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judyt00 @judyt00 (3497) • Canada 18 Jan 07

I just saw a post about Shakespear and was saddened that when my kids went to school they didn't get any of the classics, Shakespear, Chaucer, Stienbeck,poetry simply because the teachers didn't think they would be interested. I'm...

books

classics

literature

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AvarianParakeet This was actually close to the idea that I was trying to present. English classes slaughter any good themes that exist in the classics through tedious and pointless exercises that make students resent the books. I personally felt that some books really did...

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itsjustmeb @itsjustmeb (1212) • Canada 17 Jan 07

Doomsday Clock set forward by two minutes Updated Wed. Jan. 17 2007 1:01 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff According to a group of elite nuclear scientists, the world has moved closer to Armageddon. The scientists have moved the...

doomsday clock

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AvarianParakeet It's nothing but a bunch of bored scientists who like to be in the news. People have been fearing doomsday since man was able to think. The Romans ran around screaming that doomsday was coming as the Vandals grew bolder. I believe the same thing happed when...

18 Jan 07

kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13388) • United States 17 Jan 07

I have a couple friends here that are police officers and they have told me that you should not flash your lights at someone that is driving at night with their headlights off. This applies in my state but could happen elsewhere...

gang related

safety concern

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AvarianParakeet Thank you for providing the link. I couldn't remember the exact spot where I read about it.

18 Jan 07

kitakazoo @kitakazoo (41) • United States 18 Jan 07

I watched Al Gore's movie last night and it really shook me up. It is very frightening to think that in 50 years earth maybe completely uninhabitable. Do you believe in global warming or do you think it has been made up?

environment

global warming

politics

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AvarianParakeet I actually talked to the head of the science department at my school after our crazy English teacher gave us 10 bonus points to watch the movie and do a worksheet about it. I definitely believe that Global Warming is real, but Al Gore just made a doom and...

18 Jan 07

judyt00 @judyt00 (3497) • Canada 18 Jan 07

I just saw a post about Shakespear and was saddened that when my kids went to school they didn't get any of the classics, Shakespear, Chaucer, Stienbeck,poetry simply because the teachers didn't think they would be interested. I'm...

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AvarianParakeet I am in a perfect condition to answer this question, because I am still in High School and I truly hate my English class. I mean, truly, utterly hate it. I have actually cursed my teachers. Not in the swearing sense, but in the Gaelic ancient words...

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drashima @drashima (224) • United States 18 Jan 07

dont you feel its time now that US should have a woman president? so amny countries have had women in positions of power, but US has never had a female president. i am hoping Hillary Clinton becomes the 1st woman president.

debating

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AvarianParakeet I definitely don't think that it is time for a woman president. Nothing against women, but I think that the only likely candidates would be Condi or Hillary and I think that both of them would be terrible presidents. If they became the president, it would...

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drashima @drashima (224) • United States 17 Jan 07

do you think for terminally ill people, people who are suffering euthanasia should be legalised ? or should it not be allowed at any cost.

euthanasia

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AvarianParakeet I definitely think that it should be a possible option. I remember reading a story about a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. The man commited suicide, and left a note saying that he was sorry to leave them before it was his time. He went on to...

17 Jan 07

contusion12878 @contusion12878 (669) • United States 17 Jan 07

Once in a while I am up for a good debate. How about you. I say that America should leave Iraq now before things get worse. I want to know whats your thoughts on this subject. Let me know what you are thinking in detail....

debate

war

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AvarianParakeet I think that leaving Iraq now would cause it to become much worse. If America pulls out of Iraq before the government is in a full position to take power, then a full civil war will begin. I personally agree with President Bush's new plan. If the Armed...

17 Jan 07

Melizzy @Melizzy (1381) • United States 17 Jan 07

That great voice of understanding, Dr. Laura Schleshinger, is on Larry King tonight. She's bad mouthing YouTube as being the cause of the girl getting beaten up on tape and placed on YouTube. She says everybody wants 15 minutes of...

fame

internet

youtube

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AvarianParakeet You forget that nothing is anyone's fault. Playing Doom and Grand Theft Auto turn kids into murderers. Youtube.com turns them into idiots. The funny thing is that youtube just made it more public. Simple camera phones allow people to trade videos of people...

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kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13388) • United States 17 Jan 07

I have a couple friends here that are police officers and they have told me that you should not flash your lights at someone that is driving at night with their headlights off. This applies in my state but could happen elsewhere...

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AvarianParakeet This is mainly an urban legend. The full story was that a man was driving along and saw a car with it's lights off. He flashed his lights to warn the driver, and they proceded to chase him down and shoot him. The story was that this was a new style of gang...

