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Gun Control

Written by: shannong2899, on 05/20/2013
After the Newtown shooting in December, gun control has turned into an immense issue. Weather we should ban guns, change the amount of magazines, or having monthly background checks on those who own, or may purchase firearms. This has caused lots of commotion in our country. The some of the public believes we should be able to own guns for our own protection or just to own a gun. No matter what’s happens with the gun laws, we can’t completely prevent mass shootings, but...

Letter to Mom: Off to the Army

Written by: jazmin_original, on 05/20/2013
Jazmin HowardMay 15, 2013Dear Mom, Thank you. Thank you, for the life that you’ve given me. So many of my friends who i thought would make it till the end with me, already disappeared right before my eyes....i am so terrified. To the point of running home to your arms, so you could comfort me and tell me that everything's going to be okay. But i have to be strong, and push on. I came to make a difference, make my life worthwhile even though i would...

Nana

Written by: landlockedmer, on 05/20/2013
NanaBy Jessica CottrellOur garden once flourished,Bursting with ripe tomatoes and cucumbersSpilling over with sunshine and laughter.Your house was an enchanting world to hide in,With a magic library filled with mysteries and adventure.Thin beautiful hands worked quickly in that roomcreating and crafting, sewing the most beautiful clothing.At night candles and incense burned as you told me bedtime stories of goblins and magic.I remember your laugh and the smells fro...

The time I got saved by my sister.

Written by: Ichangednowyourturn, on 05/12/2013
Okay, many of you who will read this may think the wrong idea. Don't worry I'm use to that. Anyway. When my mom was pregnant with me, she did tons of drugs, and other stuff. After I was born, I can remember sitting on the couch with my mom feeding me out of a sippy cup, when all of a sudden the police came. A few seconds later I was in someones arms that I had no idea who it was. It turns out that night not only did the police come, but also DHS. They took me to a foster care...

my mother

Written by: maia, on 05/06/2013
My mother loved life and she loved me and my dad , on her last day ,she asked me to open the door and said:"What a wonderful day ,how beautiful is the sun "She was the sun of our house warm, bright,kind.My father always collects beautiful flowers for her and I often see tears in his eyes.My mom was a teacher,everybody loved her,she was a very creative person and her lessons were so amazing for ...

Questioning Me & Questioning Them

Written by: 4thandLife, on 05/01/2013
I have always been a shy person. And I'm okay with that. Introducing myself to new people freaks me out. I get nervous and clammy and I forget what a sentence is. As the years go on, I get better at hiding this, but there is always an inner freak out happening. Where am I going with this, you ask? Dating. I never really envisioned myself dating. The whole process freaks me out and you can ask any of my friends. They have all heard "I should've been born during ar...

In the News: The Euro is the end to us all

Written by: jedio123, on 04/27/2013
In the world today, people continuously spend their attention on hyped-up conspiracies. North Korea is making weapons, but those weapons haven’t done anything yet, have they? Pakistan and India are battling out their differences in the fight for Kashmir, but really, hasn’t that been going on for a while now? Unfortunately, most people look at only conflicts where there could be some bloodshed, and the important ones are the ones that slip their minds. I believe teenagers and ...

Legendary Husky’s Basketball Coach dies at 95

Written by: The Seattle Sports Hub, on 04/18/2013
By Nicole MathesonWith his son by his side, legendary former Husky coach Marv Harshman Last Friday listened to comforting bible verses, closed his eyes and drifted into a peaceful slumber, never to wake again.Harshman concluded his 40-year long coaching reign at the University of Washington where he trained and mentored names like Steve Hawes, Chris Welp, Detlef Schrempf and current coach, Lorenzo Romar.“We obviously lost a legend. I learned so much from Coach,” Romar r...

Upcoming: Seattle Sports Hub Radio 4-21-13

Written by: The Seattle Sports Hub, on 04/18/2013
After an epic show and Mariners Rant, Seattle Sports Hub Radio will once again invade the internet radio airwaves this Sunday, April 21, 2013.It will be tough to follow-up such an epic and record setting show (75 downloads as of this writing) but I will do the show the best I can.Before you continue reading, I just wanted to say thank you to all of those who have listened\downloaded\retweeted and have supported this radio endeavor thus far, the support is much appreciated...

NO FEAR

Written by: kfr094, on 04/15/2013
What I fear is going to college. The thing is that I am scared to leave home. I always wondered if I will enjoy the college life. I am going to miss just waking up in my own bed, just lying there, and jumping on things that I enjoy. I started to think about how I am going to miss my mom and dad so much. Will I make friends, have enough money? The reason why I am going to college is to ensure that I have a good future. I want to get my bachelor’s degree to become nurse to help...

