Question #1:
How does one vote when neither party is what you want and third part candidates have little chance of winning?
I have a hard time voting, because there are things from each political party that I like, all of equal importance. Both parties, democrats and republicans, seem to be so extreme. Democrats are at the extreme left and Republicans are at the extreme right. And I don't fit into either of those camps. I've tried voting Libertarian or Green, but I know they have very little chance of actually winning and I feel like I am wasting my vote.Here's my dilemmas.
I don't support, nor am I against same sex marriage. I don't believe it is the role of the government to say who can and can not marry. I believe the government should grant everyone civil unions, and that the religious institution of your choosing can grant you a marriage. Since I believe marriage is a covenant between you, your spouse, and God I don't see the validity of marriages granted by the government. I feel VERY STRONGLY on this issue.
I don't really like abortion, and I think it's wrong, but I don't believe it's the government's role to regulate what goes on between a woman and her doctor. I feel VERY STRONGLY about this issue.
I believe that all citizens, who have not been convicted of a crime or proven themselves to be a danger to society, should have the unrestricted right to own weapons.
I believe in lower taxes and lower spending, not the higher taxes/higher spending of the Democratic party or the lower taxes/higher spending of the Republican party.
Who can I vote for?
Question #2:
wow sometimes i wish that i was born mexican is that strange?
i mean i think mexicans are really attractive people in general they have a rich heritage nice features pretty women i sometimes get jealous lol but if you were born mexican or any type of hispnaic you were truly blessed dont ever take that for grantedQuestion #3:
Why don't men think? (GUYS ANSWER PLS. woman can answer but I prefer MEN)?
There's this guy. He has a super good girlfriend. He say he wants to marry her. He actually tells everyone they're married yet he's talking to other girls behind her back. He's not meeting up with them or talking to them on the phone but he's talking and flirting on the internet. But he never talks to the same girl twice. It's like different girls everyday. He SWEARS he's being faithful but she sees the proof of his wrong doings EVERYDAY. She hasn't said anything because she wants him to come out and be honest on his own..I just don't understand why he's even doing it. he got caught once and he was crying. saying if he lost her he doesn't know what he'd do with himself. he'd quit his job, go into a depression, etc.
She's such a good woman. She cooks for him, cleans for him, she's GREAT in bed, she's smart. And she's beautiful. I don't understand why he's taking her for granted...can someone explain to me??
he says bad things. like sexual things. flirting an what not.
Question #4:
Can you believe this story? Now same sex divorce?
'Same-sex divorce' revokedCharlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 9/3/2010 4:05:00 AMA Texas court has reversed a judge's decision to grant a divorce in a case that involves two men.
District Judge Tena Callahan of Dallas granted the divorce to the couple, but the Fifth Court of Appeals in Texas has reversed that and returned the case to the lower court with an order to dismiss it.
Kelly Shackelford of Liberty Institute, the firm that helped the state attorney general's office argue the case, points to Proposition 2, the constitutional amendment passed by 76 percent of Texas voters in 2005 that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
"We can't have one judge deciding she doesn't like what millions of people vote and overturning that," Shackelford contends. "So it's important to restore the rule of law, but it's also important because it lays down the very precedents and the very arguments that are eventually going to be at play at the U.S. Supreme Court to defend marriage as between a man and a woman."
He reports that attorneys arguing in favor of the "same-sex divorce" basically presented the same points that were recently used to overturn California's Proposition 8.
"I think it's of crucial importance -- the right to self governance, the fact that the people in this country decide which laws will pass -- and we don't have judges making those decisions for us," the Liberty Institute attorney adds.
He thinks every state has the right to define marriage as between a man and a woman and that no judge should be allowed to overturn the will of the people.
Question #5:
How do you like this joke?
A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes. "The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!" The woman said, "That's okay."For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to". The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me. "So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!
For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world. The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you. "The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine. "So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!
The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack. "Moral of the story: women are clever. Don't mess with them. Attention female readers: This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good. Male readers: Please scroll down. The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife! Moral of the story: Women are really dumb but think they're really smart. Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show!
Question #6:
Do your contacts know if you are a woman or man by seeing your avatar and name?
I ask because it seems some may not always know. :)I take it for granted that since I know I am a woman, everyone else will know too. lol
Everyone makes good points and I hope everyone is also reading what might be the opposite of what they posted.
