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Off Topic / I loving hate Wasps
« on: July 19, 2011, 09:03:42 PM »
Wasps. Those small little flying bastards. They're annoying as stuff.
Discuss how useless these bastards are. All they do is fly around you and annoy the hell out of you in the summer. D:
Discuss how useless these bastards are. All they do is fly around you and annoy the hell out of you in the summer. D:
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Off Topic / Video File Converter Help
« on: July 15, 2011, 03:14:11 AM »
I need some help. I downloaded a Video to put onto my iPod but it was an MPEG4 File (Which my iPod video cannot play). I need something that converts it to an MP4. Every converter i find on google is either a Virus, requires you to buy it for it to work, or doesnt loving work at all. I require assistance. :c
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Creativity / GUYS I GOT A TABLET
« on: July 06, 2011, 08:47:02 PM »
I got a Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet. its so nice. What shud i draw?
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Off Topic / Menen has LEVELED UP
« on: July 03, 2011, 03:20:45 AM »
I am now Level 16. IT IS SO EXCITING. :D
Buy me presents and stuff ok?
Buy me presents and stuff ok?
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Off Topic / Menen is in Vegas!
« on: June 27, 2011, 02:36:45 PM »
Wooooohooo. Im in Vegas. That one city where stuff happens but no one hears about it because it stays in the in the City. Im her for the LA art Institute's Summer Course for GAME DESIGN. no i wont hang out with you.
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Off Topic / Classic Books being Banned
« on: June 23, 2011, 10:59:14 PM »
Honestly. I'm disgusted. Schools, Communities and Libraries around the nation are banning classic books.
Heres a list of banned books
Too Political
1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852
2. All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque, 1928
3. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway, 1929
4. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, 1939
5. For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway, 1940
6. Animal Farm, George Orwell, 1945
7. 1984, George Orwell, 1949
8. Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak, 1957
9. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 1969
10. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Peter Matthiessen, 1983
Too Much love
1. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert, 1856
2. Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy, 1891
3. Ulysses, James Joyce, 1922
4. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, 1926
5. Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Law-rence, 1928
6. Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller, 1934
7. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov, 1955
8. Peyton Place, Grace Metalious, 1956
9. Rabbit, Run, John Updike, 1960
10. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou, 1969
11. Jaws, Peter Benchley, 1974
12. Forever, Judy Blume, 1975
13. The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy, 1986
14. Beloved, Toni Morrison, 1987
15. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, Julia Alvarez, 1991
Irreligious
1. On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, 1859
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
3. The Last Temptation of Christ, Nikos Kazantzakis, 1960
4. Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya, 1972
5. Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, 1997-2007
Socially Offensive
1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, 1791
2. The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, 1884
4. As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner, 1930
5. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 1932
6. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, 1936
7. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 1937
8. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank, 1947
9. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, 1951
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, 1953
11. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 1960
12. James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl, 1961
13. Catch-22, Joseph Heller, 1961
14. A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, 1962
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey, 1962
16. In Cold Blood, Truman Capote, 1966
17. Cujo, Stephen King, 1981
18. The Color Purple, Alice Walker, 1982
19. Ordinary People, Judith Guest, 1982
20. A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley, 1991
And here are some reasons why some books were banned
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1791
Censure: Frequently censored from 1789 to the early 20th century, the essays were often “sanitized” by publishers so that schools would buy copies.
Benjamin Franklin: His memoirs, written after he turned 65, include the essay “Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress,” in which Franklin lists the myriad ways that older women make superior lovers.
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
Censure: Conservative clergy have condemned the novel since 1850 for its adultery theme; the most recent school challenge was in 1999.
Roger Chillingworth: He develops from a kind scholar into an obsessed fiend. Chillingworth arrives in Boston to find his wife the mother of another man’s child. Fixated on punishing Hester’s seducer, he symbolizes Satan’s ability to prevent forgiveness.
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya, 1972
Censure: Challenged or banned in four states.
Ultima: The old healer Ultima combines herbs, prayer and tough love to practice her mysteriously potent branch of medicine. Is it witchcraft? The townsfolk—and some conservative Christian readers—suspect it is.
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury, 1953
Censure: Ballantine published sanitized editions for schools from 1967 to 1973 and sold only the sanitized edition from 1973 to 1979—without asking or telling the author.
