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    Dawnwriter joined the group Group logo of Knowledge Is Power Use It WiselyKnowledge Is Power Use It Wisely 7 years, 7 months ago

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    Dawnwriter wrote a new post, Arrival: An Alien Movie With A Twist 7 years, 7 months ago

    “There are no winners in a war, only widows”. Last words of General Shang’s dying wife.

    I am not a big fan of sci-fi or alien movies but I found the movie “Arrival” very engrossing. It is not an average alien in […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Reason Why I Doubt 7 years, 7 months ago

    I live in the 4th World.  I live in Jamaica.  I have personal experience of the attempt the United States made in the 1970s to Underthrow the government of my country.  I was here.  I saw, I heard I lived it. […]

    • This is happening with every country and everywhere nowadays. The media can give a twist and make relentless efforts to make you believe what they want. This practically did not occur during the recent U.S Presidential elections as most of the U.S citizen were in favor of Mr. Trump than Mrs. Clinton. The media tried heavily to criticize, demoralize, and unpopular Mr. Trump. But, it could not get success and finally, the people got what they want and Mr. Trump could swear in as the President of U.S.

      • The majority of people voted for Hilary clinton; it is the electoral college which gave Trump the mandate. He has a 34% approval rate today. I don’t know what you read, or where you get your information, but I would try to get other sources. Doing a short search on the Internet of Trump’s approval ratings today will turn up the figures from various sources.

    • Hmmm the media has become a force to recond with. They seems to become misinformed group of people who do not appreciate the truth and fact anymore as that do not sell as much as falsehood and lies. They have become laws unto themselves as they fed the general public with false information which will excite people and paint others bad or black as they say it. I don’t listern to the media any more in my country because they have all become progovernment press who sees nothing wrong with government policy. Let watch them carefully.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, How Some People are Misled 7 years, 7 months ago

    When I was at college I had one of those part time jobs on campus.  I don’t know if it happens where you are, but there were a lot of little jobs over the vacations and one would make some money to help them […]

    • Maybe he just wrote the name of Mr. Big Shot, because he thinks you will not verify if indeed he is recommending the applicant.

      That is why, when we are applying, we should see to it that we put a reference who knows you well because you were once in his employment. Besides, see to it that you have a good track of work records so the recommender will also give good reviews.

      Never just write a big shot, when the big shot doesn’t even know that you have written his name for reference. It’s discourteous to do that.

      • No, John Chance knew we would contact those he put in as references… I am sure he believed Mr. Big Shot would recommend him. We should check first… before we name anyone.

    • If you are a grown up, you have your own mind to make good decisions but most of us would rather go with what we are told. The thing is if the guy asked for a recommendation from the other guy, it’s obvious that he asked him if he would use him as his recommenderecommender, why then would someone write you such a bad recommendation letter? If you knew that the person was not qualified you should have told them from the beginning. But tarnishing the name of the candidate is not a good thing. That’s why it’s always good to ask questions before you get favors from people or even close friends .

    • There are times when we come across people who will be an influence of negative behavior and if we are not careful, we will probably be misled. You are responsible for your own actions, so when you involve yourself around negativity, then most likely,you will become negative. It important for us to determine that you should not blame others for your actions.

      Being misled is tricky. In some sense, you can be misled by being lied to. That is one reason why a person can be misled. It is wrong for someone to lie for personal gain. If you are a strong willed person with any kind of intelligence, you will not allow anyone or anything to become a negative influence. You should always push for positive influences. A person can also mislead themselves, another person does not have to be the one to mislead you.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, A few of my Super Powers 7 years, 7 months ago

    I realised when I was just a kid that I had ‘super powers’.    It was very creepy in a way because it was as if I could see things that ‘weren’t there’ and ‘hear things’ no one else did.

    These are the super p […]

    • Wow, reading on, I realized that you are a very gifted person for having those qualities or super powers as you call it.

      Indeed listening can be a power by itself. Even knowing when to be silent is a power also.

      Observing too is a super power. These 3 are what I should learn to have. I am not observant, maybe because I always hurry. I don’t even sometimes observe how a person is before I speak my mind. Now I know, I should be.

      Listening, I sometimes just blurt out without letting the other person finish what he is talking about , so much so that argument will ensue. This is true with my hubby and me.

      Thank you for making me realize I can have those super powers too. 🙂

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    Treathyl FOX wrote a new post, What Do You Know About the Baobab Tree? 7 years, 7 months ago

    The baobab tree (adansonia) is the national tree of Madagascar and has been called the tree of life (although I personally believe that any tree on the planet can be called a tree of life**)

     

    One neat fact […]

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    kaylar replied to the topic My internet is so slow it hampers my desire to write more blogs in the forum Group logo of Thinkers GroupThinkers Group 7 years, 7 months ago

    I write off line then upload.   The prob is often the image… to download the image and then paste it. Once I just grabbed a previous image.

