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		<title>On flanks, punts and presses:  How our obsession with sports proves we’re more than capable of being a more engaged citizenry</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/12/23/on-flanks-punts-and-presses-how-our-obsession-with-sports-proves-we%e2%80%99re-more-than-capable-of-being-a-more-engaged-citizenry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cavan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Cavan - "Deep Left Field"]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need a professional pollster or seasoned political analyst to tell you that Americans are, by and large, woefully inept when it comes to politics or political engagement. Not only are we habitually uninformed; we don’t even bother to vote a lot of the time. Our national elections take place on Tuesdays, and time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abortion and its impact on men</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/11/abortion-and-its-impact-on-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julián Esteban Torres López</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julián Esteban Torres López - "El Dorado"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abortion and its impact on men is often left out from conventional discourse on the issue. When we speak of abortion, the discourse often settles around debates of women’s right to choose and whether or not a fetus should be recognized as a human being.]]></description>
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		<title>[Sparks: 1] On the myth of violence</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/07/sparks-1-on-the-myth-of-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/07/sparks-1-on-the-myth-of-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heavy Words staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heavy Words - "Sparks"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hobbes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terror]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are embedded in the grand myth of violence, yet, we are actually living in the most peaceful time in human history, contrary to conventional wisdom.  This is Steven Pinker's argument.]]></description>
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		<title>On LOST and the Locke / Bentham metamorphosis</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/06/on-lost-and-the-locke-bentham-metamorphosis/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/06/on-lost-and-the-locke-bentham-metamorphosis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julián Esteban Torres López</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julián Esteban Torres López - "El Dorado"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bentham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Locke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metamorphosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this article I would like to dissect and explain one of the most confusing elements of the show LOST: the Locke / Bentham metamorphosis.  One clue to start with is the title of episode 7 of the 5th season, which is called “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham.”]]></description>
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		<title>Share your favourite quotes</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/06/share-your-favourite-quotes/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/06/share-your-favourite-quotes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 08:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heavy Words staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surveys]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people connect via a love of similar tastes in music, others even by what items are on their grocery lists.  Here at Heavy Words, some of us get quite hot by a good quotation.  Share your favourites below in the comment box.  Feel free to also share why, if you like. To break the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the worst book you&#8217;ve ever read?</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/05/whats-the-worst-book-youve-ever-read/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/05/whats-the-worst-book-youve-ever-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heavy Words staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surveys]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reading a bad book that everyone else knows is bad is similar to having spinach stuck between your teeth and no one telling you about it.  You could have saved yourself the embarrassment if someone, anyone, just said something.  Hopefully this list can serve well for those of us avid readers who also do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The problem is you: Why Washington stays broken</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/03/the-problem-is-you-why-washington-stays-broken/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/03/the-problem-is-you-why-washington-stays-broken/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mason Breed</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mason Breed - "Rambling Grit"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electorate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tea party]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the American political system it is common place for those seeking office to give lip service to the broken nature of Washington. So why hasn't it been fixed? Because the problem starts at a more basic level than you would like to admit.]]></description>
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		<title>September School Days in Japan</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/03/september-school-days-2/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/03/september-school-days-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Naito</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns / Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsay Naito - "Visions of Japan"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is one (that's right, ONE) redeemable quality of a Japanese school this month: September means that it's festival time! Every year, Japanese schools put on two festivals, a cultural festival and an athletic festival (also known as "Sports Day"). ]]></description>
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		<title>For the love of money</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/01/for-the-love-of-money/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/11/01/for-the-love-of-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rich Matthews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heavywords.org/?p=2003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the world ended due to a United States Supreme Court decision requiring corporations to receive the same consideration as inividuals in relation to campaign funding.]]></description>
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		<title>The Santa Lie</title>
		<link>http://heavywords.org/2010/10/31/the-santa-lie/</link>
		<comments>http://heavywords.org/2010/10/31/the-santa-lie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryte Gurekas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maryte Gurekas - "The Conscious Objector"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween is over and the next commercial push will be the mother of all holidays (or should I say the father of all holidays) as Christmas will take center stage. My colleagues and friends are already posting their &#8220;I’ve- got-half-of-my-Christmas-shopping-done&#8221; statuses on Facebook. Soon we shall also see the frenzy of shoppers with their lists [...]]]></description>
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