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Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Freelance writing: Navigating and taking advantage of writers markets: 2 of 12
Making that break as a successful freelance writer can take ages as you have to network like you're making your way out of social pariah while mollifying frequent episodes of writers block. Another fundamental is writing for the right websites or sources as many of them scam you and don't quite take you places. The truth is t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Basketball Is Scottie Pippen too old to come back to the NBA?: 3 of 14
Absolutely not. Age is only a state of mind and sadly every player falls prey to this mindset. Now age does cause your bones to become brittle, skin to wrinkle, while gradually decreasing your agility. And while it may diminish physical strength by a tiny fraction it never gets its paws on mental strength. In order to excel o... More..
Education > Standardized Tests Should the SAT be abolished for college admissions decisions?: 5 of 20
Of course not. The acceptance of a student to a particular college should be contingent upon how well his/her SAT score is. The Standardized Aptitude test is a way of measuring a students critical thinking abilities as college will revolve around massive critical thinking. You can't just fly sky high through high school and t... More..
Education > Secondary School (Other) Planning your high school years to maximize college choices: 3 of 12
High school graduation is like a milestone in the life of an individual. But stop and rewind because you are about to receive your one way ticket to hell or to put it in simplistic terms; college. Now college doesn't have to be hell, at the same time, it isn't heaven either; because your success in the job market is contigent... More..
Food & Drink > Restaurant Reviews Restaurant reviews: Wendy's: 3 of 11
Wendys menu may consist of tasty value meals, but beware because the food is still Fast with a capital F! Meaning that it is relatively unfavorable to promoting shipshape health. Nonetheless, it is probably one of the most notorious fast food chains in America today and I'm sure Dave Thomas looks down at it from the heavens w... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Should people have sex before marriage?: 30 of 106
Sex is the highest level of intimacy two people can achieve. And though it isn't included under the basic necessities list I feel that it should be in every way because all we are all technically sexually driven beasts. Now at the risk of throwing people off marraige is also about intimacy therefore it would seem plausible to... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Why people watch soap operas: 14 of 45
Soap operas are by far some of the most powerful shows on television. Powerful in the sense that it has the ability to get you deeply immersed into the themes and the type of characters it presents. Drama is an essential for humans. But of course its not always lonliness that triggers soap addiction. Sometimes people could wa... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Journaling to relieve stress: 7 of 22
In a nutshell, stress kills! There are a lot contributors to stress. Such as paying off the overdue mortgage, dealing with layoffs and then saving up while looking for a new job. And down you go on the list. It's a never ending repetitive cycle. One minute you'll feel chilled and then the next minute: AAAAAA stress. Well I'll... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Reflections on Martin Luther King Day: 5 of 15
I completely forgot that today was Martin Luther King Day as I expected it to fall during Black History Month, which is February. This day is a holy one as citizens from around the nation gather to pay homage to the first man who stressed the importance of equality. Martin Luther King was the first black man to have ever walk... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Transporter: 1 of 3
Jason Statham delivers "man of the hour' acting in this exciting action-packed film. Perhaps its this ambiguous charm of his that poses an attraction to many viewers. I'd say that when the iron is hot Jason Statham is going to elevate to Tom Cruise fame although it's too early to roll my finger around that one. He's gifted wi... More..