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The Future Of Islam In Russia by Wael El-Manzalawy - [263 words]
Metrolink608: Number One Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Christmas, New years, laughter, tears, teasing, the engineer steeler, and liv... [6,046 words]
Metrolink608: Cuddled By The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi quiet confidence, energetic moments, teasing, ephiphany, the engineer and... [3,783 words]
She Likes Trains: Station Gold by Shelley J Alongi Glen the Metrolink engineer's first vocal utterance has inspired my new series o... [2,734 words]
Metrolink111: The Best Two Minutes by Shelley J Alongi I've always said that Glen provided the best two minutes of my day. This wee... [3,088 words]
Metrolink111 Love On The Rails by Shelley J Alongi Oh the joy and pain of communicating with a locomotive engineer. MP36 verses FP5... [5,155 words]
Metrolink111: Going Steady by Shelley J Alongi Steady as she goes, a dilemma, cherishing the engineer, it doesn't get any better th... [4,897 words]
Heavy. What. by Angel Of Hope A vignette of my family. [170 words]
Annoyingted One by Angel Of Hope A vignette about my name. [170 words]
Splatterpunk: Welcome To It by Iron Dave An essay on the splatterpunk movement of the 1980s [2,637 words]
Metrolink111:She Likes Trains by Shelley J Alongi Metrolink Glen, my engineer, how did you ever get it so right? How could somethin... [2,190 words]
Metrolink111: Sweet Engine Purring by Shelley J Alongi Locomotives, engineer withdrawals, a stressful day, crying on the engineer's... [3,992 words]
Metrolink111: Alfa Cat Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Another week ends at the fullerton station for Shelley and her engineers. Well,... [3,359 words]
Hamkatramck by Angel Of Hope A vignette about Hamtrack, Michigan. [171 words]
Metrolink111: The Disney Engineer by Shelley J Alongi This doesn't take place at the Fullerton train station, it takes place at Dis... [2,046 words]
Who Americans Are And What They Do
Timeline Of My Life by Angel Of Hope - [569 words]
Now That I'm Older, I'm Still Not Wiser by James Snyder Now that summer is over and the children are back in school I found mys... [883 words]
Metrolink111: Sweet Nothings by Shelley J Alongi This week, at the fullerton train station, Glen, the mysterious Metrolink engineer... [4,452 words]
Metrolink111: Slumming It With The Guys by Shelley J Alongi the engineer factor, can she find the train, plans, a supportive metrol... [3,522 words]
Metrolink111: Shaking Hands With The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi My Glen full of surprises. [2,541 words]
Metrolink111: My Happy Places by Shelley J Alongi An engineer, food, a gentle train journey, and meeting a restaurant owner. It's a... [3,331 words]
Metrolink111: Love Your Best Station Girl by Shelley J Alongi Does he remember my name? Does he know where to find locomotive specs... [6,322 words]
A Pretty Girl by Angel Of Hope - [1,592 words]
Metrolink111: Touching The Locomotive by Shelley J Alongi This week it's all about Glen and doign something that I've been afraid t... [2,520 words]
Metrolink111: Questions People Ask by Shelley J Alongi A stellar day in the nonlogic department at the fullerton train station. [1,645 words]
Metrolink111: Listening To The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi After gushing about glen, it's time for the story I haven't told you ye... [1,540 words]
Metrolink111: Finding The Gold Nuggetts by Shelley J Alongi An accident memorial, a not for an engineer, and everything in between.... [5,339 words]
Metrolink111: Finding The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Comfort, food, waving, and just plain finding the engineer. [2,750 words]
Metrolink111: All The Engineer You Need by Shelley J Alongi A heckler, intrigued engineers, and just how do you pronounce chatswort... [2,122 words]
Those Darndest Packets Of Powder by Angel Of Hope An editorial for class. [872 words]
Real Women Vs. Media's Version Of Women by Dream Rinsed Pretty&Beautiful vs. Hot&Sexy. [156 words]
