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Rosie

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Written by: JonSternburg
Category: Prose
Created: June 5, 2010, 1:38 pm
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The door to the examination room was painted a pale green color. The paint was chipping and the door knob seemed to be made of crystal. An unlikely prospect.

Hank Mioz stared blankly down the long hallway illuminated by an indigo industrial glow. Shuffling his feet one after another in quick succession he began to move towards the door.

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The Light-Maker

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Written by: Thrash-Ra
Category: Prose
Created: June 5, 2010, 6:35 am
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Bright sun on an endless sea of snow stretching from one end of eternity to the other. Stilted branches clutching helplessly at the sky; the plunge and splash of huge distant sea creatures. The womb of the iceland is empty devoid barren but for the broad prints of wolves the wheeling crying birds.

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The Photographer

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Written by: Mishca
Category: Prose
Created: June 1, 2010, 4:35 pm
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He takes pictures of her.  I’ve heard over 4000 now.  The camera hovering over her head he steadies it and takes a picture.  Sliding past her eyes gazing at her breasts he takes a picture.  He must inspect her with that camera.  He is documenting her with each open and close of the shutter.  I am utterly jealous.  When I lay my head down at night, the sounds of the shutter- click, click- haunt me.  I cannot dream.

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The Architecture of Segregation

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Written by: ugwerks
Category: Prose
Created: June 1, 2010, 11:36 am
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“I am certain each of us considers this a travesty an egregious travesty; an egregious travesty that shall not stand.”

It is Thursday. It is 9:00 AM. Therefore it is time for the Department of Architecture and Facilities Technology’s weekly faculty meeting. DAFT’s faculty meetings are always held at 9:00 AM on Thursday because it suits Professor Stephen Clifford Carroll that this be so.

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Boys Will Be Men

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Written by: Neilisgood
Category: Prose
Created: June 1, 2010, 10:41 am
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I think that men are looked at as violent creatures constantly engaged in a never-ending quest for power sex and beer. Jean Kilbourne expresses this idea through her essay titled “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt ” a look at advertising and its relation to violence rape and gender roles.  

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