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Who we are is always a broad and uneasy question to answer...Well first I'm a visual artist, or at least that has been the biggest part of who I am so far. I started drawing when I could hold a pen and never stopped since. About 14 years ago I started acrylic

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Sex and modern society: 4 of 17
As animals (and yes we are animals despite our faculty to think), we have a natural need to procreate (otherwise we wouldn't exist would we) and we've evolved an interesting sexuality, of which our brain plays a big part. Our sexual organs (including the brain) make the act of procreation very enjoyable and specialists are no... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Race to Witch Mountain: 1 of 4
Disney is Disney: it's OK now, it was great when I was a kid and it was actually very good when my parents were children themselves. So let's face it, it's going downhill. It's quite simply a fossil! Not really surprising considering the cut-throat competitors in animation and childrens' movies of today. Still, they could pro... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Manners lost in our contemporary age: 17 of 50
We are in a low point in our history when a 28 years old boy talks about the lack of respect and civility there is in our society. People my age and younger are usually the ones who have a certain lack of respect, but even we are finding that we need to have more civility and respect! Unfortunately, at the present time it see... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Death Magnetic, by Metallica: 5 of 11
The last good album from Metallica was the self-named "Metallica" black album which came out in August of 1991, or at least it is how I feel and it seems to be the general opinion from fans of this cult band. The world renowned band started producing a series of poor albums after that, living off its past established fame and... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Drug addiction: 21 of 38
You want to know about the comparisonWell, it's the most addictive drug of all time, bar none to any of the drugs that have ever been made or discovered in our entire history. Its users are as high up as royalty all the way down to the poorest amongst us; even some users that have nothing else still have that. Very little dru... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Cashback: 4 of 7
I propose a review of a movie very close to my heart, the 2006 release "Cashback". It has won many awards and praises all over. Let me explain why to the best of my abilityIt shows life (and women) from an artist's point of view, and as one myself I found it was the first movie to successfully show my view of the world. It wa... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Do you think synthetic turf should be used for town athletic fields?: 5 of 6
The decision to place synthetic turf or to continue spending many hours and resources (including financial resources) on natural grass is one that must be made with an open mind. Whether you are pro or against natural grass, it iswell natural. There's always something to be said about a natural organic environment. Do I mean ... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: Depeche Mode: 3 of 3
Depeche Mode - sounds familiar doesn't it?!Most people in their late 20s to 40s will remember this trend setting band that was mostly active in them mid 80s to early 90s. It was an era of bad hair, non comical television sitcoms, unforgivably bad music and lots of other trends we can only wish to forget. But it was also the t... More..