Metrolink111: The Place Of Escape by Shelley J Alongi Waving at and interacting with engineers, teasing, and escaping with trains. [3,034 words]
Metrolink111: Chatsworth Stories by Shelley J Alongi Today I make thirty seconds of contact with a locomotive engineer who knew Rob... [3,903 words]
Metrolink111: All My Engineers by Shelley J Alongi What a journey I've had over the last year since the chatsworth accident. I keep... [2,519 words]
Metrolink111: A Crush On The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Why don't I just admit that I have a mad crush on someone I never met, an... [2,595 words]
Letters About Islam I by Wael El-Manzalawy - [170 words]
Metrolink111: In Search Of The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Which engineer you ask? By now in my story you have several choices. Pi... [3,492 words]
Metrolink111: Flowers For An Engineer by Shelley J Alongi On this trip to Chatsworth I meet rob's conductor, lay flowers for him, g... [3,305 words]
Metrolink111 Education On The Rails by Shelley J Alongi Saturday September 12, 2009 finds me passing through Chatsworth on my way t... [3,334 words]
A Strange New Car by Orin G Quilar An essay about an embarrassing moment with someone else's car. [347 words]
Metrolink111: Asking The Freight Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Making life happen, conversations, a pleasant August evening at the f... [2,756 words]
In An Airplane Going To San Francisco by Angel Of Hope - [133 words]
The Falseness Of The Evolution Theory by Wael El-Manzalawy - [332 words]
Metrolink111: The Case Of The Dejected Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Questions, Chatsworth connections, eyes, and a milestone. [1,950 words]
Metrolink111: No No Magic Days by Shelley J Alongi Only someone at a train station would call me a gold digger. Heartache, trouble,... [2,182 words]
On And Off The Wall by Piper Davenport - [1,538 words]
My Silent Friend (Shadows) by Veraelaine Louch We are never truly alone. There is always someone with us. [201 words]
Moving Beyond The Pain by Piper Davenport - [2,014 words]
Metrolink111: Shoes, Songs And Tunnels by Shelley J Alongi All I can say is that two trains colliding last September led to all thi... [3,128 words]
Metrolink111: Rob Among The Chips And The Cookies: Almost by Shelley J Alongi Someone told me that I would stir up fireworks in Cha... [1,910 words]
Society, The Family And A Thatcher. by Colin Baker When UK conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher asserted in 1987 that... [5,380 words]
What Do We Want? Concrete Fairness! When Do We Want It? Now! by Colin Baker Live Aid and Live 8 failed because they made metap... [4,232 words]
Screwball Scramble by Colin Baker There is a good reason for the phenomenon of frenzied shopping in the Western world. [2,381 words]
Metrolink111: Late Baby Late by Shelley J Alongi Late trains, freight engineers, and new connections. [2,786 words]
Metrolink111: Assist At Chatsworth by Shelley J Alongi I meet the fans that knew Rob Sanchez and get ideas for the memorial plaque.... [2,561 words]
A Hypothesis On Life by Mike Piotrowski A philosophical approach to a question with an impossible answer. Would like to hear your ... [416 words]
The Islamic Civilization And The Western Civilization by Wael El-Manzalawy - [472 words]
On Turning Sixty by Robert Levin The rewards of turning sixty [544 words]
Metrolink111: Here Comes Your Freight by Shelley J Alongi Of horns, freights and memorial plaques. [2,178 words]
Metrolink111: Finding Rob's Spot by Shelley J Alongi A cheeseburger, freight trains, and the quest to find a spot for a memorial pl... [1,590 words]
Metrolink111: Defending The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi Two trips to the Fullerton station, a trip to a railroad model shop, the C... [2,416 words]
Metrolink111: Railroad Family Ties by Shelley J Alongi You would never ever guess what the common factor in my train station journe... [2,056 words]
Metrolink111: Sick For Trains by Shelley J Alongi The chatsworth accident, engineers, friends, a dog that's a train fan, quiet mome... [2,995 words]
