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Another introvert in this world who says entirely too much once you get him started. You would think that I don't care about much of anything, until you read my work ...

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Relationships & Family > Acquaintances & Co-Workers How to be popular: 1 of 7
It isn't hard to be popular. There are different ways in which you can be popular but what I've learned over the years is that there are but a few common threads that seem to link all popular people together. Emulate, study and learn these common traits and you yourself can be popular in no time at all. Accessibility Popular... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards Credit trap: Keeping young adults on the right track with credit cards: 1 of 7
My earliest experiences with credit cards set me back so much it is sickening to think of what my life could have been had I not ruined my credit in college. The majority of the cards I acquired anywhere from a fifth to a third of the amount I owe actually went to what I purchased. They may give you a balance of $20,000 on a... More..
Personal Finance > Auto Insurance Insurance should be required for the driver not the vehicle: 1 of 7
The current system we have of insuring the vehicle itself leaves too much up to interpretation when problems do happen. The insurance is only good for certain individuals who are driving the vehicle, not anyone in general. In fact, an individual with multiple vehicles has to insure each one, which in a sense taxes people who... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Hip-hop music: Past, present and future: 3 of 20
Sure rap is fun, you have groups like the Sugarhill Gang that recorded what was arguably the first mainstream rap song. Groups like Whoodini blended rap with discotheque influences and created an easy listening hybrid of rap music. But my first memories have to deal with hip-hop, that lyrical, poetic aspect of rap music that... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) More stress than sincerity: Should we reconsider the way we celebrate holidays: 6 of 38
When I was a kid I used to look forward to all of the holidays. Regardless of it were new holidays like Martin Luther Kings day or Sweeties Day or old favorites like Thanksgiving and Christmas there was nothing quite like celebrating the holidays with friends and loved ones. Over time though, the stress of running around and... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The methamphetamine epidemic: 3 of 18
The problem with addressing the meth epidemic is that it has been dubbed "Hillbilly Heroin" and has an image associated with rural areas and considered to be a more pedestrian drug than other illegal street drugs commonly are. The other issue is that it can be made in part with regular cold medication, now there have been li... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues The African-American community: The way we were: 1 of 6
People always wonder what really happened to the African-American community and why we're not so tight so more. The only reason why we were such a tight knit community in the first place was because we had to be as Whites wouldn't accept us. Once those doors started coming down we started doing other things, for a while it w... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas How hard is it to find a beautiful woman for a relationship: 1 of 6
It isn't very hard to find beautiful women to be in a relationship with at all. The real question is whether you find yourself in a situation in that the woman that you are dating does not seem to be as beautiful as someone else on the outside. Men date attractive women, but this question infers that the woman they are datin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Does the US media portray immigrants only as people of color?: 1 of 6
There is more of an emphasis placed on people of color than there are Caucasian immigrants definitely. Xenophobia is playing a part in the immigration debate but it is taking form in interesting ways. Our ideas of immigration are conflicted between those that come to study in America and eventually learn to master English an... More..
Sciences > Psychology Are there differences in intelligence between races?: 9 of 52
Not at all, in fact different races have had to learn to express their intelligence in different ways to survive, but that does not necessarily imply that races differ on intelligence themselves. There are some well known stereotypes about races that suggest that races differ on intelligence as far as the Intelligence Quotie... More..