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I have been around for many decades and enjoy exploring the many different creative paths available in this vast world. As you may have discovered I like to write. What you don't know is I like being creative in other ways such as drawing and music. I've

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Sports & Recreation > Training & Equipment Why blood doping is not worth the risk: 1 of 1
There are many potential negative consequences which can occur from the different methods of blood doping. Blood doping by means of transfusion can lead to a tainted blood supply being reinfused back into the athlete's body. This can seriously alter the athlete's health by giving them deadly diseases such as: hepatitis, AIDS... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Why you should lose weight: 7 of 13
Have you ever looked into the mirror and not recognized the person you're looking at? It is scary when you are expecting the image to be half the size it once was. This happened to me! As I starred at the image in disgust it dawned on me, "Not only do I not recognize this person but, I'm not as healthy as I once was." It was... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Gender: Defining and understanding what it means: 4 of 7
What is Gender? The word gender is so often confused with the physical sexual differences of males and female. Society is so conditioned to think wearing pink means a person is female and blue means male. What people wear isn't what determines if they are female or male. It is their sexual organ which makes this determinatio... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet (Other) To diet, or not to diet?: 22 of 31
To diet or not to diet? Sounds like a Shakespearian quote which may last for centuries without a proper answer. There are many factors which interplay into this perspective of diet. One may say everyone diets all the time. You may be asking what do I mean by that? Do you not eat? If you eat then you already diet. You have es... More..
Education > Reading & Writing Skills No Child Left Behind's effect on classroom content: 6 of 8
Comparing classrooms of days gone by with present times one may notice the effect of "No Child Left Behind" on classroom content. Many decades ago the three R's were heavily taught within the public education classroom with little room for any other subject. Curriculum was based on government testing. Is this starting to sou... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Folk music: Past, present and future: 6 of 8
Where have all the hippies gone? Long, Long, time ago. Do the lyrics sound familiar? If they do then you have been exposed to folk music sometime in your life. The actual song talks about flowers and is by Pete Seeger. The title to the song is, "WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE" and the message it states is about how life zoo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing The benefits of journaling: 115 of 149
As a child one may have done just about anything to avoid writing. Now as an adult you may have a new fascination to write. The best way to discover if writing is the right fit for you is to try it! Yes, that's right! Go out splurge and buy yourself an attractive book which will help inspire you to fill up those white pages.... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Assessing ethnic issues in today's America: 20 of 24
America the land of opportunity has often been referred to as a "melting pot." The "melting pot" is a term introduced in a 1908 play by Israel Angwill (Salins 1997, p1). It is symbolic of the idea of immigrants from other countries melting together into a mixture of a more harmonious essence of people. These people being rep... More..
Hobbies & Games > Kids Games & Toys Before PlayStation: The toys I grew up with: 124 of 136
I can still hear my mother saying, "My daughter's toys keep her busy and out of trouble!" What a relief this must have been for my mom. She was able to get her housework done because I was mesmerized for hours. Mom didn't have to worry about how my toys controlled the way I viewed the world. Everything I played with back in ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty What are some examples of corruption involving water and what is the impact of the corruption on people and communities?: 11 of 12
People tend to take water for granted. The majority of the population views water as a free commodity that will continually flow out of the water tap. It is so common that many people overlook the idea of excessive usage and shortage of supply. This is impacted by the water possibly containing micro-bacteria and harmful micr... More..