17 Jan 07

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tlmoore79 @tlmoore79 (99) • United States 17 Jan 07

I have looked into lots of ways to make money online and found something funny these survey sites that claim you can make all this money taking survey all seem to inevitably end in asking for your credit card number. You have to...

money

mylot

people

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AvarianParakeet It's actually pretty simple. They use affiliates to advertise their program, and then the affiliates get a cut of the profits that they make. Some of these survey sites are actually honest, but all that they do is give you a free list of websites that...

17 Jan 07

Hanni Harel @Hannihar (130218) • Israel 6 Sep 19

I moved to Israel in 1986 and the language of the country is Hebrew. The Hebrew I learned in the States was not how they talk here so had to learn practically from scratch. We have places where new people go to learn Hebrew. I...

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AvarianParakeet I moved to Israel in 1986 and the language of the country is Hebrew. The Hebrew I learned in the States was not how they talk here so had to learn practically from scratch. We have places where new people go to learn Hebrew. I went to many of those places and...

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Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 17 Jan 07

If you live in an area that gets snow during so part of the year, or perhaps you did when you were going to school, do you get snow days? For anyone not sure what I mean, I mean days that school or work is delayed or canceled due...

snow days

snowy

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AvarianParakeet I go to a private school, that is literally has us go the minimum number of hours necessary. It takes a complete blizzard or a state of emergency for them to bother with the schedule changes. They also have dormers, so they say that they'll have school just...

17 Jan 07

itsjustmeb @itsjustmeb (1212) • Canada 17 Jan 07

What do you think about reality tv? Do you find it cool to watch or do you ignore them? The shows im thinking of are you know, Survivor, Big Brother, things like this? What do you think? Personally I think reality TV should...

reality tv

reality tv shows

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AvarianParakeet I used to watch Survivor, but I got tired of it being the exact same game each time. The people that I liked also were always the ones that were eliminated first. I think that it has continued to go downhill since the beginning. I never watched Big...

17 Jan 07

blueskies @blueskies (1186) • United States 15 Jan 07

I think I'm a good tipper. If the server does a good job and has a cheerful demeanor, I'll tip 20%, maybe a bit more if the restaurant is busy. Other than restaurants, I'm sometimes confused as to when and how much I should...

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AvarianParakeet I usually tip my waiters about 20% if they do a good job, and about 12% if they do a below average job. They work hard, and it is very rare that I am truly displeased with just the waiter. I know that it is usually not their fault for some of the slow...

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kyliepops @kyliepops (269) • Australia 15 Jan 07

With so much hustle and bustle in the world these days and so many things happening in our lives, i find that i need to take time out. Time for just me and my hubby but also time for just me. My favourite place to go is the...

alone time

kyliepops

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AvarianParakeet I usually go up to my bedroom and read when I just want to be alone. Then again, I share the room with a crazy parakeet, so I'm not sure how alone that is. I generally chose my room because it is small, peaceful and secluded. It is a perfect place to...

15 Jan 07

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kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13388) • United States 15 Jan 07

For me it depends on where I am going. If it is a place new that I am going to, I will spend more since there are things there that I may have not seen before or made differently, especially out of the country. If I have been...

vacation expenses

vacation spending

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AvarianParakeet I'm an interesting person, because I tend to go all out on my vacations, yet I always have plenty of money left. I usually only buy things that I will really enjoy though, so I tend to limit how much I spend on pointless souveniors that I won't really enjoy....

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (317041) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 7 Nov 18

You all know by now what my favorite season of the year is. Or most of you, anyway. It starts with W, is cold, and often has something white on the ground. I've been waiting since the April Blizzard, and finally saw snowflakes...

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AvarianParakeet You all know by now what my favorite season of the year is. Or most of you, anyway. It starts with W, is cold, and often has something white on the ground. I've been waiting since the April Blizzard, and finally saw snowflakes when I came out of the Y this...

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jake1978 @jake1978 (53) • United States 15 Jan 07

Appearently George W. and his staff think they have another trick up their sleeves. This one involves the paperwork they are preparing to try and push thru congress when the time is right, concerning presidential wartime executive...

bush

congress

wartime

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AvarianParakeet No way! He would be impeached by the Democratic Congress or prosecuted by the Supreme Court for violating the basic tenents of our Constitution. That's if there wasn't a general uprising.

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redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 9 Jan 07

The USA spends more than a fortune on national defense. Already they have air superiority. Do they need another more advanced jet fighter? Could not the money be better spent? How?

airplane

defense

high technology

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AvarianParakeet We have to remember the fact that air superiority is one of the few things that we have managed to hold onto. We have to keep a steady army around for a deterance factor. I also remember hearing that while these new jets are more expensive to build, they...

15 Jan 07

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