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Hi. I'm just a random joe who likes to research topics and write. I believe in fate, and that everything else is up in the air. I believe in the ability of people to alter their surroundings too. I also believe that the only real solution to the Israeli/Palestinian

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Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Why does America always seem to have an enemy?: 1 of 16

In studying the behavior of primates, Desmond Morris made a startling observation in The Naked Ape. The dominant male in a baboon tribe will, when threatened for his position by another male, begin to pretend that the tribe is being attacked by imaginary enemies. Most times, the tribe will rally for defense, and this will re...
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness (Other) How to improve balance: 1 of 16

Balance is the key to life. As a child, I will always remember one of my mom's friends showing me the pictures of the zodiac and telling me that Libra, the scales, was my sign. Throughout my life I have always returned to the idea of balance as necessary, and now I always hope to find it someday. Balance is not a purely phys...
Business > International Business & Trade Free trade explained: 1 of 13

Free trade theory is the center of globalization. It is an ideological term referring to a state of trade relations in which governments are not allowed to act in ways that might distort the market-determined cost of an item. Corporations have a legal obligation to pursue short-term profits by pushing environmental and socie...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Why Islam has been hijacked by terrorism: 1 of 12

Islam has not been hijacked by terrorist groups such as Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda anymore than Christianity has been hijacked by groups like the Army of God, who lend material aid to terrorists right here in America. Just as many Muslims will profess an ambivalence towards terrorist groups by understanding why the fight but...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Pros and cons of using military force to combat terrorism: 1 of 11

Terrorism is best combated as an international crime and a matter of political negotiation. Using military force tends to nullify the positives of combating terrorism through criminal justice while adding on many extreme negatives. The recent history of efforts to deal with terrorism, from British handling of the Irish Repub...
Education > College Study Tips How to get over early bad grades: 1 of 11

My college career began with a very ambitious double major in chemistry and biology. These subjects were the most fascinating to me, yet had eluded me throughout high school. Unfortunately they continued to do so in college. My new college professors were not any better at explaining moles than my high school ones were. To t...
Home & Garden > Weeds & Pests Should you use herbicides to control garden weeds?: 2 of 18

"A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." Ralph Waldo Emerson. A weed is generally considered to be a noxious or invasive plant growing where the gardener has not purposefully planted it, and those un-planted plants are usually targeted for removal or destruction. For many Americans, weeds have come to ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Will a third-party candidate ever become president in the US?: 1 of 9

When Ross Perot ran for President in 1992 against Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr., I was eleven years old in the 5th grade. Channel One, a television program marketed for schools, took a vote from school-children across America. Perot was a loud-mouth with big ears, and I had seen him get picked on for these things by sever...
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Why education is the best weapon in the war on drugs: 1 of 8

The "war on drugs" has generally followed two main strategies. First, and always foremost, has been the daily attempt to shut down the supply lines. This is a war. From Colombia to Afghanistan, people on the federal payroll are busy dropping herbicides on the fields of poor farmers to eradicate their poppies and other plants...
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Bio-fuels: Are they worth producing?: 4 of 31

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 calls for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022. Bio-fuels are renewable, and they do not create more carbon dioxide pollution, the recognized cause of climate change. Bio-fuels could make a significant impact on the future of climate change. Finally by raising the pri...