&#8217;s draft then we could have an actual reflection on how well each team really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tai Chi: An Overview</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/07/01/tai-chi-an-overview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College and Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tai Chi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you translate Tai Chi (Taiji), it would mean “Supreme Ultimate Force”. It is somewhat a state of infinite and absolute potentiality. It tackles on the concept between yin and yang or the Two Aspects governing the Four Realms and Five Elements. Using those very important aspects, the world is created. Tai Chi also means “unity, one, or being able to attain oneness.” With the use of the concept of the positive and negative energy, Tai Chi is a form of force that can be assumed as a dual dynamic state in which force coming from within the body is used in means of achieving the supreme and ultimate discipline in oneself. Today, Tai Chi is practiced in many parts of the world including the Western World. It can be a sort of moving meditation and yoga combined. Tai Chi has its many forms or sets that consist of a number of sequential movements that was derived from martial arts that can be in the form of imitating the movements of different kinds of birds and animals in the most gentle and invigorating way. Even if it is a kind of movement involving martial arts, Tai Chi is done in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction To Forex Trading</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/06/29/introduction-to-forex-trading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making Money Online]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are just starting out in the stock trading business or if you are already in it, you may have heard the term Forex trading quite a few times, but you probably might not have a clue on what it may actually mean. Forex or foreign exchange trading is actually the largest and a fast-rising financial industry in stock trading these days. Here is a quick introduction to trading in foreign exchange. What Is Forex Trading? The Foreign Exchange market (Forex) is actually the largest financial market in the world. It actually makes a volume of over 2 trillion U.S. dollars a day, and as compared to its counterpart –the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which usually only trades a volume of 25 billion dollars each day, this industry is so huge that it becomes a profitable playground for many investors including central banks, large banks, multinational companies and even governments. What is actually traded on the foreign exchange is money. It actually consists of the concurrent buying and selling of currencies, which are traded through brokers and are traded in pairs. When you are buying currency, it is like you are investing on the economy of a particular country. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolism, Theme, and Imagery In Action (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/05/31/symbolism-theme-and-imagery-in-action-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 21:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shane Russo &#160; Imagery The second literary element that both authors use the nature of their respective struggles is through imagery. Imagery is descriptive language that invokes a sensory experience (Wikipedia, 2011). Social struggle implies oppression. In The Veldt, Bradbury uses imagery to give the reader a sense of the oppressive nature of the house on George and Lydia. The use of imagery is especially effective in the scenes within the nursery. Descriptions, such as the following, invoke the oppressive nature of the room through tactile and olfactory imagery: “prickling fur on your hand, and your  mouth was stuffed  with the dusty upholstery  smell  of  their  heated pelts, and  the  yellow  of  them  was in your  eyes like the yellow  of  an exquisite French  tapestry, the yellows of  lions and  summer grass, and the sound  of  the matted lion lungs  exhaling on  the silent noontide,  and the smell of meat from the panting, dripping mouths” (Bradbury, 1951). The excerpt really gives the reader a sense of unease. This is especially striking due to the fact that the characters were not actually standing next to lions. They were merely in a room that was made to give them these sensations. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolism, Theme, and Imagery in Action (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/05/24/symbolism-theme-and-imagery-in-action-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shane Russo Critical analysis of literary works can provide insight into the mind of the author. Such insights allow the reader to delve deeper into the implications these written words offers about the social struggles that the author faced at the time of their writing. The Veldt, by Ray Bradbury, speaks to a struggle of man versus machine. Miss Brill, by Katherine Mansfield, exposes the discrimination of elderly and socially outcast people. The social struggles offered by the two stories can be uncovered through analyzing the literary elements of theme, symbolism, and imagery. This article is the first in a series of three and will focus on symbolism. If you would like to read the stories discussed, please visit the links in the references section at the end. The Veldt The Veldt was published in 1951 in an anthology of science-fiction stories called The Illustrated Man. It tells the story of a futuristic family. The parents, George and Lydia Hadley, have purchased an upgrade to their home they refer to as the nursery. Like every other aspect of the house, the nursery offers a convenience. In this case, it occupies of the two children, Wendy and Peter, so that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass &#8211; Why do it?</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/05/23/gastric-bypass-why-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 17:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics and Society]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shane Russo Being over weight is detrimental to many aspects of life. Cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes are just a few of the health issues over weight people must concern themselves with. Health problems are not the only aspect of life that are negatively effected by carrying excess weight. The psychological toll that one must pay is also great. Self-esteem, self-worth, body image, and the over-all feeling of happiness are impacted. There is a financial price to be paid as well. While it is true that much of the food that aides in obesity comes relatively cheap, see McDonald Value Menu for an example of this, it is also true that with declining health comes increased healthcare expenses. There is also the fact that, in many stores, the “plus size” clothing costs more. Shirts for men in the big and tall section of Walmart are about two to three dollars more than their regular sized counterparts. Due to the reasons listed above, it is no wonder that many people decide to lose weight through diet and exercise. The problem with diet and exercise alone is that they are often not enough. People generally give into temptation because, frankly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Establishing Identity Though Literature: Otherness</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/05/20/establishing-identity-though-literature-otherness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 02:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shane Russo Otherness is a term used to describe a person, or group, which is seen as being outside of the norm (Melani, 2009). Also according to Melani, “the Other is almost always seen as a lesser or inferior being and is treated accordingly” (Melani, 2009). For example, to the white middle class of the 1950s, the blacks were the Other. Otherness can take on many forms and can be found in almost every situation. It can be based on race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, political views, or social class (Melani, 2009). One would think that these things would automatically make the Other a numerical minority. However that is not always the case. A group being ruled imperially will become the Other even though they are in the numerical majority (Melani, 2009). Otherness is so prevalent in our culture that a person really needs to try hard to separate oneself enough from a situation to realize that he may be viewing it in the light of otherness. Racial, ethnic, and theological ideologies are glaring examples of otherness (Melani, 2009). Otherness can be found in much more subtle situations however. For example, the way couples without children often ostracize a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underestimating “Sexting”</title>
		<link>http://theintellectual.com/2011/05/19/underestimating-%e2%80%9csexting%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 19:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the intellectual</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may seem harmless, taking a picture of yourself topless to send to your boyfriend.  Every one of your guy friends has a sexy naked picture or two of his girlfriend on his cell. Every couple you know of at school does a little “sexting” every now and then, and they’re having a blast doing it. Even a few young famous celebrities have “sexted.” But what might seem harmless at first can actually reap dire consequences, which is what is happening to a lot of teens and young adults in America today who’ve fallen into the new “sexting” trend. It just takes one click of that “Send” button to potentially change your life forever. The repercussions of sending a nude or explicit image or video of yourself to someone’s phone or even to their email inbox can hit on a deep, personal level for both parties involved, even a legal one, and the negative, life-changing effects can stay with you for years, even a lifetime. What started out probably as just a seemingly innocent act for one 13-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy from Valparaiso quickly turned into a nightmare when the two were charged with child exploitation and possessing child [...]]]></description>
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