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When you think of the word apprentice, what comes to mind? For me, sadly, the first thing that comes is the image of Donald Trump telling some celebrity that they are fired in an obnoxious tone. The term goes a bit further back than that, however -- many centuries before the ridiculous 'reality' show came to be. Teenagers were sent to learn a particular trade -- they could spend a good number of years learning how to be a proper blacksmith, or a shoemaker, for example.

Do children learn how to negotiate their role in society by testing their place in the family hierarchy?

The Princeton Atelier, created by SuperGenius author Toni Morrison, works to blend understanding and resolve conflict by using performance in the wake of logical thinking.

A decade or so ago, I had an idea for a books series called "Computers for Poets:  A Series for Right-Brain Thinkers" -- it was intended to go head-to-head with IDGs horribly named "Dummies" series of books.

"The page comes alive in the life of the mind where it is given a unique private context coupled against a universally shared public concern for the condition of human suffering." This quote symbolizes the process through which we battle back and forth between what we know vs. what is imparted to us through literature, or the private experience vs. the public good. This paper examines public health crises reflected in poetry, essays, fiction and dramatic literature and purports that the battle of the private experience vs. the public good is won when the private experience becomes the experience of the public good.

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swoosh. swoosh. swoosh.
drip.
drip.
drip.

I possessed more power than the mightiest of warriors.

My charisma spanned limitless ages
I captivated the youngest and oldest of audiences
Provoked the enamored into fits of jealous rage
My beauty was too great.