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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for testing a writing story idea

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THE THREE LAWS OF TESTING YOUR STORY IDEAIsaac Asimov's robots followed three inviolate rules in his short stories and novels. Robocop had only 3 prime directives. There were only three active stooges at any one time. For these arbitrary reasons and many more, there are three things you have to know when testing a story idea.... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Judging

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JusticeJustice is a beggar,a mongrel gnawing onthe bones of truth,orphaned and starvingon streets pavedwith law.Justice is a whore,bloodied in a corner,meting absolutionto the highest bidderon sheets stainedwith law.Justice is a tumor,cankered, pestulant and vile,bringing death to the living,pain to the harmed,and all in the ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Are Mexican illegals seeking to immigrate or invade the US?

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It's difficult to answer the question of whether or not Mexican illegals are seeking to immigrate or invade because in the final analysis, the answer is both, and the reason for this is because these immigrants are being manipulated both by their own government and special interest groups whose motives are as sinister as it g... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Broken heart

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Carpinteria in Winter-The fire's out.Aways, down the beach,over the dune that we used to lie on,the waves slap the shore;beat on it like futile condemnation.I'm shivering from the coldthat crept in as the last logcollapsed and gave upand the fog rolled in to shutter the stars.Still, in the pit,proudly dying,the orange embers ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction The most famous science fiction characters

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Science Fiction has given us some of the greatest characters in the history of literature. Some might attribute this as a fluke, a result of the colorful, fantastic backdrops of the story, but they'd be wrong. What makes a great character stand out are the same things that make a great man stand out. Deeply human flaws (even ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should photo identification be required to vote?

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There are many arguments both for and against requiring photo identification for prospective voters. Proponents put forth the basic argument that identifying voters allows us to ensure travesties like dead people and illegal aliens altering our polls can never happen. Opponents, however, tout the ever-popular civil libertaria... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The face of death

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A Phone Call From You-I fell asleep last night and wokeon a cold sandy beach in Hawaiiamidst a caperinvolving diamond thievesheroesand rogueswhen the call came in.It was you.And you told me about your nieceand the trouble she'd been inand I laughed and listenedand told you that's the sort of thing she always did.Then we talke... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction The most famous science fiction authors

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THE SEVEN SCIENCE FICTION AUTHORS YOU MUST KNOW (AND WHY!)Go to any science fiction convention, and there are names that get dropped the way sports fans drop "The Babe" or "Jordan." They're referred to by a single name, as famous in this circle as Madonna or Brittney (although in her case, thankfully not for the same reasons)... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Characteristics of science fiction literature

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There's a Martian in my Soup! Identifying Science Fiction Literature in 3 Easy StepsIt used to be that identifying the science fiction novel in a stack of books was like watching an episode of Sesame Street's "One of these things doesn't belong." You looked for the big robot on the cover, or the epic space battle in full bloo... More..

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