PieIsAwesome

@PieIsAwesome (7)

United States • Age 36

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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The Problem with Capitalism....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 27 Nov 07

Capitalism has proven to be the economic system that offers the most opportunity for the most people in a society. It is based on freedom and individual achievement. However, it has it's faults. The problem with Capitalism is...

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PieIsAwesome Capitalism has it's issues, but they are issues that can be treated. Unrestrained capitalism in the early 20th century where the government had little involvement proved to be abusive. Upton Sinclair argued that because capitalism is a system where people...

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if i want to be a teacher, should i let the low salary hold me back?

pboreoheart @pboreoheart (215) • United States 27 Nov 07

i want to teach 2nd or 3rd grade. those were my favorite grades,and kids aren't as bad at those grades than in high school. but my first year pay would only be about $32,000. and i have no idea where i'd be teaching at, because...

andrea

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PieIsAwesome Do whatever it takes to be happy. If you will be happier being a teacher with a low salary than you will in some other profession that doesn't interest you as much but with a higher salary, then go for teaching. In the end thats what matters.

27 Nov 07

Giving advice

blueunicorn @blueunicorn (2401) • United States 27 Nov 07

Do you always take your own advice? There have been so many times, especially since I started joining discussions on myLot, that I have given what sounds like really great advice or said, "I would do this..." When I think about it...

advice

courage

determination

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PieIsAwesome I have found myself wondering about this as well. Too often I try to find solutions or better ways to approach other people's problems, but when I am faced with similar problems I don't always follow those solutions. Sometimes I blame people for acting so...

27 Nov 07

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What was your first experience with the Internet?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 27 Nov 07

My first experience with the Internet was not a pleasant one. It happened during the late 1990's at a local library. For some reason, I got stuck on a website that was still in the process of being built. I waited there for...

download spyware scanner

firefox

learn to use the internet

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PieIsAwesome My first experience was in grade school on some sad old macs and who knows how terrible the bandwith was back then. I remember being fascinated at being able to search for anything I can think of in yahoo. It was like some ultimate fountain of knowledge and...

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A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned

chris57455 @chris57455 (283) • United States 27 Nov 07

Does anyone find themselves picking up change they see laying in the parking lot, or anywhere on the ground? Even if its just a penny? I know I do, A few years ago I didnt. But now I dont see why anyone wouldnt. I'm always finding...

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PieIsAwesome No, actually I may be the person leaving all the change around, hah. Sometimes when I fish around for change in my pocket under all those old receipts a small coin like a penny or nickel falls out. Usually when that happens I'm quickly rying to get the change...

27 Nov 07

Have you killed... someone.. accidentally before??

poohgal @poohgal (6845) • Singapore 27 Nov 07

Ok. Don't fret. I'm not a policewoman trying to catch a murderer here. LOL 'Someone' can refer to a human being (I hope not to see this as your response), an insect, an animal.. etc. Personally, I had only killed ants by...

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PieIsAwesome I have probably killed countless insects, not for fun but because they were being pests. Its usually ants, which with poison die by the hundreds. They went after the fridge once, and managed to get in the freezer compartment, and after a while there was a nice...

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