Yes, sometimes it's easy to tell, sometimes I am wrong and sometimes..... I haven't got a clue!
Question #7:
Is God ultimately responsible for Eve's misfortune and the Fall of Man?
For the purposes of this rant let us hypothetically grant that Genesis is a true story.It be fair to say that Eve was a person who had certain characteristics, she had certain qualities about her. We don't know exactly what they were, but this is true of all people. These traits are partly due to our genetic make up. In other words, our nature is at least partly out of our control.
So Eve was a woman who had certain traits and when she was presented with the whole apple, snake and tree dilemma she considered her reaction and acted in a certain way. This action was at least partly influenced by factors outside of her control. Who, if anyone, was in control of these factors? Well, God was.
So my question is - if Eve was made differently, with different traits and qualities, is it not true that she may have acted differently and not caused the Fall of Man? And by extension, if God had wanted to avoid the Fall of Man, could He not have designed Eve in such a way that she would resist the temptation offered by the snake, apple, tree situation?
Question #8:
Opening a woman owned buisness.. Where can I get a grant or loan?
I am opening a paintball field that is more then a 1/2 acre huge. I am a woman owning this Business. We are going to make green contributions in many ways as well as leave 98 percent of the property natural. Where should i apply for a loan or grant. I would rather a grant I dont have to pay back. But I will still apply for grants. If you have any suggestions for eathier please let me know. I am outside of Carson City of Nevada if that helps.Thanks
I need 10,000 to 15,000
Question #9:
Pregnant women who experienced this?
I don't know what to do anymore, I feel like I'm going crazy. I'm having trouble enjoying my pregnancy because of my home life. I love my husband more than anything, and I have full confidence he's going to be an amazing father. He's in the army though and is working very often. Army guys have 24 block shifts either once a week or once every few weeks. Luckily, they get the day off after, but it doesn't much matter since he's sleepy from the shift (understandably). After our rent, car payment, and other bills every month, we really don't have the money leftover for 'fun stuff' like going to the movies or going out to dinner. We do every once in awhile, but even that little bit pushes us towards being uncomfortably tight.Being that I'm pregnant and that we only have one car (which he needs for work) I don't have a job right now. I actually wish I could because I've been so bored. I'm at home all day every day waiting for my husband to be off work, only to have him tired when he comes home. So even though I know it's not his intention, I end up feeling neglected. I'm planning on staying home with the baby after the birth between child care being so expensive/not wanting a daycare to raise my child. After weeks, months of this, I'm starting to amplify every little problem we have in my head. We don't have big problems, and while I realize this, I'm feeling like I'm going to go crazy. I don't have friends around in the area, and it's hard to go do stuff with my bad morning sickness all the time anyways. So I'm always sick, lonely, and getting increasingly negative and bitter about everything. I know it's circumstantial because up until this point everything has been great, but I really feel like I hate my life lately.
It's hard because while it's not my husband's fault, as he's doing everything he can to support us financially (and I am so proud and grateful for that) I don't feel like I'm getting what I need at home. I don't feel like he's recognizing that I clean up after him every day, do all housework, pack his lunch. I just feel taken for granted and so lonely. I try to talk to him about it and he doesn't seem to understand.
What do I do?
Question #10:
Was I right for what I did?
Me and my girlfriend had been together for almost a year and had been in a long distance relationship because i moved to another state for a job, she was in her senior year of college, and things were going great at first, we had so much in common and just clicked, and had fun while we were together, she would always say she miss and love me when she text and called me, but a couple of months after moved away i began to notice that she was getting alot of texts from male friends, i questioned her about it and she said that they were just friends and nothing more, they're just "HOMBOYS" as she says, and she sometimes drink with them and im thinking why the hell are you drinking with them? So I gave her the benefit of the doubt and try the trust thing that women talk so much about, but just had a funny feeling about it, and then she made it worse when she admitted that she made a video of herself masterbating and gave it to one of her friends because she lost a bet over a football game, and im thinking WTF!!! and then she went on saying that it was a mistake and it happened years ago, its in the past and she didnt like him like that or talk to him anymore, and then i brought to her attention that he liked you if he asked for a video of you as bet and you willingly did it! Major Red Flag and then she went and took a shower i checked her phone, and i saw a few texts from what it appeared to be her ex, saying how much he missed her and how he wished they were back together and can he see her again?, granted from the texts she told him that me and her were together and then I seen other texts where he sent her pics of himself, and one of them was a naked pic saying "you're ready?" I got heated after that and waited til she got out the shower and told her about it, and she admitted that she was still talking to him, and i asked her why that, and why he's sending you naked pics, and she claimed it was old pics before she met me, and at this point i was so pissed i told her we're done and stormed out of her place, i asked a few people about it and some said i did the right thing, and others said I was wrong for going through her phone in the first place and you should've trusted her, and im thinking well you seen what happened when i tried trusting her, what kind of crack you're smoking? One thing i always go by "If it looks s***, smells s***, then you're dealing with some s***!!! And i wasnt gonna stand for it! But I want your input on this one! Was I right for what I did?Question #11:
do you agree the "men invented everything" is kind of a dumb/old argument?
