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Hands down, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is the best Christmas-themed comedy ever filmed. Personally, I make it habit to watch this movie about ten million times between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Even after seeing the film so many times that I can recite it word-for-word, Christmas Vacation remains as hilarious and entertaining as the previous holiday season. More than just a seasonal film, it’s one of those rare comedies that it near perfect from beginning to end.

Christmas Vacation follows the ongoing exploits of Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and the Griswold family, but this particular rendition of the classic Vacation movies is arguably the best. As in the previous films, Clark’s goal is to create the perfect vacation for his family. Only this time, instead of hitting the road for Wally World or flying to Europe, the Griswolds stay at home in suburban Chicago.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (mere months away from signing on for the role of Elaine on Seinfeld) makes several appearances as Clark’s annoying, yuppie neighbor Margot, a character accompanied by her equally elitist yuppie partner, Todd (Nicholas Guest). Randy Quaid makes a return appearance as Cousin Eddie, playing the same role from the original Vacation film. As Clark’s unsophisticated and backward relative, Eddie is a man whose “heart is bigger than his brain”. Beverly D’Angelo also returns in her previous role as Clark’s wife, Ellen.

When Clark vows to create “the most fun-filled old-fashioned family Christmas ever,” things naturally go awry. With the Griswold family and their in-laws living under one roof, the relatives constantly get on each others’ nerves. Clark sets out to decorate the house for Christmas, and his quest culminates in a 25,000 light extravaganza that covers every square inch of the house. In the process, he nearly breaks his neck several times and knocks out Todd and Margot’s window with a flying lance of roof gutter ice.

The laughs multiply several times over when Cousin Eddie arrives uninvited and parks his RV in the Griswold driveway. In tow are his wife Catherine, their two kids Ruby Sue and Rocky, and their lovely dog “Snots”. The crescendo of disaster steadily increases as Christmas Day approaches with Clark’s agony compounded the absence of his annual Christmas bonus. Clark’s big Christmas surprise for the family is that he’s putting in a pool, but in order to start work as soon as the ground thawed out, he had to put down a hefty deposit which his check won’t cover without the Christmas bonus.

After a Christmas Eve in which the turkey explodes, Aunt Bethany’s cat electrocutes itself, Uncle Lewis burns down the tree, and a squirrel gets loose in the house, a late night knock on the door provides Clark with hope. A deliveryman hands him an envelope which fell between the seats, the fabled Christmas bonus. But when the bonus isn’t quite what Clark expected, Cousin Eddie surprises Clark with an unexpected last minute gift…

Originally released in 1989, Christmas Vacation has surprisingly little content that makes it seem “dated”. As such, it’s certain to be a holiday viewing tradition for generations to come. With some of the best one-liners in all of comedy, you’ll find yourself reciting its dialogue for many Christmases to come. But what makes Christmas Vacation such an enduring film is that everyone who watches it can relate to the events within. Almost everyone has a strange relative like Eddie or a pair of snotty elitist neighbors, and of course, who hasn’t had a squirrel ransack their house on Christmas Eve? Overall, this movie is a barrel of laughs. If you don’t like it, you probably aren’t breathing…

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The X Factor has become very popular in the UK with millions of viewers glued to their television sets every Saturday evening whilst the series lasts. Some watch the talent show because they want to have a laugh at the awful auditions, some watch because they want to see new performers do well.

Personally I feel uncomfortable watching some of the really awful auditions. I hate it when the panel (Simon Cowell, Danni Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole) laugh inanely at the efforts of others. I don’t find singers trying their hardest to impress funny, just sad when they clearly can’t sing. Neither can I, but like those poor singers I wish that I could sing. I’ve got to admit to laughing at the effect scary Ariel Burdett had on the panel during her audition.

After the auditions the contestants who have got through the first round go to bootcamp. Bootcamp sounds like a tough camping exercise but on the X Factor the contestants split into 4 categories and visit the panel’s luxorious homes. The categories are: male singers, female singers, over 25s and groups. The acts get some training and perform in front of the panel who become mentors. Each mentor chooses their 3 favourite acts and the final rounds begin.

