How to Survive a Polish Wedding

Surviving a Polish wedding takes stamina. Read how one American adapted by conforming to the cultural norms of the Polish.

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What is Blackmail?

Blackmail is a criminal offense consisting of the wrongful exaction of money by threats or duress. Although in common parlance its meaning is virtually the same as extortion, blackmail is distinguishable under the terms of some statutes. It is...

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What are the essentials of a valid contract?

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Prostitution, Morality and the Law--Why Prostitution Should be Legalized

Except for in Nevada, prostitution, typically defined as the exchange of sexual favors for monetary gain, is illegal in every US state. Except for cases of underage trafficking and illegally moving people who...

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Domestic violence in the form of verbal abuse

Verbal abuse as domestic violence (DV) In this article, I will focus on verbal abuse as not just a precedent to domestic violence, just like what the literature on the subject says, but rather it is already a form of DV in itself because of the...

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Coerced Artifice Versus Wild Nature – Striking Balance in Writing and in Life

Throughout human culture, whether it be in art, politics, spirituality, food production, economics, or relations with other people, plants or animals, people's actions exist on a continuum between wildness and...

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10 Red Flags That Say, "Don't Join This Coven!"

We'd all like to think our "Pagan intuition" or our "gut" will tell us when it would be a very bad idea to join the group we've just met. Sadly, sometimes desperation, geography, or other circumstances make us...

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A Libertarian Dictatorship

“A libertarian dictatorship? What’s that?” you might ask. Chances are you’ve never heard nor thought of it before. The second question you might ask would be “Isn’t that an oxymoron?” The answer: “No. Not at all.” Before I go into...

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Workplace Bully

I wrote this article awhile back as part of a course in Freelance writing that I am taking. I feel that the topic is very relevant in today's job market. We have heard the headlines about major corporations cutting their workforce. As a result...

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Victim of a Senseless Crime: Part 1

Child abuse and molestation is happening frequently in society. We need to be watching out for children, not just our own, but for the ones who do not have anyone else to look out for them. Be aware of the warning signs and do not be afraid to report crimes when you witness or suspect them. If you do not report, you are as guilty of allowing it to happen as the perpetrator is.

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