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Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Shirley Temple: 3 of 6
A child actress can do worse than picking Shirley Temple as a role model. While still a young girl, Shirley made over forty films. During the Depression, some saw her as a shining beacon of hope, America's Princess of the Silver Screen. Like a modern-day child star, she had composure and talent beyond her age. This girl defin... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Do smart cards enhance security?: 1 of 2
Have you ever heard of the contactless smart card? It lets you pass a toll booth without having to stop and pay because the card handles the transaction using RFID technology. Convenient, right?Well, I have a news flash for you. According to Matt Hines of InfoWorld, "long-range radio frequency technologyis considered by exper... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Time Magazine's 2006 'Person Of The Year': You?: 1 of 2
Time Magazine selected "You" as the Person of the Year for 2006 because their first choice was too controversial. I remember watching a news show where the correspondents said that Time had wanted to put the President of Iran on the cover because he had been so influential in 2006.If you've stuck your head under a rock and mi... More..
Entertainment > TV News & Commentary Investing in American Idol: 1 of 1
Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, and Blake Lewis made American Idol's Season Six top three. Each has a different sound, level of showmanship, and demographic appeal. If you consider the singers in a recording company's portfolio of performers as investments, then each of these singers would appeal to those favoring a differe... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders The controversy over Hillary Clinton's college thesis: 1 of 1
During her time at Wellesley College, a young Hillary Rodham wrote her senior thesis on Saul D. Alinsky, an idealist who used radical techniques to get results. And that should have been the end of the story.During Bill Clinton's presidency, the paper was hidden away where journalists and biographers could not find it. Those ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Assessing the use of YouTube by terrorist groups: 1 of 1
Just today, I read an article entitled "Experts Say Terror Groups Turning to YouTube." I was not really surprised with the story. Anyone can make a video and load it on YouTube. Since thousands of videos are loaded each day, there is no logical way for YouTube to spot evil propaganda before the videos become available to the ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Chronicles of Narnia: 1 of 1
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe tells the story of four British children living in World War II England. Lucy, the youngest girl, discovers a magic wardrobe in a Professor's house that leads to the land of Narnia, a world where the evil White Witch rules over an oppressed populace. Lucy's brothers and sister follow her ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms The role of intelligence in modern society: 17 of 31
Wear the right clothes. Know the right people. Say the right things. And you should be successful. Right? Image is everything.Do you notice anything missing from this formula? Should I give you a clue? It's the thing between your ears. A brain.Nowadays, intelligence seems to have fallen on the back burner. Instead of encourag... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Is America ready to have a woman for president?: 19 of 34
Margaret Thatcher. Indira Ghandi. Catherine the Great. Queen Elizebeth. Cleopatra. Do I need to name more women leaders? Other countries have been led by women. America won't be the first.Hillary Clinton seems to be the first female presidential candidate who actually has a chance to win. Will she be our first female presiden... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Undocumented and illegal immigrants should have a roadmap to US citizenship: 48 of 84
If you can't keep undocumented and illegal immigrants out of the country, then you should at least have a way of turning them into productive US citizens. Why should they be exempt from taxes? Why should they be encouraged to commit identity theft? Why should they feel forced into lives of crime?If the Border Patrol fails, th... More..