The mentors choose the songs and help with rehearsals, the acts come up against each other and each week 1 act is voted off by the panel and telephone votes. I like watching the progress of the different acts. Some improve tremendously over the weeks and not just in the way that they sing. You can see a massive gain in confidence with some of the acts as they change from would be singing stars to performers.

Eventually a winner emerges though we might not always agree with that choice. Every year on the day of the final show there are discussions and arguments up and down the country about who we think should win. The prize is a £1m recording contract and the promise of stardom but do the X Factor winners become stars.

Steve Brookstein won the first series in 2004. After that he released a cover version of Against All Odds which became number 1 for one week in the UK single charts in January 2005. Steve released his first album Heart and Soul in May 2005 which came into the UK album charts at number 1. His record company dropped him in August 2005 after he reportedly refused to record another album of covers instead of his own material.

Steve then formed his own record label and released his second album 40,000 Things in October 2006 but it didn’t do well. Currently in September 2008 Steve is touring with the Madness musical Our House. Not so much fame and fortune as you would expect but I still like his singing.

Shayne Ward won the second series in 2005. Shayne’s first single That’s My Goal became the Christmas number one single and stayed in the top 75 for over 5 months. The single became the fourth fastest selling record of all time. After a second hit single he released his first album called Shayne Ward, which gained second place in the UK album charts.

Shayne had problems with vocal chord nodules in 2006, but fortunately they were treated successfully and he was able to continue his singing career. After releasing his autobiography ‘My Story’ Shayne completed a successful solo UK tour and after a hit from his double sided single If That’s Ok With You/No U Hang Up released his second successful album Breathless. He is currently working on a third album that is due out late 2008. Dishy Shayne has done well for himself and he certainly has the X Factor in my eyes.

Leona Lewis won the third series in 2007 and has become a big international star, certainly the most successful of the winners so far. Her first single A Moment Like This became the UK Christmas number one and sold more than the rest of the top 40 put together. It also broke the record for Internet downloads.

Leona’s first album ‘Spirit’ was released in November 2007 and became the fastest selling first album of all time in the UK and Ireland. Spirit also became the fourth fastest selling album ever. In January 2008 Spirit became the number one album in several countries worldwide and in April hit the US Billboard 200 at number one. Leona’s second album is planned for 2009 and then she goes on a world tour in 2010.

I wholeheartedly agreed with the choice of Leona as the X Factor 2007 winner. She was impressive on every show and her singing gave me goosebumps. Leona has a wonderful voice and came across as a really nice young lady. She seemed a little shy on the first few shows and although her confidence grew she never seemed to realise just how good she was.

Leon Jackson was the controversial winner of the fourth X Factor series. Scottish Leon won a lot of hearts with his cute looks, big gorgeous eyes and self-effacing manner. His singing performances never seemed to be winning performances but he still pulled it off in great style.

Leon’s first single When You Believe was the 2007 Christmas number one – that sounds familiar! His first album ‘Right Now’ is due to be released in October 2008. The highlight of his singing career so far is a joint performance at Wembley arena with his hero Michael Buble. Although Leon’s win was controversial it’s extraordinary that he didn’t start singing until not long before the X Factor auditions.

Who knows how successful Leon and the other X Factor winners will be in the future. Success isn’t guaranteed despite winning, but the television talent show and all of its competitors give winning entertainment value – including scary Ariel!

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In a previous article, I explained that one of the best things you can do is “read outside your genre” when it comes to your comic. Specifically, if you are a fan if your genre is sci-fi or fantasy, you should consider getting familiar with the thick and scary world of philosophy.

Scary though it may be, I think that philosophy really helps create good sci-fi and fantasy. Here is one example. Note well, this is only the first of several articles on this subject I will write.

Battlestar Galactica: Exhausted by Civilization

The particularly grim Battlestar is infamous for its layer of bleakness on top of bleakness. The themes of political struggle begin early on the series with a group of prisoners led by a minority revolutionary. As the series progresses, we see the worst sides of a democratic political order dramatically fleshed out. Characters vie for power, civilians are shot by military, campaigns are rigged, leaders lie to their people, and desperate freedom fighters blow themselves up. By the end of the series no one has clean hands. No one character is the defender of political righteousness, heroically struggling against evil. Ideals are as broken as ships that now limp in orbit.