Easter Everyday by Bridgett Nesbit A passionate portrait of Mary's love for her son and how the Easter message should be celebrate... [505 words]
Chatsworth Journal: Observations About The Metrolink111 Crash On September 12 2008 by Shelley J Alongi I'm obsessed with the Chatsw... [1,785 words]
Metrolink111: Not Quite Throwing The Switch by Shelley J Alongi Finally, a real live, sort of railroad switch! [2,017 words]
Metrolink111: Blame The Engineer by Shelley J Alongi So people want to drag Rob Sanchez's name through the mud after the Chatsworth... [2,215 words]
What If I Die Today by Raine Lariza It is an essay about how is it like if one person dies today.. Read on :) [507 words]
Metrolink111: Is She A Foamer by Shelley J Alongi Six months and it all comes down to one question. Between grief, solace, creativi... [2,665 words]
The Paradise by Wael El-Manzalawy - [183 words]
Sex In Islam by Wael El-Manzalawy - [244 words]
Metrolink111: The Human Place by Shelley J Alongi Six months after the Chatsworth train wreck it is the human story that draws me t... [1,174 words]
Pagan Cycles Of Modern Religion by Dr Lemuria - [2,935 words]
Our Secret Reality by Dr Lemuria - [196 words]
Metrolink111: The Planter By The Railroad Tracks by Shelley J Alongi Margaret Mitchell had her window seat. I have my planter by th... [2,342 words]
How We Create Reality by Dr Lemuria - [7,362 words]
Dr Lemurias Host by Dr Lemuria - [12,404 words]
Aura's by Dr Lemuria - [301 words]
Amphibian Features by Dr Lemuria - [544 words]
All Religions Need To Read This by Dr Lemuria - [3,363 words]
Aliens by Dr Lemuria - [1,087 words]
Alcyone by Dr Lemuria - [382 words]
Alchemy by Dr Lemuria - [272 words]
Akashic Records by Dr Lemuria - [231 words]
Ahkenaton by Dr Lemuria - [701 words]
After-Life by Dr Lemuria - [241 words]
Affirmation by Dr Lemuria - [352 words]
Adamic Men by Dr Lemuria - [235 words]
Abydos by Dr Lemuria - [253 words]
Abductions by Dr Lemuria - [174 words]

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Who Americans Are And What They Do
DESCRIPTION
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[869 words]
AUTHOR
Angel Of Hope
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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[December 2010]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (243)
101 Steps (Poetry) I was feeling very angry when I wrote this. [103 words] [Horror]
A Disarray (Songs) - [96 words]
A Little Colorful Art (Poetry) If you're gonna read it, you might as well just tell me what you think of it...honestly. [78 words]
A Pretty Girl (Essays) - [1,592 words]
A Tree's Significance (Poetry) I can't stand a part of myself...but I can't control it. [227 words]
Above And Beyond (Poetry) Discover something you love to do, and then go above and beyond. [81 words] [Motivational]
Acting Accordingly (Poetry) This is about how one person sometimes isn't complete without their other half. Oh-please review this. [63 words]
Ain't Understood (Poetry) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton had a big impact on my life. So I wrote a poem about one of my favorite characters-Johnny. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [122 words] [Drama]
Allow (Poetry) Feeling invisible sucks. [144 words]
Alone 2 (Poetry) IDk how to explain this one. [94 words]
Already My Curse (Poetry) - [63 words]
Animated Chica (Poetry) This is dedicated to my good friend, Kendall. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [94 words] [Humor]
Annoyingted One (Essays) A vignette about my name. [170 words]
At Night, I'd Look At It (Poetry) - [109 words]
Attack (Poetry) - [40 words]
Baby Honey Sweetheart (Poetry) - [140 words]
Baby...Head Over Heels (Poetry) A sloppy, love poem... [147 words] [Romance]
Bad Marks My Spot (Poetry) "X marks the spot." Well, "Bad marks my spot." [130 words] [Suspense]
Be With Your Family (Poetry) A short poem about a new life. [32 words] [Motivational]
Beat: Musik (Poetry) - [78 words]
Beating Heart (Poetry) - [158 words]
