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I have just moved out of Los Angeles where I earned a degree at UCLA. I am back home in San Diego now and am looking forward to sharing my ideas and writing with the world. I earned my Eagle Scout award when I was younger along with the Daughters

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Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Choosing a political party: 1 of 38
When coming to this decision in life it is important to make your own choices. Your parents will undoubtedly sway your political judgement, and they should, because they have seen the world and have much more wisdom then the average child. However, the problem arises when choosing your political party is swayed by your school... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife The possibility of life after death: 2 of 52
Since the known beginning of human kind, people have struggled with the concept of life after death. Death is impossible to fathom without some hope for a life that will follow. Some consider this a weakness and the idea that death is the end, continues to gather a following all over Europe and in some isolated spots in the U... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should the Iranian president be allowed to visit 9/11 Ground Zero?: 1 of 22
There should be little to no debate here if you have payed any attention to Ahmadinejad's statements anytime within the last, I don't know, four years. He would be using the opportunity to appear sympathetic to America's cause, when it is abundantly clear that he is anything but. It is America's sacred ground now, a place whe... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Tips Using a journal to establish a healthy nutritional lifestyle: 1 of 5
Dieting is a favorite past time of the average American person. When work gets overwhelming and the family is causing stress, eating and exercising habits tend to go out the window. It is a sad chain of events but it happens to the best and the brightest. When this happens many people often turn to get skinny quick schemes an... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) The end of the American empire: An historical perspective: 2 of 9
There are many things that lead to the collapse of an empire. America has been a great country for many years but we are now on the verge of collapse because of three important occurrences which have always spelled the doom of dominant nations throughout history. Many countries have collapsed because of internal corruption pr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Bush's legacy: Villain or visionary?: 6 of 23
This is a difficult question to tackle because if you have studied our past at any length you know that history often views individuals and their legacy with a very different lens then we do in present time. So even though Bush has a low approval rating (although not as low as the present congress) and he is widely disliked n... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) The basics of football defense: 3 of 9
Offense wins games, defense wins championships. Although this is a cliched statement, it holds true. A good defense can not only stop a high powered offense, but get turnovers, which change the game in an instant, and, at times, score. There are many different formations and player sets you can use for a defense, but here we ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The effects of morals our parents taught us: 8 of 23
When you look at our society it is easy to see which morals were taught to which people. When you look at the supposedly fun loving hippies and their kids, there is a clear and definitive lack of morals. It is this very counterculture that has allowed our country to fall into lapse. God has been pulled out of classrooms, scan... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the United States have universal health care?: 21 of 60
Have you ever been to the DMV and had to wait in line? If you haven't done your due diligence and made an appointment with the DMV or you need to get in quickly and don't have two months to wait for the next available appointment then you have a rough idea of what universal health care would be like. It would be run by the go... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles The youth of today ... a lost generation?: 40 of 105
Are you kidding me. They must have had me in mind when they decided to put this article up here. I am 24 and when I look at the youth, and that means some of my generation and those that are younger, I feel sick. Kids these days sit on their fat asses and watch television. Where has American youth gone? I see kids hitting the... More..