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>>10000414
'Stand on Zanzibar' is the definitive work of Cyberpunk.

>>10000414
John Shirley, Bruce Sterling, Pat Cadigan, whoever wrote "Altered Carbon", and, uh, Simon Ing spring to mind.

http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/

>Your virginity, your old virginity is like one of our French wither'd pears: it looks ill, it eats drily.
>All's Well That Ends Well

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>>10000284
MOMS

Achilles was black

>>10000174
don't piss of the river god

This is why you always double dip people

>>10000006
Uhh... Maybe in next 10000000 posts.

>>10000006

AHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU STEPHEN KEK

I refuse to see the dark tower because the gunslinger is a fucking nigger, Mbongo Dindadawele peaked on the Wire and has been overrated ever since

>>9999898
Start with the Atlanteans.

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>>9999898
>Alexander Hamilton

Kek. Get yourself some Jefferson and Paine.

Also, this:

>ron chernow
almost baited me

when he wakes up he has a surprise lol

ah! the life of a Turk!

>>9999812
>read Kafka at 14
>"Ewww this is so horrible how can the poor dude live like that, I would kill myself"
>re-read Kafka in my 20s
>realize just how comfy it would be to escape my exhausting wagecuck life the way Gregor did

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD,
hinders victims from functioning ‘normally’.
This may occur when a traumatic event takes place,
a terrifying experience which the memory can’t erase.

The event may be war, abuse, floods, torture or fire;
the victim experiencing extreme helplessness and horror.
PTSD occurs more often when harm is done deliberately,
in comparison to disasters which occur naturally.

Symptoms include reliving the traumatic event - hallucination,
being overly alert, sleeplessness, increased agitation,
avoiding reminders of the event to avoid painful memories,
feeling detached and losing interest in day to day activities.

Around 12% of Australians experience PTSD in their life.
Serious accidents being the main reason to cause this strife.
This anxiety disorder is quite common and dangerous,
there are people who don’t seek help and remain anonymous.

If you think you are feeling distressed by a traumatic event,
then talking to a professional or doctor may help prevent -
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from getting worse;
don’t struggle by yourself but open up and converse.

Many people recover with the help of friends and family,
they get back to normal and live the rest of their life happily.
Although we cannot go back in time and change history,
it’s your choice to seek help and reveal all of life’s mysteries.

Homelessness
He had a degree in chemical engineering.
An attractive job which provided whatever he was wanting.
A loving family giving lots of love and support.
But splosh… in one night everything he lost.

A couple of wrong turns, made them homeless;
Jobless, Penniless, loveless and hopeless.
Not knowing when their next meal is going to arrive.
For mere basic needs they do strive.

He doesn’t know where they’ll spend their night,
or if everything would ever be alright.
They live in hopelessness and insecurity;
any other problems just an obscurity.

A few wrong decisions in a person’s life,
is now costing his family this strife.
What can be done to help such people,
such that everyone could lead life equal?

Surely there is something that can be done;
like donating time and money with compassion.
Or becoming a volunteer in one of the organisations
that strives hard to eradicate such complications.

Depression
Broken families, loss of loved ones;
drug addiction, racial prejudice, diseases and guns.
These can all be the causes of depression,
affecting countless people’s life progression.

Depression is not a joke, it is a grim issue;
demanding serious help, not just a tissue.
Help’s offered by Lifeline, beyondblue or other websites.
But also a friend/family can help their sleepless nights.

Someone to always stay by their side;
stay and assure everything is alright.
Someone to stand up for them;
someone to be a real friend for them.

Sometimes children brought up in a broken family,
could grow up in despair and melancholy.
A true friend is the next best thing to a family,
that could at times make them happy.

Subtle racism and bullying could also be a possible reason;
why people get down on the road to depression.
They need people, who could take their side,
at least someone who genuinely tried.

Terminal diseases such as cancer breaks some down,
but being supportive could turn their minimal life around.
It is scientifically proven that optimism can help cure,
with therapy their disease could become no more.

Let’s all step up and together take a stand;
until depression in people’s lives are banned.
It is always better to give than to take.
And it’s worth the fix than a break.

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>>9999354
To make people wonder what his end game is

goodreads

>>9999080
>Sauron
>Saul

I fucking wonder

Come on, douches, help out the cause

>>9999029
Same as the old deal.

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>>9999029

You want an attention-getting first sentence, a 'hook' if you will. This will cause the reader to keep reading. Something relatrable, but that will help transition to the specifics you want to get to. Your key word here is 'deal', so really it's inevitable to start with Seinfeld here, namely the 'What's the deal with _____' template. Pick something current so the teacher will know your essay's not plagiarized. The natural choice here is hurrricanes, so your opening sentence therefore is 'What's the deal with hurricanes?' At this point the thing to do is to employ employ a Jerry Seinfeld inner voice to tap into his style for the rest of the paragraph. You'll next move on to something hurricanes do, and then make an observation about that that lends itself to comedy. Your opening paragraph continues: 'I mean, are they real, are they fake? Are they hot, or are they cold? Do you stay and ignore them, or do you run off and evacuate? Nobody knows. They can't be hot, because you just know the kind of wind chill you get with that kind of wind. But it's not cold either, because it's the Caribbean, and you've got the beach, and the sand... It's like it's both out there, but you can't look inside to see which one it really is. It's like Schrödinger's Category in there.'

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