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I'm 35 years old. I'm currently trying to finish college with a BA in English. I've had some poetry published online at the poetry.com website and I had a short story in high school published in a magazine. Recently published my second novel, "Don't Mess

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Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Politics: 73 of 88
The meeting with the terrorist leader went well and promises were made. The politician who met the terrorist leader went back to America to do everything he could to undermine the new President who he thought won the election illegitimately. The terrorist began training his so-called martyrs with the money the American had gi... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Star Wars vs. Star Trek: 15 of 18
I've seen all six Star Wars movies and all 10 Star Trek movies, they can't compare to each other. Star Wars, is just that, nothing but one big war in space stretched out over 6 movies, with the whole "tragic hero journey" mixed in for all those mythology fans out there who want a modern day Odyessy or Illiad. I wrote a paper ... More..
Sports & Recreation > NASCAR Nascar's Car of Tomorrow: Good racing or bad: 5 of 6
Now that we're nearing the 2008 season in about 70 days, I think the COT is totally bad for NASCAR after watching the entire 2007 season. Most of the COT races were nothing but follow the leader, even at Bristol, until the last 10 laps and then you had actual racing, Sure Kyle Busch and Jeff Burton or Matt Kenseth battling ea... More..
Sports & Recreation > Wrestling Has the WWE brand extension been a good thing or a bad thing?: 12 of 14
I definitely think it's a bad thing. Before, 2001, the WWF(E) had competition with the WCW and now, all there is TNA Wrestling, which is made up of wrestlers released by WWE. Having bought out the WCW and all the former federations that made up the WCW, the WWE has turned into a stupid wrestling show, not that it wasn't befor... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) 10 things you can do in the library that will really annoy the other patrons: 82 of 90
I currently work in a library, so here is my top 10 things to do to annoy not just the patrons, but the librarians, library assistants/clerks, and pages.1. Public Phones/cell phones - have a really loud conversation, ignore all the stares coming from people, ignore the library workers telling you to either take the cell outsi... More..
Sports & Recreation > Auto Racing (Other) High speed car racing: Should Daytona and Talladega be banned?: 32 of 33
No, most definitely. I would say yes if they didn't use the restrictor plates because they could go past 220 miles an hour and if one of them wrecked, the car itself could end up in the stands. I think this was around 1985 when Bobby Allison or Dale Earnhardt(I don't remember exactly) was going around 210 at Talladega and got... More..
Arts & Humanities > US History (Other) Who was America's greatest president in a time of crisis?: 16 of 16
It depends on the President and the time they were in. That being said though, I think Abraham Lincoln was the best president in a time of crisis. The Union of the United States fell apart, the Southern states declared their independence as the Confederate States of America. Lincoln was forced into action when South Carolina ... More..
Sports & Recreation > NASCAR NASCAR driver profile: Jimmie Johnson: 5 of 5
Jimmie Johnson, your two time Nextel Cup Champion, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, drives for Hendrick Motorsports and now a teammate to everyones' favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Jimmie has had 33 wins, 10 of which were in 2007 alone.86 top 5's, 134 top 10's, with an average finish of 11.9.Before joining NASCAR, Jimm... More..