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The Unkoalafied

@jakobvolcheck / jakobvolcheck.tumblr.com

A blog for bad Koala Bears and people...but mostly koala bears
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Thank You, Obama

Dear Obama,
I was thirteen years old when you became the president. I remember the controversy, outrage, and general pandemonium around your election back then, and I remember growing up as all of this continued. You were my generation’s president, our hope, our legend. You will go down in history as one of the greats, and you will always be remembered as the revolutionary you are. Thank you,…
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Damn alarm

Alarm didn’t wake me up this morning, made me late for debate camp….now I prepare for a future full of heavy metal music alarms.

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#mombod

If you have kept up with social media at all for the past few months, you will have noticed the disturbing #dadbod hashtag trending on social media. And there is nothing wrong with this…if it was a joke…it sadly is not a joke. We have such contrasting beauty standards in America that we literally have to have campaigns to make females more comfortable with their body. Just think about it though,…
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The Impact of Gay Marriage on the US

As you well know, Gay marriage is now the law of the land in the US, and the significance of this day should not be lost. On this day thousands of gay couples gained the ability to marry their partner under the law; a significant achievement indeed. However, lets take a look at what this means for the US right now and in the future, as this is a landmark case.
The most obvious effects of this…
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Why I Left Christianity

By Jakob Volcheck
How often you young people leave the church? Well, if you look at the numbers, it stands at 70% of all young adults. Understandably, this has the church worried about its future in America, and why wouldn’t it? Young people are the key to a long lasting church, and without them, the church will lose significant membership. I am one of the young adults who have left the church,…
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Gay Marriage and the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is currently deciding whether or not to make same-sex marriage unions legal in all of the US, and while they do, we can only speculate as to what side they will take. But we can look at a few things as signs to see which side the Supreme Court might take.
One of the leading indicators in the Supreme Court decision is legal precedent, and if we look at the…
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Some Classical Style Writing Ya'll

“Fate”
Fate is a cruel mistress to men. If you have any doubts just look at the world; to some she gives great wealth, to others, poverty. There can be no doubt she is a cruel master; When the tides then turn away from her, it is only because mankind has struggled to overcome her. Men. Men, to whom the gods have given no particular skill but the desire to survive and thrive. To whom the elements,…
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Plateau

The only way to get past a plateau is to build a skyscraper on it.

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