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Politics, News & Issues > Baseball MLB: What it's like to be a Boston Red Sox fan: 1 of 29
Somewhere in the streets, the faint echo of a maddening crowd is heard. The final pitch has crossed the plate, and Fenway has erupted. A torrent of emotions pours onto the field, spilling over the Green Monster and out onto the streets of Boston. It's instinctive, uncontrollable, and indescribable, and perhaps the fact that s... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The people you meet on buses, subways, and trains: 3 of 25
Blue Line. Wonderland Station. Milton Davis boards the crowded Boston subway and takes his seat. As the rest of the subway population arrives and the ride begins, Davis sits and does what he does every morning: he observes the passengers. The man directly across from him is in his fifties and balding: business attire, a stand... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty The case against the death penalty: 7 of 55
As more countries and more states consider the abolishment of the death penalty, the debate over capital punishment has continued to intensify. Simply put, such a form of punishment is a direct contradiction of civil rights as well as an irreverence of human life. The capital punishment system has proven to be an ineffective ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Running Getting started with cross country running: 3 of 14
It is the purest form of athleticism; the most direct representation of "hard work;" the most inescapable feeling of victory or defeat. It is the original sport. You feel helpless and empowered at the same time. You finally know what pain is, and you realize that you love it more than anything else. You are in a dream, perfec... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe The Armenian genocide: The sad truth: 2 of 7
According to the Armenian government, as well as various Armenian organizations throughout the worldwide Diaspora, 1.5 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were massacred at the hands of the Turks between 1915 and 1918, resulting from a combination of racial oppression, imperialist greed, and government instability.... More..
Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Barcelona,Spain: 6 of 19
Spring Break of 2009 did not find me passed out on the beaches of Mexico, roasting in the sun and futilely trying to recover memories from the night before. It did not find me waiting in line at Disney World, talking to the guy in front of me for two hours about the sweet new ride that had just opened. It certai... More..
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse Should marijuana be legalized?: 44 of 132
I used to scorn the herb. I really did. I used to automatically attach negativity to anything and anyone associated with marijuana. It was a natural instinct that had been driven deep into my mind sometime during my education. I did not know why I scorned it; I only knew that my mom, my dad, my teachers, my government, my te... More..