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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Memories of my grandmother

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One of a Kind My grandmother was born in December of 1901. She was raised with her two sisters in an affluent town outside of Philadelphia. Her father was a photographer who took pictures of the wealthy socialites. The stories she told of her teen years conjured up visions of a pretty girl with many suitors. She married when... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: School discipline

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I attended Catholic School for twelve years beginning in the early sixties. If you share my experience, I apologize for the chill that just ran up your spine. Discipline started early and was relentless. I was only five when I started first grade, having a September birthday with an age cut-off of December. I can still remem... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Explaining the human need to believe in life after death

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As with the need to believe in a Supreme Being, man also has the need to believe in an afterlife. Does this afterlife, defined by most as supreme happiness or eternal damnation, govern our behavior? As with children, are we only doing the right thing because we fear the consequences? The final winning ticket into nirvana pro... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Why people like American Idol

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America, you watch American Idol because it is entertaining, amusing, surprising, sometimes annoying, good clean fun. Maybe you like to goof on the contestants whose only goal is to get their fifteen outrageous minutes of fame. Or you like to scan the auditions until you find the diamond in the rough. The one you proclaim to... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Reasons for not believing in God

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I grew up a child of the sixties, attending Catholic schools for twelve years. The Immaculate Heart of Mary nuns taught fear of them, of God and of your parents. Maybe it was that generation but not the best environment to teach about a loving God. Where was the loving God? All I knew was the fires of hell awaited me if I mi... More..

Entertainment > Characters & Performances Evaluating Leonardo DiCaprio's career

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It is July 2009 and having just watched "Revolutionary Road" last night and again this afternoon I have come to the conclusion that Leo DiCaprio was robbed on Oscar night. As Frank Wheeler, Leonardo DeCaprio gives us one of the best performances of his career and one of the best of 2008. Who would you remove from the final f... More..

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