The final episode, “Daybreak Part II,” shows the last of the fleet making it to earth at last. Everyone lands on the bright new and untamed homeworld. Now, at peace, it is time to build a new metropolis, or is it? Regarding plans to build a new city Lee Adama comments, “not this time.” The idea? Abandon technology and join the primitives living on the planet. Forget about civilization we came from. Forget about even creating a new one.

This idea closely reflects some the philosophy of 17th century Frenchmen Rosseau. Political philosophers in his era argued about what man was like in the “state of nature” -a period prior to any organized political order. Rosseau thought the more that society advanced, the less happy people became. The evils of inequality, corruption, and such were the inescapable by-products of political civilization. The true state of nature was far happier than people suspect.

Given the bleakness of the series and the never-ending political struggles, it appears that Lee Adama agrees. The best thing for the survivors to do is forget civilization and be happy savages.

This is but one example. Philosophy abounds in sci-fi and fantasy literature from Harry Potter to Star Trek. In subsequent articles, I plan to write a little more on this subject.

Until then, all you aspiring writers out there can pick up something like Locke’s “Two Treatises on Government” or Rosseau’s “Discourse on Inequality.” These books are old, so you can find them in any library.

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0 credit cards (which means zero interest initially), are now common. The card will change to more than zero interest after a certain period, sometimes one year. Credit cards were first used in about 1950 in America. They are now common throughout the developed world although some countries use them more than others. Japan uses them very little, with only very big businesses typically using cards, with US, UK and Canada being the biggest users currently.

The companies which issue cards make their profit mainly from interest charged on outstanding balances, although they sometimes charge various fees in addition to this. They use the lure of zero interest initially to encourage new users to get the cards. The 0% interest charges might be applicable to balance transfers, purchases or sometimes both, although there can be additional rules for example sometimes cash advances are treated separately.

In addition, cash advances might have interest charged from the day that they are used rather than from the billing date as is more usual for purchases, and the repayments might be applied to all other items than cash advances first. Cash advances might even have a different rate of interest from purchases and balance transfers, and it is usually higher.

Many people reduce their overall card payments once they have outstanding balances on one or more cards, by transferring those balances to a new zero interest credit card, thereby not paying any interest on that balance, for a certain period.

Another way of using 0 cards is to make a balance transfer to an interest-paying bank account, and thus make a profit from the use of the card. Sometimes such cards are used to fund other investments such as stocks, shares, forex or commodity transactions, or even startup businesses. It is rumored that the initial hardware for the Google business was bought using cards. Movies such as “Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming” and “Clerks” were financed at least in part by cards. 0 credit cards can be valuable if used wisely.

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Standing on a highway I was just observing the cars speeding by, each it in its own strange hurry to reach someplace. Isn’t this so our life? We keep running all the time, fetching the chores of our daily schedule necessities and then sleeping at the end of the day, so dissatisfied and uncomfortable with the day and eagerness and anxiety filled preparations of tomorrow.

We all want a good tomorrow, but do we ever realize that the today we are living IS the tomorrow we thought of yesterday? No! We always are so hungry of the next height to achieve or the next thing to do, that we often just let go of the innumerable happy moments this current achievement could have brought along with.

I can take my own self as the best exemplary of this. While in school I was so eager to go to college and live a “cool” life. I got admitted in a great engineering college, but I hated it at that time and always thought that school life was better and maybe professional life would bring me some happiness. Now again, I have a great job, it gives me professional satisfaction and as of now I really am doing better than most of my mates, but yet, I am the ultimate personification of human nature, and so I am dissatisfied again!!

The same happens with most of us. We do well, the best thing that we do to treat ourself is party, but have we ever thought of even to halt for a moment and congratulate ourself in this fast paced life, just for the hard work that paid off? Why don’t we acknowledge ourselves?

I don’t know all these questions, but I’m sure, in this fast paced life, my mind will be flooded and my thoughts will be over-written with new questions and thoughts and so I am, high on this highway!!!

