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Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) The world and its presidents: 3 of 68
Kim Jong Il of North Korea is most assuredly the worst president in the world - by far. He is the most dangerous, most lethal to his own people, controls the most volatile armed forces in his hemisphere and is personally and morally one of the most corrupted leaders the world has ever known.The personal, political and profess... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Population growth, poverty and environmental degradation: 4 of 32
Believe it or not, actual population numbers are not a negative factor overall in the earth's development. All the world's population, standing side-by-side, can fit into the city limits of Jacksonville, Fla.What is at issue is liveable lands for the populations that exist, and the negative environmental impact of human being... More..
Education > Learning Styles & Skills Understanding the No Child Left Behind law: 2 of 11
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a pet project of President Bush's that has backfired in a serious way. The plan calls for unreasonably rigid standard setting in all public schools and insists on ultra-qualified staff across the board.But the predictable has occurred. In 2004 there was a major deadline in which Bush ins... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Reflections on surviving a nuclear war: 6 of 22
The most likely use of a nuclear weapon now appears to be Iran against Israel unless Israel makea a preemptive first strike in order to wipe out the Iranian nuclear capability.In such a scenario, events would steeply escalate. With Israel and Iran in chaos after such detonations, this might well make the nuclear trigger finge... More..
Entertainment > Movie Characters & Performances Forrest Gump: Who he was and why he's a hero: 4 of 13
The book and film, Forrest Gump, represented a choatic period in American history seen through the eyes of a unique personality, Forrest Gump. Overcoming enormous obstacles as a boy and later as an adult, Forrest Gump was the epitome of innocence vs. specialized exceptional talent, played against a seeming mental deficiency t... More..
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse & Addiction (Other) Attractions and dangers of methamphetamine: 6 of 17
Most users tend to be older (moms and dads trying to rejuvenate a lame sex life is one entry point) and, consequently, teen kids of these parents are prone to delinquency, though not necessarily because of "meth," since teens see what it does to their parents.It is said meth is 500 times more addictive than other mo... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Deciding if more Star Wars films should be made: 11 of 31
Star Wars began as a three-part saga, and years later George Lucas had enough creative energy to push out three more "prequel" films that "explained" the original trio. Now it's time to steer the project into the future beyond Darth Vader, the Empire and the Jedi.Taking stock, Luke Skywalker is still aroun... More..
Personal Finance > Health Insurance Why Medicare doesn't cover dental insurance: 1 of 2
The elderly, blind, physically disabled and poor younger families with young dependent children are eligible for Medicare and Medicaid dental expenses (with conditions) under provisions of the Social Security Act of 1965.Medicaid, a state-funded program, for the most part does not pay for routine dental care but has a hand in... More..
Computers & Technology > MP3 Players Finding the best performance among IPods and other MP3 players: 1 of 2
Apple's iPod swarmed in a couple years back and swept through the MP3 player business quite thoroughly. The iPod succeeeded rapidly because its trouble-free disk enabling system was clearly more robust than the confusing and delicate buttons and wheels on the rival Creative devices.The only edge Creative had was huge storage ... More..
Personal Finance > Health Insurance Guide to Medicaid: 1 of 2
Medicaid is run by the states and deals with low-income people of all ages, with preference given to elderly. Single mothers, for example, often qualify for Medicaid if their babies are severely ill.Not to be confused with Medicaid, Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older with some exception... More..