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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Running away: 6 of 112

The Destination Running away, Away to where? Away exactly how? It can be scary to think of the life that we live, The life that sometimes we love, Is a life that sometimes we wish to leave, To never come back again... Day after day the song is the same, Sing it again, but don't make it so plain, Why does everyone do the thin...
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Should books have ratings like movies to warn parents about inappropriate content?: 12 of 39

The question of whether or not we need ratings for books to protect kids from adult content is no simple one. I can remember the time when I was in school reading some of these books... Back in 1990, I was graduating from a magnet high school in a mid sized U.S. city. It was a prestigious school at the time having recently g...
Education > Secondary School Issues Public education and how it is failing students: 3 of 6

So much of the discussion going on about public education these days is completely missing the basic principles at the heart of why public education isn’t working. It is arguable whether or not the state should even be involved in education the same way it should not be involved in religion. Where have we g...
Relationships & Family > Married Life How societies can encourage family formation: 1 of 1

Just how exactly societies can work to encourage family formation is, quite possibly, the most important question that our society needs to answer. Although there are more than enough troublesome issues such as our lifeless economy, our poisoned environment, our immense national debt, and the proliferation of nuclear w...
Education > Education (Other) Should children study languages?: 1 of 1

Having taken the "no" position, I must first qualify my answer by first questioning the way this debate question has been phrased. The question itself "should children study languages" doesn't make sense. To take a position, I'm going to have to assume somethings about the question such as whether or not the ques...
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce Should you stay for the sake of the kids?: 21 of 41

For a long time, my stock answer to this question was 'yes', but you know how things go in this life as you get older. Everything that you used to think was completely black and white starts to turn an awful shade of gray, and if you want to know the truth, I hate that. I really do. I used to think that people who went aroun...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death & beyond: 41 of 72

Death and Beyond I just don't know what to make of death. I must admit. A wonder I can't shake. Does anyone really know? There are those that swear and say That they know where they will go. While I wonder, do I pray What will happen when it ends? If we could have a choice in this matter That would be beautiful. I want to li...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Is capitalism and the free market system best for America?: 3 of 4

If there had to be one answer to this complicated problem then it would be "yes". All of us who have witnessed the way our current economy is sliding into a deeper and deeper pit have good reason to question the economic system that got us where we are today. However, it is important to note that things are not always what t...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Christianity: The difference between values and doctrine: 2 of 2

The debate over whether it is better to be a person who simply follows Christian values with no belief in the divinity of Christ or if it is better to be a Christian who focuses more on the doctrines that guide his faith than he does on Christian ministries of mercy is a difficult one. The obvious assumption here is that Chr...