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Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Does the best poetry come from the heart or from the mind?: 5 of 65
Honestly, I think that really great poetry comes from both the heart and mind. It starts from a heartfelt idea but is edited, proofed, and polished in the human computer, the mind. When one says poetry to comes from the heart, to me it seems they are saying the mind plays no part. This simply can not be. All exceptional writ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American What was the Boston Tea Party?: 9 of 49
"No Taxation Without Representation", this could have been the bumper sticker for the 1760's and 1770's in the Colonial United States. The early residents of this country were tired of being ruled and basically bullied by the bumbling governors of the mother land. The royals in Briton would not go down without a fight, they ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Are we safer now than we were immediately after 9/11, or have we just been lucky?: 16 of 72
When the shock of 9/11 hit us as a country we went immediately into war time security levels. We had a homeland security report every other hour. Our top political leaders, i.e. our president and his cabinet, were scouring every report they could get their hands on. We were all aware of more security measures in our daily li... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: It's time: 8 of 33
It's Time I sit quiet in the dark, Your breath weakly fills the air. You were once so big, so strong, Now time and disease have worn Down the giant you once were. The body doesn't last but only The soul. Your soul is going to Live forever, in my mind in my Dreams. Now it is a matter of Time, it always is, time to go, Time to... More..
Relationships & Family > Marital Conflicts How to know when it is time to go: 13 of 48
The Bible tells us the only reasons to break up a marriage are adultery and death. The world tells us that if you are not happy, get divorced and look for the next best thing. Though we all have our own beliefs, I believe there are some guidelines to follow when deciding to call it quits on a marriage. These guidelines are b... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Need: 3 of 9
In the song "Beautiful Day", U2's bouncing front man Bono utters "What you don't have you don't need it now. What you don't know you can feel it somehow." In short, these words sum up the idea of need. Most of us do not need what we do not have, meaning, that if we have the basics in life; food, clothing, and shelter, we sho... More..
Relationships & Family > First Dates Recognising an abusive person on the first date: 3 of 7
What I have learned about abuse, be it physical or verbal, (which can often lead to physical) is simple; it is all about CONTROL, it just always is. An abuser is going to be very critical of everything, your dress, your hair, the traffic, the weather, the waiter, the staff, everything. Be careful though, on the first date yo... More..
Business > Small & Home Business Good small businesses to start from home: 34 of 70
Too many times when I got an idea to make my future better, I would get very discouraged if I didn't see anything happening within a few weeks. I usually gave up within a matter of weeks after not seeing the desired results. I don't consider myself to be a quitter, but I do have a great sense of expectation of myself and hav... More..
Education > Primary School (Other) Handling a tragedy in the elementary school classroom: 1 of 1
Just recently, the computer teacher at my daughter's elementary school died of a heart attack. He was at work on Monday teaching and interacting with the students and dead by Wednesday. This was a particularly difficult thing for the staff, children and parents, especially during the full swing of the school year. The school... More..
Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette Should cell phones be banned in restaurants?: 105 of 207
I can see banning cell phones in hospitals, the signal from the phone can actually interfere with some pace makers. We have bans against driving and using a hand held cell phone because most that do become distracted and dangerous. We even have unwritten bans against using cell phones in movie theaters and libraries because ... More..