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1945 Orwell Essay: A Description of Modern America?0
- Culture
- June 17, 2016
I’m a huge sucker for the 4th of July. You name it: flags, Americana music, historical trivia – I revel in almost anything patriotic. But while the love for one’s country is a commendable quality, can it sometimes be taken to an extreme? Can it squelch rational thought and objective reasoning? This question came to me
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What does Liquid Nitrogen do to Your Face?0
- Entertainment
- June 17, 2016
What do you do when it’s Friday afternoon and you’ve ran out of ideas to write about? You go to Youtube! Sure enough, after scrolling through a few dozen videos I was able to find something that looked cool enough to share with Intellectual Takeout readers. Grant Thompson (aka “The King of Random”) makes weekly videos that
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This Teen Earned Enough to Pay for College by Selling Newspapers 0
- Culture
- June 17, 2016
Most children these days expect their parents to pay for their college—either through savings or through co-signing on loans. But not Kevuntez King of Memphis, Tennessee, who was raised by his single mother. As People Magazine reports: “Every Sunday for the past four years, Kevuntez King woke up at 3:45am to stand on a Memphis,
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8 Truth-Bombs from Thomas Paine 0
- History
- June 17, 2016
1) “When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” 2) “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” 3) “Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.” 4) “It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.”
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Confessions of an Introvert 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
Being an introvert has always been seen as a challenge to many people. Despite the fact that there are millions of introverts in the world, many extroverts still look puzzled at us, shocked with our behavior and choices. However, we still enjoy their company and wish they could understand us better so to avoid stress and misunderstandings. So
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Jane Austen Vindicates the Rights of Women 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
Jane Austen’s Lady Susan is a wrecking ball in petticoats. The main character of the new film Love and Friendship, drawn from Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan, is a widowed mother of a marriageable daughter. She is also widely known as “the most accomplished Coquette in England.” She has a married lover. She seduces wealthy young men
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