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Writing is a painful process for me. I spend days, sometimes, researching and thinking about just one article. Sometimes I give up. I am in awe of the people who can write an article a day. I'm tickled pink when I produce one article

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Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Understanding creative thinking: Thinking "outside the box": 1 of 13

Thinking outside the box and creative thinking are terms that are common in today's lexicon and many people use them. What do they mean? Why are they important? Can they be taught? Ed Bernacki offers this definition for "thinking outside the box": Thinking outside the box requires different attributes...
Relationships & Family > Divorce Psychology Making the decision about divorce: 1 of 11

The decision to marry should be based in emotion and intellect. Love can feel overwhelming sometimes, but love cannot be the only thing a couple shares. A common admonition at traditional marriage ceremonies is "marriage should not be entered into lightly." Christian marriage vows hint at future trials and ...
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends The best TV cartoons for kids: 3 of 21

Parents used to have to choose what cartoons to let their children watch from what was available on Saturday mornings. Now, there are entire television networks devoted to cartoons. It is no longer necessary to wait for television stations to schedule and broadcast cartoon shows. Recordings of shows are also avai...
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Why altruism is a myth: 1 of 7

What can explain a person who risks their life in order to save another? Would that explanation differ if the person risking themselves is doing it as a function of their job? Must the "risker" be someone that has no predetermined role or obligation to the person they are trying to save? On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flig...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Is it safe to take antidepressants through pregnancy?: 1 of 7

There is a beauty surrounding a pregnant woman that attracts attention from people. She is nurturing a gift to the world of hope, untapped potential and promise. People often discard normal boundaries when faced with a pregnant woman. Many women tell stories of complete strangers touching them, asking intrusive and personal ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence?: 12 of 73

"When it's my turn, I'm going to rip out his guts." "No! Break open his skull and pull out his brains." "That's dumb. He'll die too fast." I've actually heard conversations like this from my own children. This is in spite of the fact that I've never allowed any kind of video games in my home. I've never tried to control whet...
Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama Acting: Improvisation for everyone: 1 of 6

The word "improvise" is derived from the Latin word improvisus meaning "not foreseen." In improvisational theater or improv, the actors do not use scripts, rendering worry about mistakes unnecessary. Of course, that means there is no script to rely on for support, nothing to tell an actor what comes next. The unforeseen, the...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Remembering 2007 Super Bowl ads: 1 of 5

The Super Bowl has an average 90 million viewers every year. Many of those viewers tune in, not to watch the game, but to watch the commercials. It is the best opportunity for advertisers to reach largest amount of people at one time; the most bang for the buck as it were. Pizza Hut, Pepsi, Snickers, Budweiser, Doritos and B...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Parenting: 8 of 39

I am a divorced mother with two sons. (I have changed their names here to protect the innocent; namely, me.) They both have behavior problems caused by atypically wired brains. Aspergers Syndrome is a diagnosis syndrome on the Autistic Spectrum. Individuals with Aspergers generally have higher IQs (especially verbal) than ne...
Sciences > Anatomy Why the body needs sleep: 2 of 9

Abraham Maslow was a twentieth century psychologist and the pioneer of "humanistic psychology. His most famous contribution to modern psychology is known as the "Hierarchy of Needs". It looks like the old food pyramid for healthy eating from the US Department of Agriculture, however, instead of listing a healthy diet, ...