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Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Dealing with a nervous breakdown: 1 of 33
Unfortunately, even in the twenty-first century mental illness continues to carry a stigma. Psychoses and neuroses plague our lives and help is too often difficult to come by. Nervous breakdown, often due to neurosis, lies within the realm of mental illness.Having a nervous breakdown is not something that is widely spoken of ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values My top 10 comeback yearnings: 1 of 26
What are your top ten comeback yearnings for 2008? Ask yourself and ninety-nine other people this question and you will probably come up with a list which reflects how much we have in common as humans, even though the order of priorities may differ from person to person. You may want to make yourself a list of your own before... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Stars: 10 of 131
StarsTwinkling lights within the darknessConstellation shapes ignored and unseenInvisible in the city glow of twenty-first century progressFurther disregard for Nature's treasures Magical mysteries withholding answers Icy, various and distantNo longer as familiarAs they were in times gone byNightly visionsConnections to the u... More..
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy What is wrong with this world?: 10 of 124
There are those of us who still care greatly about the world in which we are living and the problems facing us but are at a loss to know what we can do to being about change. Equally, however, there are also many people who seem to have lost sight of what we should be aiming for. Instead, love of money, consumerism, self-inte... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pros and cons of knowing the sex of your unborn baby: 2 of 23
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl yet?" This is common question for parents-to-be today, who are often faced with the choice of finding out the gender of their unborn baby. For more than thirty years it has been possible to find out the gender of an unborn baby thanks to additional procedures such as amniocentesis carried ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Narcissism: The decline of a society: 3 of 34
Do you subsribe to the "every man for himself" mantra, believing that each of us is responsible for ourself, or do you think that we should support each other through life? Narcissism is the love of self and, unfortunately, there is evidence that the principle of self interest pervades today.Where has social conscience gone? ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: What I learned from my second marriage: 2 of 22
A second marriage can be an opportunity to find a lifetime of happiness with a true soul-mate but, of course, this cannot be guaranteed. Number is really irrelevant - whether first, second or any number of times of marrying, the secret of happiness and success lies in finding someone with whom the relationship works. A long-l... More..
Relationships & Family > Ancestry & Genealogy Family history research: 2 of 15
Researching family history is a popular pastime. Many people are choosing to spend their free-time trawling through public records such as census returns and registers of births, deaths and marriages. Why has this interest become such a growth area?One reason may be that the Internet has made researching family history more e... More..
Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature The history of The Diary of Anne Frank: 2 of 14
More than eleven million human beings perished under the Nazi regime in The Holocaust. The Diary of Anne Frank provides a valuable resource when teaching young people today about the atrocities and persecution of minority groups in Germany during World War II. This book and its backdrop allow today's pupils an opportunity to ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption A look at famous adoptive parents: 1 of 7
Famous adoptive parents include Madonna and Guy, Angelina and Brad, Nicole and Tom and Josephine Baker (who is she you may ask!) to name but a few.Now, forgive me, but the babies or children who are adopted by famous parents are presumably oblivious in early childhood to the fact that their parents are any different to non-fa... More..