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Education > Financing College How to bear the cost of college now
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You've been answering the phones for the same company for the past ten years, and as you watch people being promoted above you...all around you...you wonder, "Could I possibly afford to go back to college?" Your pay rate certainly does not support that option, but does that mean you'll be stuck in this dead end job forever? ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Motivations for being an unpaid online writer
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While it is easy to see why people might choose to write for Helium, it is not always as easy to understand why people would choose to be unpaid online bloggers. So when one writing community offers money for your work, and another does not, why would one choose to be part of the latter group? I believe there are several rea... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Death
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I can't say that I have ever been truly nefarious in nature, I tend to be a pretty sweet person; however, I have been a party to the deaths of quite a few defenseless little animals. Not that chickens or rabbits are necessarily defenseless, but certainly they had no idea what was coming. When I was a much smaller girl, maybe... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds Dog breed: Labrador Retriever
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I wanted to start out with a completely honest confession. I can not tell you much about Labrador Retrievers. The breed as a whole seems to be a very popular choice for a lot of people. And I mean, c'mon...where would toilet paper commercials be without them? So you already know I'm not an expert, and you're probably wonderi... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) Defining etymology
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So your heroine's just called your hero a jerk, and now you're starting to doubt her. Just a little. For one thing, your story is set in the 1700's, and for another, you're just not sure she would have actually used that word. *Insert Twilight Zone Music Here* You, dear writer, have now entered...The Word Origin Zone. That's... More..

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