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...termite mound of memes. Memes don't only leap from mind to mind by imitation, in culture. That is just the easily visible tip of the iceberg. They also thrive, multiply and compete within our minds. When we announce to the world a good idea, who knows what subconscious quasi-Darwinian selection has gone on behind the scenes inside our heads? Our minds are invaded by memes, as ancient bacteria invaded our ancestors' cells and became mitochondria. Cheshire Cat-like, memes merge into our minds, even become our minds...
...only real solution to the problem may be a more dynamic and educated populace that chooses to analyze the issues itself. Until we make the political market more egalitarian and until the political currency changes from dollars to discourse, we will continue to have a quasi-democratic system where an involved few drag along, kicking and screaming, an indifferent many...
...only real solution to the problem may be a more dynamic and educated populace that chooses to analyze the issues itself. Until we make the political currency changes from dollars to discourse, we will continue to have a quasi-democratic system where an involved few drag along, kicking and screaming, an indifferent many...
...Defrost." This translation stumped even the most advanced students. LeBow creatively darted to a refrigerator conveniently located in this quasi-classroom, quasi-community center and compared the ice cube's solid state to the running water flowing from a spigot. Teaching ESL often requires a modicum of acting talent. Frequently, LeBow found herself improvising, role-playing and relying on extemporaneous examples and analogies...
...Literature departments shouldn't think of themselves as quasi-religious institutions," Chaouli says...