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How to hit a wall at work, with grace | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

That is the only way we get to our goals, the only way the tortoise beats the hare in the race, the only way that we can look back and be so proud of our accomplishments. You've accomplished a lot. in my opinion; most people do not own nor recognize their "shadow" selves.and so disown their anger/frustration etc.

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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

It used to be that people only did writing and critical thinking for school. So they needed school to teach them communication skills and critical thinking skills. And I could have gotten all of those read/writing/critical thinking skills simply by reading, writing, and joining writers groups on my own.

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Martin Luther King Day Special: Racism is alive and kicking.

Penelope Trunk

But most white people – at least in this part of the world – are not forced to think about race at all. Posted by Carol G on January 18, 2010 at 1:21 pm | permalink | Reply Connecting this to Halloween demonstrates a lack of critical thinking. Perhaps we can stop this idiocy and really accomplish something.

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