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{{cquote|As a senior Civil Engineering student at Boise State University, obtaining quick answers regarding information that I need to know is vitally important. I have benefited from Wikipedia in many ways and not just because of school. Wikpedia is a great initial source for studying topics and terms relating to engineering theory. It is also great source of all general information pertaining to our way modern way of life. }} |
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{{cquote|It started, as most things in my life start—over a game of chess. I’ve never been very good at chess, the pawns, the queens, who can keep any of that straight? My friend, Donnie, was taking forever to make the next move, so I started browsing the internet. I happened upon this wiki article that was pretty damn funny, unbelievably funny. So I said to my friend, “Damn. This is pretty damn funny. Unbelievably funny.” My friend said, “Come on you know you can’t believe everything you read online. And wiki? That’s not even legit.” I was disappointed by my friend’s opinion, yet he continued blabbing. “If you really want to read a good story you got to go to the library. Crack open a book. Some heart wrenching stuff in books.” |
{{cquote|It started, as most things in my life start—over a game of chess. I’ve never been very good at chess, the pawns, the queens, who can keep any of that straight? My friend, Donnie, was taking forever to make the next move, so I started browsing the internet. I happened upon this wiki article that was pretty damn funny, unbelievably funny. So I said to my friend, “Damn. This is pretty damn funny. Unbelievably funny.” My friend said, “Come on you know you can’t believe everything you read online. And wiki? That’s not even legit.” I was disappointed by my friend’s opinion, yet he continued blabbing. “If you really want to read a good story you got to go to the library. Crack open a book. Some heart wrenching stuff in books.” |
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