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Geography 101 Lab Series: #10

Yay! The final paper before “The Big One”. Boo! Hiss! The topic wants me to write about how rich countries can help poor countries (again). Being tired of this topic, I refuse to answer. The Assignments: Squatter Settlements & The … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #9

Since we don’t have the unlimited supply of magic pixie dust discovered just yet, we were made to fantasize about how we would “Power the World” without those eevviill fossil fuels. OK. I can play make believe as good as … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #8

Uhh, the Malthusians. Professor: “Hey, let’s all write a paper disproving Malthus’ theory!” Me: “Let’s not. Malthus was right.” OK, so I didn’t actually say that, but it was what I was thinking the whole time I was writing. It … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #7

Ahh, the migration of modern radical Islam. A topic we all know rather well. This one was simple. The Assignment: Islamic Relations Islamic Fundamentalism sometimes threatens secular governments because it offers a complete set of laws that could replace existing … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #6

*Smack* America is a racist country! *Smack* Repeat that over and over and over again for most of Chapter 6. I “Just Said No” The Assignment: Prejudice and Ethnocentrism casino play online poker sites play online poker tournament play online … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #5

There are two elements of modern Geography: Physical Geography and Human Geography. The best way to simplify the two is like this: Physical Geography tells you where you’re at. Human Geography tells you who is there and what they do. … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #4

Did you know that there is a UN Department that can (and does) suggest to the US government which areas without our sovereign boundaries should be made in to a “Preserve Area”? Also, that our government could designate an area … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #3

Haiti had recently been shook to hell by their earthquake when this Lab was assigned. American relief groups had been on the ground for about a week when it was due. I’m sure that some of my fellow students were … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #2

Today’s Lab was the dreaded Global Warming Death Cult Indoctrination Essay. To paraphrase the text book, the reader was told that there was no doubt we were all going to die, either via drowning or spontaneous combustion unless one of … Continue reading

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Geography 101 Lab Series: #1

Throughout Winter Quarter 2010 I was required to write eleven short Labs/Essays for class. We were to read a section of the textbook and answer one or more of the assigned questions at the end of each section after doing … Continue reading

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