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37 year old bloke who has hundreds of idea but never quite got them down.have lived life and taken the hits.can talk music,books,films,mental,health and disabled children with the best of them.will try and get stuff down over coming weeks and months.I have

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Entertainment > Movie Remakes & Adaptations Arguments for and against movie remakes: 1 of 59
The argument for against movie remakes depends on the quality and availability of the original and the intentions of the re-makers. If the original movie was widely available and was seen by many then the argument for a remake lessens, if the film was originally shown in a limited amount of places or was made in a minority la... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Is the death penalty an effective crime deterrent?: 7 of 118
Is the death penalty a deterrent, the answer is simple, if it was there would be nobody on death row and nobody on trial for murder. In fact getting locked up in death row extends life expectancy for certain gang members in certain areas of America. Many know that being on death row means a long time in jail before they get ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Truth: 13 of 215
THE TRUTH SHOULD BE TOLD the contents to behold the facts should be there shared with no hesitation or care the truth though it may hurt may drag the name through the dirt the truth should be told fast and true and cold no questions no omissions no hestitations the truth should be told More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Should America attack Iran?: 4 of 65
America should not attack Iran but they shouldn't have invaded Iraq or Afghanistan as they did either. The excuses at the time were poor and the excuses used to remain are equally poor. The only thing this time is that there has been a longer build up to any attack and threats have been made. Iraq and Afghanistan were attacks... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Predicting the next technological invention: 2 of 25
The technology boom of previous years has slowed some what as rather than so many new things there are developments with existing items. Computers and computer controlled items are improved and made more efficient , the abilities of the equipment is improved or adapted for more usage. The next inventions need to be with a deg... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Is Arsenal's lack of English players' a problem?: 4 of 49
Arsenals lack of English players is a concern but not always the problem it is made out to be. Over the last twenty odd years the full English team has featured Arsenals goal keeper, three defenders, two strikers and the occasional mid fielders. This is better then many teams but perhaps not as good as some others. Granted th... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News What are your top celebrity comeback predictions for 2009?: 2 of 20
With so many celebrity based talent shows its possible that any number of celebrities will reappear in 2009.If there is a popular winner or even an unpopular winner they often make a comeback of sorts afterwards. For example one of the successes of the recent celebrity big brother was sex pistols singer johnny rotten,even tho... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Using creative writing as a healing tool: 3 of 29
Everytime I have looked for tips on being a writer they always say write about what you know. Your life, your work or your self. Write from experience and from things you have experienced, so if you have had a bad experience or period in your life then write about it. The writing can get some of the angst out, can help you pu... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Should Paris Hilton get one million dollars to tell her jailhouse story on NBC?: 10 of 96
The only thing Paris Hilton should be paid to do is to go away and leave us all alone. She fits in perfectly with too many talentless nobodies who are famous for being famous. She has no discernible talents for anything except spending her parents money in as many ways as possible. She has influenced numerous young girls to t... More..
Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade The truth about eBay auctions: 1 of 9
Ebay in essence is a good site for buying high quality items at discounted prices, often at very discounted prices. There are other sites that offer similar services but ebay is the biggest and is the best known, even by people who arent used to using websites, in fact many get computers to use ebay primarily. As with all In... More..