Articles written by Marilyn Wright

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Women of Islam: Spotlight on Iran: 4 of 4

Iranian policewomen have been arresting young Iranian women for wearing western style clothes, such as tight jeans, high heels and letting their hair show below the customary head covering. Women have been jailed for demonstrating for equal rights. This is a change because Iran has always been tolerant of womens' rights. Unl...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Hydroponic gardens: An overview of growing plants without soil: 3 of 3

Hydroponics is the growing of plants in a medium not using dirt. Most of the time they are grown in water, with nutrients added to the water. Hydroponics is from two Greek words roughly translated as "water working". I became interested in Hydroponics a few years ago when I was visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida. My h...
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Tips for cooking pasta in your microwave: 2 of 2

Do you get tired of bringing water to a boil,adding your pasta, waiting until it comes back to a boil, and then standing there stirring and stirring and it still sticks? Well, so do I!. I have always been lazy in the kitchen. When I was a child my Mom would have me standing at the stove stirring and stirring puddings until t...