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Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Should you quit your day job to blog?

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If you have enough steady income coming in and you are willing to use the discipline required required to write everyday then you could consider quitting your day job to blog full time. Most people don't have the financial security to even think about it. Even though I have some retirement income coming in I would not conside... More..

Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Tips for traveling on a budget

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People often think about a full blown vacation that has expensive requirements to see and do things. There is a way to have a very nice get away with just a day or two off. That adventure is called a road trip. A road trip can be fairly inexpensive depending on the activities you choose to do. The bulk of your trip will be... More..

Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Finding the writer within each of us

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In order to find the writer within, you must realize two important facts. The first one is the fact that there is a writer in each and every one of us. The second one is that in order to find that writer within us it takes alot of practice. These two facts are also very much enter-twined with each other as I will be explaini... More..

Sports & Recreation > Camping What to take on a camping trip

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There are several ways to go camping. How you chose to do this depends upon your budget and how much you wish to get away from it all. Camping can be anything from buying a recreational vehicle to sleeping under the stars. You will need to know what activities you will be doing while you are camping. You will also need to ... More..

Entertainment > Movie News & Previews Should William Shatner return as Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie?

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Being part of the generation that is old enough to remember the original airings of Star Trek before it was syndicated I have to say that William Shatner made Captain James T. Kirk the legend that he is today. The original cast had the magic to take a low budget science fiction that had very little support and turned it into ... More..

Health & Fitness > Pediatrics Should vaccinations for children be mandatory?

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Children should absolutely be required to have their vaccinations. vaccinations have made a variety of diseases rare here in the United States. Prior to the sixties many of these diseases were feared and ran in epidemics of large proportions. These diseases can cripple, disfigure and even kill. Having lived in several countri... More..

Travel > Vacations How to vacation in your own hometown

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The economy being the way it is at this time can make it difficult to chose a vacation. A vacation can be fairly expensive depending on what you wish to do. Have you ever considered simply staying at home and vacationing around your home town? Most towns have things to see and do that you tend to take for granted living th... More..

Hobbies & Games > Board Games Is chess a waste of time and intelligence?

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Chess is a centuries old game of strategies and tactics. The game is played everywhere in the world. It has evolved to the point that there is a competition for world champion among the elite of chess. While only a few chess players have the talent to compete for world champion, the game has both benefits and enjoyments for e... More..

Education > Secondary School Issues Public schools should impose mandatory drug testing on students

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It is not the place of the schools to test their students for drug use. It falls upon the parents to teach their children right from wrong. There are already laaws in place for dealing with students suspected of being intoxicated or involved in drug activities. the school officials are not law enforcement officials. Unless th... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Effects of peer ratings on Helium's writers

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Having only written a handful of articles and becoming inactive for a few months. I am struggling to get back into writing. After getting some respectable ratings I have been encouraged to check back here at Helium from time to time. I am now wanting to start writing again. It has been a struggle to find articles to write abo... More..

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1. Finding the writer within each of us
2. How to vacation in your own hometown
3. Tips for traveling on a budget
4. What to take on a camping trip
5. Effects of peer ratings on Helium's writers
6. Should you quit your day job to blog?
7. Public schools should impose mandatory drug testing on students
8. Should William Shatner return as Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie?
9. Should vaccinations for children be mandatory?
10. Is chess a waste of time and intelligence?

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