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Doug Clore has Master's Degree in Library Science and ten years experience in public library service and administration. His most recent experieince is in reference and government documents.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: There is no life after you: 1 of 7

There is no life after you, my love. Yet love and life both carry on. I know that you're gone, but I hear a noise and I think Maybe it's you coming home I jerk to my feet, I don't have tea on yet, And then I remember. I sit on the porch until long after dark, And weep in my chair, next to yours. Here in the midnight, ...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Is death a choice or fate?: 11 of 73

"I choose not to die", said the ___________ . How shall we complete this sentence? Shall we consider this quotation to be the words of a genius, or a lunatic? Would they be more fitting coming from a devout man of God, or a fanatical cult leader? Perhaps they could be attributed to a loved one suffering from dementia. No mat...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On poems: 27 of 176

Poems Without Imagery Every poem must always have Some imagery, I'm told. Not just rhyme and meter, Though those are good as gold. I ask if assonance adds Any value to my lines. Yes, they say, but not enough, It's still just fancy rhymes. How about if I include Enjambment for their pleasure? Not so they hiss, they nearly hoo...
Autos > Hybrids Could hybrid cars save the US auto industry?: 1 of 5

Hybrid cars can't save the US auto industry. There are several reasons people are buying fewer new American cars, and offering more hybrids will not solve any of them. The high cost of a new car is one reason the US auto industry is failing. Even the low end of the pricing spectrum is far beyond the means of those who are ei...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Narcissism: 9 of 25

Narcissism you say? I can’t think of a single thing That affects me less than this. People ask me questions all day, Because usually, I know all the answers. But nobody asked this before. Of course the answer is no. Not now, not then, not ever. If I were a narcissist, Don’t you think I would know? If...
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Do German reparations as restitution for the Holocaust place a burden on the wrong generation?: 4 of 10

The Holocaust exacted a horrible price from nearly every Jewish family in Europe in the mid twentieth century, and that price is being paid generation after generation as they struggle with a nightmare past that can never be repaid, no matter how much restitution the Germans are asked to pay. To wonder if your gr...
Jobs & Careers > Employers Motivating employees: Is money or recognition more appreciated?: 18 of 44

Employees appreciate financial motivation more than recognition. Given the choice between an increase in pay and an increase in recognition, very few employees will choose recognition. This makes perfect sense when you consider the reasons people work. People work to pay bills for themselves and for their families. It is rar...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Are changes in society always better?: 1 of 2

Our question is this: "are changes in society always better?". Several clarifying questions come to mind: "what is meant by better", "better than what?", and "better for whom?". A reasonable definition of "better" in this case is "morally superior" . "Better than what?" can be answered by the suggestion that change in societ...
Society & Lifestyle > Morals, Values & Norms (Other) What is the strongest emotion?: 12 of 23

The strongest emotion is despair. For some who experience this complete lack of hope, despair comes to live with them and never goes away. It becomes the last emotion they ever feel as it rips their lives from them. People who become long term prisoners of despair are in danger of losing their very lives, as depression and s...
Sports & Recreation > Camping Which provides for a better camping experience: RVs or tent-camping?: 21 of 37

Tents provide much better camping experiences than RVs. There are two main purposes of camping: get close to nature and get away from civilization. With a tent, you can drive to the middle of a national forest, hike through the woods for hours and find the perfect camping spot, miles from any other humans. With each st...