Category Archives: Winona State

The Armed Force Of Capitalism Is Fighting For Capitalism.

Posted on May 1, 2008 by OneEzra

After World War II the United States entered in to an expansive weapons and systems development effort. One of the results of the weapons build up was a specialization of trade within some American companies. The defense industry was created … Continue reading →

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What do You Mean, Meaning?

Posted on April 25, 2008 by OneEzra

Author Ray Bradbury, in his internationally acclaimed 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 places his fiction in a future that many would argue is astonishingly similar to the present of 2008. Bradbury reviles the state of culture and specifically the education system … Continue reading →

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Peace is Possible

Posted on April 25, 2008 by OneEzra

On April 6, 1960, Pearl S. Buck, a Pulitzer Prize winning author, gave a speech titled “The Delights of Learning” to the Honors Convocation at the University of Pittsburgh. This group is comprised of high achieving university scholars. Buck shares … Continue reading →

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Are We What We Eat?

Posted on April 25, 2008 by OneEzra

Eating responsibly may be more complex than just getting enough brussel sprouts. Author and professor Wendell Berry addresses just what it means to “eat responsibly (273)” in an essay entitled “The Pleasures of Eating”. He felt compelled to write a … Continue reading →

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No Cover

Posted on April 25, 2008 by OneEzra

We were just going to trash them anyway. It was around ten years ago that I made coffee at a Barnes and Noble bookstore. When it was slow I would clean the dishes and wipe down the counters. Then I … Continue reading →

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