Beautiful Side (Poetry) I dedicate this to all those people that have a bad reputation just because other people don't want to really get to know them. [103 words]
Black, Purple, And Blue (Poetry) I was recently used by someone I thought I loved. [134 words] [Drama]
Blood And Spit (Poetry) Um...the title sorta shows the feeling of the poem. It's not necessarily all fact, but some parts of it are based on reality. It may be depressing, but it's one of my best pieces and possibly my best. [342 words] [Teenage]
Boring... (Poetry) School can be pretty boring! Who doesn't know that?! Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [70 words] [Humor]
Borrowing My Laughter (Poetry) - [208 words]
Boston Tea Party, World Of Warcraft, Gangster, Liquor Store (Poetry) Four random nouns put together in a poem. [44 words]
Bow Down To Me Below (Poetry) Health care for us. Not for the one with the fat wallets. [148 words]
Break Free (Poetry) Notice your chance to break free. [79 words] [Motivational]
Breaking The System (Poetry) This is about a man in a relationship who is playing with his girlfriend's mind. [72 words] [Relationships]
Breaking Through Crust (Poetry) This is about starting a new, better life. Oh- please review this. [32 words]
Breathe Out Again (Poetry) A simple lovey dovey poem. [70 words] [Romance]
Bringing Out My Good Side (Poetry) This is about how believed lies can make you happy. Please review this. [129 words]
Bump On Your Daughter's Belly (Poetry) One of my best pieces. Reviews and feedback is highly appreciated. [252 words] [Drama]
Burning Over Ice (Poetry) Warning: Only read this if you are in the mood for something angry. Please review this. [66 words]
Bush, Obama, House, Building (Poetry) Four random nouns put together in one poem. [54 words]
Celebration Of Building (Poetry) A person can change so much in so little time. About an old friend... [172 words]
Charge Through The Future (Poetry) Some people just need an extra motivational push to make them self-confident. I hope this piece helps with that. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [107 words] [Motivational]
Claustrophobia (Poetry) - [130 words]
Cleanliness Through The Debris (Poetry) Sometimes, a boyfriend could only be with you to step up his pride. This is my best piece so far! Reviews and feedback are NEEDED! [166 words] [Drama]
Coexist In Peace (Poetry) My utopia. [143 words]
Controlled By Music (Poetry) - [192 words]
Could It Be (Songs) - [115 words]
Cowboy (Poetry) I wanna marry a cowboy! [96 words] [Western]
Crashing To The Floor (Poetry) This is about how trying hard to find what you want could hurt you. Please review this. [99 words]
Cries Of Angels (Poetry) This is about how angels always warn me a little too late about when something bad is about to happen.Please review this. [77 words]
Criminal (Poetry) - [145 words]
Deadly, Dangerous Deal (Poetry) - [119 words]
Death By A Girly Voice (Poetry) What I think will be on Justin Bieber's tombstone. [39 words]
Death By Constipation (Poetry) What I think should be on Elvis Presley's tombstone. [10 words]
Death By Gunshot (Poetry) What I think will be on my friend's tombstone. [22 words]
Death By Laughter (Poetry) What I think will be on my tombstone. [33 words]
Demarco (Poetry) A limerick about a friend. For funsiez. [24 words]
Dim Christmas Lights (Poetry) A ghost can be a best friend. [95 words]
Discover Breath (Poetry) - [131 words] [Motivational]
Do You Got Gut? (Poetry) This is one of my few attempts at writing a rap song. haha...What do you think? [198 words] [Teenage]
Dominions (Poetry) Why I feel sympathy for the homeless. [96 words]
Dominoes In Mike's Confusion (Poetry) - [211 words]
Don't Start Beggin' (Poetry) Don't start beggin' for me to come home. [89 words] [Relationships]
Don't Understand Why (Poetry) Warning: I wrote this when I was extremely mad so I guess you could say that uh this ain't exactly a happy-go-lucky poem. [214 words] [Horror]
Drink Up (Poetry) This is about how irresistable alcohol is to some people. [90 words] [Psychology]
Drugs, Drugs (Poetry) FYI: I have never done drugs before. I'm just basing this poem off of a book I read. [77 words]
