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My name is Rachel Grusin, I am not a professional writer by any means, I do however believe there is a power behind the impact of substantial ideas and concepts committed to paper and the willingness of those to read them. I hope to one day

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Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The continued epidemic of drug use means we've lost the war on drugs: 3 of 28

There has always been an intriguing sense of cynicism that comes to my mind when I think about the countless efforts exerted by individuals and groups who find it their sole purpose to wage ideological “warfare” against the surrounding bystanders, me and you. There is a subtle war in this country that we are faci...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Did man cause global warming?: 3 of 7

During the course of probably the last fifteen years or so there has been an ongoing debate as to whether or not man and its habits are causing global warming. On one side you have those who are staunch, rigid believers that humans are destroying the environment with our cars and our air conditioners. But then you have those...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Reasons to believe in God: 46 of 69

What are the reasons one should believe in God? I myself would love to know the answer to that endless abyss of banter and tainted interpretation. I do know the reasons why one should not believe in God or better yet wouldn't want to believe in God. The great majority of large organized religious establishments have their ra...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Should the US government help fund election campaigns?: 12 of 16

Take yourself back to elementary school, or high school even, do you remember when different students would run for class president? Well i do, and what I distinctly remember is that the students would make buttons or posters or even hand out candy with their "Vote for Me" sticker attached in order to promote themselves and ...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Is truth absolute or conditional?: 24 of 31

Truth is one of those fun concepts that we as a species attempt to wrap our tiny minds around, tirelessly in an effort to resolve some sense of innate moral conflict that often stems from the human capacity for choice. I think it is an inimical generalization to reduce truth to an absolute. Truth invariably is conditional, i...
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Is the death penalty moral?: 5 of 6

I don’t know that there is really any question as to whether or not the death penalty is moral. By definition to be moral is to exercise the judgement in oneself that would perpetuate the most good, for yourself and others. The death penalty is putting a person to death, it is quite simple. There is very little hidden ...
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to keep your pet on the right side of your landlord: 8 of 9

It is often a preconceived notion amongst renters and prospective tenants on their harrowing search to find the perfect place, that having pets will cast an undying shadow that haunts them and puts a big fat stamp on every application screaming Don't rent to me, I have animals. The problem doesn't lie in the fact that there ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) What is the significance of the April 15 mock tea parties?: 15 of 15

As the multitude congregated on a day that many anticipate with anxiety and trepidation, a day when the clock is your enemy, a very clear message was being communicated, faint but determined, through the bustle of check writing and the sweating brows of accountants, the message communicated all around the <?xml:namespace ...
Politics, News & Issues > Natural Disasters How to help with Haitian earthquake relief: 11 of 11

Amongst the catastrophe that we can now call Haiti it is increasingly challenging to maintain a sense of hope and the likelihood of any kind of light at the end of an acutely narrow tunnel. The pin hole we are all peering through, especially the Haitians, has been one that has not shown much sign of widening in the near futu...