yeah its true that men invented a lot of really important stuff like light bulbs and the telephone but when someone says "men are better than women" (which i see on GS sometimes) it's always the same argument that "everything you see around you was built by a MAN!/1!!" i think that's one of the most used arguments to determine superiority, and to me it seems like kind of a low blow.do you agree? wouldnt it be bad if someone said "white men invented everything, what did black men ever invent?" just tell me what you think. i think people should stop using that argument because they never invented anything themselves and they take the inventions for granted anyway
@apophis: I don't identify with feminism. I'm not a feminist but I'm not a chauvinist either...Also, i didn't literally mean blacks haven't contributed to society. Jeez.
Question #12:
How many people out there still believe that Jesus was a copy of Horus?
I have seen this around several times, and it bothers me that people are still able to repeat this outdated lie and still receive many thumbs up. The differences outweigh the similarities in a fashion that is almost not even funny.1. Virgin birth - Horus has two stories about his birth. One, his mother is married to Ra... why would a married woman be a virgin? And in the second, Isis is his mother and she is the widow of Osiris... she practices magic to bring back parts of him from the dead to be able to have Horus.
2. Crucifixion and Resurrection. Horus is not even mentioned as dying, and the closest you have is Osiris. In the Egyptian tale, Osiris is either dismembered by Set in battle or sealed in a chest and drowned in the Nile. Isis then pieces Osiris' body back together and resurrects Osiris to conceive an heir that will avenge Osiris' death (although technically Osiris is never actually resurrected as he is forbidden to return to the world of the living).
3. Twelve Disciples - This one makes me laugh the most, people seem to think that because Horus was associated with the twelve zodiac signs, that Jesus' disciples are copied. Not true, as during most of his ministry he had more disciples than that... these were the few that were left after many were gone.
4. The mountain scene: Jesus: After Jesus completes His fast in the wilderness, Satan tries to tempt Jesus by offering Him all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus agrees to worship him, but Jesus refuses. Matthew 4:1-11
Horus: During battle, Horus rips off one of Set's testicles while Set (sometimes called Seth) gorges out Horus' eye. Set later tries to prove his dominance by initiating intercourse with Horus. Horus catches Set's semen in his hand and throws it into a nearby river. Horus later masturbates and spreads his semen over lettuce which Set consumes. Both Set and Horus stand before the gods to proclaim their right to rule Egypt. When Set claims dominance over Horus, his semen is found in the river. When Horus' dominance is considered, his semen is found within Set so Horus is granted rule over Egypt:
(Set is not another name for Satan, as Set's root means dazzler, or supreme pillar.)
In conclusion, there are many differences... even more than this, but these are the four that are generally most discussed. Update your knowledge on the subject from something more than the Internet... maybe the Book of the Dead, perhaps?
Question #13:
Have you read any of these books? if so what would you rate those particular books?
