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Few Are the Choices We Make - part 1

I remember the day the nail went in the coffin of my Christian beliefs. I was sitting in a history class with one of the most boring teachers in our high school and there was excited talk amongst the students about that date being the day that the world... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life

from So-Called Japanese Life on Fri, Feb 08 2008

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09 Jan 08 visit Sexy Nails  »  Mottekaero I don't usually write about work, but I felt this was so interesting that I had to.At my English School one of the students owns a small chain of Nail and Makeup salons in the local area. She encouraged one of the teachers at my school to have her nails...
18 Oct 08 visit High school students reluctant to have voting rights at 18: poll  »  Japan Times High school students are relatively reluctant to be able to vote at age 18, according to a recent survey. The survey was conducted in July by the publisher of Koukousei-Sinbun, a monthly newspaper for high school students, on 3,628 students enrolled at...
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