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I'm already known as a writer, I don't have to make up stories about the abuses of my civil rights. I'm not making any of this up. I never wanted to be a crime writer. Nor am I a criminal. I'll take my children and grandchildren and leave.

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How much does culture and lifestyle affect behavior?: 3 of 40
Most assuredly, culture and lifestyle affect behavior. Just as math and science go together, so do upbringing and behavior. To a point. Usually, a child who grows up poor faces not only a sad home but that child is rarely seen as positive potential within social entities, such as school. Any human being, regardless of their ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Can creative writing be taught?: 2 of 26
Yes, creative writing can be taught. It is being taught all over America. It all depends on what you want to write and what you want to read. It all depends on your definition of creative writing. Jane Austin and Virginia Woolf had no formal training and William Faulkner disdained it. Still they wrote and what they wrote is ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Who has better manners: Americans or British?: 1 of 13
BRITISH WON, AMERICA ZERO Everything about the English, except those they keep in basements, is well mannered. I most usually am English goofy myself as are my children. I simply see no reason to be stupidly mean to people who've not asked for it. On a day to day basis, good manners are warming and necessary to good relation... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Are Pit Bulls man's best friend or murderous beast?: 2 of 25
The Vicious As a human being, I clearly understand my place within the natural scheme of things. That is, my responsibility is to understand and creatively deal with other human beings within the societal schemata and should I venture to the woods, I must be aware of the potential animal dangers. When it comes to animals, wi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Downward mobility and what it means for society: 1 of 12
The Effects Of Downward Mobility On Society In materialistic terms, the downward mobility effects are that one has less. One spends less. One goes less. In some views, it actually means that one IS less and when one is young, it can have a rather nasty affect on one's psychology. Especially if that young one had experienced ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Sinister tales: 4 of 47

The Bottom Feeder In the common light of day, she was just another face in the crowd. A busy woman. When she walked, she threw her feet out, like a duck and her eyes were searching for that which she would distinguish as less than herself. Pitiful, angled eyes and the outer corners were turned upward. Her plight as a girl ha... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Is the modern world filled with more fear than in time's past?: 2 of 23
RELATIVE FEAR AND POCKETS OF TROUBLE I don't think that the modern world is filled with more fear than in time's past. Holy wars have been fought in the past. Muslims and Christians have gotten it on many times. Who could forget the Crusades of the 11th century. Burning witches. There was Hitler for the Jews. There was Ethio... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Courage: 3 of 34
As he lay dying, blood draining from his body, he recalled a conversation he'd had with a buddy over beer at Joe's bar. The neon light above the bar flashed in his memory. His buddy, Adrian had rebutted his statement that, in America, most people are good Samaritans when the situation arises. Adrian had laughed in his face. ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Causes of racism: 4 of 44
When Stereotypes Fail On any given day, the history on my computer might reflect a hundred or more searches on a variety of topics. With the exception of sites which promote demeaning photos of human beings. There's just nothing appealing to me about seeing a man presented as an animal with a lower mission. Or women for that... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Feminists: Who they are and who can be one: 2 of 22
TRANSCENDING MARTYRDOM I am a feminist. I did not just wake up one day and decide to be one. I am a feminist. At the risk of coming off elitist, I will say that feminists are more often than not, loaded with intellectual ability and non traditional in their creative ability to adapt. These two attributes will be found in all... More..