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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Top 10 things I want most: 4 of 56

The Top 10 Things I want most are quite simple. Some may have a list filled with designer shoes, a mansion, and a fancy car. Maybe a credit card with no bill and no limit would be nice. Not me, I'd just be happier if... If my cat, Frank Sinatra, wouldn't drag his butt on the carpet every time he gets out of the litter box I ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 22 of 228

Television, in moderation, has many benefits for raising an informed, well-balanced human being. Unfortunately in our society television has become too important, run by corporations, and contains a large amount of garbage. But it is a part of life in America and with parental control, can be a learning tool as well as a sou...
Education > Teachers & Administrators Teacher tips: How to deal with meddlesome parents: 2 of 18

From time to time a teacher may experience an anxious, eager parent with the best of intentions who may become involved to an extent that affects the child's learning process and possibly even the class structure. This challenge is no cause for alarm; rather it is an opportunity to help the parent and the child. Communicatin...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Things I think about while waiting in line: 13 of 65

What Am I Thinking? I heard somewhere that the average person spends roughly two years of his or her life in line. That makes me think about all the lines I've waited in. Long, frustrating lines at amusement parks, slow moving lines at the post office, fast moving lines at the bank, and then there's the grocery store, the wo...
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Radio reviews: Assessing Rush Limbaugh's talk show: 3 of 15

Does anyone still listen to this man? Never would I waste my time, and here is why: It is rather spiteful and idiotic to publicly announce that you hope our newly elected President "fails". But by voicing these "shock-jock" comments designed to anger an already wounded and worried America is a brilliant tactic for Rush Limba...
Relationships & Family > Parents Are parents responsible for how their children act as adults?: 7 of 33

My Parents, My Life Coaches From my very earliest memories, I can remember my mother consistently reminding me to sit up straight, say please, thank you, napkin in my lap, help clear and wash the dishes, behave at a home where you are a guest, mind your manners, finish your plate, hold your fork and knife correctly, order be...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Should the next US president focus more on domestic issues?: 2 of 7

Our economy is suffering, our education, health care, and so many other systems are broken. If we don't concentrate first on solving the problems we are faced with here in America, then we cannot lead the world! Only a successful leader will motivate the world to follow. The world hates us right now; failed policies from the...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Mother's Day: 3 of 10

My mother was adored. Everyone who met her instantly felt close to her. She was a gentle, inviting, and loving young woman with red hair and a flair for fashion. She enjoyed looking elegant and she loved to entertain. Formal dinners were set with the proper silver, china, and crystal. All items were properly placed and linen...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The 2008 US presidential election: The difficulty of choosing who gets your vote in the current crop of hopefuls: 15 of 49

Over the weekend I rented a movie called "Rendition". It turned out to be a surprisingly relevant and informative film for today. The movie's main character, Reese Witherspoon, plays a pregnant mother of one whose husband didn't arrive at the airport following a business trip to South Africa. He was being tortured. Hence, th...
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Policies on Iraq: Comparing Clinton's and Obama's records: 1 of 3

The big surprise last Tuesday wasn't the close race between Clinton & Obama, we should have expected that. No, the surprise is that anyone is still voting for a Republican! Considering the fact that our country is suffering greatly due to war profiters, whose no-bid contracts have tripled their company stock values, Exxon-Mo...