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I am 18, studying English Literature at Aberdeen University along with Sociology and Film Studies.

I love socialising, meeting new peole and having a laugh, but I also like quiet nights in with a movie and a pizza, either with a guy or alone, I don't really

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Entertainment > Celebrity Lifestyles & Trends Do celebrities have a positive or negative effect on society?: 2 of 34
Breaking News: Britney's knickers are showing!While I am sure that Brits finds it flattering that her hemline is of more importance than yet another war in the Middle East and the release of yet more un-named paedophiles into society, one has to wonder what on earth is going on in the strange minds of tabloid editors.We live ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Why I think occasionally smacking your child is NOT wrong: 2 of 17
When I was four months old - obviously this isn't a memory, more of a story my mother tells me- I was playing in the living room with my toys, and my mother left me alone in the room for two minutes.When she returned, I was trying to stuff my damp fingers(four months old, remember!) into an electric plug socket.She grabbed my... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should public school children wear uniforms?: 14 of 100
I'll be honest- I HATED wearing school uniform. There is something about the school uniform that is innately uncomfortable, unflattering and is it just me, or are school uniforms too hot in the summer and always freezing in the winter? Anyway. Why, you may ask, am I writing to the "Yes" side? My fourteen year old inner child ... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) How the media is altering our perception of beauty: 5 of 18
I think the word "beauty" is the hot word that has everybody lounging on the sofa leaping out of their seats and staring intensely at the T.V screen.The advert is usually a young, symmetrical, skin-and-bone, tanned woman (or man) swishing back their gorgeous hair, smiling with blinding even teeth at your screen -perhaps even ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Debating whether global warming is a threat or just media hype: 49 of 163
Global warming is possibly the biggst threat to the world today. All the news channels, newspapers, everything are building up on this major issue.Day by day, the titles get moe and more threatening, the articles become more and more insistent that we are destroying our planet and that the world will end up being a second Ven... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Experiencing Depression: 34 of 101
My upbringing was extremely old fashioned in the sense that my normally compromising parents did not really believe in psychotherapy as a form of treatment for mental illness. As a matter of fact, I do not think my father even believes in mental illness or psychology full stop- he thinks schizophrenics and depressed people ar... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Schizophrenia: Concepts, causes and treatment: 4 of 11
Schizophrenia is commonly muddled up with the term Doppelganger, split personality; many people believe schizophrenia means split personality or compulsive liar- a liar who believes their own lies.These are both wrong. Schizophrenia comes from the Greek "split twig" or "split mind". It is the most puzzling mental disease to m... More..
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Most realistic, unrealistic and likely to be brain-damaged superheroes: 2 of 5
Well, here's the thing.I always figured that given the choice, I would not be a superhero. Oh, no, I would definitely, and without a doubt, be a supervillain.Are you kidding? Superheroes NEVER have fun! They risk their lives and don't take credit, everyone hates them and not to mention they all seem to have some brain-dead jo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry What is your favorite conspiracy theory?: 29 of 61
If AIDS really was created by mankind and used to infect a person group ie. in Africa as a certain report suggests then why:Are there strains of the HIV virus in ALL species- FIV in cats, CIV in dogs? Even koala bears in Australia carry their own strain of the virus.If the Government really did conspire to infect the populati... More..
Education > Standardized Tests GCSE exam tips (Higher English): 1 of 2
English is one of those subjects which people claim you can only be good at if you are born with the talent or learn it at a very early age. Not so.The reason I love English so much and have carried it on to University level is because there really is NO RIGHT ANSWER to any question you may be asked. ANY point of view is acce... More..