Dry Up All My Tears (Poetry) A mother sacrifices her life to prove she loves her daughter. [415 words]
During Any Confession (Poetry) - [140 words]
Dying With A Beating Heart (Poetry) This is to all those times when I felt helpless. [116 words] [Thriller]
Economy War (Poetry) Life is different when you're surrounded by dying nature. [117 words] [Nature]
Egg Shuttle Sista (Poetry) This is dedicated to my friend, Megan, who I had to create a small shuttle that could hold an egg with. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [89 words] [Relationships]
End The Dripping (Poetry) Personification [85 words]
Falling Through Clouds (Poetry) Now I feel no pain at all for I am only falling through clouds. [46 words] [Motivational]
Feeling's Unleashed (Poetry) Listen to my "Feelings Unleashed". [87 words] [Romance]
Flashin' With Passion (Poetry) Sometimes, people can't tell a truth from a lie. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [88 words] [Mind]
Flo's Falling Fat (Poetry) A limerick. [32 words]
Flyin' High (Poetry) This is what I feel like when I'm in an airplane. [77 words] [Mind]
Forest's Fireplace (Poetry) A haiku about fire. [12 words]
Fragile Heart Survives (Poetry) - [73 words]
Gaining Lost Hope (Poetry) I'm gaining lost hope. [47 words] [Motivational]
Gimme A Hug (Poetry) Neglection can be such a criminal. [143 words] [Motivational]
Girly Brother (Poetry) I love my sister. [90 words]
Gold, Gold, Gold (Poetry) The poem of a young, ambitious, rich man... Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [89 words] [Erotic]
Green Overalls (Poetry) A haiku about summer. [10 words]
Growin' Up Down South (Poetry) I love cowboys! [69 words] [Western]
Guess How Old I Am (Poetry) Read some of my other poems, and tell me how old you think I am. [107 words]
Hamkatramck (Essays) A vignette about Hamtrack, Michigan. [171 words]
Happily Accepting A Soft Cactus (Poetry) We must respect other people's faiths or lack of faith [138 words]
Hear Me, Hear Me (Poetry) This is about a family having trouble with the son. [100 words] [Suspense]
Heavy. What. (Essays) A vignette of my family. [170 words]
Hey, Girl (Poetry) Goes to the tune of "Hey, Jude" by The Beatles. [57 words]
Hide The Truth (Poetry) Can't stand it when my boyfriend's mad at me! [126 words] [Relationships]
Hold Me Closer (Poetry) The description is in the title itself. [88 words] [Science Fiction]
Hold My Hand-Angel Of Hope (Poetry) Nothing special... [51 words]
Honest Lie (Songs) - [100 words]
Honesty Kills A Manly-Man (Poetry) This is about how ruthless the truth is sometimes. [106 words] [Motivational]
Honey Mint (Poetry) For baby Harper. I hope your Christmas is as beautiful as I wish mine would be. [156 words]
How It Feels To Love You (Poetry) - [117 words]
Howdy-Ho (Poetry) I am from down south! Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [52 words] [Western]
I Don't Care (Poetry) You don't know me so your opinion doesn't matter. [88 words]
I Guess I'm Wrong (Poetry) This is about how parents always think they know so much more than their children/child.Please review this. [112 words]
I Have To Step Away (Poetry) Good ending. [89 words]
I Know You, Brother (Poetry) This is about a sister who wants her brother to start showing brotherly love for her. Oh-please review this. [67 words]
I Love You (Poetry) - [202 words]
I Murder To Save Her (Poetry) An insane mother shoots her daughter to save her from her sexually abusive father. [144 words] [Drama]
I Wait-Angel Of Hope (Poetry) I will wait for you. [88 words] [Romance]
I Will Serve (Poetry) To you I will serve. [131 words] [Relationships]
I Wish My Blood (Poetry) - [28 words]
I Won't Give Up (Poetry) I won't give up. [45 words] [Motivational]
I'd Do Anything (Poetry) "I'd Do Anything" for you. [81 words] [Romance]
I'll Be Boss Instead (Poetry) Somewhat a country-lover's favorite. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [278 words] [Western]
I'll Be Just Fine (Poetry) The title says everything... [194 words] [Motivational]
I'll Just Be Me (Poetry) I'll just be me, and you just be you. [175 words] [Motivational]