The Sheltering Skyby Paul Bowles
The Fox in the Attic
by Richard Hughes
Mrs. Bridge
James Salter, by Evan S. Connell
One Hour
by Lillian Smith
The Makioka Sisters
by Junichiro Tanizaki
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
O, Juliet
by Robin Maxwell
My Life in France
by Alex Prud'Homme, Julia Child
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
Katherine
Philippa Gregory, by Anya Seton
Wives and Daughters
by Elizabeth Gaskell, edited by Angus Easson
The Romantic Movement: Sex, Shopping, and the Novel
by Alain De Botton
The Lost Diary of Don Juan
by Douglas Carlton Abrams
The School of Essential Ingredients
by Erica Bauermeister
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests
by Julian Baggini
The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder
by Stephen Elliott
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainabilityby David Owen
Stitches: A Memoir
by David Small
Generosity: An Enhancement
by Richard Powers
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
by Lizzie Skurnick
Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future
by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Chris Mooney
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
A Friend of the Family
by Lauren Grodstein
The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
by Jason Kersten
Sag Harbor
by Colson Whitehead
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
Love Is a Four-Letter Word: True Stories of Breakups, Bad Relationships, and Broken Hearts
Neal Pollack, edited by Michael Taeckens
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism
by Megan Marshall
Gone
by Michael Grant
Hunger: A Gone Novel
by Michael Grant
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney
Graceling
by Kristin Cashore
Fire
by Kristin Cashore
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
by Ally Carter
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean
Little Brother
by Cory Doctorow
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
Saturn's Children
by Charles Stross
Zoe's Tale
by John Scalzi
Rhetorics of Fantasy
by Farah Mendlesohn
What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction
by Paul Kincaid
Hate Mail Will Be Graded
by John Scalzi
Spectrum 15
edited by Arnie Fenner, Cathy Fenner
The Vorkosigan Companion
edited by Lillian S. Carl
Acacia: The War with the Mein
by David Anthony Durham
Thunderer
by Felix Gilman
A Fire Upon The Deep
by Vernor Vinge
The City & the Stars
by Arthur C. Clarke
Dark Is the Sun
by Philip Jose Farmer
Radix
by A.A. Attanasio
Buying Time
by Joe Haldeman
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks
Great Sky River
by Gregory Benford
Eon
by Greg Bear
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
The True Game
by Sheri S. Tepper
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler
Carrion Comfort
by Dan Simmons
Master of the Five Magics
by Lyndon Hardy
The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10
by Roger Zelazny
Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
Sacred Games
by Vikram Chandra
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
Tree of Smoke
by Denis Johnson
'Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King
Insomnia
by Stephen King
Lisey's Story
by Stephen King
Duma Key
by Stephen King
Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story
by Stephen King
Alpine for You: A Passport to Peril Mystery
by Maddy Hunter
Arson and Old Lace: A Far Wychwood Mystery
by Patricia Harwin
Candy Apple Dead
by Sammi Carter
High Rhymes and Misdemeanors: A Poetic Death Mystery
by Diana Killian
The Merchant of Menace
by Jill Churchill
Scent to Her Grave
by India Ink
Slay Bells
by Kate Kingsbury
Sticks & Scones
by Diane Mott Davidson
Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
by Tamar Myers
Vi Agra Falls: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery
by Mary Daheim
Thursday Next: First Among Sequels
by Jasper Fforde
STEPHEN KING
The Dead Zone
The Green Mile
IT
Tommyknockers
The Dark Tower Novels
Pet Sematary
Christine
Cujo
Different Seasons
Misery
Carrie
Skeleton Crew
The Stand
The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon
Edwin of the Iron Shoes
by Marcia Muller
A Is for Alibi
by Sue Grafton
Indemnity Only
by Sara Paretsky
A Trouble of Fools
by Linda Barnes
Baltimore Blues
by Laura Lippman
Goodnight, Irene
by Jan Burke
Postmortem
by Patricia Cornwell
One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich
Rogue Male
by Geoffrey Household, introduction by Victoria Nelson
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
Falling Angel
by William Hjortsberg, foreword by Ridley Scott, introduction by James Crumley
The Wasp Factory
by Iain Banks
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
Mixed Blood: A Thriller
by Roger Smith
Britten and Brulightly
by Hannah Berry
Bury Me Deep
by Megan Abbott
The Good Thief's Guide to Paris: A Mystery
by Chris Ewan
If the Dead Rise Not
by Philip Kerr
Slammer
by Allan Guthrie
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson, translated by Reg Keeland
Boston Noir
edited by Dennis Lehane
The Way Home
by George Pelecanos
