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Oregon-based freelance writer who currently writes regularly for Associated Content (a Top 100 writer there in 2008 and a January 2009 winner of the prestigious "Best of AC" award) who also has aspirations toward a fiction-writing career. With three diverse

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Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues Google Earth explained
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Google Earth has become one of the most useful programs for both recreation and serious research of locations around the globe using real 3-D satellite imagery. It doesn't stop there, though, when it comes to how the program works and how it could possibly affect those who use it. Below is a basic rundown of what you can do ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama Musical reviews: Hair
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If you've ever wondered how Rock musicals managed to become mainstream on Broadway, then you need to look back to NYC during the late 1960's. The direct beneficiary of such modern Rock musicals such as 'Rent' and 'Spring Awakening' is 'Hair.' This classic musical is also little-studied in its controversial impact on the Firs... More..

Sports & Recreation > Sports Celebrities Biography: Carl Lewis
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The shaping of a great athlete truly is something to behold. If you happen to be an aspiring track & field athlete who gets to meet the great Jesse Owens when you're nine years old...you can only imagine the inspiration you'd get. That's just what happened to Carl Lewis during a particular track & field meet in 1970. The onl... More..

Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Is artistic skill natural or learned?
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A certain early 20th century French author by the name of Marcel Proust mastered the science (or art!) of accumulating past experience into a cohesive whole to make an artistic view of reality. He once said about art: "Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. An artist ... More..

Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Katharine McPhee

"American Idol" 2006 runner-up, Katharine McPhee, is (in this writer's opinion) becoming one of the greatest pop vocalists of our time. And it seems pieces of her life are frequently missing around the internet to give a consolidated view of everything. All artists should have some aspects of their life known to their fans o... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Essential elements to consider in writing children's stories

"Tommy noticed the words started to come alive in the old book he found, and the war between the kids and the grown-ups in the story started to play out physically across pages one and two. Tommy placed the book down on his desk while yelling out to the miniature kids and parents to stop fighting. He began trying to find a p... More..

Jobs & Careers > Arts & Entertainment Jobs What to look for when selecting an internship in the media and entertainment industry
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Hiring interns in the entertainment and media business is truly a symbiotic process that can potentially create a career jumpstart for the intern and also provide them with some fun during their time with you if you happen to feature the intern on your TV show or other part of your entertainment company. This isn't to say th... More..

Education > Education (Other) Exploring the alleged link between left-handedness and creativity
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The list of famous creative people who were (or are) left-handed is quite extensive. Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Lewis Carroll, H.G. Wells, Johann Sebastian Bach (and his son, Carl Philip Emmanuel), Sergei Rachmaninoff, Charlie Chaplin, Paul McCartney, Bill Clinton, Jay Leno, Faith Hill, Katharine McPhee are just a small samplin... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write an effective movie review
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It seems that becoming a movie critic is becoming a more casual thing of late in many local newspapers around the world. It's even come down recently to former restaurant critics being hired as makeshift movie critics, among other unrelated people who have questionable credentials to really analyze a film. But with the incre... More..

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