Rysonia

@Rysonia (309)

United States • Age 47

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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Free travel and trade in Cuba, should it be allowed?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 31 May 10

For years the United States has blockaded Cuba, refusing any trade or to allow United States Citizens to travel there. Whom precisely is being harmed by this? And does the United States Government really have the Constitutional...

cuba

politics

trade

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Do Video Games really cause bad behaviour in children?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 31 May 10

Throughout the Media we here allegations that youthful indiscretions and a rising rate of youth crimes is to be blamed on such things as the Video game. Could there be any factual support behind that concept or is it merely a...

video games

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Should homework be banned?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 31 May 10

Should homework be banned from schools or is there really a point to it all? Does it actually help the students to retain information or does it in fact do little more besides tear into the self esteem of our future generations?...

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Superman, Spiderman and Batman - Superheros or misleading idols?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 31 May 10

As we are growing up we are surrounded by comics, by the myths of these 'great men' in children stories that have over come obstacles to become Superheros. Are they in fact hero's? When we study them at close range do we suddenly...

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Should we allow Gay marriage or Civil Unions in the US?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

Historically though Gays have existed within society until recently there has been no known attempt to gain them rights of marriage which traditionally (until modern times) were rights reserved to churches of various faiths. Now...

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Freedom of speech entails?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

There are so many different ideas on what exactly Freedom of speech entails and so I decided why not ask my fellow MLers and see what all of you thought. Personally I believe Freedom of Speech covers the right to discuss your...

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

Is this policy even legal? I could have sworn there were laws stating that discrimination were illegal, how does the government manage to do that while at the same time having policies such as this? How can the US government in...

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Questions that are not covered by Guidelines or FAQ

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

I have read the guidelines and the FAQ and yet I am still unclear on a few things. 1. What is the purpose of Best response? I understand how we get it, people vote on them. I just do not understand why. 2. What is up with...

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Have you read on the Origion of Species?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

Oh this is amazing! I managed to come across a copy of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. For those unaware it is the book considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. I have been looking for this book forever. I have...

books

evolution

science

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Music Suggestions

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

Alright so I am putting together a MixPod with 200 songs for a forum where everyone has eclectic music tastes (that and we only have a fraction of people so far). Can anyone give me suggestions on Artists and/or songs for a...

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In the Dark, a poem

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 30 May 10

A poem/song a friend of mine and I wrote years ago. We were.... around 12 years old at the time. Best work we ever wrote we did as a team. There was a time When I thought we would be together forever There was a time When...

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making money through virtual stores?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 29 May 10

I was recently searching through the internet when I remembered an online store I visited years ago. I Googled for information and discovered that not only was that store still in business but several more just like it had opened...

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Star Trek timeline?

Rysonia @Rysonia (309) • United States 26 May 10

One thing I noticed when I started watching Star Trek Enterprise was how the official Star Trek time line appeared to have been just thrown out the window. It was like the writers just stopped caring about keeping everything in...

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