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    Treathyl FOX wrote a new post, One Day the SEO God Will Do My Bidding! (NOT!) 7 years, 7 months ago

    Popular comedian Lewis Black said that he never understood Economics. He tried. He would go to class, try to listen attentively to the professor, but within a few minutes of the professor’s lecture he would go: […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Less is More; the Shortening of Word Count 7 years, 7 months ago

    Years ago, authors were paid by the word.  So, more words more money.   People expected a few pounds of a novel and a few days or weeks of reading.   In those days, More was More.

    Books of one thousand plus pa […]

    • One can write three hundred words but still it is concise. Short and sweet!

      • The interesting thing is that where a few years ago writing 1000 words was no problem, today, one becomes so concise that a topic is covered in 280 words, requiring one to go back and add.

      • Yes, one can write a 300 word article yet it already has taken all the important aspects.

        It is challenging to write more than 500 words. You must have the experience for your topic and very familiar with what you are writing for you to write that long.

        • In the old days people were in the verbose habit. They went around and around before making the point. Today it is very boring to read that kind of stuff.

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    Treathyl FOX wrote a new post, Did Alexander the Great Think He Was Great? 7 years, 7 months ago

    A special thanks to a fellow bloggers at Literacy Base, who published posts about historical figures and questioning why these people were recorded in history as heroes, which is a very good question. One post was […]

    • If that is the case with Alexander the Great, I wonder really why he is called the Great.

      Though, for those who died and were declared heroes or great, they never knew they became one. Their greatness or heroism is always recognized once they are are dead.

      Sad, but this is always the case, and I think you will agree with me.

      In your 30 years of life , you were happily married, but Alexander died . What a contrasting life you and Alexander experienced. 🙂

      • Yes I agree with you. What is even sadder is Alexander’s is sort of a mystery. Have read different accounts and some say it a murder and others say it was a disease. And as if his death was not bad enough, what they did to his wife and child after he died was even more horrific. He sure wasn’t treated as if people thought he was great!

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    kaylar wrote a new post, To See Ourselves as Others See Us 7 years, 7 months ago

    There was this chap who came from a family of achievers.  His parents were professionals, his sisters were professionals.  He was… not.

    He was a tall guy who wore glasses and hated them so got contact lenses.   […]

    • I hate airheads or braggarts. I distance from the, the moment I notice that he is one.

      You can never win over an airhead. It is already inculcated in his head that he is right and no one can beat him.

      Sad, that this attitude is what people don’t like in a person. he is being laughed at or hated when he turns his back to the people he was with.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, What Pie Is He Expecting To Get? 7 years, 7 months ago

    When I was at University there was an election for Student Body President. Okay. No Big Deal. Elections were every year.

    This year it was kind of different.

    One chap was, to us, a joker. He would make […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Evolution of Television Acting 7 years, 7 months ago

    In the early 1900s, acting in motion pictures was scorned by the elite.  True actors ‘walked the boards’, that is, appeared on stage.

    This prejudice existed until ‘movie stars’ began to earn a lot of money and […]

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    Treathyl FOX replied to the topic 2 Mobile Apps to Earn Income : Rabadaba and Foap in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 7 years, 7 months ago

    cely ~ If I can chime in on this exchange between you and @evilelf, RE: Blogbourne. (???)  I left the site when the Administrator/Moderator/Friend who asked me to joined dropped off the radar. It seems she is having personal issues.  But BB still has active members. I’m just afraid to post anything there now because I keep thinking it’s going to d…[Read more]

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    Treathyl FOX replied to the topic 2 Mobile Apps to Earn Income : Rabadaba and Foap in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 7 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for contributing to this discussion.  Love your profile pic!  Sent you a friend request.  🙂

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    kaylar replied to the topic Writing Sites; Learning From Mistakes/Successes in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 7 years, 7 months ago

    Niume pays for views… so an item can keep earning long after it is published

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Not Until You Lose Do You Get It 7 years, 7 months ago

    On the Dorm was a woman I’ll call Kerry.  Every Sunday Kerry would take all the garbage from the kitchen and walk one hundred yards to the big bin and dispose of it.   It was not her garbage.  She had very li […]

    • Like they say you never know what you are loosing until you loose it. It is very sad to think that her friemds could actually treat a fellow friend the way they did. If they would only be a bit considerate.
      But that is usually a problem when you live like 2 3 in a house or apartment that is bound to happen. There are those who will feel like they arw superior to everyone else. So they may take it that everybody else should do chores but they shouldn’t, that attitude is very annoying. I would expect everyone to take responsibility in the house and also help out whenever need arises. It was unfortunate that keery was no more. The thing is now they are the ones who will have to live with the guilt of doing her wrong. Kerry did her part and she doesn’t have to live with any guilt.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, A reason why People Don’t Listen 7 years, 7 months ago

    Imagine this scene;  a lawyer is explaining to a client that his mortgage payments are much too high, and they can renegotiate with the bank to drop the payments and extend the time.

    The Client, before he […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Although inspired, I Didn’t Write About… 7 years, 7 months ago

    During research, I came across the fact that the United States of America has slipped to a wiggly eight when it came to being rated as an ‘educated’ nation.

    I was inspired to write a long and intricate article as […]

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