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posted by isabelle_905
From an barua pepe I got.

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until wewe hear them speak.

2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.

4. A siku without sunshine is like, well, night.

5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

6. Those who live kwa the sword get shot kwa those who don't.

7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime wewe have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

9. It is alisema that if wewe line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them.

10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left behind kwa those who got there first.

12. Give a man a samaki and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to samaki and he will sit in a mashua all siku drinking beer.

13. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

14. The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in the dark.

15. When wewe go into court, wewe are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people, who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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posted by isabelle_905
Lessons for Life


1. Give people zaidi than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2. Memorize your favourite poem.

3. Don't believe all wewe hear, spend all wewe have, au loaf all wewe want.

4. When wewe say, "I upendo you," mean it.

5. When wewe say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

6. Be engaged at least six months before wewe get married.

7. Believe in upendo at first sight.

8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

9. upendo deeply and passionately. wewe may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.

10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.

11....
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posted by dramadoll
Other philosophical traditions, such as African philosophy, are rarely considered kwa foreign academia. Since emphasis is mainly placed on Western philosophy as a reference point, the study, preservation and dissemination of valuable, but lesser known, non-Western philosophical works face many obstacles. Key African philosophers include the Fulani Usman Dan Fodio, founder of the Sokoto Caliphate of Northern Nigeria and Umar Tall of Senegal; both were prolific Islamic scholars. In the post-colonial period, different picha of what could be argued as "African" Philosophy from the level of epistemology have risen. These could include the thoughts and enquiries of such individuals as Cheik Anta Diop, Francis Ohanyido, C.L. Momoh, and Chinweizu.

The philosophy of the modern and contemporary African world, including the diaspora, is often known as Africana Philosophy. Key philosophers include Frantz Fanon, Kwesi Wiredu, Paget Henry, Lewis Gordon, Mabogo Percy zaidi and many others.
posted by isabelle_905
From an email.

THE LIFE CYCLE

I think the life cycle is all backwards.

wewe should start out dead and get it out of the way.

Then, wewe wake up in an old age nyumbani feeling better every day.

wewe get kicked out for being too healthy; go collect your pension, then when wewe start work, wewe get a dhahabu watch on your first day.

wewe work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.

wewe drink alcohol, wewe party, you're generally promiscuous and wewe get ready for High School.

wewe go to primary school, wewe become a kid , wewe play, wewe have no responsibilities, wewe become a baby, and then...

wewe spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions; central heating, room service on tap, larger quarters every day, and then, wewe finish off as an orgasm.

I rest my case.
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The French Revolution constituted for the conscience of the dominant aristocratic class a fall from innocence, and upturning of the natural chain of events that resounded all over Europe; the old regime became, in their imaginary, a paradise lost. This explains why some romantic poets born in the higher classes were keen on seeing themselves as faded aristocrats, expelled from their comfortable milieu kwa a reverse of fortune au a ubunifu of destiny. Byron and Shelley are the prime instances of this vital pose. In The Giaour he writes on a vampiric character: "The common crowd but see the gloom/...
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Thought experiments (Gedankenexperimenten) are "facts" in the sense that they have a "real life" correlate in the form of electrochemical activity in the brain. But it is quite obvious that they do not relate to facts "out there". They are not true statements.

But do they lack truth because they do not relate to facts? How are Truth and Fact interrelated?

One answer is that Truth pertains to the possibility that an event will occur. If true – it must occur and if false – it cannot occur. This is a binary world of extreme existential conditions. Must all possible events occur? Of course not....
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Kyle reviews the book "Sophie's World" kwa mwandishi Jostein Gaarder
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From an barua pepe I got.



HELL EXPLAINED kwa CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual swali aliyopewa on a chuo kikuu, chuo kikuu cha of Washington chemistry mid term.

The answer kwa one student was so 'profound' that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well:

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) au endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) au some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:...
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posted by isabelle_905
More emails!

This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:

What Makes 100%?

What does it mean to give zaidi than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving zaidi than 100%?

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants wewe to give over 100%.

How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help wewe answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11...
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