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I am twenty four years old living in British Columbia Canada. I am a carpenter by profession and have served three years in the Canadian Navy. I found Helium after I tried blogging on today.com. They were slow to check my articles and there were few interesting

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Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Money is the root of all evil: 3 of 80
Money, the driving force behind most anything we do. We go to work for money, we invent things for money, we go to war for money, some people even steal or kill for money. In a society based on economic values and material goods, it is hard if not impossible to live without money. Over the course of thousands of years people ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres History of video games: From Atari to PlayStation: 1 of 10
Even though the first game consoles came out in the 1950's the games were made from lines called vectors. the first video games didn't come out until 1972 when Magnavox released its console named Odyssey. The console wasn't very popular and when Pong came out it really brought attention to the emerging video game industry. Ma... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Should AIG executives be forced to return bonuses paid with federal bailout money?: 5 of 26
They should absolutely give the money back. I live in Canada and even I am outraged by this breach of trust. These people are criminals. They have taken the bailout and embezzled it amongst themselves. When I saw this on the news I couldn't believe it. They try to defend themselves by saying that it was in their contracts to ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 71 of 363
If you were to look at the demographic that has voted yes on this debate as opposed to the ones who have voted no, you would probably find that the majority of yes votes came from smokers and non-smokers voted no. Therefore this argument is one of the hardest to actually win. However, being a non-smoker myself, I believe that... More..
Food & Drink > Candy & Desserts Why people give out candy on Halloween: 1 of 4
Halloween is a holiday that falls on the October 31st of every year. I came partly from the Celtic festival Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints. It is one of the more popular holidays among children due to the fact that they get to go out dressed as their favorite monster or superhero and get free candy, otherwise kn... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Ways to avoid giving in to road rage: 51 of 107
Everyone here has been involved with road rage in one way or another at some point in their lives. But did you know that it is completely avoidable? In this article I will explain how to avoid road rage; victim or aggressor.In most cases road rage could have been avoided with a simple sign of apology from the person who trigg... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) What are logical life forms as opposed to malicious code: 1 of 1
Before we start on this matter there is a very important piece of info we need to understand. There is a difference between a Malicious code and LLF (Logical Life Forms)Malicious Code or Mal-ware is a chunk of code which is written to destroy or infect a system. They are lines of code which can only run when certain condition... More..
Sciences > Astronomy How the moon was created: 6 of 11
It controls our oceans. It lights the night sky. Wolves howl at it. Ozzy Osbourne barks at it. And man is amazed by it. What is this I speak of? The moon if course! But where did it come from? There are a few different theories behind the origin of our closest celestial body.The Fission Theory:This theory states that the moon... More..
Sciences > Water & Oceanography The history of World Water Day: 2 of 3
You may take your running dishwasher, or toilet, or showers for granted, but on World Water Day (WWD) you should take a moment to appreciate the fact that you have fresh running water at all.During June 3 - 14, 1992 the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) sponsored the Earth Summit in Rio De Janei... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How spelling errors impact your writing scores at Helium: 10 of 11
I stumbled upon Helium while I was looking for a way to earn a little bit of extra cash from home. Reading the description I remember thinking; "Wow, the rating system actually sounds efficient!" It is a good system but I have found a lot of people make simple spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. These little mistakes te... More..