"We make up witches because we distrust ourselves," says Gary Alan Fine, a sociology professor at the University of Georgia. "We feel we have bungled the economy, the environment, the family, the future. Our demons are ourselves, but darned if we're going to admit it.
In other words, "We are our own worst enemy".
Before the panic subsided and townfolk acknowledged wrong, 20 women and men accused of witchcraft would be dead from hanging or "pressing," while at least another three would die in prison.
At least they didn't preform a full Roman Crucifixion.
an image of a shark swimming on a flooded highway that rears its Photoshopped head every time there's a hurricane or major water-related event. The image, of course, is fake.
Of course it's fake, who would believe that a highway can flood enough for a shark to swim in it, and i'm not going to even mention how it would be possible for a shark to reach a highway regardless.
But less than a week after getting their iPads, almost 200 of the districts' high school students found a way to bypass software blocks on the devices that limit what websites the students can use.
Round of applause for these guys and gals, shall we?
note-taking is beneficial
bull. I take my notes using my computer, and im doing just fine.
dementia
I think it should be written as memory loss rather than dementia, because dementia is most commonly associated with the elderly and disabled.
sleep apnea
my sister had this when she was younger. it's quite frightening to find out what it is.
sounds mystical
yeah, another source says every 2 years
It will also be the first solar eclipse to be seen only on American soil since 1776
this makes me proud to be american