A Changing World With the attacks onSeptember 11th, it is obvious that our great country will create a memorial forthose lost. But what should that memorial be? One suggestion has been a statue ofthe three firemen raising the flag, but even this idea sparkscontroversy ... Continue...
Curling? Curling is a very unusualsport that somehow ended up in the Olympics. This weird sport was invented inancient Scotland and is played with a 42-pound stone, a captain and two sweepers ... Continue...
Gun Control vs. Crime Control Today when someone is killedby a firearm, people immediately say we need more gun control. I think it is oddthat we think gun control is the answer instead of crime control.
Duringthe last ten years, firearm manufacturers have been attacked with lawsuits ... Continue...
Let's Go Surfing Now Were you astonished? I was.Americans swept the snowboarding half pipe in the 2002 Winter Olympics! I am abit of a snowboarder and can appreciate how much skill is required to do a 900 oreven a 720 trick, which were pulled in the final round and made to look ... Continue...
Look Around You can call me anAnarchist Or a Communist Or a hippie punk heretic Libertarian Leftist,whatever, I don't care ... Continue...
Memorial Day Memorial Day is not just athree-day weekend, though for many teenagers, it's just a day off from school.Until recently, teens have not experienced the treachery of war ... Continue...
Political Correctness Political correctnesscripples the right to freedom of speech granted by the first amendment ... Continue...
Pushing in the Anthill The fortress fell like a tonof powdered sugar on top of a Lego city the white dust exploded, as though avolcano had been sleeping beneath the foundation The fear and rubbleengulfed feet, whole blocks lined with toy-car ambulances ... Continue...
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