Daisy Chain
On April 11, 1898, President McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain, supposedly in order to end unrest in the Spanish colony of Cuba. When the war ended exactly one year later on April 11, 1899, the United States gained control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and Cuba became independent. Three hundred thirty-three U.S. soldiers and perhaps 6000 Spanish soldiers died in combat; each side lost about nine times that many to disease. McKinley was reelected in 1900.
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Crouching kitty, hungry monks
On the 17th anniversary of the death of my host mother, Kosala’s, grandfather, we visited a temple in Colombo, as it is customary here on particular anniversaries to give alms (a meal) to a temple in order to acquire merit for the dead person. It’s like transferring funds to their bank account in heaven, except, doctrinally speaking, there isn’t exactly a heaven in Theravada Buddhism.
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Writing a real-world resume
Over the past week, I’ve logged a lot of hours in the Career Development Office. I’ve brought in resumes. They’ve told me how those resumes would prevent my post-college employment. I’ve taken those resumes home and tried to re-write my campus involvements in such a way that would not alienate Middle America.
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A moment of fake pure bliss
Man, I’m tired of reality. It’s really starting to grate on my nerves. I deal with it all day long, day after day, and I bet most of you do, too. Even my dreams, which should offer me a break from the problems of life, often end up replaying the stressful events of the day with only small changes, like that I’m completely naked, or that my professor is a penguin with a gun.
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