Children who are home schooled throughout elementary, junior high, and high school have often times been recognized as having a lack of social skills and facing some challenges in social situations. The simplest, and I suppose non-politically correct, way of saying this: kids may be disadvantaged and perhaps even socially aw... More..
Recently I saw the new animated movie, Meet the Robinsons. In this children's movie, a young orphan named Louis invents his own gadgets and contraptions while at the same time attempts to impress various couples at adoption meetings. Every time he has a meeting he attempts to show off his latest invention and each time somet... More..
Listen up all you single men out there. It's time you started dressing in the suitable attire for catching the eyes of the women. It's going to cost time, it's going to cost dedication and certainly it's going to cost a bit of money. But fear not for this little guide will be there to assist you every step of the way and the... More..
Christianity first began to take a strong foothold in the world in the first few centuries after the death and resurrection of Jesus and during the time of the Roman Empire. Several different factors aided the spread of Christianity including common languages, the Pax Romana, the Roman road system, and the work of the apostl... More..
Kurt Cobain was full of great musical potential, but in the end, his life never amounted to near what it could have. The majority of his short life was nothing more than a sad and lifeless memoir of unfortunate happenings. However, he left a great many songs of high musical quality that reflected his depressed life. Perhaps ... More..
Geoffrey Little, a traveling minstrel, made his way down a dirt road with his lute in hand. He was many miles away from his destination of Dundee on the west coast of Scotland when, from the nearby forest, he heard a cry from a man's voice. The forest was dark and treacherous looking, but Geoffrey was a brave and noble man a... More..
Finding a Balance in American Schools Three weeks ago my Global Studies teacher asked us to write a journal entry from the perspective of a poor immigrant to America. It sounded like an interesting assignment and I thought about it after class for a time as I walked down the halls of the private high school I attend. But as ... More..
First things first, if you want to buy a pair of jeans that are in-style, comfortable, and durable, they are going to cost you a little cash. Sure, maybe you'll get lucky and find a steal-deal pair of True Religions at the bottom of a pile of worn out jeans at the Goodwill for only 8 bucks! If your really lucky, they might e... More..
India, a nation widely populated with Hindu ure, apparently has a stiff outlook on obscenities and public displays of affection. But nobody told Richard Gere. Little did our poor gray-haired friend know that in Mumbai, India, right-winged Hindu nationalists would be beating his effigies with wooden sticks after he proved him... More..
A little yoga, a new diet, and some inspiration from good ol' Oprah was apparently all it took for the infamous rock-star widow, Courtney Love, to drop 40 pounds. But who can really tell the cause of such a dramatic loss of a woman so notorious of leading a scandalous and out of control life? It just as well may have been he... More..
Julius Vortemizzi
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