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Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Jail time for Paris: Will Hilton learn her lesson?: 1 of 86
The problem with putting Paris Hilton in jail is that we all have to suffer for her mistakes. In the first place, what important news stories are we missing out on because all the networks have to spend ridiculous amounts of air time covering Paris Hilton's incarceration? How many times can you view the same pointless news st... More..
Sciences > Biology (Other) Is the human race evolving or devolving?: 1 of 34
In the old days, people used to do things for themselves. If they needed a new spear point they would get a rock and chip up a new point. If they needed a new spear, they would make one out of a pointed stick, if that's all they had. If they wanted food they would go gather some fruit or hunt an elk or a woolly mammoth. These... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Success & sleaze: Celebrities of today are not role models for our children: 2 of 35
I don't see the problem as being with celebrities, but in our estimation of them as role models. In ancient times, with the Romans for instance, actors were considered as being below prostitutes in the social order. Sports in Roman times meant the arena, and the arena is where criminals and captured barbarians fought. Ancient... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Why do many Americans choose not to learn to communicate in different languages?: 2 of 31
Americans are crippled in the language department because of errors in the school system. Anyone who knows anything about learning language knows that children learn other languages more quickly, easily, and accurately if they start at a younger age. The American school system does not even offer education in foreign language... More..
Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) How to make home made jam: 1 of 14
Home made jam is easy. It requires a substance called pectin, which can be purchased in the canning department of your grocery store. There is also a low sugar pectin that requires less sugar to jell than regular pectin.To make jam or jelly you will need some fruit. Just about any fruit will work. Peaches, strawberries, apple... More..
Education > Homework & Testing How to help your child with science: 1 of 14
The best way to help your child with science is to have an interest in science yourself. Learn and utilize the scientific method when dealing with problems in everyday life. Help your child find books and movies dealing with scientific things. Try to get your child interested in the natural world. The study of nature is how s... More..
Autos > Engine Repair Service warning: The water pump is failing: 1 of 12
The water pump is mounted on the front of the engine and is connected to the fan, if your car has a mechanical fan. In any case, it runs off a drive belt connected to the crank pulley. Identify the belt and check it for proper tension and cracks. If the belt is too loose, tighten it by adjusting either the alternator, which u... More..
Arts & Humanities > Classical Literature & Mythology Reflections on reading 'the classics': 1 of 10
I was seven years old when I first read the tales of Edgar Allen Poe. The language was thick, but I could use a dictionary when necessary. If Poe is classic literature, I was hooked. His stories gave me nightmares, but they were very entertaining and not boring. I never managed to get far in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Your definition of happiness: 20 of 159
For some people happiness is as simple as a cold beer. For other people, they will never be happy because even if they had everything in the world they would still want more. Happiness is being content with what you have and enjoying your relationships with the people around you. You can be happy and not have a lot of things.... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Music as a universal language: 5 of 33
All cultures of humans on planet earth have music. Music can be nothing more than syllables sung in chant, or as complicated as a symphony orchestra. Even birds and whales have their own music. Music is a prelinguistic language of emotions and feelings, and thus is something that crosses cultural and even species boundaries.I... More..