Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Not waving but drowning
Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith is a poem that reveals a deep undiscovered sadness that has been trapped within the narrator. The poem articulates the story of a drowning man perceived to be waving instead of struggling. This metaphor shows how the narrator has been struggling internally but an outward facing facade has…
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New website for personal creative work
http://int3rmittency.weebly.com/articles-of-my-brain This is a prototype before I buy a domain. Lots of plans for this.
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Weekly Articles on WHTID.
Here is the first of what will be a weekly installment on WHTID. https://www.westhamtillidie.com/posts/2016/08/16/chelsea-2-1-west-ham-the-stats-analysis
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More Statistical Analysis
I’m uploading this on here to prove that this is my work. It’s probably more easy to see if you click this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzUg8HZ047GiN3V2ZkpkV194UjQ/view?usp=sharing Jack Elderton
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When I go too far with stats…
I’ve been using an algorithm (that I worked out myself) to give each player a points total after every premier league match that then adds to their total for the season. After releasing that I forgot to add the date to my last update to the player league table I have realised I’m going to…
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The complexities of gender
Since the turn of the century gay rights have made significant advances and with gay marriage now legal in the UK and Ireland LGBT activists can be happy with the progress made over the last 16 years. However, LGBT is much more complex than it’s four letters suggest. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender as an…
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Obnoxious unconsciousness
I close the door behind me and instantly turn the music up on my phone by at least three clicks. I can’t hear anything else other than the warm embrace of Ellie Rowsell’s voice and the corridor spins around me as I pirouette my way to the lifts. A quick check to see if anyone…
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Drift
Sat at a grey desk in a grey room with the mundane world of secondary school spinning around me, someone else raises their hand to ask a snarky question. It’s funny really, the contrast. Pens scribbling, people talking, pages turning, a dull explanation from an unconscious teacher. I finally raise my hand. The room begins…
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Toothless and negative but a draw isn’t all that bad.
*Here’s another of my WHTID articles* In the last three games against Manchester United, Stoke and Swansea we haven’t conceded a single goal yet we haven’t scored one either and our style of play has been considerably more negative, this was especially notable in the Swansea game just played. However, this is not a…
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A first draft which is admittedly completely disorganised.
So far this season West Ham have taken the big sides by storm with four wins from four against Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea but they’ve also had some confusing losses to the likes of newly promoted sides Bournemouth and Watford. Not to belittle the performances of either side on the day but in…
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