I'll Miss You (Poetry) I don't want you to leave, baby. [99 words] [Romance]
I'm In Love Now (Poetry) I'm in love now. [85 words] [Romance]
I'm Living Alone (Poetry) This is just sad. Please review this. [86 words]
I'm So Confused (Poetry) IDK how to explain this one. [96 words]
Imprint, Plunge, Penetrate, Threaten (Poetry) Gun control: YES! [119 words]
In An Airplane Going To San Francisco (Essays) - [133 words]
Inappropriate (Poetry) A limerick. [33 words]
Indestructible And Destructive (Poetry) Wonder what the Devil's like... [125 words] [Horror]
Insomnia Controlled Mind (Poetry) Personification [70 words]
Intact (Songs) - [117 words]
Is It Over Now? (Poetry) A girl's boyfriend is moving, and they doubt they can stay together. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [148 words] [Relationships]
It Whispers (Poetry) A haiku about the seasons. [9 words]
It's Not About Love (Poetry) - [70 words]
It's Really Steaming (Poetry) Randomness rules my world so I decided to write about someone who jogged outside on a too-hot day and got a lil' sunburned. Haha...Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [127 words] [Humor]
James (Poetry) - [94 words]
Joe (Poetry) - [104 words]
Join Me, Miss (Poetry) Please review this. [86 words]
Juggling's Fun (Poetry) This is from the perspective of a teenage girl on boys. [92 words] [Humor]
Just Another Brick (Poetry) Nobody likes playas(boys who cheat on girls). Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [135 words] [Drama]
Just For Nathaniel (Poetry) This is dedicated to my friend, Nate. I don't live near him anymore, so I'm hoping this poem will be a lil' somethin' that will remind him of me. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [462 words] [Relationships]
Just Kidding, Baby (Poetry) This is about a boyfriend who takes one joke a little too seriously. [80 words] [Horror]
Just Try (Poetry) Give poetry a try. [156 words]
Just Us (Poetry) We are in this together. [93 words] [Romance]
Karma (Poetry) Please review this. [99 words]
Kisses Of Angels (Poetry) This world really confuses me sometimes. FYI- This is like "Marilyn Manson" style. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [138 words] [Spiritual]
Lady, It's Morning (Poetry) I don't understand why girls have to hide behind so much make up and crap. [170 words]
Let Her Go (Poetry) This is about an abused girl who is escaping from the world of her boyfreind's abuse. [121 words] [Drama]
Let Me See (Poetry) Let me see what my life could be. [52 words] [Motivational]
Letter One (Poetry) I am letter one. Hahahahah...reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [83 words] [Teenage]
Love Me More (Poetry) - [88 words] [Romance]
Love Me Sweetly (Poetry) Love me sweetly. [60 words] [Romance]
Lucky Is My Middle Name (Poetry) A woman was almost raped by a man, but her parents' advice saved her life. [176 words] [Drama]
Majesty (Poetry) A haiku about prairie dogs. [13 words]
Mama And She (Poetry) A mother's love for her darling girl can go so deep. [107 words]
Mind Of My Own (Poetry) Let me live life with a mind of my own. [71 words] [Motivational]
Mirror Breaking (Poetry) This is about any girl with a bad past. [59 words] [Suspense]
Missed Individual (Poetry) - [112 words]
Monkey In The Middle (Poetry) Why war? [140 words]
Mother, Good-Bye (Poetry) A girl's mother has cancer. :( Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [156 words] [Drama]
My Burden And My Sin (Poetry) I hate holding other people's secrets. [86 words]
My Hero-Angel Of Hope (Poetry) - [95 words]
My Life Isn't Over (Poetry) This is a piece of my writing that kinda shows why I always have hope. [66 words] [Motivational]
My Skinny Ankle Remained Stuck (Poetry) - [110 words]
Nasty Glue (Poetry) Refer to title if confused. [30 words]
Nature's A Family (Poetry) My best poem to date. A collection of seven haikus made into a poem. [75 words]
Need No Sorry (Poetry) If a relationship isn't going well, just seperate and don't feel guilty for what happened. [64 words]
