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Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Are Pit Bulls man's best friend or murderous beast?: 8 of 122
Man can turn any dog into a beast.When my neighbors - a pair of backyard breeders - couldn't keep their pit bull from running in the streets, we pulled the dog in from the cold and kept him. It was around Christmas and he was half-starved and freezing.I was concerned at first, not knowing much about the breed. For instance, I... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Problems with contemporary trends in rock music: 3 of 40
The most commonly cited problem with contemporary rock music is the influence of dollar bills. This, however, is not a problem with Rock. This is a problem with the recording industry.Rock bands are still experimenting in new and exciting music despite the recording industries over-appreciation of cute, young, sound-alike tal... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to create a motivational writing area: 4 of 43
Broadly speaking, there are three basic styles of writing areas. Try each before designing your own writing area to determine your preferences.1) LOCK DOWN - Possibly the most common writer's setup, this is ideal for the writer who will sit down for a long stretch to hammer their keyboard. If you are easily distracted or pref... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Game website reviews: Yahoo games: 2 of 19
For those looking to kill five minutes to an hour, Yahoo! Games is a choice online destination; particularly the casual office gamer playing a game or two between TPS Reports.Many of the site's most popular offerings - including online, multi-player versions of checkers, chess, poker and other classics - have been around sinc... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Reality TV: Generation Jackass: 3 of 18
In the long and noble history of the comedic arts there has been no joke more enduring, more inspiring, more hilarious, than a guy getting hit in the scrotum. Jackass was the best of MTV's salutes to this noteworthy gag.But to pretend Jackass created the joke of someone beating the living snot out of someone else ("It's okay.... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS Could an HIV vaccine really be on the horizon: 1 of 6
DEC. 20, 2007 - An experimental HIV vaccine, meant to protect against the deadly disease which destroys the body's defenses, appears to have done the opposite. Trial subjects given the vaccine appear even more susceptible to contracting HIV/AIDS than those receiving a placebo.The results were announced at a special open meeti... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Family: 36 of 181
Jenna joined an Indie bandJimmy grew his hairMother smoked a pack of clovesDad pretends to careGweneth traced her name in sandMikey drowned at seaTanya cried for days and daysJake became MarieBootsie left the Amish wayLydia stayed behindGary failed to turn the cheekI forced words to rhyme More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Humor: Daily news (11/21/07): 1 of 4
On Monday, Amazon.com's founder has released the latest product in advanced consumer technology. The new device, which costs about as much as Apple's multifaceted iPhone, does only one thing: it eliminates the eye strain from trying to read longer literary works on a traditional computer screen. Unfortunately it is facing sti... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Tips for encouraging creativity in the classroom: 5 of 18
"Glory be to God for dappled things," wrote Gerard Manley Hopkins over 100 years ago in celebration of the different, the original and the creative.Long before "being different" gave high school cliques reason to commit uniform rebellion, this Jesuit priest was celebrating creativity through experiments with words. So how can... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality Philosophy: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?: 19 of 67
For most people, the theory of evolution should have solved this age-old dilemma quite sufficiently. The chicken egg came first. It was laid by the chicken's mother, who wasn't quite a chicken, but was very similar to one.Even without evolution we know that the egg itself arrived several hundred million years before the any c... More..