Devil's Garden
by Ace Atkins
Dope Thief
by Dennis Tafoya
A Quiet Belief in Angels
by R.J. Ellory
Tower
by Reed Farrel Coleman, Ken Bruen
Cover Her Face (1962)
The "Commander Dalgleish" series (14 books)
by P.D. James
From Doon with Death (1964)
The "Inspector Wexford" series (21 books)
by Ruth Rendell
Last Bus to Woodstock (1975)
The "Inspector Morse" series (13 books)
by Colin Dexter
The Man With a Load of Mischief (1981)
The "Inspector Jury" series (21 books)
by Martha Grimes
Knots and Crosses (1987)
The "Inspector Rebus" series (17 books)
by Ian Rankin
A Great Deliverance (1988)
The "Inspector Lynley" series (15 books)
by Elizabeth George
A Share in Death (1993)
The "Superintendent Kincaid/Inspector James" series (12 books)
by Deborah E. Crombie
A Test of Wills (1996)
The "Inspector Rutledge" series (11 books)
by Charles Todd
A Catered Halloween: A Mystery with Recipes
by Isis Crawford
Death of a Trickster: A Peggy Jean Turner Mystery
by Kate Borden
The Fallen Man: A Joe Leaphorn Novel
by Tony Hillerman
Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
by Agatha Christie
Skeleton Key: A Gregor Demarkian Novel
by Jane Haddam
Witches' Bane: A China Bayles Mystery
by Susan Wittig Albert
Blind Submission
by Debra Ginsberg
The Book of Air and Shadows
by Michael Gruber
The Secret of Lost Things
by Sheridan Hay
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, translated by Lucia Graves
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
Three Coffins
by John Dickson Carr
The Judas Window: A Sir Henry Merrivale Mystery
Tom Schantz, Enid Schantz, by Carter Dickson
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
The Lamp of God
by Ellery Queen
The Problem of Cell 13
by Jacques Futrelle
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Holy Disorders
by Edmund Crispin
The Mystery Of The Yellow Room
by Gaston Leroux
The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree
by Stuart Palmer
Death on Milestone Buttress
by Glyn Carr
The Christening Day Murder
by Lee Harris
The Draining Lake
by Arnaldur Indridason
Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery
by Lisa See
In a Dry Season
by Peter Robinson
On Beulah Height
by Reginald Hill
Out of the Deep I Cry
by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Desperate Characters
by Paula Fox
Turn, Magic Wheel
by Dawn Powell
84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
Family Happiness
by Laurie Colwin
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
The Emperor's Children
by Claire Messud
Dune
by Frank Herbert
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
by Arthur C. Clarke
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
Catkin
by Antonia Barber, illustrated by P.J. Lynch
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
Hob and the Goblins
by William Mayne
The Indian in the Cupboard Trilogy
by Lynne Reid Banks
The Littles
by John Peterson, illustrated by Roberta Carter Clark
The Minpins
by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Patrick Benson
Mistress Masham's Repose
by T. H. White
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death
by Jean-Dominique Bauby
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Little Children
by Tom Perrotta
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Chuck Palahniuk, illustrated by Chuck Palahniuk
Out of Africa
by Isak Dinesen
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
The Shining
by Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by W. W. Denslow
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Artemis Fowl Boxed Set
by Eoin Colfer
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
by Georgia Byng
The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher
by Bill Harley
Tunnels
by Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams
Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek Landy, illustrated by Tom Percival
Chet Gecko's Big Box of Mystery: Three Hilarious Capers: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse, The Mystery of Mr. Nice, and Farewell, My Lunchbag
by Bruce Hale
The Secret of Stoneship Woods
by Rick Barba
Warriors: The New Prophecy Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6
by Erin Hunter
The Lost Years of Merlin
by T. A. Barron
The Warrior Heir
by Cinda Williams Chima
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Keith Thompson
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson
Maximum Ride
by jamse Patterson
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by Glending Olson, V. A. Kolve
Garden of Eden
by Ernest Hemingway
Pimp: The Story of My Life
by "Iceberg Slim"
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Fiction
by Henry James
Othello
by William Shakespeare
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
by Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen
The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
by Lajos Egri
The Architecture of Drama: Plot, Character, Theme, Genre and Style
by Joe & Robin Stockdale, David Letwin
The Library at Night
by Alberto Manguel
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory
by Roy Blount Jr.
