Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Tips for buying a guitar as a gift for a child

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I remember my first guitar. I got it when I was eleven. I got it along with my first lesson. It was three-quarter-sized with big thick strings. The tuning pegs were hard to turn and only got stiffer. After a few months I was using pliers on them. The neck bowed until it was barely in the same zip code with the strings. Eventu... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Unforgettable classic female country artists

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When you talk about country music and sad songs, you have to talk about Patsy Cline. She owns this field, and that's really saying something. Country music is full of singers with sad songs about cheaters and broken hearts, but she still rules... Furthermore, she's been dead for over 40 years! When you listen to Patsy, it's l... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Unforgettable "done me wrong" country songs

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COUNTRY "DONE ME WRONG" SONGSWhen you talk about country music and "done me wrong" songs, you have to talk about Patsy Cline. She owns this field, and that's really saying something. Country music is full of singers with sad songs about cheaters and broken hearts, but she still rules... Furthermore, she's been dead for over 4... More..

Entertainment > Celebrity Lifestyles & Trends What impact would John Lennon have if he were alive today

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Well, we have to take Yoko into account."Yoko Ono? She broke up The Plastic Ono Band!" -Homer SimpsonShe has her fans. I'm not one of them. I don't think her effect on her third spouse was a good one. So if he were still among the living in 2007, his effect on the world would depend a lot on how much control she continued to ... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How to raise tolerant children

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``In order to talk about raising children who aren't racist, I'm going to tell you a bit about my old school. My mother enrolled me there in the first grade, and I'll be telling you why she probably chose it in just a bit. Aside from academics, because the school was good for all those reasons.This school was founded integrat... More..

Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues The history of PETA's anti-fur campaign

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PETA has its detractors. The anti-fur protests have rubbed a few of them the wrong way, pardon the expression, but it's hard to argue with their effectiveness. In the approximately two decades that PETA has been going to fashion shows with fake blood and de-glamorizing the fur industry with documentaries on animal suffering, ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness How eating red meat affects the environment

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Here's what I believe about eating meat: I feel pretty strongly it's something we humans don't need to do. I love animals and that makes me really not want to consume them. When I think about slaughterhouses, I get queasy. And I see this direct connection, you know? Magic is for Harry Potter. Leg of lamb used to be, well, act... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing Resources My favorite ink pen

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Well, I don't have just one favorite pen. But I do have a favorite type of pen. Not everybody understands this: I write with a fountain pen. I have several. I love them. I love using different colored inks in them. They make my writing look better. They feel so much more-important, I think, is the word-in my hand. I study the... More..

Food & Drink > Coffee Does filtered water improve the taste of coffee and tea?

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I worked at a cafe and filtered water was all we used. The owners were really fussy about their coffee beans and their tea blends, and even what kind of tea bags were on hand. For instance, if a customer wanted a special blend, the baristas filled the bag from a jar and made up a pot to steep the bag. It would be brought out ... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Is the slang use of the word "retard" or "retarded" discriminatory?

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You know what? We use some other words that technically refer to people who have limited mental capacities. I'm referring to "moron" and "idiot".According to my dictionary, an idiot has the mentality of a three or four-year-old child. A moron is "a person of arrested intelligence whose mentality is judges incapable of develop... More..

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