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“Been a long time since I rock and rolled, Been a long time since I did the stroll” Hmmm. The uncontrollable emotions I feel when I hear those lyrics are like nothing you can imagine. Such meaning, such insight, such ridiculousness.

You probably recognize these song lyrics from a band that some claim to be among the greatest bands ever. I dare anyone, double dare you, to find powerful and original meaning in any lyrics by Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Beach Boys, Kiss, and many, many others who at one time were considered the greatest thing that happened to the modern music of the day. Even Zeppelin’s “deeper” songs were based on “Lord of the Rings.” How original.

Modern day music, and latter day music for that matter, has two sides. Junk and not junk. Junk sells, and is what you hear when you tune your radio to any popular radio station. If there’s anything meaningful behind it, it was engineered that way.

Non junk is music that you will not hear on mainstream radio. The independent, unsigned bands of every musical type. The ones you’ll hear all over college campuses and private radio stations. Most of this music is not manufactured or engineered to sell, it is taken from real life, the imagination, ideas, protests. Real things that happen and mean something to real people.

Now you might say that many popular bands and singers were once garage bands and independents, and you would be right. But ask anyone who has been involved with the “big” music business has had their image, music and reason for existing engineered, produced, manufactured and reworked to the point where they are not really the same at all. Their music has lost all meaning.

When it really comes down to it, good music, no matter what type (I refuse to say genre) is art. It comes from artists who don’t know where it comes from in the first place. It is not written while sitting at a desk and hashing over ideas, it is not taken from some mysterious “formula” that fake songwriters claim exists. Do you find deeper meaning in a tree or in a plastic cup? How about a river or a sandwich bag? We need and appreciate all these things. So let’s leave it at this: What is truly meaningful in music and in life, is created and exists in a way that we can’t understand, and can never replicate.

It’s been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. It means whatever you want it to mean.

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Feng shui dates back somewhere between 2000 and 5000 years ago in Ancient China. Here is a look back on this interesting practical philosophy that is becoming popular in the western world.

Feng shui is older than Confucianism and Taoism, and some of the tenets of those spiritual traditions were probably adapted from feng shui. Feng shui literally means wind and water. The ancient practitioners were the building scouts for groups of elite people. They searched for “the belly of the dragon” which were areas that were above flood plains and below strong winds, creating a balance of wind and water. The ancient feng shui masters would then guide the building of the home or the village in order to not disrupt the natural energy flow of the area. Feng shui masters in medieval China were only allowed to serve the elite classes and were punished for helping the commoners.

The next incarnation of feng shui relied on astronomy to find relationships between humans and the universe. It was used as a mode of gaining political power in ancient China. The ancient Chinese practioners used the celestial pole to determine the north-south axis of settlements and then used this measurement to determine the floor plan of their buildings. This technique was incorporated in the Shang palaces at Xiaotun, Yanshi, and Zhengzhou. In fact, all capital cities in China employed feng shui. The principles were recorded during the Zhou era in the Manual of Crafts and the Carpenter’s Manual.

Early feng shui practices were kept secret from commoners. But in the Yellow Bandit Rebellion in 907 BC, it is believed that a feng shui master fled the palace and took refuge in the mountains. There he helped the poor by sharing his feng shui knowledge.

The first written proof of feng shui is thought to be from the East Han Dynasty, around 25 A.D. Since feng shui is centered on the balance of yin and yang, and this had its height of popularity between 770 B.C. and 475 B.C., many scholars believe that this best dates the origins of feng shui. However, other scholars look back to cave and tomb drawings that date back much farther as a clue to the approximate time feng shui began.

Feng shui gained popularity in America after Nixon’s historic visit in the 1970’s, which opened up a cultural exchange between the two countries. In the thirty years since, feng shui has made it into the popular culture consciousness and is widely practiced around the United States.

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As we see the changing of the guard of the Worlds greatest civilizations from the United States to China or India we see history repeating itself as it has so many times in the human endeavors written history. It was not much more than 200 years ago when Great Britain was the greatest nation in the World. They kept the Great in their name but the United States clearly carried the choice after that. Next it appears due to our own follies and lake of forward progression we will be passing the torch again and in doing so taking our place as a footnote on the page in the annals of mankind’s history.

