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About me - Ronald C Stewart Iii

I was born on March 14, 1988 on a dark and stormy night... actually, it was chilly but clear and at 3:00 in the morning. I grew up in Indiana, PA, spent a year and a half in Altoona, PA, then returned to stay!

My primary interests in high school were music,

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Entertainment > Musical Instruments When to start learning a musical instrument: 2 of 23
As most people are aware, it is easier to learn anything at a younger age than at an older age, and music is no exception. I began to learn the piano at age seven, and the trumpet, my main instrument, at age nine. I was late compared to my friends, and these friends are now professional musicians.The mind of a young child is ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping Camping and how to get a good night's sleep: 1 of 9
Ah, the great outdoors. Warm sun, fresh air, the wind at your back-and extreme crankiness because you spent the previous night staring at the peak of your tent! Waking up groggy with sore joints and a stiff neck can take away from all of the fun experiences to be had in the wilderness, but how does one successfully sleep thro... More..
Entertainment > Musical Instruments A beginner's guide to the trumpet: 1 of 5
So you think the trumpet had a cool sound, so much so that you've decided to play it. The problem, is, where do you start? The trumpet is not as intuitive as the piano, not at first at least, and not as common as the guitar. How do you start?First, you need a musical instrument. I highly recommend that you not buy an expensiv... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping How to keep the bees away from a camping site: 1 of 5
There are few things that can spoil a trip into the wilderness more than pesky, insistent bees and wasps. Rain can be shed, heat can be washed away, cold can be kept out-even mosquitoes can be kept at bay, but if a bee likes being around you, it will be around you until it sees something better or you squash it.Keeping the be... More..
Entertainment > Musical Instruments The keyboard family of musical instruments: 1 of 2
So you want to play a musical instrument, but they all look scary? The guitar looks complex, the trumpet just doesn't make sense,`and drums require coordination of all four of your limbs at once. Thankfully, the keyboard family of instruments exists.This is not to say that keyboard instruments are easy. This is to say that th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Is it proper for the federal government to seize and redistribute private property?: 1 of 1
If we would look at the standard of living in this country, we would find that a very select few individuals enjoy an extremely comfortable life, many live happily, and a very large group scrape by from paycheck to paycheck living with the terror of eviction, car trouble, and job loss. Most of these individuals live in the he... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is global warming unstoppable?: 6 of 9
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth, and tests of fossils have demonstrated that the earth was quite warmer than it is now. A few million years later we entered an ice age. A few million years after that, the earth warmed up considerably. On the scale of thousands of years, the earth is known to warm and cool ov... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History How the United States recovered from the Great Depression: 8 of 8
If at any point in world history a country went from almost certain collapse to a world hyperpower in just a few years, the end of the American Great Depression is it. 1929 saw the collapse of the core of American finances, the Stock Market. Industry ground to a halt, shops closed, brokers flung themselves out of windows. The... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping How to protect yourself from the danger of bears when camping: 2 of 2
Being a graduated boy scout, I have seen firsthand the most effective methods for preventing a rather large dinner guest from dropping in uninvited. We're talking about bears, and while they won't complain about the fare, you might complain about their manners. That's why some established strategies and techniques exist for d... More..