Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues A call to abolish affirmative action

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For years now, Affirmative Action has been a program that has existed for the purpose of granting opportunities for citizens who were previously considered "disadvantaged," namely people of different races. The opportunities presented to these people allow them to more easily gain acceptance in the world of higher education a... More..

Entertainment > Music Business Best places to start a singing career

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We live in the age of the internet and Myspace. No longer is it necessary to perform at your local church's choir to become skilled and noticed in the world of singing. All the resources you need to become a talented singing are staring right back at you, right now. There are hundreds of musical training resources to teach yo... More..

Education > College Life Assessing efforts to promote diversity on college campuses

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Just how much assistance do these affirmative action programs provide to minorities? While usually the rules are loosely defined, some colleges like Michigan University actually have instituted a point system to support their affirmative action admission policies. Prospective minority students are automatically granted a 20 p... More..

Business > Online Advertising & Sales The best way to make money from a website

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Besides the more obvious ways of making money like selling goods and services, there are also other means of making money with your web site. Specifically, I'm speaking of advertising, even using just a blog.It's easier than you might think to make money online, without even having anything to sell. People often wonder, "How ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Living with depression

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I'm someone who has lived with depression for a number of years.To be sure, depression is nothing to take lightly. But in my case, the depression came from within myself entirely and was not so much caused by circumstances in my life. Only the beginning catalyst came from circumstances in my life, which, to be frank, were alm... More..

Entertainment > Music Education How to write a song

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Writing a song is not as difficult as it may seem. It takes some practice to develop a method that works for you, but once you get it, you can write multiple songs in one day as I've done many times. Many people would question the quality of a song that was written in 10 minutes, but you'd be very surprised. You can come up w... More..

Entertainment > Music Education How to play power chords on the guitar

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Power chords are easily formed, movable guitar chords. A movable chord is a chord that uses only one finger formation, and can be transferred to any fret on the guitar. Many songs use power chords exclusively. You'd be surprised how far you can get with just this one chord formation!When in dropped D tuning, a power chord is ... More..

Entertainment > Music Education Guitar playing tips: Introduction to the chromatic scale

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The chromatic scale is a series of ascending notes that uses all 12 different notes in Western music. Each note in this scale is a semitone (or half-step) apart. A semitone is the smallest possible interval between any 2 notes in Western music.Because this scale includes every note, all other musical scales are derived or are... More..

Entertainment > Music Education Difficulty with learning guitar

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Learning to play guitar well is a very daunting task.To truly be a good guitar player, you must learn basic concepts of musical theory, scales, and chord construction formulas among other things. You must also be able to read guitar tablature and be able to execute techniques like slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bending, and s... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Tips & Tricks Creating your own video game

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Creating your own video game is easier than you think; it's simply a matter of getting started in the right place. You can start programming your own video games today, but you can't expect to be able to produce actual full-length commercial video games (such as games for consoles like the Xbox) right away without first getti... More..

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