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I am a forty-three year old college junior, majoring in literature and history, attending the University of Colorado at Denver. I started writing when I was in junior high, and was surprised when I learned that people could make their living by being writers.

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Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Tarot cards: The High Priestess: 5 of 5
The High Priestess is the third card of the major arcana. Depicted in the Rider-Waite deck as woman dressed in blue, sitting in front of two pillars and holding a scroll, she represents the feminine intuition and the lunar influenced elements. The two pillars in the Rider-Waite deck are colored black and grey-white, and are ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Language Resources Assessing the Berlitz approach to foreign language study: 5 of 5
The strength of the Berlitz method is the fact that it immerses you in the language. It simulates how you would learn a language if you traveled to that country, or if you were a child learning that language. Unfortunately, it does not overcome the biggest difficulty that an adult has in learning a language-in fact, no langu... More..
Sciences > Zoology Can cats and rabbits cross-breed and procreate?: 5 of 5
The short answer is NO. It is impossible for them to breed and produce offspring. It can not happen. The long answer Cats and rabbits not only do belong to the different species, they belong to different orders. To understand that statement you must understand a little about the Linnaean Taxonomy-a system of classifying life... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Tarot cards: The Tower: 3 of 3
There are some Tarot cards whose energies are greeted with dismay by most who receive them; the Lightning Blasted Tower, the sixteenth key of the Major Arcana, is one such card. Where it appears in a Tarot reading, in that area of life, there will be turmoil, destruction and loss; yet this martial energy is the seed of new b... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Graphic novel reviews: Watchmen: 3 of 3
The 1986 Graphic Novel that is the basis of the 2009 Watchmen movie In 1986, Alan Moore (writer of "V For Vendetta" and "From Hell") teamed up with graphic artist Dave Gibbons to create the graphic novel Watchmen. This was the graphic novel that showed many that comics could be more than four color superheroes, who were litt... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Credit Credit scoring: How FICO 08 will change the rules: 2 of 2
Establishing and maintaining a good credit score is important in our modern world; the ability to get a credit card, auto loan, mortgage, rent an apartment, and sometimes even one's career advancement depends on one's credit score. Due to the changing ways that we, the consumers, have been using credit, the FICO credit scori... More..
Personal Finance > Real Estate The pitfalls of house flipping: 2 of 2
An axiom of business is "Buy low, sell high." One of the ways this rule is applied in the real estate market is the practice of house flipping: buying a house, doing some work on it, and then selling it for a much higher price. It has become a hot practice in real estate, and it is possible to make a large profit with the pr... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Red Dwarf: Back to Earth: 2 of 2
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth is a three part Red Dwarf story (special) that was produced for the television station Dave in 2009. Red Dwarf was a long running science fiction comedy series on the BBC which has been off the air for nine years, and this new extended story does not match the quality of the BBC series. Four of the m... More..