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leanne-johnson's picture
Apr.27.2009
I ran into my friend in the hallway of my building. She is older and wiser than I am. We had the oddest conversation, where I was sure, neither of us knew what the other was trying to say, but I was certain that eventually we would.
larry-schliessmann's picture
Apr.18.2009
I have not read a discussion dealing with what readers read.  I do not mean what books they read.  That might take forever, and is, for the most part, not relevant to this article. My interest lies in what readers read, what their mind interprets from one story, or article.  Non-fiction, it might...
hadeer-s's picture
Mar.06.2009
There is a hole in her homeThere is a hole in her clothesThere is a hole in her heartThere is a hole in her soul Is there a hole in our conscience? No one should live a life of desolate desperationCitizens of the world should not permit it...Is it so hard to understand? No little girl should...
gina-collia-suzuki's picture
Feb.12.2009
During a visit to see the local vet, Maris was sitting in a travel case, along with her sister, Mrs Peabody, when a woman in the waiting room asked if the noises being emitted from the case were being made by a hamster. When that woman was told that the girl responsible for the chattering was in...
bro-smith-sgs's picture
Jan.06.2009
Up to Now   Part I    For those who have been with me from early on, you now have enough patches for a quilt. It is now the time to provide the connecting thread to interlace them.  In turn, you should have a warm pall in which to envelope your self and stay of the chill.  As we come to a close of...
luciana-lhullier's picture
Nov.29.2008
Red Room author Hammoudi Abdelwahab says that learning a language can be a powerful tool for more understanding and less violence in the world. I totally agree. Languages are ways of existence. Speaking a language is a way of "being" in the world, and learning a second, third language is...
lina-ru's picture
Nov.18.2008
I have not been here for a while because I am changing my website. The old essays section will be gone soon, and instead I created a project called: Project Love.I believe the world cannot afford to keep going as it has been. What will happen with our future generations? What will happen with their...
maxine-p-soso's picture
Oct.25.2008
It's amazing how much we're alike the understanding we have of one another the way we finish each others sentences continue each others thoughts Our Unspoken Words comes straight from the heart it can be defined without a word it needs only a thought We know what the other is going to say before a...
syed-misbahuddin's picture
Jul.21.2008
QURAN Quran (means recitation in Arabic) Muslims recite the whole book once during the month of Ramazan, this is happenning since 1428 years now, some people recite this once everyday, some once every week. It has 114 chapters   (Sura) This book is in Arabic language. Quran is like a big Ocean,...
syed-misbahuddin's picture
Jul.21.2008
ISLAM = SURRENDER TO PEACE This is my small understanding of Islam The book has history of Islam from birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century to its status as a global culture and political force today. Explains the nature and message of the Quar’an. I am giving below some common questions...