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Jack Roviere is a student, a blogger, a writer, a prospective tax accountant and aspiring CPA. He enjoys studying the social sciences (particularly sociology), and is interested in the impacts of religion and tax policy - two quite divergent societal institutions

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Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reasons not to believe in God: 2 of 188
While there are no doubt many reasons to believe in God and many reasons to not believe in God, they usually can be simplified into one: people take whatever belief (or nonbelief) position they do because, to them, it's most natural and convincing.So, in elaborating on all the reasons not to believe in God, keep in mind that ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How technical errors in articles affect raters' views: 1 of 33
While Helium's reputation depends on professional-quality writing, Helium's ultimate goal is to have informative, thoughtful articles. Helium's rating system has been devised to find the most valuable and helpful articles and then raise them to the top, while Helium has simultaneously developed a flagging system for notifying... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism What was the cause of atheism: 1 of 25
If someone does not believe in unicorns, does this mean he is simply rebelling against the unicornist establishment in a childish way? Does this mean he has been wronged by a subpar follower of unicornism and uses this improper behavior as a dismissal of the entire unicornist movement? Is he so sure of himself that he necessa... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues What's wrong with Black America: 3 of 70
Black America has come so far considering its roots. No longer are we enslaved; no longer are we second-class citizens; no longer do laws and traditions allow people to treat us as if we are second-class. We are able to do whatever we want when we put our minds to it. Sure, the world today isn't flawless, but for a people who... More..
Education > Secondary School (Other) Planning your high school years to maximize college choices: 1 of 12
I remember reading a few of the great Shakespearean tragedies in one of my high school English classes. I recognized that Shakespeare was perceptive and insightful for his time (and to an extent, for ours too - people don't become literary legends for nothing!) However, I also remember thinking that for whatever masterpieces ... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Service Providers Should cell phone providers be allowed to hold customers to long service contracts?: 3 of 34
Long service contracts?! What a pain! Why would any free person who enjoys liberty and justice and all those good things ever want a long service contract?I've thought about this insufferable tragedy before and I've wondered how it ever could have arisen. I was curious, so I investigated. I wanted to look at the situation fro... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips Is Apple's new MacBook Air worth the price?: 1 of 10
With its new MacBook Air product line, Apple's goal is to try to convince us that $1800 (that's one thousand, eight hundred dollars) is the worthy price for convenience. Eighteen hundred is the price to have a laptop that can fit inside a sleek manila envelope, Apple says. Sure, there's much to be said about a laptop that can... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Loans Understanding the rise and fall of interest rates: 1 of 10
The fall and rise of interest rates, although they may sometimes seem counterintuitive to a saver's intentions, actually makes a great deal of sense when communicating about the economy as a whole. Particularly with the debt slow down and credit freeze, low interest rates are critical to getting the debt and loans markets mov... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Should homosexuals receive all the rights and benefits of marriage?: 13 of 129
In our society, marriage is a classification that bestows the government's permission in filing taxes jointly (rather than separately), sharing insurance with your significant other, being able to make decisions for your significant other as a family member (rather than as merely a friend), sharing in employee-sponsored healt... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Predicting the end of the world from global warming: 3 of 29
When predicting a possible end of the world from global warming, knowing why it is occurring is only one part of the process. After all, the catastrophic effects of global warming might happen whether this process is natural or human-caused-so it's important to theorize either way.Although mean global temperatures will increa... More..