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Hello, my name is Melissa. I have always loved writing and reading as long as I could remember. I am currently a college student at Devry University and should have my degree by the summer. I have many years of experience with running websites.

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Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Choosing a blog platform: 1 of 8

These days, there are different options when it comes to blogging platforms. The first question that you must ask yourself is where do you want it to be at? Are you planning on going with a free site or are you going to have it hosted on your own website? Those are the two questions that you need to ask yourself first. If yo...
Computers & Technology > Web Design Using Wordpress templates to enhance your website: 1 of 5

Wordpress is what I like to call a multipurpose software due to the nature of it. It's mostly known as a blog software, but it also doubles up as a cms. CMS for the people whom do not know what that stands for is content management system. Wordpress comes with their own themes or templates, but they are lacking and most peop...
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Comparing the writing experience on Helium and Squidoo: 1 of 5

Helium and Squidoo are really totally two different sites. Helium is more of an article writing site than squidoo. Squidoo is more of a mini website which they call lenses. My first experience writing online was with squidoo, which I had managed to get addicted to right from the beginning. Months later, I had joined Helium. ...
Computers & Technology > Web Design A beginner's guide to HTML: 7 of 22

HTML stands for hypertext markup language. This is one of the first things that anyone needs to know about HTML. If you are going to learn about HTML, you need to know what it stands for. Let me tell you one thing; my first taste of HTML was in 1998 where I had taken a class on the internet so I did learn a thing or two when...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Star Trek (2009): 11 of 33

I finally was able to go see the latest Star Trek movie. I had heard all of the hype that it is good. I had refused to hear anything about the movie until I saw it. I didn't want anything to spoil it for me. I also wanted to make sure that I actually went to see it in the movie theatre. I would have been really upset if I di...
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Basic bowling rules: 3 of 9

Bowling is a game that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It has one objective and that is to throw the ball down the bowling alley to where the pins are and get a strike. You say that is real easy; not always. The rules to the game are probably one of the easiest out there, but let's talk about some of the equipment that you...
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Biography: Danielle Steel: 1 of 3

Danielle Steel is well known for her romance novels. She has written over one hundred books. In addition to her romance novels, she has also written a book of poems and some books for children. Many of her novels have been adapted for television into movies. Some examples of adaptations are Safe Harbor and Jewels. There are ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Growing up with cataracts: 1 of 3

It is not common for a three year old to have cataracts, but at three I had cataracts. This is something that is common among fifty or older adults to have; not for a kid. What I had is what they call congenital cataracts. Cataracts are basically a cloudy of a lens. I had cataracts in both eyes. What that basically means to ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A gentle touch: 66 of 192

She sat there and felt his gentle hands rubbing her back and washing away the pain. Hard at work, she lived in pain daily. For a little time a day, he made her forget about her worries and pains. He made her live to her fullest.
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Anything is possible: 64 of 183

We are told that we can't do it but we say we can. We struggle daily but we win the battle. We think we can't but we struggle along and win We fight for what we believe in no matter who apposses you. We will not give up no matter how hard it may seem