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• Hot Topics > Pride & Prejudice
  Affirmative Action: AKA Segragation

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  To justly understand the racial injustices committed in our nation, we must first explore the undeniable truth about slavery. In numerous court hearings, slave owners, James Henry Hammond and George Fitzhugh declared that slavery in the south was a necessity to the economy as well as an essential in...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  The Problem with Nicholas Sparks and Other Media

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  The reasons women have such high standards of men is because of authors like Nicholas Sparks as well as others, who have raised the standards for women and have left unattainable standards for men. In dozens of books and movies, the man and women make eye contact and BAM! They’re in love. Makes si...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  The reason Douglass wrote this book was to elaborate and spread knowledge that often only slaves knew. Christianity as found in the United States varied widely from the Christianity practiced in Europe. Many topics brought up in this book were rarely known by outsiders of the plantation. Throughout ...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  In The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass writes of the constant trials and tribulations he is faced with that could determine how severely he is beaten and whether he is to be sold someplace else. Many lessons can be learned from his life and how he responds to the dishes he is s...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  The eye-opening novel, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave, was written by none other than Frederick Douglass himself. The imagery he uses helps the reader perceive the painstaking agony he faced as a child growing up in slavery. Countless evils were done him and his fa...
• Fiction > Historical Fiction
  The Common Natives

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  The Native American’s lives varied due to different external stimuli such as the weather, tribe, soil, and water routes. There are countless unique cultures of each clan, which is part of the reason some of them conflicted with each other, while others became allies. In video one, the regions of t...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Of Mice and Men Various literary devices are used throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men. Some of these techniques are foreshadowing, imagery, and symbols. John Steinbeck is very fluent with the use of these three literary devices. The book would be boring and dull without the use of constant...
• Opinion > Love / Relationships
  Why is this Shocking?

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Lolo Jones said "remaining a virgin is harder than training for Olympics" in a recent interview. My question is why is this on the top of Yahoo headlines, shouldn't this be the normal? A young lady saving herself for her future husband without risking pregnancies or STD's. Not to...
• Hot Topics > Environment
  Vegetable Oil

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Nolte, Beth. “Tanking Up with Cooking Oil: The oil used to cook your dinner could run your car.” Chem Matters, April, 2011, 5-8 Everyone knows using gasoline and diesel to power a car is horrible for the environment, but who knows how to use a vehicle without hurting the environment? ...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  Plants

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  There's only so much you can do to make it grow. There's only so much water and food you can give a plant. In the same way there's only so much you can do to help someone follow Christ. Your job is to plant the seed. Let God take care of the rest....
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  Holes

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  In many of us is a hole. "I was reading the Bible and singing the lyrics, but I wasn't experiencing the full joy of knowing the Lord. I realized I wasn't fully letting Jesus be in the driver seat of my life." One of my friends have told me. "I was worshipping, but I wasn&...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  Ordinary

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  When you go off to a church camp or a convention of some sort, you usually come back on fire for God. This feeling usually doesn't last very long. When people ask if you'll be the same you were at camp, many say yes. This is great, but rarely true. I pray that I will not be like this, r...
• Nonfiction > All Nonfiction
  Disastrous Depression

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Economists and historians are still debating the causes of the Great Depression. While we know what happened, we have only theories to explain the reason for the economic collapse. In the United States, the Great Depression is associated with Black Tuesday, the stock market crash of 29 October 1929...
• Hot Topics > Health
  The Unending Pandemic

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Darkness glooms around Africa as death stalks the giant landmass in the form of HIV and AIDS. Statistics vary wildly throughout Africa due to a low level of technology and limited ways to detect the infection in such a great area. Many workers in the sex trade of Africa do not like using condoms o...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  The Author of All Encouragement

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  There have been many instances when I received encouragement. Throughout all the support, one stands out to me the most. That would be the experience that came when I developed a personal relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When I was at a much younger age than I am now, I felt ...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Chernobyl

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26th, 1986 at 1:23pm in Chernobyl, Ukraine at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The catastrophe is considered the worst in history and is only ranked as number 7 by the International Nuclear Event Scale. Chernobyl is near the town of Pripyat. Before the...
• Hot Topics > What Matters
  Life Without End

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  The most frequently asked questions are usually about life. What do you want throughout life? What do you want to be remembered by? Some of the most life changing scenarios we play off, saying that we aren’t adults yet or we can’t we’re to young/small. However, the best people to change the...
• Opinion > Environment
  Europe the Area of Trouble

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  As you may already know there is a growing problem facing Europe and its inhabitants. Urban sprawl is serious and dangerous for many different cultures, animals, and other important necessities of the continent. Rome is losing its historic value with new buildings being placed by the ancient...
• Opinion > Social Issues / Civics
  The Time to Save Lives

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Christmas time is the season of giving. There are many reason for it, some may even bewilder you. Christmas is in December, which just so happens to be one of the coldest months of the year. Gathered along many streets are homeless civilians who can't afford clothes or even yet food. Everyd...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Where Do You Draw the Line?

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  National security is one of the most debatable issues being discussed in todays times. How much security is to much and how much freedom is a bad thing? Well when you keep everything secret, many civilians start to speculate everything that's going on. Making sure no one is hiding anything a...
• Opinion > Love / Relationships
  Why Should I Trust You Know?

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Don't you just hate it when people judge/remember you from your past. "Yes, I screwed up." "Yes, I'm human." "Yes, I want to change." Yet how we change when no one will let go of the past? "You like him." "You lied a year ago, why shoul...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451 by William Golding and Ray Bradbury

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  As shown in many great novels, civilization can become corrupted by evil. The Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451 are outstanding examples of these amazing novels. We, as a society, can take note that evil is with us even when we are mere infants. This theme can be represented throughout Lord ...
• Opinion > Love / Relationships
  Why You Should Not do it!

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Many people of all ages have been tempted to do sexually impure things. This is wrong until you are married. Why is it so hard to resist waiting for the right person? Every time you do something impure, you are dirtying yourself. A perfect example would be a piece of choclate. If you pass the chocla...
• Poetry > Limerick
  Why Can't ?

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  Why can't I breathe when I see you? It's like a sudden loss of breath. I might possibly be turning blue. Oh well you can't see me. Why can't I look away when I see you? My eyes are glued to you, unmoving. I believe it's actually love, it's true. I know it'...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  What if?

  

  By Iwillfollow15, Portland, TX

  What if it's life or death? To save your love. Could you? Would you? Or just watch? Tumbling, crashing, dying. Is that the plan? Happiness or suicide? To be or not to be?...