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Phoenix Wright

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  1. not the sort that yields a blank wall, but yeah i prefer minimalistic decor to most other types of decor.
  2. ...didn't you advocate for genocide? that's not a very liberal take. despite that, you aren't banned for life from entering this topic, are you? if not, your cheeky suggestion isn't justified or validated by the reality of its (this topic) contents. do the gop want a safe space now? lol you don't see their opinions because every time someone from the right posts here, it becomes abundantly clear that they're either: racist/xenophobic/etc. or are completely ignorant on the facts. there is such a thing as a poor source, and almost always those on the right link them simply because it supports their view. on topics considering social policy, it's incredibly difficult to hold a conversation with a member of the gop because their views are sdrawkcab. very few here know anything about economics past 'supply and demand,' which makes arguing with the right who are for 'hands-off' capitalism extremely tiresome. plenty, and i do mean plenty, of liberals are ignorant. but they're much easier to educate because they have the same fundamental views as less-ignorant/better educated liberals. if you (the reader, not just tediz64) want to have a real discussion, maybe you should be informed. if you need to know where to go to be informed, you need only ask about the topic--i'm sure people would love to help (myself included).
  3. and how do you propose the democrats go about that, o wise one?
  4. it seems to me like this is what int sys always wanted tbh. they've just never been able to.
  5. hey all, i'm moving to leiden in the netherlands for 2 years for my master's. i've got a friend helping me with a lot of the logistics, but he's not available all the time. and, these blogs that i've been finding are pretty much useless. anyone got tips for living in europe? typical english-native (part-time) jobs to apply for? advice on what to bring and how to ship it? anything you can think of. thanks!
  6. on the contrary, that's the least important aspect of the job. got issues with your roommates? talk to them about it and work it out. we are not there to scold particular roommates for behaviors that one roommate might not mind and the other minds a lot. students are, generally speaking, adults. keeping that in mind, simple roommate issues should be worked out internally. if help is required, we'd be available to help. rather, if at any point a student feels extremely stressed, depressed, or suicidal, we are around. we are trained to be the 'first-responders' to students and then send them to people that can help permanently.
  7. i was a ra when in college. this means that, in addition to just being who i am and meeting lots of people, i also had the pleasure of helping out first-year students with their problems. i got to see how many kinds of people went through college. the number 1 suggestion i can offer is that you want to limit future stress. many students will spend all day in the library with friends and really only do 2-3 hours of work. this is obviously no good. and this would be during test times (midterms, finals, etc), so most days people wouldn't really do much at all. so how do you limit future stress? work solidly ~3-4 hours a day. doesn't need to be all at once--i personally like hr chunks throughout the day. doesn't seem as bad that way. there will be days where you need to work more, and days where you get to work less. on lighter days, i'd suggest remaining on schedule to make a habit of it, getting ahead in work in the process. all of a sudden you can party, hike, travel a city over, etc. (sorta) stress-free on the weekends. kids that get straight a's probably work harder than that, ~4-6 hrs a day (depends on class schedule), but imo that is simply unreasonable to expect. the american school system works better for certain kinds of people. the problem with your first year is that it's the lightest workload but has the highest learning curve, meaning it's hard to get used to how you need to work in college. so you wanna make a habit of it. socially, this is a time you get to reinvent yourself. as others have said, get out of your comfort zone. don't be afraid to say hi. you'll meet lots of people this way.
  8. at one time you called for the eradication of arabs so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ also...interesting developments, @Shoblongoo. very interesting developments... edit: and this is not to mean i'm a fan of mccain (i'm not) or even agree with shoblongoo (not completely). but i do think your opinion about it is hypocritical.
  9. oh god, that shot of kellyanne conway
  10. double major. there aren't issues with wanting to do art for a living, but it's really, really hard to do so. in the meantime of building such a career, you want to make sure you have skills that are applicable to the job market in some way. do some research on what secondary career interests you the most, and try to do both (ie, develop skills that apply to arts and the secondary plan). i don't judge people for majoring in the fine arts, but i think folks that put all their eggs in one basket, to talk in cliche, are making a mistake. you have to develop other skills that'll look good to employers later on. for example, an arts major i know is currently setting up a campus-wide international music festival--including managing the food distribution, band selection, and overall budget for the festival (over 10k dollars). that's impressive! wherever you're getting your education, find things to do that aren't art.
