political_economy

@political_economy (21)

Canada • Age 82

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Zadie Smith and the new literati

losername @losername (3) • Canada 26 Jan 07

I think that White Teeth, delightfully writen by Zadie Smith, is a near-perfect example of the newest trend in english literature. The zany family tragicomedy. For other examples, consider The Corrections, (Jonathan Franzen), or...

english literature

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political_economy In the 80s I studied at York when only the congenitally dull were not post-modernists. That was the time when Derrida came to the UofT and there were as many outside as there were inside the auditorium. What was that? The last exuberant walk in the foothills...

18 May 07

Is the computer you are using your dream set up?

piropos @piropos (312) • Philippines 17 May 07

I would like to have the latest in gadgets always, but I don't get to have them. Like in the computer I use. I would like to have at least 2 gb of memory but the one I have only has 512 mb. The my dream processor is perhaps 2 ghz...

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political_economy It would be nice to have all the latest stuff but $$$ is always the problem. Right now my laptop is an old Compaq Armada @ 600MHz/192/12. I'm due for a new one but every time I look they are cheaper than last month so I try to make do. I have an IBM desktop w...

17 May 07

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Hove To Study

Kashif_ @Kashif_ (85) • Pakistan 14 May 07

hay friends People have a lot of misunderstanding obout studying.they think that the more they will keep reading the more they will learn.This is wrong. There is always an optimum point for every student. If any body tris to do...

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political_economy Hi Kashif, A sensible approach (I believe it's backed up by research?) is to study for 50 mins in each hour you have set aside for study; then take a break for 10 mins, go outside, catch some rays, anything. I've started a series of topics How to graduate...

15 May 07

How can I promote my blog? Any ideas?

ucl800 @ucl800 (860) • Greece 13 May 07

Hi all. I am a new blogger and I am looking for way to promote my blog. Do you have any ideas? I have read that a way is to make comments in other blogs, but I am not sure whether or not this is good; it is like a spam to me...

website promotion

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political_economy Two hot and effective you can do: 1. Go to the RSS Top55 Directory which is a place where you can submit your site to a huge list. Just make it a habit of listing with a few each day (don't forget to keep a list of your user names and passwords)....

13 May 07

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Do you think China will be as powerful as America?

sis_syuku @sis_syuku (165) • Indonesia 8 May 07

I think it could be, but I don't know in how many years ahead. What do you think?

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political_economy Take a look at the item on my blog 'GEAB No. 14 A Chronicle of America's Very Great Depression' which comments on the GEAB report and where you cal also find a link to the abstract. "China has now surpassed the US as premier source of EU imports." I'd...

11 May 07

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