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I enjoy reading books, watching movies, playing video games, and writing. I'm in to every form of media and literature there is to some extent. The human struggle is an amazing and interesting thing. It seems to me most people don't ever really think about

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Pain: 3 of 25
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."-Joseph Stalin There are two kinds of pain, physical, and emotional. Sometimes we lose sight of the importance of other peoples pain because we feel our pain is more important. This is only natural. Our pain is our own personal experience, it hurt emotionally or ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Should a felony conviction automatically prevent someone from obtaining employment?: 4 of 29
Imagine for a second that you are in this scenario. For your hard work you are about to get a promotion. One of your co-workers who is being passed over for promotion is angry that you got the promotion. He has been working at the company much longer than you have, but the boss likes you more so you got the promotion. He gets... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Nightmares: 3 of 15
I woke up. I did not know what time it was. The ceiling fan was on, and the room was getting really cold. I was in my underwear, and the covers were not over me. I never sleep like this. Why would I leave the ceiling fan on? I then remembered that I did not have a ceiling fan in my room. So why was a fan above my bed? Why can... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Should those who have committed a crime be allowed to benefit from their publications?: 2 of 7
We've all done things in our life that were not proud of. When we write about these things we get a chance to explain our story, both what happened, and why it happened. I think the motivations behind a crime are more important than the crimes themselves. If we do not know why a person commits a crime, then how can we stop th... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Siblings: 7 of 20
I have a sister, Rachel. She has blonde hair, and she acts like a typical dumb blonde (which is ironic since her hair isn't naturally blonde). Rachel is an unusual person, with unusual problems. But rather then tell you all about that, I'm going to tell a story that I think will quite clearly illustrate my point. Normally eve... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Lies my parents told me: 2 of 5
My parents told me many lies when I was young. Most of them to make me afraid of doing something that they didn't want me to do. The one that really sticks in my mind is my dad telling me that if I touch a TV screen it may explode. He told me that a kid in Virginia died because he touched his parents TV screen and it blew him... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Robotrek (SNES): 1 of 2
Robotrek is one of my favorite RPG's of all times. It was my introduction to Japanese art, and the RPG genre. This game was one of relatively few RPG's that were released for the Super Nintendo in America. When it was released RPG's weren't exactly the "In thing", so for the most part its faded into obscurity (unlike say "Chr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Should abortion coverage be excluded from the proposed federal health care legislation?: 1 of 2
I would first like to take the emotional appeal out of this debate by putting the shoe on the other foot. Should life saving blood transfusions be covered in the federal health care proposal? According to Jehovah's Witnesses, receiving blood transfusions is immoral. What if Jehovah's witnesses were the majority? You might be ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Alternative punishment for people who commit non-violent crimes: 1 of 2
What is the point of prison, if not to keep those of our society who are violent and uncontrollable away from those who are not? Keeping someone in prison costs a great deal of money believe it or not. They could die during their stay in prison without expensive healthcare. They need to be fed, housed, and we have to keep pri... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning What do fico scores ratings mean: 1 of 1
Fico is the ticker symbol for the Fair Isaac Corporation. For those of you who don't know, a ticker symbol is usually a shortened version of a companies name that refers to a stock. For example, if you wanted to buy shares of the Pepsi company, you would buy shares of PEP (PEP is Pepsi's ticker symbol). In 1958 the Fair Isaac... More..