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So he doesn't help Bartleby out of compassion, but out of curiosity. The narrtor is a lawyer; objectivity is a part of his nature. He is greatly successful, which takes much patience, hard work, and discipline to obtain and maintain. I would think that emotions rarely ever dominate a man of the sort.

Is that a crime? Just because Bartleby seems to be in a place that many people find themselves all the time, is the lawyer obligated to make emotional contact? No. He hired him to copy, and he refused to do so.

How ridiculous to say to someone, "I appreciate you bending over backwards to help me, but it just wasnt emotional enough, and by it being blatantly a product of your haughty nature, it is void." Is it wrong that the lawyer wasn't as emotional as some others might be? Think about his occupation, the objectivity it requires, and the ability to be weary of cross examination.

Yes, he is very analytical, and thinks much about whether to react or show emotion, but it doesnt necessarily display a "pompous, haughty" nature, moreso a careful, particular nature (This can be applied to the final line, whic is said to do so). Bartleby irritated me in the same way he did the lawyer at first, and as the lawyer rationalized, I did too in the same way. There was only so much he could do for Bartleby within reason and upon Bartleby's cooperation, and a lack of a show of emotion doesn't mean a lack of compassion. If he didn't care for Bartleby at all, he wouldn't have done as much as he did, considering his status and assets.

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I am famously overly analytical, but there's nothing better than a bout with reason. Train of thought is all I have in order to deal with things.

We're so wrapped up in our so-called misanthropy that we overlook our own power; human energy is dangerous.

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You can only expect ignorance on the internet. When such a wide spectrum of people are brought together in one place and given the opportunity to be themselves, it is no different than territorial disputes. People who hate each other forced to live together/people who find confidence in anonimity refusing to tolerate each other.

As far as politics, we could go on forever, but I definately will not flare up at everyone's rigt to have an opinion. Disrespect, to me, displays a doubt of self veracity, and lack of arguement skills.

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Before you holler, I'll give you this trusty piece: Judgmentality is human nature. Think about it on a serious level and apply it before you speak.

You would think with such a group of wanna-be intellectuals and nonconformists, it would be a hell of a lot more open and friendly, when it's the exact opposite.

(A bit off topic, understand the real definition of emo and its history. I dont claim the culture myself, but I know my shit, and its annoying trying to get that through to these MTV/Hot Topic puppets and toters.)

But why not speak on the joys of conformity? Why not flip the script? Those who are now condemning some with the title "conformist" and "sheep" (used by wanna-be intellectuals) have now become what they condemn. Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke about silly conformity, thoughlessness and stupidity. Not a general need to fit in. Thats human nature, why deny it?

So perhaps the issue at hand is the terminology "sheep" and "conformist" being tossed around so readily that the conformists don't realize that they're condemning themselves. (i.e. this is how i point out the REAL posers, when they think that they make the rules.)

Understand how society works; know your politcs.

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But give yourself a break, here.

I know for a fact that what is commonly attributed as a manly trait (lust) is only whats found at the surface. We're all impeccably fallible, and a person's underlying "personality" is, too, at stake, warped by a person's wanton desires and who they would like to be/believe they should be, all this stemming from whatever challenges/fuck-ups this person has faced.

What we think to be our true selves is merely a reflection of what comes as most appealing and easily accepted into whatever unseen rut weve gotten ourselves into.

It takes a while to know who someone truly is, it takes forever for them to know theirselves, i.e. life is a box of chocolates.

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It's not that simple.

Alternative energy sources have been a long standing topic; this isn't new, and the reasons behind its new found exposure go deeper than the so-called "evil oil richies."

Yes, this comes off as idealistic, indeed. But you must always take into the account the complicated factors as well, what will happen if you completely eliminate something that has already been accepted in a society, and how to change it for the better.

An action like this could bring the gasoline industry to a collapse, and we can't afford for a major player to our supply-demand economy to fall flat. The way that we have gone about the exaust issue is complicated and debatable, yet every motor with a mouth thinks he has the right to comment on issues of which he has no understanding. That's the fast lane to trolldome.

(yes, vehicles that run on electricity and vegetable oil would be *seemingly* better for the environment, but considering the complications, they have actually been shown to do more harm than good.)

It's ridiculous to propose a complete trust in the answers given to us by the government and the oil companies, yet completely nonsensical to propose that money and greed are the root of the issue.

You have to take a more theoretical (not to mention systematic) approach to subjects like that. In order to understand how we've gotten to this point and why it is difficult to come out of such an impeccably profound rut, you must consider culture, poltics, social systems, and economics; you can only appreciate and understand a painting when you understand the detail, method, and the effort put into it.

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it is this time around. ive seen introductions that are so senselessly rude, yet the people who write them wonder why people dont bother.

if you say you dont need anybody and all the people you meet are beneath you, then i hope you mean it, and i hope youre prepared to be lonely for a very long time.

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- From the film "slc punk"





'nuff said.

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Ive found that the world is full of variations. We all start from the same place, and branch out into different places as we grow; at some points we meet up and say hello, but branch out away from each other again. All the while we would like to think that were different, and that nobody knows where we have been when where we have been is just a variation of a place someone else has been.

Enough of my rambling....
I like people. Figuring out where they've been and where they're going is fun. But there will always be that sheltered feeling attributed.

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