On the Dot: The Speck That Changed the World
by Nicholas Humez, Alexander Humez
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English
by John McWhorter
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
by Ammon Shea
The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers
by Betsy Lerner
A Passion for Narrative: A Guide to Writing Fiction - Revised Edition
by Jack Hodgins
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
Revision And Self-Editing
by James Scott Bell
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert Mckee
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
by Francine Prose
On Moral Fiction
by John Gardner
The Art of the Novel
by Milan Kundera
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain
Solutions for Writers: Practical Craft Techniques for Fiction and Non-fiction
by Sol Stein
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
by Ray Bradbury
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
by Dave King, Renni Browne, illustrated by George Booth
Elements of Writing Fiction - Characters & Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
by Flannery O'Connor, edited by Robert Fitzgerald, Sally Fitzgerald
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg
Write Away : One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
by Elizabeth George
The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction
by John Dufresne
A Broom of One's Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning, and Life
by Nancy Peacock
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
by John Gardner
Off the Page: Writers Talk About Beginnings, Endings, and Everything In Between
Marie Arana, edited by Carole Burns
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel
by Diana Wynne Jones
The Romantic Manifesto
by Ayn Rand
The Tolkien Reader
by J.R.R. Tolkien
How to Write While You Sleep
by Elizabeth Irvin Ross
On Writer's Block
by Victoria Nelson
Dare to Be a Great Writer: 329 Keys to Powerful Fiction
by Leonard Bishop
On Becoming a Novelist
by John Gardner
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
Uncle Bobby's Wedding
by Sarah S. Brannen
Question #14:
--What is the moral of this (very long joke)?
A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit theball into the woods.
She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog
in a trap.
The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I
will grant you three wishes."
The woman freed the frog, and the frog said,
"Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.
Whatever you wish for, your husband will get ten times of it!" The woman
said, "That's okay."
For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
The frog warned her,
The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will have eyes only for me."
So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!
For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.
The frog again warned her
The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's
his is mine."
So, KAZAM- she's the richest woman in the world!
The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like to have a
mild heart attack."
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The man had a heart attack ten times
"milder" than his wife!!!
krish this joke is not meant for laugh ...i am asking the moral .
Question #15:
Can anyone help me identify this fairy tale?
The story goes something like this...A boy is living in a small village. He is always impatient and wants instant results. His only friend is this one girl he plays with all the time. One day, he is walking home from school through the woods. He comes across an old beggar woman who asks him for some food. He gives her the rest of the lunch that he had not eaten. In return, she grants him a wish. He asks for the ability to get past waiting and basically see the end results he wants to. She gives him a ball of yarn, but warns him "This ball of yarn symbolizes your life. The more you pull from it, the older you will get. Do not pull too much from it or you will be at the end of your life before you know it... And there is no going back." The boy agrees to her terms hastily and immediately sets to using it. He pulls a bit of the thread out. Years pass by. It is his wedding day and he is about to marry the little girl he used to play with as a child. He enjoys this for awhile, but begins to grow anxious to see the birth of their first child... So, he pulls at the yarn a little bit more. A bit of time passes, and he sees the birth of his first born. After awhile, he grows impatient again and wants to see if he'll have any other children... So he pulls on the yarn a bit more. He now has three children, he is older as is his wife. He grows more impatient and wishes to see his grandchildren. He pulls on the thread much more and years and years pass by and he is surrounded by grandchildren--all wishing to sit on his lap and listen to him... But as he grows impatient to see what happens next, he notices the ball of yarn is nearly out. He is almost at the end of his life. For the first time, he laments his impatience and wishes he could have enjoyed the little things in life. On his death bed, he wishes for a second chance. After his death, he wakes up on the side of the road he had been walking down decades ago. Before he had even met the beggar woman. He comes across her again. Does not accept her wish... And lives out his life the way he had seen it laid out. But, this time, he enjoyed each and every moment of it. And he died a happy man.
Found the answer myself. It's "The Magic Thread"... I don't know who it's by... But you can read the story here: Click Here
Question #16:
What do you have to say about Chris Allen Stone, American who shot his Filipino wife twice on the head?
This arrogant american claimed that he did it for self defense. Are women now far more stronger than men that they already feel threatened? Granted that they had problems and fought, does that give this guy the right to take his wife's life? It's very sad how it's so easy for some people to just kill.Question #17:
Was it wrong of me? Was she even worth it?
