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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Evaluating sexiness versus sexuality: 23 of 27
Every day sprouts a new subset of mankind: "emo"s, Scientologists, wiggers. The partitioning of society is not exclusively man's work. Women are as responsible for the division, recently adding a new character: the Promiscuous Girl. No one can deny that females, particularly young girls, have stepped up the naughtiness level... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) Barry Bonds and steroid use: 23 of 27
When did sports be about who is the "good guy" and who is the "bad guy?" I watch sports to see amazing feats of athleticism and to be entertained. Barry Bonds meets both of these criteria. No one has ever dominated the game of baseball like Bonds over his past few years. Pitchers don't even try to challenge him. When he walk... More..
Business > International Business & Trade The benefits of free trade: 19 of 21
The common anti-free-trade arguments are nothing more than fallacies. Some argue that protection of industries help to create jobs for the economy, while free trade will sacrifice jobs. A common argument follows from this that, "opening up markets will allow foreigners to take Americans' jobs, leading to greater unemployment... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players Who are the best shortstops in baseball?: 11 of 12
Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Nomar Garciaparra combined to create the "Holy Trinity of Shortstops." The birth of the Trinity occured in 1998. A-Rod was the youngest at 22, while the other two were 24. Rodriguez had established himself in 1996, driving in 123 runs as a 20-year-old. Jeter showed star potential in both 1996... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Finding the meaning of life: 87 of 88
People are placed on the Earth to make the next "batch" of people's lives better/easier/more fulfilling. Why focus on your own finite existence on Earth, when there is an infinite flow of new humans? A greater goal in life would be to make their lives easier upon entering the world. The main way this is possible is for the c... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Are baseball players paid too much?: 40 of 40
Imagine a job in which the employees could make ten, even twenty, million dollars every year. This is the situation of many professional baseball players. High salaries lead to the common belief these athletes are overpaid. However, the salaries earned by these men are reasonable and appropriate for multiple reasons. Firstly... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Is Roger 'the soon-to-fizzle Yankee rocket' Clemens worth $16 to $18 million?: 13 of 13
Since moving to Houston, Clemens posted an ERA well under 3.00. Considering Houston is a hitter's park, that makes his minuscule ERA even more impressive. In this time, Clemens has shown no signs of age, likely a factor of only pitching part of the season last year. His strikeout rate has remained strong, and his control has... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Predicting the Philadelphia Phillies 2007 season: 12 of 12
Philadelphia Phillies Rotation - 1 Brett Myers: Expect ERA in the high 3.00s. Decent control. Can dominate hitters. 2 Cole Hamels: Big upside. Best stuff in the rotation. ERA will be in the mid-3.00s. Dominant. 3 Adam Eaton: Good control. Not enough strikeouts. Home run ball stings him. Will have an ERA just under 5.00. 4 Fr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Predictions: 2007 New York Yankees: 8 of 8
New York Yankees Rotation 1 Chien-Ming Wang: Relies heavily on defense. Extreme groundball pitcher. Good control. 2 Mike Mussina: Great control. Strikes batters out just enough to be effective. Expect ERA in the low 4.00s. 3 Andy Pettitte: Ditto. 4 Kei Igawa: Ditto. 5 Carl Pavano: Doesn't walk hitters, because they are too b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Regrets on having left a baseball stadium too early...: 7 of 7
On July 28, 2001, I attended the first game of a doubleheader at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The Pirates, who were 20 games behind in the division, hosted the second-place Houston Astros. After eight-and-a-half innings, the Pirates were losing 8-2. To make the situation worse, the first two batters of the bottom of the ninth, Ar... More..