Society

Nuclear Power Plants - I was about eight years old when I saw my first nuclear power plant. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and that meant that I was familiar with what happened at Three Mile Island. This made me fearful, so I can’t say that I was thrilled when I first saw one that day on the way to the amusement park with my dad. He was excited to point it out to me, and explained

Definition Of Education - Developing Knowledge - Education standards in the United States have taken a turn for the worse in recent decades. Curriculums have steadily become diluted, to the point where our young people can graduate from high school without being able to balance a checkbook or find New York City on a map. Fully 25% of the American population is

Native American Tribal Structure - Native Americans were the original inhabitants of North America. When peoples from England and France came to America, they had interaction with the native tribes and eventually learned how to survive with the knowledge garnered from these tribes. As time went on, the emigrants gradually distanced themselves from the Native American

Good Portrait Photographers - There are many things that you will want to save for a very long time. Photographs are still one of the most popular ways to save memories, and these are things that can last a long time when they are cared for properly. Luckily, that is something that most do with little trouble. The candid shots you take throughout the years are always some of

Green Architecture - Green architecture and sustainable design have become buzzwords recently, but few people really understand the full importance of these concepts. The benefits of green architecture are generally known. Everyone knows, for example, that if you use local materials that are produced in a way that is not environmentally hazardous, you can save a lot of

Country Club - You may think of the country club as something for only the very rich, or as something that has gone away and is only now seen in movies. The truth is that there are many of them out there, and you don’t have to be rich to be a member. You do have to have some income that you can put away for this purpose, but you don’t have to be a high flyer or the CEO

Window Alarms - I learned a lot about home security when I worked as a maid to pay for college. There were a lot of great homes that I cleaned on a weekly basis, and most of them had some sort of alarm system. There were many great houses in great neighborhoods, but there were also some really nice ones hidden in not so nice neighborhoods. You would often never

Running Out Of Gas - Living in Germany and driving 110 mph on the autobahn will make your hair stand up on the back of your neck if you're in the passenger seat. Gas prices in 1992 in Germany were about what they are now in 2008. German citizens did not seem to care how much gas cost they just wanted to get where they are going fast. German probably drive fast

Children In Need - There is almost nothing in this world sadder and more soul crushing than the plight of children in need. There are kids in need of everything from the most basic food and water to education or foster parents. The really sad thing is that a lot of these needy kids could easily be helped if people would just take a few minutes out of their day, send a few dollars, or

Things Popup - Have you ever yearned to be a patient person and found it to be the most difficult task to achieve?  Have you ever whispered a small prayer such as "Lord, please help me through this?" Have you every experienced issues that just pop up without warning?  Unlike the word pop up in surfing the internet, we can't block a pop up. How we deal with these issues

Adult Average IQ - Pretty much everyone knows that the adult average IQ is 100. The test is calibrated to ensure this score remains average. Nevertheless, there's a lot more to intelligence than the average adult IQ. Most people get somewhere around an average score – usually from 89 to 110 or so. Within that average intelligence, however, lies a dizzying array of different

The Baggy Setup - Have you noticed the young men who wear pants down to their knees?  What is the belt really for when the pants are that low? It's really amazing the way a person's walk is altered by the way a pair of pants is worn. Just the other day I saw a guy walking down the street as if he was struggling to take the next step. What if something or someone got after

Where Are The Gentlemen - When I am out an about around town running errands and taking care of business or just out, I have noticed how older men open the doors for their wives or girlfriends. I could probably watch for at least an hour before I see a young man open the door for his wife or girlfriend. Now don't get me wrong, there are still some gentlemen out there, but they

Fight For America - When I look around at the many immigrants in the United States I often wonder why most of the people that are coming into the United States don't fight in the war along side our men and women. Many immigrant men and women are shopping, taking all the good jobs and starting new businesses, while our men and women rough it out over seas fighting for

I Have Dreadlocks - Many times, when people see someone with dreadlocks, they automatically assume that person is dirty. I guess, this is from the media portrayal, and also, just from not knowing.  Honestly, at one point, I said I would "never get dreadlocks, they don't wash their hair".  Talk about putting the fut in the mouth or...dread in the head...okay, that was

What About The Handicapped - Since my mother has become handicapped I've seen stuff that I never noticed before. I never noticed the size of a handicapped stall in the restrooms; the width of the door in most homes; the height of cabinets or better yet how does a person feel after having to sit or lay down without the ability to stand. I use to take for granted the fact that I can

Politics Over Economics Putting Reforms In The Backseat - We may praise them, we may criticize them...but it's a fact that India's eco-politics has had its share of successes and blunders on its way to where we stand now. Time to time political stands attracted bitter criticism on whether protection of the economy was in fact truly based on long-run comparative advantage,