Who I Am

Written by: mesp1986, on 04/04/2013
I am a 26 year old woman.I know what I want out of life and am actively taking steps everyday to achieve my goals. My two boys are my number one priority. I know exactly what I want for them, and will do whatever I can to keep negative influences out of their lives, no matter what, or whom that may be. Some might say I'm raising them to be soft, I say I'm raising them to be gentlemen. I will not dumb myself down, because you are intimidated by my intellegence. I wou...

Wanderlust

Written by: michness, on 04/03/2013
The one thing I regret from my college experience was opting not to study abroad. I was ahead in credits and had the chance to study or do an internship in London for a semester, but I decided not to at the last minute because I didn't want to take out any loans to fund the trip. Although I'm glad I graduated college debt free, I've found that I've been itching to live in another country--for a month, for a semester, for a year, for forever? Who knows?Does anyone know of ...

Come On, Make Me Feel Alive

Written by: Kwweesten, on 04/01/2013
Sometimes I think my life is an April fool’s joke. Am I really about to graduate and move back in with my parents if I can’t find a job that’ll keep me on my own? It doesn’t help that this oversized calendar hangs above my head as a constant reminder to do it now. But lately my mind has been dragging me into other directions. This past weekend, I found time alone to think about everything that’s been making my head spin. Finally, I was able to tune it all out and simply focus...

No fear (tragic falls to darkness)

Written by: carlisa, on 03/28/2013
Carlisa Young March 27th, 2013 “No Fear”(Tragic fall to Darkness) The fear I used to have growing up was the fear of being alone. This held me back because it made me not want to be in the dark. That meant I had to wait for someone to be with me at all times. It didn’t matter if it was day or night I’d follow my parents everywhere and be right by them at all times, which then became annoying to them. I couldn’t go to sleep in the dark and would stay up fully a...

No Fear: I was afraid of my mom.

Written by: hlaine67, on 03/27/2013
I was scared of my mom, because she got brain cancer, and as a child, I thought she turned into a monster. She couldn’t talk or hear or do anything on her own. In my eyes she was a monster. I didn’t want to go near hear. This one day, my father told me that my mother asked for me, because she wanted to see me. I didn’t want to go into her room because I was afraid of her, but I went in any way. I walked in there, and with every bit of her, all of her strength, she told me tha...

No Fear: Blood on the Risers

Written by: playinbp, on 03/25/2013
It was a cool August morning in Georgia. The sun wasn't even up yet. I was currently attending Airborne School at Ft. Benning as part of my army training. It was the first day of jump week. I felt no emotion. My class was filled mostly with cadets but there were a few other soldiers from military bases around the world. We made our way to the rock pit to begin our parachute landing falls. It was a necessary nuisance to induce muscle memory. "Check canopy and gain canopy contr...

On Being Single

Written by: JayMay, on 03/22/2013
I have always had a fiercely independent attitude that has followed me closely into adulthood and has manifested itself into my own personal challenge to see what I can do for myself. I am driven to do the things I do when others say I can't do it because I'm not strong enough, or even better, because I'm not a man or don't have a man. So what did I do to challenge myself? I joined the Army. No one will ever understand the complexities of being a female in the military unless...

Fanfiction Confession

Written by: michness, on 03/22/2013
I have a confession: I love writing fanfiction.It started out as a fun way to work with already developed plots and characters. I discovered fanfiction when I was 8 or so and gobbled it up (almost) more than real fiction. As time went on, fanfiction became a way for me to work with original plots and original characters in already developed worlds. Eventually, I transitioned to just fiction writing. I stopped writing fanfiction when I was 14 or 15. I don’t know what i...

Kitchen Necessities

Written by: seamstressofwords, on 03/19/2013
Cooking for yourself is a whole new level of "grown up" that I was never prepared for. I remember being younger, and begging my mom to let me cook dinner, and even the occasional misinformed "cooking every night can't be that bad!" boy, how wrong I was. First off, you need to plan ahead what you're cooking cause chances are that you need to defrost something or buy something, or your substituting your ingredients which requires more thought processes and abilities that I have...

One Foot Out The Door

Written by: Kwweesten, on 03/19/2013
As a college student, coming home for spring break means one thing – going back to, “Where are you? Who are you with? Get home now!” So after living without them for months at a time, my parents prove to me every visit that they will always be obnoxious when I come home. But hey, they’re parents. It’s what they do best. Besides, they give me more motivation to find a job and live on my own after graduation.Since spring break began on Friday, the parenting has gone into full...