As we pass are on the apex of the hand off, which is clearly a choice having drown our nation in bureaucracy, over regulation and disdain for change, innovation or progress; we see a difference in cultures which is vast indeed. It is obvious that Western Culture has its advantages, whether we take advantage of them or not. It is equally as obvious for anyone who studies culture that Eastern Culture has its own advantages. Some of these advantages are in conflict, while much is similar. Which is better?

Should we assume that since Eastern Culture is next up to bat with the bases loaded that Eastern lifestyle is more fulfilling than the Western Lifestyle? We know from our own short 200-year history in the United States that western worlds; capitalism and western culture lifts people up, who put in. We have seen in recent history how Socialism and Communism have tended to push people down and over run civilizations in debt and inefficiency. Yet all in all most of human history and the government structures they have chosen share many things. All these scenarios and all the hybrids of each or all, seem to involve people who are of the ruling class who are motivated by those things humans are motivated by, similarly to those they rule, who are equally motivated by such things.

So when we ask which is better; one government structure or one culture over another, it appears that one could indeed argue both sides of the point or be right no matter which side they argue. And indeed in such abstract thought it seems we are all of the same genes and all one in that regard. The only difference between you neighbor in the United States and one of Asian Ancestry is probably not more than 3000-4000 years and certainly not more than 10,000 to 15,000. We all have similar needs to fulfill self and although have been pre-conditioned to believe one culture is better than the other is more nurture than nature isn’t it? Have you thought here yet? You might next time someone says it is us against them, as that is more similar to punching yourself in the eye really? We all belong to a fairly successful species which has come quite a ways and whose future is very bright if we will dump these egocentric attitude and that goes for both sides.

In the movie about World War II a Japanese Political Prisoner in the United States was asked; “Who do you want to win the war?” In the movie his answer showed much wisdom as he said; “ If your mother and father are fighting, do you want one to kill the other or do you just want them to stop fighting?” Well with that said and if you are a God fearing individual what do you think your God might say about this? Do you really believe that a God believes that these questions of which culture is better; Eastern or Western Culture are relevant? When Gandhi was asked what he thought of Western Culture, he said; “I think it would be a good idea.” You know so do I, I wish we would live as we promise ourselves rather than in hypocrisy, how about you?

Additionally had it not been for our long and strong history of capitalists, we in the Western World would have never achieved this level of civilization, yet we condemn those who got us here and those that follow in their footsteps. How many times have you heard that Bill Gates is the Anti-Christ? That is ridiculous and he and Melinda have given more to the World than anyone else in the history of humankind and what do we do as a society? Call him the anti-Christ and tell the government to attack his company, which is providing the communication to the world and opening up the world for cross-culture knowledge and commerce? So if Western Culture is better, why do we attack it?

We should not necessarily equate Red China to communism or place a label like Imperialism as we did to the Japanese in the Second World War, but we should understand that as we live in hypocrisy in our civilization often those running other civilizations do the same. History shows many different styles of societies, but in critic of Western Civilization for Eastern Culture, we might wish to define which one. The Chinese Dynasties of days gone by, the more recent hard line Red China of three decades ago or the newest hybrid culture which is slowly emerging, which when finished will much resemble a larger and even more stable version of South Korea?

Currently I guess if I were a Chinese Peasant and the government was testing out N5H1 Bird Flu vaccine for a possible use for bio-warfare in my South Western Province, I do not think I would be a great supporter of Eastern Culture over Western? I think if this was the case that I would rather have my family to be making Nike Shoes today and driving a Chevrolet and wearing Levis tomorrow. This is an interesting point on debate of which is better; Eastern or Western Culture, but the question in itself is wrong as we are comparing apples and oranges aren’t we. Some say that the Ugly Western Culture Capitalists in their pursuit of Globalism are causing other nations to remain impoverished. Is Globalism really bad, or is it getting a bad rap? And does it really matter which is better Eastern or Western Culture as we do not even respect all we have in the United States and in our haste to point out worse problems in the world, we have taken our eye off the ball and China and/or India is ready to hit a grand slam home run, clean out of the park. So it really doesn’t matter which you think is better; click here:

