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Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments Recipes: Homemade salad dressing: 1 of 75
Salad dressings are very easy to make. This guide will show you how to do it without using a recipe. You'll be amazed at how many different dressings you can make with what's already in your kitchen.VINEGAR AND OIL DRESSINGSThese dressings are the simplest (and often the tastiest) of all. With the profusion of oils and vinega... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Defining racism: 3 of 30
Many people are confused about what racism is, how it works, and how you can tell if something is racist or not. This is an easy guide to understanding racism.Before you understand racism, there are two other terms that are important to know: prejudice and discrimination.Almost every human being is prejudiced in some ways. Pr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Preventing terrorist attacks before they occur: 3 of 16
The government's focus should not be on stopping individual terrorist attacks (which are, in the U.S., very, very rare), but on changing the conditions that create and promote terrorism all over the globe. We should switch from seeing ourselves as the "world's policeman" to seeing ourselves as the world's role model.The gover... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Investigating the effect of radical feminism on the mass media: 1 of 5
Radical feminism has had very little influence on mass media; far less than mainstream feminism.One of the tactics of right-wing media is to pretend that the mainstream is radical, and then to condemn moderates for things that they do not advocate and in which they do not believe. This is called, in rhetoric, the "straw man" ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Perspectives on 9/11: The politics of culture, the culture of politics: 10 of 37
It is sometimes hard for Europeans to understand why a conspiracy theory about 9/11 is so attractive to Americans. This is because they do not know the history of American politics, or the role that fabrication and cover-up has played in shaping the opinions of the American people.If other events in history had not been lies ... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Answers to school's toughest technology questions: 1 of 3
Schools are continually under pressure to keep up with the latest technology. But the latest does not always mean the best when it comes to education.Educators know that purpose of technology is to assist in the process of teaching and learning. They understand that it is best to be conservative in choosing new technologies f... More..
Food & Drink > Poultry Recipes Recipes: Deep-fried chicken: 4 of 9
Once you read this, you'll be able to make fried chicken with whatever you currently have in your kitchen cupboards. And you'll be able to do it without measuring and following recipes! This is more than a recipe for deep-fried chicken; it's a theory manual. There are five simple steps for making fried chicken out of anything... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts What is metaphysics?: 1 of 2
Metaphysics is the study of systems that explain the nature of the world, including those aspects of the world that extend beyond the strictly physical plane. The word is believed to have been invented by an editor of Aristotle's works, who gave the title "Metaphysics" to one of his essays. In essence it means "the physics ab... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Resources Website reviews: Writersonlineworkshops.com: 1 of 2
Writers Online Workshops (http://writersonlineworkshops.com) is sponsored by the well-known and highly-regarded company, Writer's Digest. Writer's Digest has been serving the community of writers for over thirty years. Expanding from traditional print media to an online resource was a natural move for Writer's Digest, and the... More..
Education > Distance Learning Searching for upward mobility through on-line learning credentials: 1 of 1
You must be extremely careful when you are choosing an on-line degree program. The sad truth is that most online learning credentials aren't worth the paper they are printed on. To avoid the pitfall of useless and expensive credentials, you should consider the following options:1) Choose a well-known degree program with a pro... More..