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Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Commentary: Proud to be an American: 1 of 44
The Tyrant's Rod One hundred and ninety nine years ago, on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the eventual central figure of the American Civil War was born. To this day, Lincoln is considered by many historians and poets as possibly the greatest American of all time. With little formal education, this frontier lawyer held ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Understanding liberty in America: Why we should not take liberty for granted: 1 of 17
What Have You Done for America Today? Whether all of us realize it or not, we Americans live in the most imaginative, productive and prosperous nation in the history of the world. That prosperity was seeded in our Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each of us to the "pursuit," notice I said ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Childhood memories: 26 of 308
Mrs. Becker Learned Me English As the strange creatures humans tend to be, we do not always recognize a gift when we are receiving it, especially one that will change our lives forever. I am the first born of a single mom, arriving almost 4 years before my younger brother. While my mother worked, I stayed home with my grandm... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) What price do Americans pay for freedom: 2 of 19
The Perfect 36 "Beware men of the south; heed not the song of the Suffrage Siren." The summer of 1920 was already one of the hottest in Nashville's memory. Notwithstanding, the heat of the day never came close to the heat of the debate over a woman's right to vote. By spring of that year, 35 of the 36 states that needed to r... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) Giving to charities: An individual responsibility: 2 of 16
For Neighbors by Neighbors Almsgiving (the act of voluntary giving) tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all. Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as a man with a grievance. Almsgiving is the generosity of the r... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The struggles of a single parent: 8 of 51
A Mother's Choice "If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other? Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta In the spring of 1959, abortion was illegal in the U... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) US elections 2008: Qualities of a genuine American president: 7 of 35
America Really is Exceptional Before I moved to East Tennessee, many of my European friends in Nashville often told me that American Exceptionalism was little more than an arrogant boast. A young English man once described the US simply as "a teenage child proclaiming to its Old World parents that it knows best. And, we all ... More..
Business > Advertising The future of magazine advertising: 2 of 8
Believe It Anyway Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." Remembering a former mentor from my younger days in another city has served me well over the years. He once made the point that, as a marketer, he knew how to get people to come to our town once, but if their exp... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Paranormal: 24 of 79
Finally Home It has long been known that true love is like a supernatural experience. Everyone tells ghost stories, but few have ever seen a real ghost. However, after many years on the hard road to happiness, Jeni McBride of Seymour as encountered both. Jennifer Yvette Skovran was born in Springfield , NY on July 13, 1971. ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Domestic violence: 12 of 36
Dancing With the Devil Countless theories have been conceived to explain why so many men use violence against their partners. Unfortunately, few expose the real motivation for it. Histories of family dysfunction, chemical dependency and economic stress all are popular excuses. Nevertheless, when the dissertation is complete,... More..