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Daily Archives: August 18, 2008
Walking in the Shoes of Others: Why I Like this Pro-Gay Marriage Ad, “Let California Ring”
This struck me as a “literary” way to appeal for gay equality. Literature, afterall, is about imagining oneself in the shoes of others—to experience, as it were, Shakespearean “negative capability” (the life of someone that you are not). Presumably, … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, freedom, gay marriage, gay rights, James Dobson, John Macarthur, lesbian, literature, poetry, same-sex marriage, Santi Tafarella, sex
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Evolution v. Creation Metaphor Watch: Is There “Slavery” in Nature?
Given that most people do not have advanced degrees in mathematics or the sciences, debates and discussions surrounding evolution and creationism appear in the public square in the form of competing metaphors, similes, and extended analogies. In other words, we use … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, Charles Darwin, creation, Darwin, evolution, freedom, intelligent design, nature, Origin of Species, Politics, Santi Tafarella
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Americans Moving Along Their Cages, Tracks, and Grooves—and Imagining It as Freedom: An Image I Snapped From a Bridge in Las Vegas
Of course, to take this picture I too show myself to be in the cage.
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Tagged America, capitalism, consumerism, freedom, Las Vegas, patriotism, photography, poetry, roller coasters, Santi Tafarella, slavery, Statue of Liberty
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Image of a Faux Statue of Liberty Towering Over a Man and Woman Moving Along a Caged Enclosure, Las Vegas
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Tagged alienation, capitalism, freedom, irony, Las Vegas, life, patriotism, photography, poetry, Santi Tafarella, Statue of Liberty
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“The Devil Is in The Details”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella
The Lord God: when we are awake and unhurried we understand that whether a snake or a river slithers past both are an instant The Serpent: whether a snake is winding to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, garden of Eden, God, Hegel, life, literature, Motivation, poems, poetry, Santi Tafarella, Satan, yoga
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