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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should women be forced to serve if a country imposes a military draft?: 1 of 17

The military draft is a highly debated and hotly protested subject in a country whose military strength relies on a strictly volunteer force. In our culture of fierce individualism and self government, the right to choose what we will do with our bodies and our lives is an essential, tightly held principle. The very concept ...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Struggles associated with an invisible disability: 17 of 32

A little boy is throwing various objects-paper, pens, anything he can get his hands on-across the long brown table. His Sunday school teacher is frantically trying to calm him while he yowls several unintelligible words. To an outsider who doesn't know Alex,* this episode just looks like an oversized temper tantrum. But Alex...
Style & Beauty > Makeup The wide world of cosmetics: 6 of 9

For centuries, cosmetics have been used to enhance, entice, and ensnare. Smoldering kohl gave Cleopatra her bewitching eyes, gum arabic and beeswax gave Chinese royals brightly stained fingernails, and white lead gave Geishas their flawless complexions. Men and women alike used cosmetics to recreate themselves and signify th...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Where to find free knitting patterns: 4 of 5

Do you want to create chic, boutique-worthy sweaters, head-turning scarves, and other marvelous knitwear without having to buy boutique-priced patterns? Fear not. You can have several excellent resources for free knitting patterns at your fingertips as easily and quickly as you are reading this article, without paying a cent...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Loneliness: 97 of 121

An outcast girl-woman with no place in the world, I have always been lonely. Not alone, just lonely. Like a solo oboe left playing a haunted melody that no one wants to hear, I was trapped in a soundproof room while the rest of symphony ignored me. The people around were ghosts, nothing but faces on the cover of a rich story...