Faber: In a dystopian society that burns books to snuff original thought, Faber belongs to a group of academics who memorize literature to preserve it for future generations.
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck, 1939
Censure: Burned in California, New York and Illinois; challenged or banned in 10 states.
Granma and Grampa Joad: The Joads are damn proud of their cussin’ brood—that kind of language helped get Steinbeck’s masterpiece blacklisted across the country, including in Kern County, Calif., where much of the novel is set.
A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley, 1991
Censure: Banned at Lynden High School, Washington, 1994.
Larry Cook: Cook announces plans to divide his lands among his three adult daughters. The generous-patriarch image shatters when we learn that this wealthy Iowa farmer, based on Shakespeare’s King Lear, is a child enthusiast who abused his girls decades earlier.
Harry Potter
series by J.K. Rowling, 1997–2007
Censure: Burned in New Mexico; challenged in 19 states.
Albus Dumbledore: A modern-day Merlin, the Hogwarts headmaster personifies the allegedly demonic attributes of this series—witchcraft, sorcery and rebellion against authority. Rowling added fuel to the bonfire with her 2007 assertion that Dumbledore is gay.
This is so pathetic.
Heres a list of banned books
Too Political
1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852
2. All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque, 1928
3. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway, 1929
4. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, 1939
5. For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway, 1940
6. Animal Farm, George Orwell, 1945
7. 1984, George Orwell, 1949
8. Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak, 1957
9. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 1969
10. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Peter Matthiessen, 1983
Too Much love
1. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert, 1856
2. Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy, 1891
3. Ulysses, James Joyce, 1922
4. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, 1926
5. Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Law-rence, 1928
6. Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller, 1934
7. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov, 1955
8. Peyton Place, Grace Metalious, 1956
9. Rabbit, Run, John Updike, 1960
10. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou, 1969
11. Jaws, Peter Benchley, 1974
12. Forever, Judy Blume, 1975
13. The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy, 1986
14. Beloved, Toni Morrison, 1987
15. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, Julia Alvarez, 1991
Irreligious
1. On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, 1859
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
3. The Last Temptation of Christ, Nikos Kazantzakis, 1960
4. Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya, 1972
5. Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, 1997-2007
Socially Offensive
1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, 1791
2. The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, 1884
4. As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner, 1930
5. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 1932
6. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, 1936
7. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 1937
8. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank, 1947
9. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, 1951
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, 1953
11. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 1960
12. James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl, 1961
13. Catch-22, Joseph Heller, 1961
14. A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, 1962
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey, 1962
16. In Cold Blood, Truman Capote, 1966
17. Cujo, Stephen King, 1981
18. The Color Purple, Alice Walker, 1982
19. Ordinary People, Judith Guest, 1982
20. A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley, 1991
And here are some reasons why some books were banned
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1791
Censure: Frequently censored from 1789 to the early 20th century, the essays were often “sanitized” by publishers so that schools would buy copies.
Benjamin Franklin: His memoirs, written after he turned 65, include the essay “Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress,” in which Franklin lists the myriad ways that older women make superior lovers.
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
Censure: Conservative clergy have condemned the novel since 1850 for its adultery theme; the most recent school challenge was in 1999.
Roger Chillingworth: He develops from a kind scholar into an obsessed fiend. Chillingworth arrives in Boston to find his wife the mother of another man’s child. Fixated on punishing Hester’s seducer, he symbolizes Satan’s ability to prevent forgiveness.
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya, 1972
Censure: Challenged or banned in four states.
Ultima: The old healer Ultima combines herbs, prayer and tough love to practice her mysteriously potent branch of medicine. Is it witchcraft? The townsfolk—and some conservative Christian readers—suspect it is.
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury, 1953
Censure: Ballantine published sanitized editions for schools from 1967 to 1973 and sold only the sanitized edition from 1973 to 1979—without asking or telling the author.
Faber: In a dystopian society that burns books to snuff original thought, Faber belongs to a group of academics who memorize literature to preserve it for future generations.
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck, 1939
Censure: Burned in California, New York and Illinois; challenged or banned in 10 states.
Granma and Grampa Joad: The Joads are damn proud of their cussin’ brood—that kind of language helped get Steinbeck’s masterpiece blacklisted across the country, including in Kern County, Calif., where much of the novel is set.
