Tag: Facebook

• Death, Thou shalt Die

  Just when you think that Age has afforded you a full panoply of experience, another one comes along that you are forced to fit into the bookcase. It may be sufficiently unique as to require an entirely new shelf, but more likely, it will be something so obvious that you’re embarrassed you hadn’t thought of […]

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  April 10, 2019

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  Age, bereavement, Death, digital presence, Facebook, Grief, internet, Jo Bell, memorial websites, social media, Starbucks, suicide, The Conversation, University of Hull, virtual self

• Beggaring All Description

  Beauty is many things, I suppose, and attempts to define it are fraught. It seems to vary between societies and eras, with some cultures deciding it is appearance, and some opting for demeanour. One such view, influenced by the Greek diaspora following the conquests of Alexander the Great, Koine Greek, used an adjective for beautiful: […]

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  September 12, 2018

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  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Beauty, cosmetic industry, dermatology, Facebook, Greek diaspora, Helena, horaios, Koine Greek, Rodney Sinclair, Shakespeare, Snapchat, The Conversation, University of Melbourne, Wikipedia

• Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.

  What is a friend? I think I could parallel St. Augustine’s answer about Time: ‘What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.’ Friendship is such a universal concept, such an acknowledged need, I’m not sure why […]

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  April 5, 2017

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  ‘like’, Cassandra, Facebook, Facebook friends, friend, friendship, Macbeth, New York Times article, semantic argument, social media, St. Augustine, Time, Unwelt

• The Polarization Bias

  Okay, I have to admit to living an unbeknownst lie –unbeknownst to me, at any rate. Sometimes it is easy to coast, to accept help where it is offered and feel almost foolishly grateful for suggestions that foster the dependence. Advice is seductive, guidance addictive. But more importantly, it is insidious. Critical thinking -critical analysis- […]

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  May 15, 2015

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  allegiance, Amazon, BBC, Bias, books, Confirmation bias, Critical Thinking, Facebook, Huffington Post, infomercials, Much Ado About Nothing, news, opinions, polarization