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I spend a great deal of time trying to figure out how to find more time for writing. I am reachable at russelldawson@hotmail.com

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Virginia Tech school shooting: 4 of 89

More so than usual, the way the media is portraying the Virginia Tech shooter, Cho Seung-Hui, disturbs me. In the days after the shooting, we learned that in the 2 hours between when Cho took his first two victims and the absolute massacre during which he claimed 29 others and ended his own life, he managed to mail video rec...
Personal Finance > Managing Debt Overcoming post-holiday debt: 1 of 9

Those of us who are accustomed to giving during the holidays can end up racking up startlingly large debts. And too soon after the stockings and mistletoe are put away, we are left holding the proverbial bag (of credit card bills). What's worse is that many workers experience a drop off in earnings when a number of sectors i...
Personal Finance > Auto Insurance The impact of speeding tickets on your insurance premiums: 1 of 4

The impact of a speeding ticket on your insurance premium will be that it will go up. The impact of a speeding ticket on your insurance provider will be that a little bureaucrat behind a desk will do a little dance. Keep in mind that your insurance company is always looking to increase not so much your premium as your MJR (m...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Racism: 6 of 21

Try as I might, I can't think of anything involving racism that is remotely funny unless, of course, we take a moment to consider the racist himself. As a matter of fact, I'd like to take this occasion to suggest that there are a good many of us who go unrecognized for not laughing out loud when meeting a racist for the firs...
Arts & Humanities > Writing at Helium Satire: Helium: 2 of 7

Once Upon a Time, the story of the origin of Helium... Gentle Reader, It gives me great pleasure to be able to pass along to you, for the purpose of your interest and amusement, the story of Helium, as I understand it. Given the extraordinary number of articles that have mushroomed here since Helium's fledgling stage, this s...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The quest to earn more and more money: 5 of 17

Why We Don't Earn Enough Money-(And Never Will without Taking Action) In order to understand why we never seem to have enough money, it is necessary to understand a little bit about financial relativity. There are only so many riches to be had on this planet and we in the West have a way of distributing them that disproporti...
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Arranged marriages: Why some cultures promote them: 3 of 10

Marriage is primarily an economic relationship. If you will allow yourself to read a little further an article that may initially sound heretical and controversial, you may very well come to understand why it is that many cultures around the world continue the practice of arranging marriages. Forgive me if you were always ta...
Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Determining which book gave the most accurate prediction of the future: 1 of 3

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984 tower above other novels that explore the future of humankind. Both novels are stark warnings about what can become of us if we leave our governance up to others. While aspects of both novels resemble the present to a startling degree, the world we now inhabit both res...
Business > Human Resources How to find good employees and make them great: 8 of 19

In corporate terms: You are what you employ. So if getting the ultimate team together can be the difference between market domination and receivership, how do good managers ensure that they both hire and retain the best employees possible? Well, if you find any of the insights I've gained over the past 15 years hiring staff ...
Education > Secondary School Issues Are we prejudiced towards pregnant teens being in school?: 7 of 16

Yes. Our prejudice is more subtle than it used to be, but even when we throw the local high school's doors open and, in effect, say to pregnant teens "enroll or continue your studies" there is an unspoken addition to this thought which goes something like "if you dare..." We pat ourselves on the back for being more progressi...