Columns - September 2011

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    Cassie's Cranky Corner

    Superheroes are put forth mostly as an idea. Like many who have mentioned and discussed them before, they were symbols of a certain political climate. This is evident in the Golden Age of superheroes during the late 1930’s, just within the eve of World War II.
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    Science Friction

    And now for the grand finale, the case of the six-legged Direhorses. They are mammals, or what would be our equivalent of mammals, just like many of the other Pandoran animals, but only Direhorses have six legs. From an evolutionary standpoint, they are a dead end.
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    On the Edge with Edmund

    A good pastry can solve all sorts of problems, and they’re just plain delicious. For all the new students in Ravenclaw, one of the first things you need to know about Ravenclaw is that Eagles love muffins.
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    Jenna's Fiction Addictiond

    I first discovered analytical essay collections when I laid eyes on The Girl Who Was on Fire, a book of just that, meant to dissect The Hunger Games trilogy. I thought it might be interesting to read especially because I recognized some of the author names.
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    Ariel A Piacere

    For three months I lived in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s expensive to live there and thus I didn’t get cable. Which meant I spent a lot of time watching C4 – a combination of MTV and a mesh of network television.
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    Days of Our Lobiesk

    This will be crazier, fiercer, and have more swagger jagger than anything you could possibly imagine. I have been granted access to the world of Lobiesk. That’s right, I am writing a column about the one and only Cassandra Lobiesk. These are the days of our Lobiesk...
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