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The word “prejudice” derives from the Latin word “Praejudicim” which means “prior judgment”, or a preconceived opinion not based on actual experience. The following is an example of “post-judgment” based on actual experience.
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Karen, seeking a new life, had fled from her family and friends to Kyoto, Japan. She fell into equally bad relationships in the expat community. I have tried to explain her process of separating from me. She joined a potter’s commune on the island of Shikoku where she eventuality became a renowned potter. One day,…
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Hitch hiking has transformed from adventure to a warning about self preservation.
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Overture. The Middletown Ct. Police Station—Bartok’s Sonata for two pianos and percussion. Before beginning my job as a substitute teacher, I traveled to the police department for a fingerprint security check. The officer, a large friendly African American interviewed me. “Where will you be teaching?” “Middletown High School.” “Oh,” he warningly replied. “Do you know…
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The “Haven for Newlyweds” Art Park contained more than one hundred sculptures by Korean artists scattered throughout the lush park with its paths in rolling hills and forests.
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I have spent my retirement digging through the documents of my past, filing through my history. Here’s a poem I found in a box, long forgotten. Yoishyo—haiyo. Haiyo-yoishyo Watching the preparation of Omochitsuki (rice cakes for the New Year), Yearning to take hold of the kine (mallet) to pound into the usu (stamp mill), Swimming…
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Allons! the road is before us!
It is safe–I have tried it–my own feet have tried it well–be not
detain'd!
Let the paper remain on the desk unwritten, and the book on the
shelf unopen'd! Walt Whitman.
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Namekagon river, Wisconsin What could be more glorious than a weekend on the Namakagon River in Wisconsin? A group of female nurses, myself, my 12-year-old daughter and her friend, Emily, drove under a bright sky across rich agricultural land through the St. Croix river’s national forest finally stopping at a roadside rest over the river.…
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From my files: A Japanese ritual: emotion, laughter, love and union.
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With the discovery of Jewish art and culture my heritage became more significant.
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Prompted By Prejudice
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The Potter’s Wheel
Prompted By Ex-Friends
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Strangers in the Car
Prompted By Talking to Strangers
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The Cacophony for the Carceral State
Prompted By Prison
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Marriage
Prompted By Marriage
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New Year’s Eve
Prompted By Retirement
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A Study Abroad Created a Community
Prompted By Community
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Canoeing vacation with an exciting intervening rain
Prompted By Rainy Days
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New Year in Nara
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The Identity Roundabout: The Long Way Home
Prompted By Art’s Impact
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