Indeed multiple studies have shown that to drive a man truly insane you need only put him in a room with no access to know the passing of time. ... Some observers would answer the question of why this is true with some platitude about how it is disrespectful to make people wait for each other, or talk about proper time management, or give some silly analogy about cogs in a machine working together in harmony, but truly platitudes would be all those words would be. ... For helping pick up an old lady's groceries fallen from a hole in the bag? ...

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Not only can they not choose jobs but friends are out of the question as well, "International 4-8818 and we are friends. ... For his intelligence and for applying himself in his studies he is not rewarded but oddly enough he is punished. ... One day while out sweeping the streets he stumbles upon a covered up man hole; his curiosity is what tells him to go in. ...

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Elizabeth Marsh is an unusual figure to study; she was not wealthy or known for her successes although she did travel immensely, "visiting and exploring settlements, towns and temples".1 From this came Linda Colley's writings of The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh. ... In Elizabeth Marsh's writings of her travels, on no account did it contain any detailed notes compiled at the time of her journey, and no information about the society she was involved with.11 It was also written thirteen years later and submitted anonymously.12 This brings up the question of, how accurate Colley&...

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