An education doesn't mean you're educated

Written by: seamstressofwords, on 03/19/2013
Throughout my entire life, and the lives of others, I can make a general assumption that the more of an education you had, the more educated of a person you are. And while this can be very true, I also know that it isn't. I know some very smart people who are very dumb, and some very dumb people who are very smart. What brings this up though?Last night in my internal relations class, we watched bits and pieces of a documentary called Saudi Solutions (and I recommend this mo...

No Fear: Secrets, Passions, and Hopes

Written by: azhang, on 03/11/2013
Fear is something deep down inside of one that they are scared to let go of. Fear can control one's thoughts, feelings, and actions. Fear can make one's life filled with misery. Fear can prevent one from pursuing their dreams. I am lucky; my fear helped me discover my true passion. My deepest fear is that someone will see who I really am, and judge me because of it. If one were to look from a distance at my life, they would think I was a quiet, strange, with little fears of...

Next Generation Apartment Reviews and Ratings Site

Written by: samke23, on 03/09/2013
[color=black][size=7]DoNotRent.com recently announced the implementation of a new website, mobile site as well as additional services for renters. The new services include social media integration, moving resources, roommate search and functionality for renters to search and write reviews using their smartphones.DoNotRent.com is the first national apartment reviews and ratings website where renters can not only write reviews of a...

No Fear: How My Mom Dying Changed My Life

Written by: JessLegros22, on 03/07/2013
Before my mother got sick with cancer I was afraid of anything that she was not apart of. I was scared that I would not be able to do anything with out her by my side. But when I was eight years old, my mom was diagnosed with cancer and my world was turned upside down. I could no longer depend on her to help me through my week, or even through the month. She had to change her focus from always being there for me, to trying to get better. Soon after I began to realize that I d...

No Fear: Growing Up

Written by: diamond, on 03/04/2013
“Fat fat fatty fat” bellowed all the children on the playground. Growing up was hard. Kids don’t play with you if you’re not perfect and me, I was not perfect. I was not perfect because of my weight I remember like it was yesterday as the kid’s song “Diamond the big fat fish! Diamond the big fat fish!” I cried and cry all day long they hurt my feelings. As I played in the park by myself. Fifth grade was even harder getting teased about your weight. Called names fatty fat...

Personal introductions offer a greater chance of success

Written by: AlanR, on 02/28/2013
When it comes to finding love, more and more individuals are utilising the Internet as a means of hopefully finding that special person to share their lives with. Online dating sites can offer what appears to be a simple yet effective means of finding a potential partner. However, as is being seen more and more often, it is becoming apparent that relying on a computer based solution as is provided by online dating sites, lacks the human touch and intuition that can often make...

why can you not watching your favourite tv show?

Written by: paige1995, on 02/21/2013
My favourite TV is supernatural. Supernatural is very laughing and cool show. This show on eleven the time is 8:30pm to 9:30pm. The main character is Sam and Dean Winchester is the good laughing and cool guy. Supernatural is the best TV shows I watch on the eleven. My favourite character is Sam Winchester that helps dean to fight like zombies and angel, work on the laptop. I think was the very cool TV shows. It was laughing for the supernatural. ...

What do writers write?

Written by: Amanda Kissinger, on 02/06/2013
I read about Stage of Life in Sunday's newspaper after I saw the name "Eric Thiegs" in the living section. I don't know Eric Thiegs, but his wife was my English and Creative Writing teacher during my junior year at Red Lion. Rebecca was a great teacher, one who really really brought a breath of fresh air to the stagnant waters of that senior high. I still can't put my finger on what set her apart, but I think it had something to do with her actually caring about reaching peop...

Being an Adult is Over-rated

Written by: Achan86, on 01/30/2013
It seems that life is built in stages, so far I have journeyed through elementary school, middle school, highschool, college, graduate school, limbo. Each of those stages offered a sense of direction, meaning stability and safety. Under the protection of those stages I wasn't forced to make basic tough life decisions, my parents made them for me. I have no idea how to budget money and I am realizing that it's the one thing I've never had to practice before; but the most vital...

jamaican food blog

Written by: Swill, on 01/30/2013
Have you ever tasted jamaican food before? Well on my blog you are going to learn how to cook it and I will give you a lot of details about our food. Jamaican food is famous for its tasty, spicy flavors. Many jamaican dishes such as jerk chicken or beef pattiies. Recipes for other jamaican flavors such as escoveitched fish and ackee and salt fish are also included.#jamaican main course recipes1)jerk chicken2) jerk pork3)pattiesJerk Chicken recipe-# one 3 and half c...

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