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Voting "Dress Code" First Step in Restoring Respect
Americans have a complete lack of respect for the beauty that is the most sacred freedom human beings have ever been allowed. Every two or four years, the power in this country changes hands without violence. It is a miracle. It is beautiful. And it is our gift to the world.
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Effective Communication Requires Binocular Vision
"The advanced relationship skill of binocular vision is the artful ability to see your partner’s perspective as well as your own. Separate but equal perspectives form a kind of duet – like violin and cello playing harmony."
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Gavin Newsom and Keith Bardwell: Heroes or Villains?
Gavin Newsom and Keith Bardwell were committing opposite acts – one was granting freedoms to Americans that do not have them, and the other was removing freedoms from Americans that do have them. These equal but opposite actions by people of authority are both heinous and heroic at the same time.
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Dylan Thomas: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Old age does not have to be boring. We do not have to resign ourselves to years of body aches, Wheel of Fortune reruns, and 7 p.m. bedtimes. In his famous poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” Dylan Thomas encourages us to fight the...
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Columbine Shooting Related to Video Games? When Real Life Imitates Video Game Violence
"There are dangers in avoiding the real issues by focusing on the video games....The root of school violence is much bigger than any one issue we can just turn off."
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Barack Obama: Nobel Laureate 2009
The Nobel Peace prize is a very prestigious honor. It has been awarded to great humanitarians such as Theodore Roosevelt, The Organization of the Red Cross, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela.
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Chicago Violence: What is the Real Solution?
I am not an Obama hater. I think that he has an opportunity to change the world and so far, he has fallen short. I know that part of that is that there was so much wrong in the world that he couldn't fix it...
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Hosea: Why Does God Love Us Even When We Sin
Ever wanted to talk to your kids about sin? The story of Hosea and Gomer is an excellent way to explain God's love despite our sins.
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How Much Does Human Euthanasia Really Cost?
Cost containment, contradiction of the Hippocratic oath, and the line between "unbearable and unfortunate" are all issues involved in determining one's opinion on human euthanasia.
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How to Make a Cactus Garden
Rather than buying a cactus garden, you can easily create your own with little investment. Creating a container cactus garden is surprisingly easy. Once you have all the supplies, putting the container together takes no more than 30 minutes (with a...
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What Steps Would We Need to Take in Order to Raise Our Economic Growth Rate
Economic growth, a very boring economic term, is actually very important to our future as a nation. Aside from the current world recession, other countries are far surpassing the United States’ economic...
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Was Joseph Like Jesus? a Comparison of Their Kindred Spirits
The Christian Bible is full of beautiful stories of God’s creation, man’s sin and Jesus’ redemption. Joseph in the Old Testament, and Jesus in the New Testament, are great examples of how to live through despair and how to survive success with your character intact.
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Q: Who is Doctor Luke in the Bible? A: He was Paul's Best Friend
The missionary, Paul, had a friend named Luke. Because Luke believed in and loved the Lord Jesus Christ, God gave Luke a special job to do. Luke was a doctor. As a doctor, one of Luke’s jobs was to help sick people.
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Running: Treadmill versus Pavement Which is Better For Your Knees?
Running outdoors on pavement provides physical challenges similar to those of running indoors on a treadmill, but running on pavement has more psychological advantages.
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Kids' Bible Stories: Hosanna! A Story Explaining Matthew 21:1-11
The Lord Jesus Christ is the King Zechariah told the people about many, many years ago
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America: Land of the Free?
In America, we aren't really free. We are just freer than other countries. When we are talking about truths we hold self-evident, shouldn't free mean, “without stipulation?”
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Improve. Appreciate. Connect. Protect. Ideas for Better Communication
Start improving your marriage by focusing less on your partner’s mistakes and more on your responses to those mistakes.
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How to Improve Your Marriage Communication WITHOUT Talking About the Relationship
So often in my marriage, I bring a relationship issue to the table, and when it's all said and done, both my husband and I feel worse.
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Seven Pounds: Redemption or Self-Fulfillment?
Self-Fulfillment I watched “Seven Pounds” last night. It was a great movie, but it could lead some people astray in understanding how we achieve redemption. Ben Thomas (Will Smith) feels responsible for the death of seven people in an...
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Mature Love vs. Lust: What is Romantic?
My friend once told me that marriage isn't meant to complete us, it is an opportunity to share our complete lives with someone special.
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Possible Side Effects: My first step in an Autobiography
One of my most favorite books is “Possible Side Effects” by Augusten Burroughs. It is a book that randomly accounts the life of a man...it is exactly the kind of book I want to write.