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My name is Amber and I'm 23 years old. I have 4 beautiful children. I am a manager at an AA club in Albuquerque, NM. I love to write, read, scrapbook, spend time with my family, sports, outdoors, shooting, whatever. I'm a very open-minded person with a good

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Education > Secondary School Issues Does sex education in schools encourage teens to have sex?: 3 of 53

Can you picture your 13 year old daughter coming home from a friend's house telling you that she just lost her virginity? Can you imagine the rage that would go through your entire body when you find out that the school she attends encouraged it and practically told her to go have sex? No parent in their right mind would wan...
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Definition of defamation.: 1 of 8

According to the Webster's New World Dictionary the definition of defamation is to attack the reputation of; slander or libel. In more simple terms, defamation is to call someone out of their name. If you were to go around and call your mother a child abuser because you were mad at her, when she in fact never hit you out of ...
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System The case against the death penalty: 6 of 37

Many people are for the death penalty, but many more are completely against it. Every year 50+ men and women are sentenced to death row throughout the United States. Is the death penalty really just and moral when there are other punishments that would be more just and moral? 1. Capital punishment charges taxpayers more mone...
Hobbies & Games > Holiday Crafts Christmas crafts: How to make a homemade creche: 1 of 6

A creche is just another word for a nativity scene, which is complete with baby Jesus in a manger, animals, the wisemen, and the shepherd. Last year, I was browsing one of my favorite websites' craft sections and found this beautiful nativity scene. I made my first nativity scene during last years holiday season and let me t...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Firefighters: 3 of 16

There is a man across the way with an ashy face, bold eyes, and somewhat full lips. High cheek bones sit across his face with such dignity and confidence. He stands tall and proud (even though you know he is exhausted and wants nothing more than to be with his family.) Thick gloves cover his strong callused hands. His job ha...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Drug addiction: 9 of 46

Knots covered her painful weak body, all over. She had an appointment with a specialist to dig to the root of this problem but she was scared of what the results would be, deathly scared. She sat on the bathroom floor, knees pulled into her chest, curled up in a ball. She held that crack pipe firmly to her lips as she lit th...
Politics, News & Issues > US News Who is to blame after water-drinking contest fatality? 1/16/07: 2 of 9

Imagine this: you're participating in a contest to win a game system for your children and as a result of the contest, instead of winning, you die. That's what happened to Jennifer Strange. She was a 28 year old mother to three children, a wife, an employee, and a woman trying to win a Wii Nintendo System for her family. Jen...
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) How birth order characteristics influence our development: 1 of 4

The term "birth order" is quite simple to comprehend. What part of your family were you born in? Are you the first child born or born afterward? The last child? Maybe even an only child? Regardless of where you are placed inside of your family, you are included in the order. According to The University of Maine Cooperative E...
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Eliminating junk mail to help the environment: 1 of 4

Missing persons cards, store ads, coupons, car dealership magazines etc., fill up your mailbox at least once or twice a week. How many people actually read them? I'm almost positive that there are more people who don't read them than those that do. These direct marketing campaigns, also known as junk mail, will end up in the...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Statistics on young people killed by drinking and driving in Arizona: 1 of 4

Regardless of Arizona's strict laws on driving while intoxicated people all over the state are still dying or being critically injured due to drunk driving. The ads, news stories, and television commercials don't seem to be enough to break to people that they should never drive while under the influence. Despite what you may...