Is It Wrong to Ask Someone About Their Ethnic Background?
Posted by Anonymous on September 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
One day, someone asked me what the word “ethos” meant. I told her it sounded like a Greek root and probably had something to do with ethics. I felt uncomfortable with my response because I wasn’t 100% sure, so I turned to dictionary.reference.com I was right. It said: “Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of … Read more
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Yearbook Yourself
Posted by Anonymous on September 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
http://yearbookyourself.com/ This website allows you to upload a picture of yourself, and put different hairpieces on you. Now the time period for the styles range from 1950-2000 in increments of two years. The results are in black and white. I did all of them, and posted them to a social networking site for my friends … Read more
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