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Having started my family at a young age, I lived life the best I could. I learned quickly how to serve in the food and beverage industry because working for tips is almost always better than working for a crappy wage. I started college when I was 30 and graduated

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Predicting whether or not the US will attack Iran: 1 of 32
Iran is the New Iraq The lies being told the American people about Iran are reminiscent of the lies told during the build-up to the war in Iraq. The American people, as a whole, don't like war and will only enter into one if they feel truly threatened. That is why the Bush administration had to lie and tell us that Saddam Hus... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Should the US spend taxpayer money to reduce conventional arms caches worldwide?: 1 of 24
As of 2001, the United States was responsible for supplying 45.8% of the world's weaponry. From 1992 to 2001, the U.S. exported $142 billion worth of conventional weapons throughout the world. This is more than twice what is exported from the second largest arms supplier. These weapons are not all sent to close allies but are... More..
Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods Is organic produce really worth more money?: 5 of 69
Buying organic is good for the body and good for the environment. Until our society becomes more organically friendly, however, organic foods are going to cost a bit more than the factory farm foods. Here's why. When a farmer buys the land it has to sit fallow for at least five years in order for it to be certified as organic... More..
Sports & Recreation > Training & Equipment Should bodybuilding be made compulsory for students?: 2 of 25
My years as a bodybuilder exercised both my body and my mind. Using a combination of free-weights, pulley machines, and cardiovascular activities not only made me look great but also gave me the energy I needed to keep up with my two young children. My intellect was kept busy through studying dietary requirements and the many... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Can you get to heaven by being good?: 4 of 48
All Good People Go to Heaven Good people are defined by who they are and not what they do. While a not-so-good person might feed the hungry today but flip someone off in traffic the next, a good person would never be so duplicitous. Good people are good from the center of their beings. Any act that can result in pain for anot... More..
Home & Garden > Perennials Best plants for shady areas: 1 of 10
Mother Nature does her best gardening in the shade. A short hike through a local state park can show even the most inexperienced gardener how to create a beautiful and relatively carefree shade garden. Mother Nature begins with a shade tree. The shade beneath that tree attracts shrubs and vines that grow naturally and comfort... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Is the emotional impact of 9/11 as strong now as it was seven years ago?: 1 of 10
Emotional Changes From 9-11-01 Until 9-11-09The attack on the World Trade Center sent shock waves throughout the world. Anyone anywhere who had a television watched the minute by minute coverage in shock. It was unprecedented. It was unbelievable. It was only the disbelief that stopped us from crying as the bodies fell from t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Is Hell a real place or a metaphor to deter evil-doers?: 15 of 128
Is Hell real? Ask the heroin addict who can see nothing but the next fix. Ask the man in prison serving a life sentence for murder. Ask the husband who is watching his life partner fade away in front of his eyes. Ask the mother who has to bury her only child. Hell is real and we all experience it at least once in our lives. T... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Should people take vitamins every day?: 2 of 17
Whole Foods: The Tasty VitaminsAs long as one eats whole foods there is absolutely no reason to take vitamin supplements every day. Fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats provide all the essential nutrients that the human body needs on a daily basis. It's just a matter of making sure one balances the diet properly.Vitamin supple... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can God and Darwinism coexist?: 4 of 30
Darwinism as an ideology is not the same as the Theory of Evolution proposed by Charles Darwin. Darwinism simplifies the scientific principle of natural selection as a factor in evolution and replaces it with a belief of "survival of the fittest", a term coined by British philosopher Herbert Spencer . Although the specific de... More..