When 5 corporations own 90% of the media...

I found this in my notes for my English class... I figured I'd share them with you here.

In Classical times, heterosexuality, or the love of a man for a woman, was considered to be "an animalistic urge to be slaked quickly only for the purpose of reproduction" (Henry Staten, English 202 instructor) while "platonic love" or the love of a man for another man, was considered idealistic and "above the beasts."

Such close friends were in fact called "lovers," like Hercules and Hylas. To fall in love with a man was the "proper" thing to do at the time, and signified a wonderous thing.

This "homosociality"...

Several of you already know that I am in the process of earning a masters degree in elementary education. As part of this process, I have to take courses in social justice and differentiated instruction. In these courses, I've learned about people's "frames of references."

It's a phrase I've heard before, and maybe one you know as well. I used to think it meant "point of view." And it does, more or less, mean that. But it's more than that. It's not just someone's point of view or perspective. It's how they came to that perspective. What experiences they've had in live that's brought them to...