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What's in a name?
What’s in a name? How many names/nick names are you known by? Did you choose these names or were they given to you? And do you particularly embr... read more
1st day in the U.S
“Welcome to San Francisco International Airport” were the first words I heard when I landed in the US in the spring of 2006. I then procee... read more
Shidara - Taiko performance (Cultural Event#1)
So the day was last Thursday, the 3rd of April, in none other than our small town of Chico, where the Japanese group Shidara performed at the Laxson A... read more
free will or predestination?
What is free-will? What is destiny? Do you believe that you are in this place and at this time because of fate or predestination? Or merely by your fr... read more
A "Frameless" Life - Bessie Head
What is a frame of reference? How does it affect our lives and what does it mean to live a “frameless life”. These are the very questions ... read more
“Going down memory lane” - The pleasures and pitfalls of nostalgia
“Going down memory lane” - The pleasures and pitfalls of nostalgiaEvery once in a while I catch myself thinking back in the past, or &ldqu... read more
Character analysis of Masuji Ono
Being caught up “in between” various worlds is a situation every one of us has faced in the past, or at least in the future will surely fa... read more
Icarus or Hestia?
Icarus or Hestia? It is an interesting question that I had never really given much thought to, until my multicultural literature instructor asked us i... read more
