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I am in my mid-twenties, with a BA in English & Creative Writing. I've won a few competitions, and wandered around most of the various blogging platforms. I have been employed as a full-time PR & Community Manager, which involved writing lots of blog

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Not-so-innocent little girls: How society and celebrities are affecting our children: 1 of 36

She has perfect pouting red-lips, glittery eye-shadow that make her eyes look huge, a designer outfit that shows off her legs, beautiful hair with highlights and she's eleven years old. Every morning she gets up she cleanses, tones and moisturizes. At night, she wraps her hair in a damp towel to 'keep the moisture in'. She r...
Autos > Motorcycles & Scooters Motorcyclists should always wear helmets: 2 of 54

I am writing from the UK, where it is illegal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. There is a reason for this: if you crash and your head hits the ground at 60 miles an hour, you're pretty much dead. And it's not a pretty way to die, either. In the United States, motorcyclists account for just 2% of road traffic. However, ...
Sports & Recreation > Training & Equipment Should bodybuilding be made compulsory for students?: 1 of 23

Bodybuilding is a form of body modification, and not an exercise - although done properly, some health benefits do arise. As a form of body modification it involves developing well-defined and bulky muscles. In professional competitions, you are then judged on the aesthetic appeal of these muscles. There are several re...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Why girl gamers should not be underestimated: 1 of 21

I have a vivid memory of Playing Warcraft III - the fantastic, fantasy based RTS game that later spawned World of Warcraft - with a male friend of mine. The friend, a veteran of hundreds of previous RTS games, deigned to offer advice to me, despite the fact I had been playing Warcraft III for much longer than him. He didn't ...
Education > Education (Other) Should public school children wear uniforms?: 2 of 39

The arguments for and against school uniforms has been stated time and time again. At the end of the day, however, they don't work. Children are good at carving out their own individuality, and teenagers are even better. Give someone a school uniform, and they will still make cliques and push the uniform to the boundaries of...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition (Other) Ways to meet your dietary needs as a vegetarian: 1 of 16

To switch from a conventional western diet to a vegetarian diet - for ethical or health reasons - can be daunting. Meat often features as a mainstay of every meal, and is often our only source of protein, certain vitamins and nutrients. To simply cut out the meat leaves us with perhaps a few salads and some cooked carrots - ...
Health & Fitness > Depression Links between alcohol and depression: 1 of 15

Alcohol and depression are inextricably linked. Alcohol, and abuse of alcohol can cause depression, partly by make existing problems (such as relationship difficulties or ill health) worse, and partly by changing the chemistry of the brain itself. In turn, depression can often cause alcohol abuse, as the temporary high it br...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Schools should ban animal dissection: 1 of 13

You're about to go for a routine operation. As a relatively minor problem, you get a junior doctor. As luck would have it, you're his first patient. He tells you not to be nervous - he's seen plenty of diagrams in his time.As he cuts you open, his eyes widen. "What's this floppy purple thing?" he wonders to himself. The abov...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Making time to write: 2 of 25

We all have ideas. Amazing novels slushing around in our subconscious. We all know that if we had the time, we could write the next Harry Potter, or the be the next Stephen King. But we've got to pay the rent, look after the kids, do the laundry, buy the groceries, prepare for Tom's birthday next week, and by the time all of...
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving Budget basics: How to set up a sensible budget: 2 of 22

A basic budget is the first and most important tool you have when it comes to managing your money. A budget allows you to see exactly where your money is going, and what your monthly cashflow is. A good budget can let you spot dangerous overspending before it spirals out of control - or it can help you plan a recovery plan i...