  11. wanting to feel right is partly it, i think. but it's multi-faceted, right? sad to say, but most people do not know how to critically think, nor do they understand scientific evidence (even many scientists--eg, those that disagree with climate change). so, a single source, no matter the origin, that parrots a deeply held belief is simply good enough. people are unequipped to understand complex viewpoints that might disagree with a simple baseline belief. why seek out, then, what you know to be wrong in the first place? also, people are generally apathetic when it comes to politics and other worldly affairs. it's a vicious cycle.
  12. it absolutely does, that's true. he's also been pretty nice to china, which is suspect. i'd still put my money on trump being...simply bad, but there's enough there to get you to think.
  13. a few questions (not all related to the topic): you're a lawyer/going to be a lawyer, right? are you interested in a political path at all? is the bolded bit a reflection of your beliefs, or are you simply entertaining the thought?
  14. she usually closes these topics when she sees them. forgot about the location tag lmao.
  15. eclipse is definitely going to be locking this topic soon (as well she should), but anyway: assuming you live in the united states, please call 1-800-273-8255. no one here is equipped to help you. please speak to a therapist--if you need help getting in touch with one, the hotline can help. i can help. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ you're obviously very young, so there's a lot you don't know or understand, and that's just fine. but, you should know the entire world functions on mathematics; it is actually integral to modern civilization. a citizen of any income level constantly utilizes the methods of algebra to solve daily problems. (this ranges from: how much of a certain ingredient you need for a recipe to how much money you need to pay off a long-term debt. this is not actually simple arithmetic. a more obvious example is investing--you couldn't figure out compounding interest, among other things, without it.)
  16. the us has already launched missile attacks in syria. what trump is doing is dangerous. i won't deny this is incredibly complicated, though, and i'm deeply worried that trump and putin are the leaders we have to work with here... that aside is silly. intent isn't easy to prove. plus, mueller had nothing to do with the fbi raid lol. read below... mueller didn't investigate likely because the crimes he found evidence of do not have anything to do with the russia investigation. staying within his assignment, he sent it to the ny federal attorneys. as above: mueller forwent his investigation into cohen-trump crimes because it's not within his assigned investigation. so i don't think that's a valid conclusion to draw. see ny times daily (tues 10 april) for more info. i suppose the explanation is at best a guess, but makes more sense than any other explanation.
  17. supporting that sentiment: apparently, there are docs that contain conversations between trump and cohen, which is usually protected. they need special permission (supposedly special agents as well) to review them.
  18. that number actually isn't that ridiculous, historically speaking. also, with our debt issue, it's quite overblown. there's plenty of countries in far worse conditions. what's important is that we're stable and super duper rich. (we're both.) exactly--this is the man his top legal advisor had to deal with. it'd be hilarious if it weren't so frustrating.
  19. 'line-item veto powers,' ok tough guy.
  20. with trump at the helm, the executive branch is surprisingly robust. from the outside, it seems like trump's administration should have led to his party wholly and completely rejecting him by now--all politics aside. he's simply bad at doing this job. despite scandal after scandal, resignation after resignation, indictment after indictment, and failure after failure, he's still our president. at this point, it's (maybe) arguable that what he's done to this country's people in terms of trust and unity (trust of the government and unity despite political differences), and to his party, is worse than nixon (and definitely clinton). it'll be interesting to see how the tariff situations plays out.
  21. to see that final drive, which is usually magic, implode so ferociously was breathtaking. it happened in a way that i almost feel bad for the pats. this, along with the 2-3 coach shufflings, will hopefully end the pats' dynasty. it's fuckin time!!
  22. the problem with these statements is that they're either demonstrably false (former statement) and demonstrably true (latter statement). most people who are not religious behave morally. morality certainly evolves with time. morality has borders: different nations have different standards. hell, different states in the us have different standards. my original sense of right and wrong stem from my immediate family. then from reading and watching vids on the subject.
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