To make a longstory short. There was a woman with a nice body but a not so nice face. She looked much older than her age. She was dating an abusive man who was a criminal. She recently aborted his child. She dresses provocatively and excercised often. Almost like an obssession. i could neverstand still, i suspected drug use? She also looks a little anorexic. I liked her and tried t obe a good guy to her. I listened to her hours and hours of hurt stories about her life. One day her friend met me and everything changed. She started t otreat me differently. I felt very self concious about how she treated me. I told her about it and it and she didnt care. She would often flirt with me sexually. Like lifting her leg up in a restaurant. Yet she told me that she didn't want to go with me as a bf or anything. She treated me like someone odd and dumped her problems on me. ihelped her a lot but she took me for granted. I tried to explain to her how I felt and how few people would sit and listen to her problems and genuinely care. She still didnt care and had no patience for my feelings. later we had an argumaent. She tried t osay that I was the same as her physically abusive ex bf, who she was still seeing I later learned. As she expressedthat he "gives her love". We had an exchange of words and I said some really mean thing out of anger to her. but I just got tired of how she treated me. I have no one in my life and it was hard for me to be flirted like that by a woman who had no interest in me. it made me sad, angry and very down on myslef. I felt ugly because she had a so called beautiful body, which peopel commented on all of the time. i recently tried to say sorry to her for the mean things I said out of anger. But she doesnt talk to me any more. She said some really horrible things to me and that is why I let loose. Though I never cursed her, I just told her how I felt. But she made it out like I am the wrost man ever. Even though her ex bf is a criminal, a liar, illiterate and an illegal alien.And he used all of her money and that of her family. But she still 'loves' him. She looks old but thinks she is the most beautiful woman. it makes me sad sometimes but I dont know if i am wrong and just cant see that she was not worth me. or did I lose out on a woman I could have built something with?
Question #18:
How do we get past what happened while separated now that we're back together?
My husband and I separated after 4 years of marriage due to him cheating and me seeking attention from other men to make me feel better about the whole thing.(extremely immature,but it's had to act rational in situations like that) While we were separated, he moved out and let me stay in the house although I wasn't working. I was in school and taking care of our kindergarten daughter. I had many opportunities to mess around with other guys at first, but it didn't feel right. My husband and I talked daily and it seemed things were looking up. He surprised me on my B day and took me out w all our friends and invited me to a Halloween party the following night. I assumed we were getting back together. The following night at the party I had too much to drink because I hadn't eaten much and lost weight due to the stress of the break up. So I passed out early. I wake up the next morning, still in costume, at my house which is 30 min away from the Partyy. Only problem was that my husband wasn't there. I called his phone w no answer. I got worried and scared. After hours of worrying and calling the hospital and jail he walks in the door. Come to find out he went all the way back to the party and slept w another woman he just met and said he didn't feel bad because we wereseparatedd. I was so crushed. After that I had no qualms about doing what I wanted, granted it was my husband's weekend w our daughter. He continued to have drunk hookups w random chicks..too many to count. 2 months later I met someone who really clicked w me. I was sick of being alone. I invited the guy to my house after getting to know him. My Husband kicked me and my daughter out of the house for that. I was forced to live w my sister in a very bad neighborhood.Christmas was rollingaroundd and he couldn't make her pageant because he couldn't get the day off although he's never had a problem getting days off for UFC parties. Come tofind outt he was at a strip club. Then comes Christmas Eve. Him and I ae getting along really good again. He invites me to spend the evening w his family and he'll pick us up after he finishes his shift. So he calls when he's off and he sounds drunk. Three hours pass and I get a call from an unknown #..him from jail on Christmas Eve. He drank at work! He's an EMT which is kinda like a paramedic. He had our daughter's Xmaspresentss in the back seat. He lost his job,of coursee. So after all that he had the audacity to give me a hard time when I went out on Valentine's Day. I felt so guilty, I dropped the other guy and husband and I started talking again. Our five year wedding anniversary comes up and he asks me to Dinner.I'm so thinking this is it. I even wore my ring. He never asked and when I brought it up he said he didn't want to get back w me yet. A week later he asks if I want to be a family again. I say yes. Now we live at his parents house and are both unemployed. We constantly fight over the past. I love him so much but I feel ourbreakupp showed me his ugly side and it's hard for me to see him the way I used to. Is this normal and how long will it take to pass? Our breakup lasted about a year and we've been back together for 6 months. I want to make it work. I can't stand putting our daughter through that hell again.@ agnostic whatever the fuck..it was a Christmas pageant w her entire kindergarten class at her private Catholic school!!! She was dressed as a sheppard. It was mandatory.
