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I am 33 years old and I live in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. I am disabled with Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy. I have a BA in Finance. I've been writing for about ten years and movie reviews for five years. My articles spawn several different types but most

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Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Do animals have rights?: 1 of 64
Yes, I do believe that animals have rights, or at least they should.Right now, the law still considers animals as nothing more than property or objects that can be owned or disposed of little, if any, punishment. This is a sad state of things and I believe it needs to be changed.Animals should have almost the same rights as p... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Reflections: Frivolous lawsuits in America: 1 of 24
Americans are the creators of the most frivolous lawsuits in the world. It seems as though everyone in this country is greedy and will do anything it can to make a profit; including suing people for anything they can think of.I just read a book by John Saul. It is a fictional horror but this one part raised one of the dumbest... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Are professional athletes overpaid?: 1 of 18
Yes, I do believe that professional athletes are drastically overpaid. We see athletes getting paid millions of dollars just to throw or kick a ball. I mean what importance are they to society beyond entertainment? They aren't important.I think that the athletes being overpaid issue begins in school with high school and colle... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues How cell phones create new issues of public rudeness: 3 of 46
Everyone knows that mankind is rude. There are real people all over the world, regardless of age, sex, race, disabled, or anything. It is just in our genes. Some people show the effects of the gene more than others. Many people with the rude gene mask it and pretend to be nice. I do not believe it matters, as long as people d... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Movies: The best Christmas flicks for the family: 1 of 13
March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)This is a great Laurel & Hardy classic holiday classic that my family used to watch every Christmas. It's filled with all of your nursery rhyme characters from Little Bo Peep to Mother Goose and the Three Little Pigs. Although it's dated in some aspects, in others it still has good entertain... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Night at the Museum: 4 of 39
Larry is a warm-hearted, big dreamer who changes jobs often. He's divorced and frequently gets visitation rights with his son, who, due to his mother's comments and his mother's boyfriend's being a hotshot bonds trader, thinks his dad's just a "normal" guy. Larry goes out of his way to impress his son. Now, again, he's out of... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Debate on the war in Iraq: 13 of 123
I'm sure my opinions about this are very controversial but our country is based on freedom of speech. No, I won't leave the country either.Our TroopsLet me begin by making myself abundantly clear. I know most, who disagree with me, will ignore this but I will say to those who will read it. I SUPPORT our troops but I do NOT su... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Should you turn in a friend for drug use and child abuse?: 4 of 32
Yes, I believe that you should turn in a friend for drug use and child abuse because it is for the person's own well-being and that of a child.I am not sure if the person who created this question is trying this talk about drug abuse and child abuse as being related or separate issues. I look at it as being both issues and se... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues The case against fox hunting traditions in the UK: 2 of 16
I think that the fox hunting tradition in the UK should be ended because I consider it cruelty to animals.I do not know the exact details about fox hunting but, based on what I have seen and read, a fox hunt consists of a fox being released into the woods and men on horseback following the trail left by their hound dogs that ... More..
Entertainment > Hollywood & Movie Industry Movie ratings: Should smoking be considered R-rated in films?: 6 of 42
This is one of the most ridiculous things that I have ever seen. Who cares about the smoking in films? I see smoking all the time in the real world, so why not in films too? On May 10, 2007, The Motion Picture Association of America announced that "all smoking will be considered and depictions that glamorize smoking or movi... More..