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Soon after I learned how to read, I wrote a short story about flowers that came to life when people weren't looking. As riveting as those four pages were, I knew I had many more ideas to share with the world (or at least to share with my mother who begged

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Personal Finance > Financial Planning How to set up a budget for your household: 1 of 20
In the age of credit card bills and technological fees, it can seem like you spend more money than you earn. If you want to pay your bills, have some fun, and have leftover money to spare, a household budget could be the answer to your problems. These step-by-step instructions will teach you how to assess your monthly expen... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Grandparents: 3 of 49
Grand Wisdom As a child, I dreaded the idea of visiting my grandmother. I didn't have any specific grievances with her; I just wanted to be where my things were. When I was with my grandmother, I had three options: I could watch the news, draw a picture, or learn to bake. The only problem was that I didn't care about world e... More..
Travel > Hotels & Accommodations (Other) Great gadgets for in room hotel safety: 1 of 10
When you go on vacation, you may be so excited about your trip that you forget about the importance of in-room hotel safety. Your main focus is on creating all those holiday memories that you will cherish for a lifetime, not on what types of safety gadgets you should pack. As important as your fun level may be, nothing ruins ... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction Is addiction to alcohol or drugs a disease?: 5 of 42
A person with a drug or alcohol addiction has a problem. A person with cancer has a disease. Unlike diseases, addictions do not just happen. They are the byproduct of overindulgence in potentially addictive substances. Much like nobody forces an obese person to eat fast food, nobody forces somebody to do drugs. Since peopl... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Childhood memories: 18 of 144
There are few events in a person's life that will forever be remembered. These occasions always remain vivid in the mind no matter how many years go by and how many new memories are formed. If we are lucky, these fragments of the past can help shape us into who we will be in the future. My first life-changing moment occurr... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The cycle of life: 5 of 30
Pages of Life Life is like a novel, In more than just one way. Your pages will fill in, As you live day by day. Days and years pass by, Like the flipping of a book's pages, Chapters lead to places unknown Like life's various stages. Childhood is the prologue, Adolescence, chapter one. Adulthood is the r... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations The war against Christmas: 4 of 24
I know this is going to sound like a poorly made for TV movie, but I lost my Christmas spirit for a few years. It wasn't hiding in a tree, it couldn't be found through A Christmas Story, and it wasn't buried amidst a pile of wrapping paper, either. It was simply gone. But this year, something happened and my Christmas spirit... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Common themes of female treachery in mythology: 2 of 12
Throughout history, women have been blamed for the downfall of humanity. According to the Bible, Eve disobeyed God's command and ate the forbidden fruit. This led to mankind's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and the beginning of human sorrow. According to Greek mythology, Pandora, the first mortal woman, released evil in... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry fraud and scams: 1 of 6

The Price of Writing When people see how much time and money I devote to earning my B.A. in Professional Writing, they do not seem to understand my logic. Why would somebody work to financially support a piece of paper that could help get more work in the future? After all, "everybody can write." While this may be tru... More..
Sciences > Surgery Why you should donate your body parts: 2 of 11

When dealing with health, many people would agree that one's physical condition is strongly influenced by the decisions we make. This is true in many ways. If we choose to partake in risky behaviors such as smoking and drinking, we know there could be negative consequences. We also know that if we eat well-balanced diets ... More..