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When I was in sixth grade, I had two friends who liked writing stories as much as I did. We harassed our teacher until she agreed that we could write 3-part stories using our spelling words instead of writing boring sentences. I've been writing ever since,

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Food & Drink > Coffee Tips for buying coffee: 1 of 12

I learned to drink coffee when I was in college as a tactic for surviving finals week. Needless to say, I didn't learn the principles of coffee buying there. I simply developed the habit. When buying coffee, I grabbed Folgers perk grind, filled up the basket in my percolator and let it do its thing. Whatever came out was cof...
Business > Staffing Issues The benefits of hiring people with disabilities: 1 of 8

You should hire people with disabilities, because those people also have abilities. Their ability to get your job done will help your business to prosper and their work ethic will make you proud. There are a few things you might need to learn about people with disabilities. People with disabilities are not defective people. ...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Understanding why there is suffering in the world: 6 of 45

Omnipresent suffering is one of the more powerful arguments summoned up by atheists and agnostics to attack the very notion that a loving God might exist. Understanding why there is suffering in the world challenges every society, from the aboriginal tribe to the multi-tasking consultant working via i-phone. No sane person w...
Education > Educational Philosophy Should the scarcity of teaching resources (school supplies, computers, etc.) be resolved before or after addressing teacher training needs?: 2 of 14

A good teacher with inadequate supplies will still be a good teacher. A poor teacher with all the supplies in the world will still be a poor teacher. The first and most important element in education is an excellent teacher, a teacher who has taken advantage of opportunities for teacher training and who has rounded out train...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Ways to worship: Contemporary or traditional music: 2 of 12

There are many ways to worship. The music does not determine whether worship is genuine. Worship is an attitude of the heart, not an outgrowth of either contemporary or traditional music. The word "worship" in the English language means to ascribe worth. If I worship God, I ascribe worth to him, meaning that I recognize his ...
Style & Beauty > Skin Care (Other) Treating and preventing itchy skin: 1 of 6

Having endured many episodes of itchy skin, I can attest to the fact that few things are more annoying and distracting. When your skin itches, it is extremely difficult to sit still. As soon as one itch subsides another pops up. Everyone around you is sitting quietly listening to the meeting, and you are fidgeting and scratc...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the United States have universal health care?: 8 of 42

Every time I hear the term "universal health care" I recognize it as a euphemism for socialized medicine. Prompt access to good health care at no cost is what people think they mean by the term "universal health care," but they always describe this program as a caretaker activity of the government, which is socialized medici...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Can information contained in the Bible be placed in the realm of absolute truth, or does it simply present us with fables and myths?: 9 of 39

The Bible is truth. In the Bible, people meet the eternal, infinite, perfectly righteous God who could crush humanity with a single word. The Bible tells us, however, that he chooses instead to relate to us as his children, because he loves us. Further, it tells us that God does not abandon us, despite the fact that many of ...
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms When will the apocalypse happen?: 1 of 4

The apocalypse is a cosmic battle between God and Satan. In the book of Revelation, there is a description of such a battle in a place called Armageddon. If people believe that the book of Revelation is like a day planner for the end of the world, then they might be able to calculate the time when that battle will occur. Jes...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Special Needs Gifted children: Keeping them stimulated without burning them out: 3 of 11

Most gifted children do not require much external stimulation. They have questions running around in their heads all the time. What they need is help in self-discipline and focus to assure that they accomplish things they can be proud of. Labelling them "gifted" and sending them to a lot of programs may be counter-productive...