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About Me

Writing, most of my work is not public and unfinished. I'm on my way to finishing it in my free time while finishing college to earn a Bachelors majoring in English. This helps and restrains my writing. A double edged cliche as it were. In my past I've been a jack of all trades, a self taught man in astrophysics, a hitchhiker of the world by sailboats, and a child looking for logic in an insane bubble called America. My mission which I accepted at 28 is to bleed my heart out in my writing while expressing my ideals in a concise honest fashion. I want to help society, not vampirize it.

Location:
United States, Bend, OR
Current organization:
Writer / Thinker
Past organizations:
Central Oregon Community College
Current role:
Poet and Author
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
History, cooking any sort of food, Motorcycle Adventures, Health and fitness, Literature & Culture, Breakdance, Science , Martial Arts instructor, Poetry (writing/readings), writing - creative
I am:
Artist, Athlete, Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Foodie, Global soul, Life mentor, Student, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:
Chinese, English
My website links:
My Tumblr Art and Writing, My Twitter, Samuel J. Bass Writings and Poetry Art
Universities:
Central Oregon Community College
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

Everything worth learning from.

An idea worth spreading

Travel the world by sailboat. Learn to look outside the box of your country and propaganda associated with the experience. Be truthful to who you are without all the distractions and lies you grew up learning from.

Talk to me about

If you see something in my expertise that you have questions about, ask me, and I will talk about it.

People don't know that I'm good at

Chess, I love it but never get to play enough. I found that by learning about how historical battles were won and lost throughout history, I became exponentially stronger at winning in chess.

My TED Story

I fell in love with TED talks when I had some free time over the summer of 2012. I have made it a point to watch every single video available. One day that will happen but then I'll have to start over again and watch my favorites.

Comments

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    A comment on Talk: Dan Barber's foie gras parable

    Feb 5 2013: Genius like Eduardo goes unused by the masses because it's much too easy to keep a dysfunctional system functional for all the wrong reasons. It's a sad choice of massive developed societies, and since there is an overwhelming amount of people who have been dumbed down by the broken school systems, the media, and the hype men, it sadly will not change for the greater numbers, only for the individual. I guess the question is this: Are you an individual living among large numbers, or large numbers living among a few individuals?

  • A reply on Talk: George Smoot: The design of the universe

    Nov 27 2012: I think you turned off your openness of your imagination to new ideas too early. Think of the larger picture. It's a simple thing. Maybe you don't know this but science fiction usually turns out to be reality at some point. Case in point: Ender's Game. He had an ipad he used to play against the giant. Well it wasn't called an ipad but we have them now and that book was written in the 70s. Lots of things we imagine are actually possible so speculation is highly relevant if it's feeding off of a natural instinct.

  • A comment on Talk: Garik Israelian: How spectroscopy could reveal alien life

    Nov 20 2012: Where can I get his flowchart he showed at 8:03?
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    A comment on Talk: Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius

    Nov 18 2012: I understand this part of my life, the creative part. It's a journey that is constantly evolving. I started with reading and writing and poetry. I went into martial arts, then motorcycle racing, and along that the art of selling to anyone with my side jobs. Then into dancing, breakdancing to be specific. Then quite recently I came back into writing and during all these times I love knowledge, the art of learning. Everything complimented each other even when I had to stop one thing I was on my way into doing another artistic lifestyle. It's a journey to me. Enjoy it.
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    A comment on Talk: Faith Jegede: What I’ve learned from my autistic brothers

    Nov 18 2012: I spent a year with a 4yr old who is autistic. He did indeed live in his own world but regardless of my amazement due to his unique ability to see numbers everywhere and constantly trying to find symmetry in his toys and such I loved his ability to appreciate honest love and care. He also had greater abilities than his parents could understand, I could see them but I could not undermine their personal lockdown on his abilities. He is genius in many ways and I have a feeling there are many others similarly dealing with this problem of having parents that either don't care or just can't understand. Education, the right kind of education which is not just regurgitation is highly needed in developed societies so ignorance can be abolished and the treatment of children, other humans, and the universe can positively flourish in a complementary fashion.

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