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I was born in 1967 in Topeka, KS, and eventually made my way down to Tulsa, Oklahoma where I graduated from Eastwood Baptist High School in 1985.

Though I was an under achiever in school, I ended up with a myriad of scholarship offers due to my high scores

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Health & Fitness > Medicine Development Children and medication: Generation "Med"?: 1 of 72
There have been many significant advances in pharmacology over the last century. These advances include the discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming (Ross, 2005), the synthesis of the methylphenidate in the 1940's (Royal College of Psychologists) and the creation of the first antidepressants in the 1950's (Trujill... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA NBA age limit issue: 1 of 41
My son will soon graduate from high school. Since entering high school, he has excelled and is now known as one of the best in the nation. He deserves it because he has been working since birth towards being the best.Last week, we got our first letter telling us how much they would like to meet my son and get to know him bett... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Our next generation: Are things getting better or worse?: 5 of 202
As a child, it seemed my every complaint was answered by my parents saying, "When I was your age, I had to walk ten miles through six feet of snow to get to school!" Of course, whichever parent or grandparent was telling me this finished by telling me how they walked twenty miles through ten feet of snow on their way home fro... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Breathing: 4 of 147
Aromas gently rising from sweet scented candlesas she lays by my side breathing measuredI watch her breast rise and fall, rise and falland ponder our life, our future togetherI am Adam, she is my Eve, we are alone in the worldthe satin sheets silky smooth on our bodiessweat glistening on her brow, she is my loveour lives join... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Do immigrants really do the jobs Americans don't want?: 3 of 109
When discussing immigrants and jobs, it is important to note the difference between legal immigrants to the United States, and illegal resident aliens in the United States. This is important as the economic regions and labor markets are affected quite differently by legal immigrants vs. illegal immigrants.About three years ag... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values How to improve conditions in distressed inner-city neighborhoods: 1 of 33
The United States is the richest country in the world. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the US is nearly three times greater than the second richest countries, and the per capita income is one of the highest in the world. Yet, we still have innumerable neighborhoods in our inner cities that more closely resemble poverty st... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: A parent's decision to medicate children for ADD and ADHD: 1 of 33
The decision to medicate a child is one of the hardest choices a parent to make.Many years ago, we entered the 'golden' age of medicine with the introduction of a panoply of medications designed to 'help' us cope with our daily lives. We had drugs to speed us up and more drugs to slow us down. They gave us drugs to lift our s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Future Presidents of the United States: 1 of 29
The first candidate who can honestly and sincerely convince voters that he/she will actually stand up for America and it's people, will eventually be selected as one of the best presidents ever.Unfortunately, that candidate will probably never get past the primary.The current mantra of all leading candidates is globalization,... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) Surviving poverty in the US: 1 of 27
The US Census Bureau tells us that thirty-seven million people in the US live in "poverty". The census bureau is wrong. I have seen true poverty, and poverty in the US can not be compared to poverty in other parts of the world. Poverty in South America means children digging through mounds of rotting food and garbage to fin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Analyzing the war on Iraq: Justified or not: 6 of 159
Former President Bill Clinton said, "The international community gave Saddam one last chance to resume cooperation with the weapons inspectors. Saddam has failed to seize the chance. So we had to act and act now...", "...Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or... More..