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I just entered my third decade in April. Wow, I'm young! I was raised in a little city called Calgary. Yes, it's in Canada. No, it's not the 51st state. And, yes I do speak Canadian if I've been drinking. However, I am a poser Canadian because I was actually

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Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing How to cope with stress in your life: 1 of 11

Most people are familiar with the word stress. Did you know that in small doses stress can be good? Stress is not just being worried about passing a test, getting fired from a job, or making the one you love happy for the next 30 years. Many people associate the word stress with worry, so it is no wonder that when we worry t...
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes How to write a breakup letter: 1 of 9

Believe it or not, all romantic relationships will not live up to your hopes and dreams. You can meet a wonderful woman but find out you aren't wonderful together. Mr. Right could barge into your life whisking you up to the heavens for a quick dance around cloud nine-all to discover Mr. Right must be left behind. If you find...
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Taking bus trips: 1 of 5

When you think of travel, most think of planes, trains, and automobiles. What about the bus? To some it may be a dirty three-letter word; to others it is an affordable way to get from point A to point B. Many people say that when you travel by bus, you get what you pay for. That is true if you are going a short distance, or ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Frustration: 57 of 236

Silence... Attraction meets denial with bitter fortitude; her soft look makes me stare. Beneath the surface I am afraid; I speak her beauty for my ears alone. Capturing her attention is an impossible feat; my stumbling clumsiness changes that thought. Does she know my purpose; an encounter of the heart? Eternal happiness dep...
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Is affirmative action fair?: 11 of 43

The human quest for individuality has been the motivating force behind mankind's rise to new heights; furthermore, the struggle to differentiate oneself from others, in the pursuit of greatness, has led to racism: the discrimination against a person or group based on race, religion, or creed to limit their advancement. This ...
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) How technology is changing: 3 of 7

Technology runs rampant throughout our lives. New cell phones and computers designed to make our lives easier, inundate us. Not to mention, new brain laboratories seem to be popping up designed to study how and what we think. According to various studies regarding information technology, and its ready-made accessibility, fro...
Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day The significance of different rose colors: 11 of 23

Could a rose by any other name smell so sweet? As long as were not talking about a Shakespeare rival, the answer is open to interpretation. With such a populous fan club, it should come as no surprise that the rose makes its way into great literature, popular songs, and nostrils everywhere. The history of the rose stretches ...
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) The greatest comeback story: 69 of 138

Boy meets girl; the story of most of our lives. Meeting the woman of your dreams can lift you to heights unimaginable. Discovering you are not the man of your woman's dreams is a crushing blow. I am the man; she was the woman. Our tale is not new; it's repeated through the ages. By the time we got together, she had been in a...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections US elections 2008: Issues that decide the vote: 11 of 22

Why is it that the worst tunes always get stuck on repeat, playing inside your mind? It's never the toe tapping jingles you like best, it's the annoying stuff like Tiny Tim's Tiptoe Through the Tulips. If you're like me, and I hope your not, you obsess about the small stuff. Most of the time, it's something I've heard-so I q...
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Considering all the elements of a romantic dinner for two: 2 of 4

All right, you have a date set up. You've done the house keeping, and you don't look like something out of the seventies, right? No disco mitts. Eating is as much a part of who we are, as the skin that holds our bodies together. We eat when we're happy and when we're sad. We'll eat alone with our families, or together with s...