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Enjoying Life
What am I feeling? How do I stop? Why is everything so much more pressing and straining now than it was before? Simply because? Isn't life supposed to be more than just surviving? Why has the world been constructed in such a way that the only reliable thing is work. Everything revolves around working and making a profit.
By Knyghtmare4 years ago in FYI
Be Careful When Selecting Cover Art For Your Stories!
I’ve produced enough written material during these past few months to finally feel comfortable calling myself a writer. Considering that I've made around $140 from reads, bonuses and tips since joining Vocal four months ago, I can even call myself a “professional writer”. I’m plotting a novel and am participating in National Novel Writer’s Month (NaNoWriMo) in November, and hope to be a published novelist one day.
By Allison Rice4 years ago in FYI
Livin' On The Rim
Author's Note: In 1973 I heard that descendants of plantation slaves were still living on a plantation near Waynesboro, Georgia. Caldwell and Bourke-White started their epic "You have Seen Their Faces" in Waynesboro. The story documented the plight of poor whites across the south. When I read it, I was astonished even back then that poor African-Americans had been completely ignored - a story even more compelling than that of the benighted whites. So I went down to the Carswell Plantation and found several dozen slave cabins still occupied by the descendants that had served the Carswell family over centuries of slavery. The story that follows is what I came back with. I sent it to an Editor at the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Never recieved a reply. A few months later the newspaper published a story by one of its own reporters - documentating exactly the same conditions on a plantation in Alabama.
By Mark Newell4 years ago in FYI
"Technology the new bully?
Bullies are bullies, bullies we always had. But now comes social media, and it's gotten really bad. I remember the days; most bullies were found in school. Now bullies have the technology to broaden outside of school. Bullies are freer, I say it today. Even celebrities are downing the people that look up to them hey. Hey, hey, hey, we need some Fat Albert Today. Because it is more than celebrities, most shows sometimes enforce the bad. I mean, at least pull some Tyler Perry and then add. Add what you might say? Add a reason for the negative share. If you are going to down someone, at least make it known it's bad out there. Bad out there in like what Tyler once said. It's not what they say; it's what you answer too, get it in your head. I'm not here to preach, but I am here to talk—freedom of speech on all that I got. But freedom of speech has gone a little far. Tell me why it's okay to belittle, chasing many to a bar. If not a bar, look at our youth gunning down schools; it got far. Not saying the actions are correct but do we study why they got that far? People can look my way and say, you're being judgmental today. But my judgment is based upon the wrong actions I faced today. Actions that I've encountered, and yes, I've blown up too. Time to come back to why would a youth gun down a school? Not cool. Not remarkable, but if we see most of the youths were bullied G. What can one do when coping is no longer something they can do aye? Aye, cause it genuinely hurts, parents need to pay more attention. I just bought something that said it's right for me to use someone, did I mention? Dam, that's right, technologies are no good for me man. Tell me, why would I not listen to a celebrity? I mean, I won't listen because I have the willpower. But what about the youths who have no way to devour? Devour all the bad, and realize the story that they say? Say okay, most of it is terrible, but it's a reality. So back to the bullying, I am not saying it's cool. But what do you do when the one you look up to advertises that being a bully is cool. I mean, they don't get to say it; it's all about their actions. Some people find joy in belittling and then looking at their actions. But then again, it could be a star misunderstood? Like I've come out and said stuff that could have been misunderstood. But that is a mistake one can easily correct. But what about those that continue after they realize their threat? See, I can give an example, more than once, I lost my cool. Did my lives on only me or talk to my phone's video to avoid an action uncool.
By Jessica A. Fox4 years ago in FYI
Who Founded this Chicago 1905 African American Newspaper?
Before I proceed to tell you about the man in the photo and the historical Chicago newspaper that he founded in 1905, I'd like to share just a little insight about who I am, and how I view this type of information.
By Justiss Goode4 years ago in FYI
Childhood
Childhood Another Time In the days of my childhood, kids were repeatedly told, “Don’t put that in your mouth! You don’t where it’s been”. It was to me, one of life’s hardest choices. Either listen to my mother’s stern voice or ignore her and pick up the unwrapped candy lying in the middle of the sidewalk. The candy beckoned, “Pick me up, eat me, I’m yummy.”. A glance up into my mother’s unflinching eyes and the dilemma was resolved. Not on my life am I disobeying her. The candy stays where it is.
By SANDRA GRENIER4 years ago in FYI
Real Estate in India is Boosting in Festive Season 2021
The 2021 festive season is the first season after the market reopens after the COVID-19 pandemic. The optimistic view of the Indian real estate industry is clear. The real estate sector has not been part of a cyclical rally in the asset class so far due to the large size of the banknotes associated with it, but now that the stock market is at its peak, the sector is showing. Does this mean the 2021 festive season could change the proportion of real estate in India? This is a most asking question that most analysts want to know the answer to at this time.
By payalahuja4 years ago in FYI
Are Humans Naturally Vegetarian?
Friends, it's high time I've confessed: I'm a pescatarian (*gasp*). I gave up turf seven whole years ago. Since I made that choice, it's been an arduous process digging through the available vegetarian and vegan information (and misinformation). Though there are some amazing guides out there to sustainably changing your diet, others available are misleading, sensationalized, and generally bad news.
By Olivia L. Dobbs4 years ago in FYI
The Truth About Awakening vs. Turning
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then led me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C]
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in FYI
Jewels from Royal Families: The Delhi Durbar Tiara
The Delhi Durbar Tiara is a circlet headpiece featuring diamond ringlets and garlands. It is set in platinum and gold and originally had 10 emerald drops which made it unusually tall for a tiara. Queen Mary had the emeralds removed and customised the tiara so other jewels could be fastened on top of the tiara.
By Aashna Woodin4 years ago in FYI
