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I am a 20 year old college student who enjoys writing and photography. I'm a Psychology major. I am eccentric, passionate, confident, friendly, and thoughtful. My favorite tv shows are Kim Possible, The Golden Girls, South Park, Scrubs. My favorite movies

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Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Your favorite verse in the Bible, and what it means to you: 12 of 252
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."- 1 Corinthians 13... More..
Other Useless (but interesting) facts: 3 of 50
I always like looking up unless (but interesting) facts. I tend to like knowing things that I don't really need to know. Like how long certain movies are, or what episode of South Park showed more than three of the main character's hair, or what have you. I am a useless but interesting fact fan. If that's even possible. Here ... More..
Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods How food affects your mood: 2 of 24
Someone may say, "how does food affect your mood?" in a bewildered type way. But I do not. Why? Because I know how food affects your mood. Because it affects my own. Food makes me happy. I will say this right now. Food makes me very happy. I am of the school that believes that some form of food is the meaning of life. I belie... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Finding the meaning of life: 8 of 88
I don't believe that the meaning of life is like a specific dictionary definition, that should explain why we are here, or what the point of being alive is. I think the meaning of life is more along the lines of what a person thinks it. It is an abstract thing. And I don't think it is the same thing for every person. So, if y... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice What friends are for: 4 of 44
Ah, friends! What truly wonderful gifts to have! I love my friends, I love having friends, I love talking to friends. So, what are friends for? I found a collection of quotes that have to do with friendship that will help me explain how I feel."A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway." - Fr. Jerome Cummings.That is ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Theories of Spirituality Personal enlightenment: 4 of 43
Enlighten: 1. give information to somebody: to give clarifying information to somebodyLet me enlighten you about our problems.2. free somebody from ignorance: to free somebody from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition3. teach somebody religion: to teach religious beliefs to an unbeliever Encarta (R) World English Dictionary ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Movie scenes that make you cry: 8 of 73
I am a big sap. I have been known to cry while watching movies, in fact I just did it a few hours before typing this article up. And, in the 15 years or so that I've been an avid movie watcher, there are a few movie scenes that just make me bawl and cry like the little sap that I am. But I must admit, I do enjoy crying at the... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values 10 things I hate about the world we live in: 32 of 273
I have to admit, there are a lot of things that I hate about the world that we live in. But, given that this article says, "10 things I hate about the world we live in," and not "EVERYTHING I HATE ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN," I am going to choose the ten things that annoy me to most. I am easily annoyed, I am very opinionated... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Is knowledge truly power?: 13 of 101
"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." - James Madison"Knowledge is the food of the soul." - Plato"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance." - SocratesI have always believed that Sir Francis Bacon's... More..
Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) Thoughts on food and beverages: 10 of 76
"That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better."- Madeleine L'Engle."Food is our common ground, a universal experience."- James Beard. "Food is the most primitive form of comfort."- Sheilah Graham."Let your food be your medicine, and your medicin... More..