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I'm a 29-year-old pre-law student, a freelance artist, a bit of a bum, and a few Kryptonites short of becoming Superman... Ok, I admit, that last part was a complete fabrication... But the other parts are true. I also live near one of the most beautiful beaches

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Struggle in life: 50 of 915
"Otzi comes from the ice"Your history's unfolded like your cloak of strawfrom beyond your tomb of life, ever cold.The mystery is what was the last thing you saw?In your mid-forties; for your time you were old.While not taken care of, you would start to mold.You never thought you'd wind up in this placeinstead of in heaven on ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 40 of 313
The question should not be "Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?" It should be "Does an unborn child have a right to live?" because that is what we're really discussing here. Should the unborn have the same protection under the law the rest of us take for granted?Contrary to the claims of advocates of abortion, t... More..
Relationships & Family > Divorce Psychology Weighing the benefits of staying married and divorcing: 3 of 21
It seems young women gain most of their expectations of marriage from romance movies and novels. Although some aspects of those stories are incredibly unrealistic (the man is always handsome and wealthy, and the woman is always beautiful, and romance solves all of their problems) there is one aspect of romance fiction that is... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood How to befriend your adult child: 4 of 21
Befriending your adult kids probably isn't something you can accomplish in one stroke. Ideally, while your kids are in their mid to late teens, as soon as those infamous days of pubertal angst have passed, you should begin to recognize and respect their approaching adulthood. During this stage, if you show that you're willing... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs The dangers of diet pills: 2 of 10
Africans, Asians - they're all thinner than we Americans are. They must have some effective diet pills!Obviously that's a ridiculous statement. They don't have diet pills at all. But we do. We have a multi-million dollar per year diet pill industry - and thats doesn't include the fitness industry as a whole. So it must be rea... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Fiction writing: How to create believable characters: 10 of 48
A believable character has a past and a future, well beyond the confines of the story he appears in. The man who sits beside your protagonist in the bar has a reason he's there, a reason he never looks away from his beer even while he carries on a broken conversation, and a history behind his missing ring finger. He isn't an ... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Analytical essay: Sleeping beauty: 3 of 11
Sleeping Beauty is a tale of faith, resurrection, and the hope that love will conquer death. First and foremost, it is a Christian story.The virtuous and beautiful young girl, a princess, is cursed by a source of evil, a wicked fairy who intends to bring about the young woman's death. A mere prick of the finger will cause the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law Should the age of sexual consent become standardized across all US states?: 4 of 14
There are currently federal laws pertaining to the age of consent-for instance, it is illegal to possess, create, buy or sell sexually explicit material involving anyone under the age of 18. And it does not matter what the age of consent is in the state in which the minor lives. Therefore, in a given state a 50-year-old man m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Is the death penalty just or unjust?: 20 of 46
We all have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those rights are inalienable-but that does not mean they cannot be lost. For, although no human should ever attempt to take those rights from us, we may, in actuality, forfeit them. How? By taking those same rights from others.All rational persons accept th... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Hydrogen's place in the universe and astronomical sciences: 3 of 6
Hydrogen is not only the most abundant atom in the universe, it also makes up a large percentage of you! After all, every water molecule (of which we're all around 70%) contains two hydrogen atoms. Overall, hydrogen is probably one of the most interesting atoms in the universe.Hydrogen is the smallest, lightest atom in the un... More..