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Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Should homosexuals receive all the rights and benefits of marriage?: 11 of 131
Homosexual marriage is an American inevitability. To paraphrase Seth McFarlane, creator of one of the most controversial and socially impacting television shows, Family Guy, every movement to deny rights to groups of people in this country has failed. The Suffrage Movement gave women the right to vote, the Civil Rights Movem... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Drama & Issues How sex between friends changes the dynamics of the friendship: 1 of 11
No strings sex between friends. One hot night, or several spontaneous sessions. No emotions. No expectations. Everything goes back to normal when the morning sun shows its face. BEWARE! This is an urban legend that has ruined many friendships. This is not to say it can't happen, or that it hasn't happened before. Like every ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: At the beach: 3 of 22
Two A.M. Closing time. That's barroom lingo for "it's time to go home". I used to watch as the droves of laughing drunken people piled into each others' cars in a mass exodus when the music shut off. Johnny used to let me stay while he cleaned up. I don't know why, but he must have sensed that I was never in a hurry to get h... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Is Shakespeare's writing incomprehensible?: 7 of 37
The fact that there is a question as to whether or not Shakespeare's writing is comprehensible saddens me to the very core. I cannot help but to wonder about the state of our educational system which has produced a country of people who have become literarily lazy. William Shakespeare wrote during the Elizabethan and Jacobea... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Birthdays How to plan a birthday party for a child on a budget: 2 of 10
If you're starting to feel the weight of the recession on your wallet, don't fret. You are certainly not alone. The news keeps telling us about the hundreds of thousands of people who are suddenly being forced to live on a budget. If you're like most parents, the difficult part isn't the sacrifices you're making for yourself... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 101 of 305
Not only do I not think children shouldn't be raised without television, I think children raised in such a way will find themselves at a marked academic and social disadvantage. Online television company, Hulu, has recently bombarded the airwaves with advertisements featuring television stars as closeted aliens. They urge vi... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Letting go of the dream: 5 of 8
I'm not the kind of woman who lets a man hit her. I never was. I always told the men in my life, "cheat on me or beat me and you're done." I was always a woman who took pride in being strong. An ex-boyfriend tried, once upon a time, but that was the last time he saw me. My grandmother kicked my grandfather out just for hitti... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy How to continue your child's education through the summer months: 48 of 73
If you plan to be on the go during the warmer months, make sure you pack your car with books so that kids have a way to distract themselves during long drives, or while lounging out at the beach. Cut down on the cartoons It can be hard to avoid the television altogether, but that doesn't mean this is time wasted. Instituting... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy The father-to-be: What you should expect: 2 of 3
What to Expect When She's Expecting It is unfortunate that in modern society an unnerving majority of people believe a man's job begins and ends with conception, perhaps with a few added runs to the convenience store in the middle of the night to fulfill a late night craving. However there Daddies-to-be have an incredibly im... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A visit with grandma: 25 of 29
Why is it that no matter where you walk the sunbeams always make their way right into your eyes so you have to squint and the entire world looks like it's been repainted in pastels? I don't know how I know where to go. I haven't been here since the funeral in November, and I didn't drive that time. They parked somewhere so I... More..