I am in no way analcoholic and never exposed my daughter to any bad behavior. I drank too much on one occasion as a result of emotional turmoil. I'm in school, looking for a job. I'm going through a hard time, I'm not a loser or a train wreck. My daughter is my world, which is why I hope her father and I work out.
Question #19:
I want to teach English is Sweden, but how?
Well, my question is in the topic. I am attending university right now. Granted, it is my first year. However, I really do want to do this. I am majoring in English education and plan on getting certified to teach history as well. My boyfriend lives in Sweden, well is from Sweden, and for a majority of his time he lives there. So, I assume I can learn Swedish from him, and take formal classes in Sweden for Swedish. (My university, like most universities, don't offer Swedish as a foreign language.)Should I continue with English education? Or should I talk to someone? I mean, I have talked to my academic advisor and he directed me toward the foreign language department however, I want to know a bit more about this before I go busting into this woman's office with no idea what to ask and/or expect.
*Thank you, for future reference (NOT saying I wouldn't want it to work out) but this idea came into my head long before he showed up. So, even if we weren't together later on (knock on wood) it wouldn't have an effect on my want for this type of job.
** I am an American
Question #20:
Question on the Ethics of Abortion?
I would like to start off by saying that I am personally in favor of legal abortion. However, it is not for the standard reasons. In fact, I am far more swayed by the argument presented below. I was hoping that someone on these forums would have a good response, as I have yet to hear one:First, this argument accepts the premise that abortion is a form of killing a fetus, but still accepts it as morally permissible:
Imagine you are walking along the street when all of a sudden a van pulls up next to you and members of the infamous "society of Music Lovers" jumps out and drugs you. In your dazed state they bring you back to their headquarters. It turns out that the most famous and talented pianist in history is dying of some blood toxicity and is unable to recover due to his/her kidneys not working properly. In fact, as it turns out, you are the only person who is a perfect match. The Society has kidnapped you to hook you up to the violinist so that your kidneys may filter both your and his/her blood. In 9 months time, both you and the violinist will be perfectly healthy and you may go about your separate ways. However, not everything goes according to plan, and you wake up just after the procedure to attach you and the violinist. To avoid prosecution, the Society for Music Lovers offers detach the two of you immediately. However, in doing so, you guarantee the death of the violinist.
The question is: is it morally permissible to detach yourself, or are you morally obligated to sit in the bed next to the violinist until he/she is cured?
Most ethical theories suggest that it is permissible to detach yourself. However, if this were the case, you are still directly causing the death of another human being. This conclusion is reached because it is widely thought that you did not give the society nor the violinist permission to use your body, and because of that, may revoke any claim the violinist may think he/she has. Unless you consent, no one has rights over your body. This is almost perfectly parallel to the case of an unwanted abortion. So long as reasonable precautions are taken (such as the woman being on the pill or a condom used) it is clear that the adults are not granting permission for a baby to use the woman's body. Should the precautions fail, it does not suggest that the woman neither granted permission to the baby, nor has given up her right to her own body.
In society we clearly see this standard upheld. For example, if a woman were to walk outside and get raped, it is in no way the woman's fault. So long as she took reasonable precautions, the extreme and clearly unwanted case's chance happening does not mean that the woman in question has given up the claim to her own body.
Any thoughts?
I'll keep it open a bit longer to see if anyone else posts
Christine: I believe you're right about the coma bit. He is in a coma, and therefore had no part of the kidnapping, nor would he know should he die.
However, your proposed lottery is flawed as well. That's where the example of a woman walking down the street comes into play. So long as the woman takes reasonable precaution against pregnancy it should not be considered an expected outcome. Just like the idea that one of every "x" number of women who walk outside are raped, it is somehow their fault is flawed itself. Instead we assume that so long as the woman walking outside took reasonable precaution against being raped, should that outcome happen it isn't her fault and she maintains rights over her body. Some small probability doesn't equal the forfeiting of rights.
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