Reading and Rhetoric

How to Tell the Difference Between Real Love and Fantasy

It all comes down to gravity.

when you have millions, and even trillions of tonnes of mass, the effect of the gravity really builds up. All of the mass pulls on all the other mass, and it tries to create the most efficient shape… a sphere.

Objects larger than about 1,000 km in size are able to pull themselves into a sphere.

So the key thing here is, Are these real, or is it some sort of illusion? So the only way to tell is to have pictures only visible from the ceiling and nowhere else, because they claim they can see everything from the ceiling

Eye-opening and very humbling. Because what you see is that, first of all, they are completely genuine people who are not looking for any kind of fame or attention

The Power of Love

Love is as critical for your mind and body as oxygen.

One consequence is that when we hit real love we become upset and disappointed because there are many things that do not fit the cultural ideal. Some of us get demanding and controlling, wanting someone else to do what we think our ideal of romance should be, without realizing our ideal is misplaced.

. However, the truth can sometimes be ugly and hurtful

A beautiful lie is one that does not hurt but brings happiness. The lie would not be beautiful if was told on purpose and out of spite

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An uneven skin tone, or hyperpigmentation, is the result of an over production of melanin.

1) Sun exposure: When skin is repeatedly exposed to UV light, sun damage occurs. Brown spots appear as a result of too much melanin being produced to help protect skin from UV light. 2) Hormones: Melasma is hormone-related hyperpigmentation caused by increased hormone stimulation. It is most commonly experienced by women who are pregnant (which is why it’s also known as the “mask of pregnancy”) or taking contraceptives, but can also be a reaction to cosmetics or medications. 3) Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation: This is a darkening of skin that’s the result of scarring, which can be caused by acne lesions or skin injury.

Can we pull the wool over our own eyes or do we see through our mind games?

Surely lying to ourselves is counter-productive

Like calmly and deliberately shooting yourself in the foot or taking a hot toasting fork and plunging it into your eye?

Not many people think about their identity within their relationships until it's gone

Americans are more in favor of legalizing marijuana than criminalizing it.

No one has ever died of a marijuana overdose.

Maya Angelou, Martha Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Ted Turner, Michael Bloomberg, and even Rush Limbaugh are all high-functioning marijuana users.

The Big Picture’ is about the grand goals; the big dreams and aspirations

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blacks as joyous, naive, superstitious, and ignorant—characteristics related to the way slaveholders in earlier years believed them to be.

The "independent black woman” is often depicted as a narcissistic, overachieving, financially successful woman who emasculates black males in her life.

a certain percentage (part) of the money you make is withheld (kept out of your paycheck and sent to the government).

cost of the item charged by the store. If you own property, you also pay property taxes on the value of your property.

If you do not pay your taxes, the government agency that oversees taxes — the Internal Revenue Service or IRS

Half (50%) of Boomers now favor legalizing marijuana, among the highest percentages ever.

47% say they used it “just for fun,” while 30% say it was for a medical issue; 23% volunteer they used it for medical purposes and also just for fun.