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R.J. Giuffre was born in Lawrence, MA, in 1973, and grew up in the Merrimack Valley area. As a child he was struck by a drunk driver and as a result lost the use of his left arm. He worked tirelessly for several years to recover, and still today uses his unique

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Creative Writing > Memoirs My second chance at life: True stories about facing death: 5 of 161
An epic battle against a great beast of steel flesh and fiery blood is how I like to describe the first end to my life, yet it was simply not so grandiose. I was a fifteen year old student walking home from school, not an armored knight ready to wage war against a mythic beast; my adversary, the beastly steel-scaled creature ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will Hillary Clinton ever be president?: 13 of 57
It is already decided. Queen Hillary will assume the White House in 2008.What's happening in the political world today makes me a little nervous. Although the media does report on some of the strange doings going on out there, nobody seems to be putting any of these pieces together. What am I talking about? Well, let's look a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Ron Paul - A viable candidate for American President in November 2008: 3 of 12
Could the Republicans' aggressive stance against Ron Paul backfire on them?What are the chances that the Republican attack upon the Ron Paul Revolution will blow up in their faces? I'd say that those chances are getting pretty good. Dr. Paul was assured that he would not face an opponent for the Republican nomination for his ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Eight years after the 9/11 attacks, are we safer from terrorism?: 1 of 4
Any assertion that we as a nation are safer after of the events which took place on 9/11/01 are patently ridiculous. In fact, I would venture to say that we as Americans are in more danger than prior to that horrible day. The sad truth of the matter is that since 9/11 more people across the world hate this nation than ever b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Censorship and the 2008 election: Ron Paul and the marginalization of third party candidates in the US: 4 of 15
Was Orwell right? Is "Big Brother" taking over? Is it possible for the American government to be taken over by corrupt corporations? I answer with a resounding NO! Why do I answer that way? Simple; because the American government isn't in any danger of being taken over by the corporate elite, it already has been.The truth is ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Archives Does Ron Paul have a chance in the Republican primaries?: 4 of 14
Ron Paul can't win.Now don't get me wrong; I'd love to see Dr. Paul as president. He's got my vote, and even a little bit of my money, but in reality, he can't win, and I'll tell you why.Dr. Paul can't win simply because the "Powers That Be" will never let that happen. In fact, they have already decided that Hillary will be t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Are we [Americans] collectively dumb as a nation?: 33 of 52
A Perfect PlanYes, this is a perfect plan. And, as complicated as the plan truly is, its simplicity is astounding.The first piece of the plan (actually, not quite the first piece-as the plan began decades ago-but for the sake of brevity we'll stick to the most recent phase) was to take the White House-by any means necessary. ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Writer's block is only an illusion: 24 of 33
I'm sorry to say that I have been struck by a rare and terrible disease. It's not life-threatening, nor is it a direct threat to my physical well-being, but it is a debilitating illness nonetheless. This disease is so rare that the number of us afflicted by it is so small that it cannot be determined, mainly because the susce... More..