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Mahjong is a traditional Chinese game, which literally means “the game of a hundred intelligences” (in Chinese). There are various versions of mahjong today – the Chinese, the Japanese and the American, each with its own set of rules. Mahjong is a game that involves skill, intelligence, estimation as well as luck. It has been traditionally a gambling game and is still played today in clubs and special mahjong houses. There are also international mahjong tournaments held across the world. Ma Chiao, Mo Tsiah, Ma Cheuk, Ma Jong, Ma Chiang, Ma Chong, Man Chu, Mah Diao, Pung Chow, Mah Chong, Ching Chong, Mah Cheuk, Ma Chiang, Kong Chow, Mah Deuck, Lung Chan, Mah Lowe, Pe Ling, Baak Ling are other names for Mahjong.

Mahjong is a very popular online game today. The earliest electronic version was created in 1981 by Brodie Lockard but it was officially released in 1983 by Control Data Corporation as a paid online game. The 1986 version released by Activision by the name of Shanghai made the game very popular, which was later converted into many platforms.

Online versions of mahjong are available over the Internet. There are several kinds of online mahjong, with attractive options that are sure to keep you hooked for hours. Ever Mahjong, Mahjong Quest, Mahjong Medley Solitaire, Ultimate Mahjong 10, Mahjong XP Champion, Gekko Mahjong, Mahjong Towers,, NingPo Mahjong, Mah Jongg, Emperor’s Mahjong, Mahjong Tower II, The Rise of the Shanghai etc are some of the different kinds of online Mahjong available. These games contain hundreds of challenging tile layouts for up to 9 levels, different game types and layouts (360 or even more), and tile sets. They also have interesting choice of backgrounds and background music.

The tiles are also being designed innovatively to be more attractive in designs like: flags, astrology, marine life, nature, traffic signs, medieval fantasy, space, Egyptian, warning signs, bugs, music, communication, buildings, Chinese zodiac, tools, colors, food etc. The game can be customized with these options according your fantasies. The best part of online mahjong are the undo; shuffle and hint features, which, ensure you, don’t get stuck.

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Derrida’s Essay, “Sign and Play in the discourse of the ‘Human Sciences” is an introduction to the theory of Deconstruction, or a look at language and meaning as opposed to the object or thing language and meaning is used to describe. Deconstruction seems to center around the idea that language and meaning are often inadequate in trying to convey the message or idea a communicator is trying to express. Since the confusion stems from the language and not the object then one should break down or deconstruct the language to see if we can better understand where the confusion stems.

Derrida discusses his idea of “interpreting the interpretations,” through the ideas of an event, the structure of that event and the play of the elements of that make up the structure. The basic idea of deconstruction works. To really understand a thing, in this case language, one would need to break down what language is, how it works, why we adhere to that structure as our means of communications etc. The problem is that we use language to analyze language and I don’t think you can do that.

To effectively use deconstruction theory and apply it to language or the human sciences, one would have to create a new language. Math has its own language, made of signs and symbols and numbers, deconstruction needs its own language. The obvious problem with that idea is that a deconstructionist would say, you would need to break down that language to see if it is communicating effectively. However, I see that as a good place to start.

Another problem is that much of Derrida’s essay seems to be circular or contradictory. The idea of the center being inside and outside of a structure is senseless to me. Derrida doesn’t full explain his idea that a structure has a center but the totality of that structure has its center elsewhere (278) It is circular logic that doesn’t hold up. Also, Derrida spends much of the essay speaking on Levi-Strauss and his theories only to spend the latter half of the essay discrediting or finding contradiction in much of what Levi-Strauss had to say. The idea of the bricoleur and the engineer as it applies to language and lit theory in particular work for me.

Yet, after Derrida spends a great deal of time explaining those ideas he spends a great deal of time explaining why it doesn’t work, and why Levi-Strauss was off the mark in relying on the idea of the bricoleur and engineer or empiricism if you will, as a means to dissect language and theory. The question then becomes, “What does Derrida believe,” and leave not fully having the answer that to the question and also believing that Derrida is unsure of the answer to that question himself.

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