Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Second Sentence
To write the first sentence means to be a mensch. It means you’ve let go of the ropes binding you and you’ve jumped forward into a whole new world. But what about the other sentences?
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Dead Poets Society: Seize the Desk!
At the beginning of the Dead Poet’s Society everyone is sitting. Sitting. Sitting. They’re handed text books. Told to do this. Then that. Then this again. Then John Keating shows up. The very first thing he does is makes them stand up. He takes them into another room. Shows them the pictures of people long…
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Flow
We need to move, because if we don’t we’re not Jews, we’re not people, and we’re not fulfilling our purpose in life.
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The Best Job In The World
Usually I don’t like jobs. Mostly because they involve work. And doing things. And being bossed around. But this job is different. I’m actually pumped to do it. And, who knows, I might actually stay excited.
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Confessions of a Jewish Blogger
Pop Chassid has a problem. On one hand, it tries to use the modern world to its advantage. To raise up the world of movies and art. On the other, the world of movies and art violates Jewish ideals to an almost absurd degree.
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Matisyahu, Say It Ain’t So
Is this what it means to live like a Jew?
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Megamind: How To Kick A Super Villain’s Butt
He didn’t mean to kill him. He really didn’t.
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The Man Who Only Sings One Song
He’s singing. Singing the same song he sings every day. You can sit there for an hour, and he’ll sing the same the same song. You can’t really make out the words. You can hardly make out the tune.
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Crawling Under Your Own Skin
It’s pretty nuts, really, if you think about it. All of us have been in that biology class, where they would show a body without the skin. And there in front of us is this bizarre, stretched-back red face and body. And even though this guy is much more buff than you, you can’t help…
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Back to the Future: Stop Playing with Manure
Some people see Biff as evil. Someone that needs to be punched in the face repeatedly, who needs to be thrown into the manure over and over again. This is how Marty deals with him.
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