Culture
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The Hollow Men by T.S.Eliot : In Memory of AJC; August 1955-September 2025
I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over broken glassIn our dry cellar Shape without form, shade… Continue reading
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Cursive Writing as Self‐Identity in an Age of Digital Determinism
by Lawrence Burke A 21st Century Context In the 1997 Sci‐Fic classic Gattaca key themes and ideas around reproductive and design technologies and their effects on the societies of the future are explored. The manipulation of our DNA is now… Continue reading
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Life and Death During A Global Pandemic-Who Gets to Live and Who Gets to Die?
by Lawrence Burke A New York hospital recently told its doctors to “think critically about who you intubate”. For the lay person that means make a decision on who lives and who dies. Yes, a disturbing but important ethical question;… Continue reading
The LB Chronicles by Lawrence Burke, Ed.D 