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Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling Easy green tips: Paper, plastic or neither?: 15 of 18
While standing in mild trepidation at the check-out counter you hear a meager voice from what seems like a far distant land quietly inquire "Paper or plastic, Ma'am?" Your already briskly-paced heart nearly bursts out of your chest cavity as a voice inside your head screams "No, no, oh God please not those!" Speaking through... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership The difference between training and behavior modification: 5 of 6
Training is used to describe the introduction of new behaviors or "tricks," while "behavior modification" is a polite term used to describe the removal of unwanted behaviors. While the overall strategies of training and behavior modification are closely related the tactics used to bring about the desired results are directly... More..
Pets & Animals > Ferrets Causes of aggressive behavior in ferrets: 5 of 6
Though in some forms biting behavior can be a natural communication device, improper socialization as a youngster is the most common cause of aggressive behavior in ferrets. There are several forms this improper socialization can take. The two most common are allowing or encouraging a ferret to teeth on you when the ferret i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Go green and give up your cell phone?: 14 of 16
Cell phone towers kill millions of migratory songbirds every year and every year millions of the barely-used cell phones themselves end up in our landfills, poisoning the environment with ever more toxic heavy-metals. Cell phone towers and antennas have taken over our landscape, with dozens of towers and hundreds of antennas... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health How to help your dog live longer: 10 of 11
The easiest and most effective method of increasing your dog's longevity is to increase the quality of his or her diet. Most dogs are expected to survive eating exclusively items which their human owners would never touch, and when you look at the average canine companion's diet it's no wonder that cancer is the number one k... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dreams: 621 of 653
And all along Terry's rollerskates Were torn from him One by one until Finally, after many days Of tearing he was down To his final pair, a pair He placed upon his feet And they sent him whizzing Like the geek squad through the streets And the streets yawned as they awoke And all the remaining buildings slipped unnoticed Int... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality Explaining the different dimensions: 14 of 14
A dimension is defined as a measurable property of space. Now, I hope you'll permit me to madly muse for a little bit right of the bat here. In my opinion, space is not measurable. A space is measurable, but space itself is not. Why? The universe is infinite. Nothing in the universe can be compared to anything other than oth... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Understanding the term "rape culture": 7 of 7
Rape culture is a term used to define a culture whose institutions and administration encourage and/or facilitate the objectification of women and other living things. Rape culture, as I understand it, perfectly describes the dominant culture in the world today, Western Civilized culture. It becomes increasingly clear that t... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal behavior: The differences between "nature" and "nurture": 6 of 6
The question of whether nature or nurture has more to do with determining behavior in humans and animals is, and has been for a long time, a matter of some controversy. I personally believe that nature and nurture play equal roles in determining animal behavior, but I also believe that an over-abundance of one cannot be used... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Thanksgiving Eco-friendly tips for a green Thanksgiving: 5 of 5
It's amazing, really, that people think they can over-consume in an ecologically-friendly way. The term "Green" has become the new trendy corporate profit-making phrase; the magic words which marketers can attach to anything to artificially inflate the price. "Green" does not mean ecologically friendly. Leaders talk about th... More..