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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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Location: Melo Drama School
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 Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: Start the year on a positive note ... |
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"When I see the blind and wretched state of man, when I survey the whole universe in its dumbness and man left to himself with no light, as though lost in a corner of the universe, without knowing who put him there, what will become of him when he dies, incapable of knowing anything, I am moved to terror, like a man transported in his sleep to some terrifying desert island, who wakes up quite lost with no means of escape. Then I marvel that so wretched a state does not drive people to despair."
Blaise Pascal (1623-62) |
Seeing that negative posters are eventually purged from the forum ... what keeps the rest of you from despair ? |
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turkishlover25
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
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Location: Charleston, IL USA
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:40 am Post subject: |
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While one could argue that 'negative' is a relative term, perhaps it is more appropriate to say those posters got what they deserved. And while some might lack that essential 'verve' in their posts, I suspect 'boredom' is the correct label.
On another note, is language a part of that despair? Babel attempted to climb to God with his tower and mankind was punished with LANGUAGES. Are language teachers hands of Allah, handing out punishment like pieces of notebook paper? |
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justme
Joined: 18 May 2004
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Location: Istanbul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| It sure feels like that some days. Other days it feels like we're the ones being punished. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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Location: Melo Drama School
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| turkishlover25 wrote: |
| Are language teachers hands of Allah, handing out punishment like pieces of notebook paper? |
I'm sure many students who have not enrolled voluntarily on a course could well feel that they are being punished by someone for something ...
I'm not sure, however, that they would grant their language teacher the status of being a doer of the lord's work ... |
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Otterman Ollie
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
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Location: South Western Turkey
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| Devils work perhaps ? Maybe yes ,maybe no ! |
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Golightly
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Location: in the bar, next to the raki
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| turkishlover25 wrote: |
Babel attempted to climb to God with his tower and mankind was punished with LANGUAGES. |
it wasn't Babel, it was Nimrod the Hunter. Babel was the place, i.e. Babylon. |
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