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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 > Cultures (Other) What we can learn about ourselves and our culture from McDonald's: 1 of 8
THE EARTH IS FLAT Dick and Mac McDonald introduced McDonald's to the American public back in 1948. The next thing you know, guys were greasing their hair back, rolling up their pants and shirt sleeves and driving fast. Their babes wore tight fitting clothes and belts which cut off their air supply, it affected their brains a... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Why do many Americans choose not to learn to communicate in different languages?: 4 of 31
Because this is an English speaking country and so self satisfied that "culture" is beneath them, when in fact it is evidence of close minded bigotry, which of course wreaks of the lower caste of India where folks wear flies instead of shoes. Who has time for such stuff as another language when shopping at Wal-Mart or eating... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The concept of justice: 8 of 60
The concept of justice is personal to every tribe of people, from every land on earth. A wrong done to a human being creates an "imbalance". I see it that way. Is it because I am Cherokee? I don't know. Traditionally, the concept of justice within the Cherokee tribe was based upon a need for "balance". When a wrong was done,... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Knowledge: 4 of 30
THE LIBRARY There are three ways to gain knowledge in this life. First of all, by pursuing it through reading. Secondly, to perceive, or perhaps intuit it. Thirdly, to sit back and believe everything you watch on television, hear on the radio, read on the internet or hear in everyday conversation or in a classroom. In other ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Do the Gloucester, Massachusetts, school officials share any blame for the 17 teen girls who allegedly made a "pregnancy pact"?: 2 of 15
THE INTRICATE PSYCHOLOGY OF TEENAGERS If I watch a movie, based on a true story, which exposes a terrible attrocity and a crime which never was tended to or admitted to, I will think it is yet another reminder of the real world and how it sometimes operates. A teenager might watch the same movie and correlate it with a sad s... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Destiny: 3 of 22
AN IRRESISTABLE COURSE OF EVENTS Had I never seen Cate Blanchett in the Elizabethan films, as the quirky, transcendental Queen herself, my life would not have suffered and I'd lost nothing. But having seen Cate Blanchett in both Queen Elizabeth I and The Golden Age, has had the same affect on me as having seen Van Gogh's pai... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My worth: 3 of 22
THE SCALES It could be more than I estimate Yet less than my total wieght After I've vented true It wouldn't matter all that much Except I see a kicker in you Round the planet Across the shores Up the mountains I make a few scores For humanity But in the evening When I am tired And all I own is on the edge My worth is a priv... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Love: 15 of 109
I've not made a list of reasons why I love my children. "Reason" has nothing to do with it. I'd say the umbilical cord surpasses any reason. But there are things which I like about my children. Like their ability to verbally express themselves. Like their ability to get things done. Like their ability to think. Like their in... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The rebel: 4 of 29

Chapter One It is said, that the adult brain weighs 3 pounds. For some, like Della Newman, those 3 pounds are dangerous. Yes, it was Della Newman's brain that was dangerous. She thought often and she thought purposefully, methodically. Her eyes were a dull gray and rimmed in the shiniest black lashes. Beautiful were her eyes... More..
Sciences > Psychology Are there differences in intelligence between races?: 4 of 29
According To The Firbolgs Long before William Wallace. Centuries before Christ Himself. There was an island called Eire. A beauty of emerald shine in the midst of the sea and God fashioned a great moon to hang over it in the midnite sky. Let us say that the Firbolgs really were the first inhabitants of Ireland. They left a p... More..