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Wait!! Have you read/heard of "The Thief" by Megan Whalen Turner (the goddess, all bow down)?? It almost sounds like you were referencing it, that's how closely it matches your ...

What do you guys think of this passage* by John Berger? (Aside from that women in the developed world don't need to depend on men for their success in life ...

I know it must be blasphemy for such a literary site, but I love sudoku and don't have much interest in/aptitude for the others. What's your favorite and why?

I don't really mind not having written it, but I've always loved this segment of poem by Lord Byron and wished that I could write as powerfully: -------------------------------------------------------

PenguinAttack, StellaThomas, Pompadour, Prokaryote , what would you guys recommend for the crisis known as "What To Do/Read When You've Finished All Six Austen Novels" ? I read A Room ...

Thanks Penguin and Stella!! Yeah, Mansfield Park is what got me rethinking my opinion of Charlotte Bronte, just because it was so hard not to compare it to Jane Eyre. ...

For those have you read both authors, I'd love to hear your thoughts comparing them. As a teenager, I much preferred Jane Eyre to the works of Jane Austen. I ...

Hi guys! Anyone remember me? I see a few familiar names around but not many. I've been lurking lately without posting, so I'm hoping that posting this will motivate me ...

I thought this topic was going to be about discussing marijuana and got really excited! But, this is really good too.

I like this topic. There's a really great Dumbledore quote concerning it, at the end of the sixth book when they're going to get the locket from the cave, that's ...

^I have a lot of admiration for this movement. I'm not saying everyone should dress this way. However you feel comfortable dressing, or however your particular whimsical fancy on that ...

Something about this sacred conception of virginity like really sickens me. I'm not trying to offend anyone, just sharing my personal feeling on this subject. I feel that making virginity ...

You da best, Karzkin! That was a baller reply. You've given me a lot of food for thought. Here's a thought: can any nation-state admit it is not a democracy ...

I agree, Karzkin. And touche, PenguinAttack, I am in fact planning to write a paper about this. :) But it's not as you might think. The prompt for the essay ...

Can democracy sustain an empire? (slash, yes, oligarchical "democracy" in an society based on slavery but please don't get all on me about that. i just mean relative democracy, compared ...