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I'm Chris. I'm a sophmore in college, currently attending Tarrant County College in Arlington, Texas. I plan to got to the University of Texas at Arlington here within the next year, after I finish getting core completion. I eventually plan to either teach

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Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History Causes of the American Civil War: 1 of 6
The American Civil War has more than one initial cause that erupted into violence. In fact there are several big, ten to be exact, reasons that lead to the Nation going to war with itself, though these are not all of them but ones that held the most impact to the wars beginnings. These reasons include the industrialization of... More..
Sciences > Psychology Understanding dreams: 4 of 21
In the article, "Psychophysiological Correlates of Lucid Dreaming", Holzinger, LaBerge, and Levitan (2006) did a study on studying the electrophysiological differences between lucid and nonlucid dreaming in REM sleep. The study involved the experiences of seven men and four women during lucid sleep for two nights in a laborat... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Readers share their favorite novels: 11 of 56
I love to read. You will almost never find me anywhere without a book either under my arm or if it's small enough stuffed into one of my pockets. At first I would only read fantasy books written by Brian Jacques, that's right Redwall stuff. As I got older I moved on into science fiction, and then about a year and a half ago, ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Arguments in favor of the death penalty: 8 of 39
The Death Sentence is something that had been in people's minds since the beginning of time. The Romans crucified people on the cross for all to see. The United and Confederate Statesof Americawould sentence deserters and mutineers to death by firing squad and hang spies during the American Civil War. Now days in America, the... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Adventure: 22 of 105
First Chapter to a fanfiction I'm working on, been working on it for about 4 years now. Its entitled "Star Trek: Earth II" "Admiral Slater," said Admiral Kathryn Janeway, "this is a copy of the star charts that Voyager made while in the Delta Quadrant. You will have ten other vessels at your command aside from Captain Teague'... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Is abortion a sin?: 3 of 12
Even since the Roe v. Wade decision of January 22, 1973, many say abortion is legal because of womens rights and that Supreme Court decision ("Roe v. Wade" 1). None of these people take into account of what can result from an abortion or even care about the rights of the unborn child. Abortion is legalized murder; it hurts wo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Classical Literature & Mythology Literary analysis: Beowulf: 5 of 19
Beowulf is considered to be an early Christian English piece of literature when the underlying tone in the epic is that of the old pagan warrior.If Beowulf was truly a Christian story then why show so many pagan principles within it? Honestly besides when Beowulf claims that he will kill Grendel in the name of God with his ba... More..
Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History How the Civil War changed America: 4 of 15
The Civil War changed the United States in a number of ways. Partially to do with innovations that came about during the war. Without the war, the need for some of these inventions might not have come about as soon as they had.Communications were one of the biggest innovations in the war. At the out break of the war communica... More..
Business > General Management Time-management tips: 23 of 66
Do you ever find yourself constantly wishing your had more time to do important tasks? Are you constantly finding yourself getting stressed out over not having enough time to work on a project for school or work? Well here are a few simple ideas that may help you out:I. Make some kind of record, written in some king of notebo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Commentary: The need to read: 4 of 9
The need to read is about like the need to breathe. One must read in order to obtain knowledge or to escape from the realities and stresses of life. For me it's a little bit of both and not one or the other. I was introduced to reading as a youngster before Kindergarten when my parents would read me books like "Clifford the B... More..