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Kseniya Simonova, sandpainting performance,

Kseniya Simonova is an artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills.She is bringing the power of —...

2 comments    music art painting
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Ooh - Tastes Like Chicken Soup! and other Practical Jokes

Like practically everyone else in the world, I enjoy hearing a good joke and, when I can remember, them, telling one as well. The problem is that most of the jokes I hear or remember are usually not only...

1 comment    jokes practical jokes practical joke
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Telling Lies to Experience the Truth in Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story”

Tim O’Brien, in “How to Tell a True War Story”, instructs his readers that truth is not actually factual and morals are not always absolute. By using a variety of story-telling techniques, and...

0 comments    truth war story true war story
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That Darn Orangutan is Now a Lieutenant Colonel

Visiting the orangutan exhibit at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo this past summer I was reminded of a war story my Father used to tell us when we were young. My Father served in the Army in the South Pacific...

5 comments    relationships world war ii
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Secondhand Reviews: "The Hurt Locker"

 Katherine Bigelow has made a career out of working in movie genres that have traditionally been associated with men: biker films in "The Loveless", vampire movies in "Near Dark", and a wide assortment of...

0 comments    iraq movie reviews war story
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The Trap

Anger, hurt, pain, a flash of light as she drove her sword into the stone floor with phenomenal might. Her black hair shimmering by the light of open fire torches mounted high on the stone walls surrounding...

0 comments    war heart story
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Penelope's Quiet Life (Children's Story PB)

After the war, Penelope left her country to find a peaceful place, far away from so many sad memories. The only thing she took with her was a suitcase and her old three legged dog named Putz. Halfway...

1 comment    children kids war
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Lost His Leg But Not His Love For The USA - Sgt. Stanlyn Green

My nephew Sgt. Green, age 27 is one of the most bravest men in the world. At 17 he joined the marines. He is a very hyperactive, fit, adventurous, daring person that loves his country enough to die for...

4 comments    health love life
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Political Road Rage!!

Yes folks here it is the latest Road Rage War Story. Sadly some folks can see no humor in the political realm and even less so when they are driving, Couple this with the American penchant for throwing our...

12 comments    humor automotive car
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Troy

"Troy" is perhaps one of the most action packed films of 2004. The film is based off the Illiad about the famous war between the Greeks and the Trojans, over the love of a Greek princess; showing how it...

2 comments    love politics movie
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