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About me? Where shall I start. Well, I am an individual with a questioning mind. I am a recent graduate of Chapman University with honors. When I am not writing, I work various jobs. I am an avid member of a progressive worldwide movement for social

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Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Which diets work - and which ones fail?: 3 of 35
Wow, myself and my daughter have tried numerous other diets, to include: Nutrisystem, the Pilates Weight Loss Plan, the Adkins Diet and the Curves Weight Loss Plan, and lost zero weight or lost it and gained it right back. What we have found is that Fat Loss For Idiots is the most sensible, inexpensive and effective of all... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Financial crisis: There's plenty of blame to go around: 5 of 56
It is just about every American's belief, and most people's belief in general, that if a person works hard, and plays by the rules, that they will be able to get ahead, in other words, make more money. If this is so, than why is it that one out of nine people in the U.S. now needs government assistance just to buy food? Raw d... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Effects of music on mental wellbeing: 1 of 11
Close your eyes and listen to the strains of a melody, this generation's music tells the story of the human experience, from the first note of a song, that takes us by the hand and leads us to places unknown, places in the heart and in the mind that we have not dared yet, to fully explore. The sounds echo in the rhythm of d... More..
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Problems in the mortgage industry: 1 of 10
Middle-class people have filed for bankruptcy at increasingly alarming rates in the past couple of years and the emotional strain of having to do so, is crushing them, some so much that they give up completely and a few have even taken their own lives. According to a new study by Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School Leo Gottl... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Do most governments have the political will needed to end poverty?: 1 of 10
No, governments do not have the will to end poverty or the means. I would love to paint a rosy picture of this world and how things are looking up and that all the efforts of the government, economic bailouts for the poorest countries proposed by Obama and all the anti-poverty campaigns in the United States, right up to, an i... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Why do people work so hard just to stay poor?: 3 of 28
It is just about every American's belief, and most people's belief in general, that if a person works hard, and plays by the rules, that they will be able to get ahead, in other words, make more money. If this is so, than why is it that one out of nine people in the U.S. now needs government assistance just to buy food? Raw d... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The minimum requirements for a happy life: 2 of 13
Achieving Happiness And Harmony Within Hard Times We are confronted with the most trying times economically. What can we do as individuals to find out what it means to be at peace and to find inner happiness within that reflects outward to our fellow man? Your life will be richer, even while unemployment rises and the banks... More..
Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Is bird flu a real threat to mankind?: 2 of 11
The Ministry of Health in the Ukraine has reported that twenty-six more people have died just last night due to the influenza that causes people to suffocate from complications due to the acute respiratory illness. The symptoms are not at all unlike the symptoms that accompany the Asian virus. The death toll reported by two i... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Care Do you support a public option for the health care reform plan being debated?: 2 of 7
U.S. ranks 19 out of 19, when compared with other wealthy industrialized nations when it comes to healthcare quality. These other countries all have a free health care system for their citizens. Is the public option for healthcare the answer right now? Though the aforementioned statistics sometimes equate numbers being thrown... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Bottled water or tap water?: 3 of 10
Five Top Notch Reasons Not To Buy Bottled Water When I am not writing, I am at my weekend job, where I watch tons of people unload cases of brand name bottled water onto their carts not even considering what little they are getting in return for their hard earned dough. Over half of America purchases bottled water as their ma... More..