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Peejaydee has many years experience in different types of writing, from articles to technical. For tips on how to be a better writer, visit www.freewritingadvice.com.

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Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Civilians, soldiers and the rules of war: 2 of 18

It seems absurd that we should even be discussing the 'rules' of war. Rules are irrelevant when it comes to war - think about it. The whole point of a war, as we know one to be, is to stop your 'enemy' and their philosophy, way of life or outlook. Generally this involves stopping that outlook or view from impacting upon your...
Arts & Humanities > British Authors Is J.K. Rowling turning the Harry Potter series into dark literature rather than youth literature?: 3 of 23

Like many others in this debate, I believe that Harry potter has always had a dark side. That's part of the appeal of the books, even for the younger readers. I don't believe however, that J K Rowling is necessarily turning towards 'dark literature'. To me, it would appear that she is ensuring the level of story telling and ...
Politics, News & Issues > US News Latest campus shootings: Are violent TV, movies and video games to blame?: 6 of 44

To say that violence in films and video games is to blame for campus shootings in the USA is to deny the underlying issues and enabling factors that allow such incidents to take place. Surely the incident itself is only able to happen as a result of how easy it is to obtain legal firearms in America? While some of the ideas ...
Business > Online Advertising & Sales Making money with Google Adsense: 2 of 14

Firstly, someone needs to be honest about Adsense. Yes, it's a great theory, yes you can earn money and yes, you could earn a lot of money. Where a modicum of truth and sense needs to enter the equation is in people's expectations of the scheme and what they could earn from it. Adsense is a means of carrying content-related ...
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Is solar energy a viable solution to reducing oil dependence?: 2 of 14

Clearly solar energy is a viable option in helping to reduce everyone's dependency on fossil fuels. The use of fossil fuels is unsustainable in the long term and we must learn to efficiently harness the energy of the sun. Let's not kid ourselves though. It will never fully replace fossil fuels. This will only be achieved thr...
Food & Drink > Dining & Restaurants (Other) Should restaurants be required to list calories and fat grams on their menus?: 22 of 93

Mandatory nutritional info on a restaurant menu is a ludicrous suggestion for several key reasons. Firstly, how would you regulate those restaurants that change their menu daily to bring us the freshest, seasonal food and ingredients? You would be discouraging some of the best restaurants and chefs from practising their art....
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Is the Loch Ness Monster real?: 8 of 28

As a Scotsman, I have to say Yes - of course the monster exists: haven't you seen it yet? I do actually believe that there could be something lurking in the loch; given the vast area and immense depth of Loch Ness, there could be a lot of things down there that we don't know about. As a mystery, it's one of the best. The rom...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Scotland's precarious link to UK: Historical perspectives and current controversies: 2 of 5

Having long been an advocate of Scottish independence, I find it increasingly difficult to put the argument in favour of independence into words, without the emotion that takes hold whenever I speak of it. Is now the time for independence? I find the question somewhat redundant, for two reasons. Firstly, will there ever be a...
Hobbies & Games > Kids Games & Toys Are Bratz dolls appropriate for young girls?: 12 of 24

Like many writers in this debate, I have a problem with the attitude portrayed by Bratz dolls. As a father of two young girls, I was disturbed to see the types of clothes being presented to my children as 'normal'. I wouldn't let my girls dress like that until they are much older and understand what it means to dress in such...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs Basic project tips for the freelance technical writer: 2 of 4

So you're talking to your customer; you're just about there with the scope and the price; but are you sure you're thinking along the same lines as your customer? A great many modern technical writing projects come unstuck for the most basic of reasons. How many times have you heard...? - "I would have written the description...