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~In the end we are struck not by what we have written, but by what we haven't~

I don't think I'll ever tire of philosophy, music, writing, painting or learning. I write in and fill my art sketch books obsessively. I may be a cynic, but somewhere yet to be

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Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green": 1 of 219

Let's be honest here; you'd like to go green, but it just isn't that easy, right? You have kids to drive around, twenty places to be at the same time, and there's just not enough time for inconveniences. Well, I'd like to show you that there are easy (and sometimes even fun) ways to go green without interrupting your family'...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues The case against fur and leather clothing: 1 of 3

Centuries ago, wearing animal pelts was more than common place, it was a downright requirement. Without the modern innovations of today, fur and leather were the best, most efficient ways of staying warm and still having quality, durable garments. However in today's world things have changed. Why kill another living being wh...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Truth: 67 of 194

Laying here I think we both know, this thing has gone much too far I don't understand the language of your sighs Or the accent of your sudden compassion "You can tell me, I promise, what'd they do to you?" These notes you're leaving around Or the way you offer anything Because you [ are being manipulated ] Love me and decora...
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Should Michael Vick be banned from owning dogs?: 2 of 4

I do believe that Michael Vick, along with other offenders against animals, should be prevented from owning animals and continuing to commit abuses to animals. I see animals much like children in their helplessness. A grown man will always have the advantage over an animal or child: strength, size and, though it may not appe...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens Cyberbullying: Dealing with attention-seeking behavior in teens: 2 of 4

In the age of ever evolving technology there come the obvious advantages, as well as some hidden detriments. We can make a heart beat again, find thousands of sources of information on even the most obscure topics, start our own small businesses. However, it seems that though today's society is advances to the point of such ...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Fireside Poets in 19th c. Britain: 1 of 1

James Russel Lowell, born February 1819, was one of the 19th century's celebrated 'Fire-side Poets' and gained much popularity with his romantic poems, including 'The First Snowfall'(written in 1847) in which he expresses his sorrow over the death of his young daughter. James Russel Lowell had his college education in Cambri...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Vlker (1938): 1 of 1

Olympia, a film by Leni Riefenstahl, set the stage for sports documentaries and sports coverage to come. Though her documentation contains more art, it has set the fundamentals of all sports films after it. Riefenstahl created techniques that we take for granted, or as standard today. For instance, the slow motion techniques...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Student of Prague (1913): 1 of 1

The Student of Prague, made in 1913 by Paul Wegner chronicles a student's dreams of becoming rich and moving up the social ladder, and his eventual deal with the devil (under the name of Scalpinelli). This closely follows the Faust theme of selling one's soul to the devil. The deal takes place in Balduin's dorm room; the dev...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Abstract poems: 297 of 517

Icy Sheets welling up within me Guilt spins so thin (like a spider's web) and d..i..l..u..t..e..s itself with sleep cold comfort. icy sheets sleep he wants to hold fast f-o-r-e-v-e-r and ever he pleads but every other lover fell away like a leaf dying for Winter cold . comfort . and so our days are numbered, lover, You f a l...
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness The connection between sleep deprivation and mental illness: 16 of 24

More Than a Feeling: Sleep Deprivation as a Gateway to Mental Illness Recent studies have shown the effect of a poor sleep schedule on the body: obesity, weakness, trouble reproducing, along with other detriments to even the most basic physical features. However, the effects of sleep deprivation on the mind have not been mor...