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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Has the trend toward Reality TV improved the quality of television shows?: 3 of 87
With the exception of a few shows that are genuine underdog success stories (weight loss) or philanthropic gestures (building a better house for someone who needs it) reality television reveals the ills that plague our society. Most of these shows, which are hardly realistic, glamorize superficial qualities like greed, physi... More..
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder: Illness or excuse?: 5 of 108
Family members of diabetics or heart disease patients don't apologize for the illness of their loved one, but those related to people diagnosed with bipolar disorder are very familiar with apologizing, walking on eggshells, not inviting anyone over to the house and waiting for the other shoe to drop. It's much easier to beli... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Family: 11 of 182
3000 Miles of Insulation Your words scatter in the dialogue box.....your spelling the sad product of the whiskey in the mason jar that pickles you each evening. Despite their unruly, incorrect form, their cruelty spans the miles; dark, cold assassins across the Atlantic,cynical, bloodless pixels sent from the Great Lakes dow... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Hometowns: 4 of 30
The Summer People The summer people are going away. The beach plum trees sway in the last warm wind, bereft on the shore with weathered lounge chairs. Shutters silvered from a century of nor'easters are latched and umbrellas lean like folded blooms. The espadrilles are packed away. The ferry is crowded with bodies in shades ... More..
Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Can an alcoholic ever drink again socially?: 6 of 34
Drug addiction is a disease of the brain. It is not a failure of will or a character disorder. Alcohol, like many drugs, affects the neurotransmitters in the brain.The disease may not completely exonerate or absolve alcoholics of behaviors, but it certainly lends credence to the fact that most alcoholics just can't stop. Add... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Is adult ADD really annoying?: 3 of 14
Why is there a distinction between adult ADD and ADD as it is applied to children? The only other disorder or disease that is labeled for both that comes to mind is diabetes. Certainly ADD in adults and children is caused by the same dysfunction. ADD presents differently in grown-ups and kids. The kids may seem a bit fidgety... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Life: 34 of 150
Home to Roost Chicken shit flew off the sole of my new Stuart Weitzman sandals as I approached Mamaw's house. Social workers in rural Mississippi can't usually afford fancy shoes, but my husband Lawlor is a big-wig at the shipyard in Pascagoula, so I can look polished while I'm out do-gooding, as he puts it. The chickens tro... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Nature's seasons: 46 of 158
Coda The lilacs rustle in the muted light A pastel chime to rouse the senses. The fir trees answer in a chorus of caws Their residents herald the hungry slink of their feline nemesis The espresso machine hums and bubbles. More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Is signing a DNR (do not resuscitate) order passive suicide?: 10 of 30
DNR means "Do not resuscitate". It does not mean "Do not treat." I may want CPR if I am choking, but not if you find me unresponsive in my bed. A DNR is pre-planning, a message to loved ones and health care professionals that an individual choice has been made, a choice that belongs to the individual. As someone who has perf... More..
Autos > Autos (Other) Does "Made in America" still mean anything when it comes to cars?: 3 of 8
The answer to "Does Made in America" still mean anything when it comes to cars? has been no for quite some time. This is a difficult change for a generation of car enthusiasts who grew up with a fierce patriotism and the tradition of family and friends hurrying over to get a look at the new car. Companies from other nations ... More..