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    What are your thoughts on the Florida valedictorian who is forced to deport due to a residency dispute?

    A Florida valedictorian with a 6.7 gpa is forced to go back to Colombia (She received a 5 on the AP US History test which is a feat, I myself scored a 4). She was brought here when she was 4. Her brother is currently fighting a war in Afghanistan. She plans to attend one of the finest...
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    Is it almost unreal that people are talking about Rick Santorum as if he's a serious candidate?

    I can see that he has a lot of support from blue collar people in the MidWest but there's nothing in his character and contributions that stands out as presidential-worthy. He is the type of embarrassment that I thought Republicans would want to avoid, not to promote. If his support comes from...
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    Are the people that are calling for war in Iran drawing any parallel lessons from the Iraq War?

    The key question here is -- why is it necessary to sacrifice 5,000 American lives and over a trillion in war spending along with billions in nation-building just for the prospect of a regime change? Republicans think that Ron Paul is crazy for saying that we should stay out of Iran and mind our...
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    Generally speaking, when people refer to intelligence, are they talking about?

    in the business sense, as in that person who is making alot of money has brains, a person who is articulate and reads alot or a person who is a mathematically gifted?
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    I need some advice help (Mental Health & Pyschology)?

    Recently I had an emotional breakdown after a relative of mine from a family function called me "dumb" and "useless." Let me explain, I come from a very cultural Asian family. My father expects me to marry a man (I'm a lesbian) and graduate with a degree that will guarantee me a job. Since I...
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    Abstract Algebra practice exam?

    Let G be the collection of 2 x 2 real matrices with nonzero determinant. Define the product of two elements in G as the usual matrix problem. 1. Find the center Z of G; that is the set of elements z of G such that az = za for all a in G. 2. Show that the set O of real orthogonal matrices is a...
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    Why does the Financial Reform Bill of 2010 allow companies like Goldman Sachs to keep...

    ...their bailouts? http://www.openmarket.org/2010/04/16/obama-dodd-financial-bill-would-futher-enrich-goldman-sachs/
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    What is the difference in terms of rigor in taking a math class such as at Berkeley vs.

    one at Cal Poly Obispo? Are they at the same level of difficulty? I am thinking of taking Differential Geometry in one of these two campuses.
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