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  The Influences of Susan Tedeschi

  

  By nomarfan18, Anaheim, CA

  Susan Tedeschi, an American blues/rock singer and self-taught guitarist, has received five Grammy nominations. She has six albums to her credit. Three of them, Back to the River (2008), Hope and Desire (2005), and Wait for Me (2002) reached #1 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart. Her music draws...
• Opinion > Sports / Hobbies
  Why the Boston Red Sox Should Bring Back Nomar Garciaparra

  

  By nomarfan18, Anaheim, CA

  It could easily be said that Nomar Garciaparra has played his best this season against the Boston Red Sox. When facing his original team this year, he has a .421 AVG, .450 OBP, .632 SLG, 1.082 OPS, 1 HR, 1 2B, and 1 steal of third base. At Fenway Park his 2009 AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS line is .467/.467/.533/...
• Nonfiction > All Nonfiction
  The Bombing of Nagasaki: The Unplanned Attack and the Forgotten Tragedy

  

  By nomarfan18, Anaheim, CA

  Nagasaki was not supposed to be bombed. Rather, the intended target was “Kokura Arsenal, a massive collection of war industries adjacent to the city of Kokura.” (“The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki”) A series of cruel twists of fate led to an atomic bomb being dropped over Nagasaki, the unfortun...
• Nonfiction > Sports
  My First Hockey Game

  

  By nomarfan18, Anaheim, CA

  For years, I have been an avid fan of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks. While I know more about some than others, I like basically all of the players because they seem like genuinely good people. The night they became the first team ever in California to win the Stanley Cup, June 6, 2007...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  Abby Carter: Vampire Nurse

  

  By nomarfan18, Anaheim, CA

  I am Abby Carter, nurse and vampire. This is my story: In my first battle as a Union nurse I aided a man with a superficial leg wound before taking him to a hospital. “Nurse, is it bad? Will I lose my leg?” the soldier asked anxiously. “No, it’s not that bad. You’ll be just fine,” ...