A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley, 1991
Censure: Banned at Lynden High School, Washington, 1994.
Larry Cook: Cook announces plans to divide his lands among his three adult daughters. The generous-patriarch image shatters when we learn that this wealthy Iowa farmer, based on Shakespeare’s King Lear, is a child enthusiast who abused his girls decades earlier.
Harry Potter
series by J.K. Rowling, 1997–2007
Censure: Burned in New Mexico; challenged in 19 states.
Albus Dumbledore: A modern-day Merlin, the Hogwarts headmaster personifies the allegedly demonic attributes of this series—witchcraft, sorcery and rebellion against authority. Rowling added fuel to the bonfire with her 2007 assertion that Dumbledore is gay.
This is so pathetic.
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Off Topic / Yes, i am a main character in an adventure
« on: June 21, 2011, 02:27:08 AM »
YES IS IT SO HARD TO ACCEPT THESE THINGS
WHY DONT YOU GUYS HAVE EVER NOTICED
just kidding
seriously I've been here kind of almost 3 years and I've hinted towards it like sixteen times
So look at me im like crying for attention.
noep. Sorry if I seem like I'm attention whoring or anything (I probably am). This is a sensitive issue and I don't know how to handle it.
In all seriousness, yes I am a main character in an adventure . I have been a main character in an adventure for god knows how long.
And unlike many people I know (man do I want to point this out), I have actually kept to myself to this point. I actually like this stuff and that's why im in an adventure.
I guess that's all I can say, there's really nothing special about it. I hope it's not too big of an issue, and if it really is considered attention whoring, I can lock the topic and stop being a burden.
WHY DONT YOU GUYS HAVE EVER NOTICED
just kidding
seriously I've been here kind of almost 3 years and I've hinted towards it like sixteen times
So look at me im like crying for attention.
noep. Sorry if I seem like I'm attention whoring or anything (I probably am). This is a sensitive issue and I don't know how to handle it.
In all seriousness, yes I am a main character in an adventure . I have been a main character in an adventure for god knows how long.
And unlike many people I know (man do I want to point this out), I have actually kept to myself to this point. I actually like this stuff and that's why im in an adventure.
I guess that's all I can say, there's really nothing special about it. I hope it's not too big of an issue, and if it really is considered attention whoring, I can lock the topic and stop being a burden.
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Off Topic / LETS DO SOMETHING!
« on: June 09, 2011, 01:28:30 PM »
OH MY GOD BLOCKLAND FORUMS WE GOTTA HAVE SOME SORT OF PARTY. Everyone must bring something or else you cant be in the party. LETS PARTY NOW
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Off Topic / Le Computer troubles
« on: May 26, 2011, 08:49:29 PM »
So my dad gave me his old Laptop since he got a new fancy computer. Let me say its terrible. Not only does the Battery not work unless its plugged in, it runs on Vista. So the problem is (Besides those 2 things) is that the USB ports are busted. It says they are an "Unknown drive" Ive reformatted it (I had to anyways, my dad got one of those fake antiviruses on it... what an idiot) and reinstalled the drives but they still dont work. What shud I do? :C
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Off Topic / oh btw they now can kill cancer kthxbai
« on: May 13, 2011, 05:19:20 PM »
http://hubpages.com/hub/Scientists_cure_cancer__but_no_one_takes_notice
Why would no one care about something this huge?!
Why would no one care about something this huge?!
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Off Topic / Dear Earth,
« on: April 30, 2011, 09:40:43 PM »
What the forget is your problem? You have been causing natural disasters Left and Right. Tornadoes, Tsunamis, Earthquakes. Seriously? Is it your Earth Period or something? Calm down.
Love,
Menen
Love,
Menen
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Off Topic / Building a gaming computer?
« on: April 26, 2011, 08:07:30 PM »
My dad wants to help me build a new computer. I want a strong fast computer that can run a wide variety of games at their best, has a good ammount of CPU, RAM, Space, etc.
Hes willing to pay for all the parts. Any suggestions?
Hes willing to pay for all the parts. Any suggestions?
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Games / Re: The Portal 2 Thread: PORTAL 2 HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!!!!
« on: April 19, 2011, 11:39:51 AM »
Portal 2 - The Hat Simulator with Science!