Incandescence

Standardized tests are a necessary evil. How on God's earth would any of you opponents recommend the Yale Admissions Committee review 50,000 applications without a standard referrent to guide them? ...

Removed.

Indeed, I think it's the first sign of YWS-Addiction when you know that "Incandescence" isn't environmentally friendly.

Snoink also steps on kittens.

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Aedomir, A fine response, but a question: how do you know someone is "truly sorry" for what they have done? By the logic at work in your argument, you implicitly ...

Aedomir-- Is the point to be humane (and not kill them) or to psychologically torture them with remorse and guilt? Seems like some of you argue against inhumane physical activities ...

There are significant difference in stage productions and film productions. I don't think there are currently any guides up on the YWS for the latter, but I've been working on ...

darkdove-- The best thing you can do for him is simply be his friend. There is nothing more you or anyone can do to make him more comfortable in his ...

I don't mean to debate with you all (this is, after all, not the debate forum), so I'll stick more to general ideas and points about the nature of torture ...

PA-- Consider: But then I forget whether you were left handed or right. moved to the end of the poem. At a minimum, cut S2; for the rest, consider: I ...

Vernon, People do not intrinsically possess (self-evident) rights. They are rights legislated by governing bodies, and when those bodies fail to protect those rights, it becomes quite clear that they ...

I think it's worth pointing out that they are enemies of the state, not members of it. They don't and, further, shouldn't enjoy the right to life granted to Americans ...

Well you can all thank me later. I accept payment in the form of cash, first-born, and statue-like things made of pasta. I'm easy like a Sunday.

[Well, "since when" is a good question; there's heavy debate regarding this holiday amongst prominent YWS Historians, with no collective being any predominant view. Thus, for the sake of diplomacy ...