No Satisfaction Guaranteed (Poetry) I won't always make you proud. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [92 words] [Teenage]
Nothing Is Inevitable (Poetry) This is someone who doesn't exactly believe in the little thing called happiness. [35 words]
Nothing-Angel Of Hope (Poetry) - [63 words]
Oh, Guardian Angel (Poetry) Would you rather live but need somebody or be dead and not need anything? [139 words]
Oh, Professor Steinbeck (Poetry) About the theme of American dreams. For: John Steinbeck. [147 words]
One Way Out (Poetry) There's only one way out when your life is in jeopardy. [82 words] [Motivational]
Our Helplessness (Poetry) - [165 words]
Pandas Turn On Showers (Poetry) Personification [90 words]
Papa, Do You Understand? (Poetry) Dad left home for a while recently. It was horrible, hard to accept, and surprising. This is my attempt to explain the pain it caused me. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [231 words] [Drama]
Pencil, Scissor, Or Razor (Poetry) I wonder what emo kids feel... They just want love, right??? [130 words]
Pitch Black Abyss (Poetry) This was actually written by my friend, Basler. He is a great writer, and he deserves reviews. [83 words]
Plain Hazel Eyes (Poetry) Give me a chance. [97 words] [Romance]
Please Help (Poetry) A poem of the salem witch trials...Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [83 words] [Horror]
Prize (Poetry) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton had a big impact on my life. So I wrote a poem about one of my favorite characters-Dally(with a mix of "Steve" in there). Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [130 words] [Drama]
Probable Disrespect (Poetry) collection of seven haikus made into one poem [67 words]
Read It Over (Poetry) Why read poetry? [161 words]
Remember What Your Family Said (Poetry) This is meant to be a rap song. Tell me what you think; Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [271 words] [Drama]
Rosie (Poetry) - [92 words]
Run Away With You (Poetry) I will run away with you; I'll never come back to stay. [87 words] [Motivational]
Saint Of Sugar Kiss (Poetry) A romance built on guilt. [69 words]
Sane Insanity (Poetry) This is about a guy who is afraid of commitment. [40 words] [Relationships]
Save Me Again (Poetry) A typical love poem. [97 words] [Romance]
Shattered Piece Of Glass (Poetry) You're remodeling my heart that was a shattered piece of glass. [102 words] [Romance]
She Said No (Poetry) I saw a book called She Said Yes, so I wanted to write a poem called She Said No...just to be controversial. [143 words]
She Was Everything (Poetry) collection of seven haikus made into one poem [74 words]
Short But Shorter (Poetry) How I have changed. [84 words]
Show Yourself (Poetry) This is for all you people out there who are just waiting for a chance to save someone and be a hero. [77 words] [Motivational]
Silence Is Loud (Poetry) - [21 words]
Sleeping Next To Moonshine (Poetry) - [61 words]
Smiling Eyes (Poetry) This is dedicated to my friend Erika. [86 words]
Soar (Poetry) Personification-I am a leaf. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [72 words] [Fantasy]
Sorry Boy (Poetry) It's really hard for me to reject a guy and not feel bad about it. Reviews and feedback are highly appreciated. [79 words] [Relationships]
Star-Angel Of Hope (Poetry) - [96 words]
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Who Americans Are And What They Do
Angel Of Hope

�He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.� Actually, seldom can a theory be more incorrect. There are many concepts of the American character which are, for the most part, proven right. This one, however, is one of very few quotes of Benjamin Franklin�s that upsets me. See, we may make excuses and suffer yet fail to avoid the universal issue of procrastination, but that doesn�t make us lack such things as talent and skill. It is of minute importance what we as a people, as a country, can accomplish. What makes a difference is that we all contribute to the revolution of this century, and we do just so. Happiness fails us, but wisdom does not; security escapes us, but benefits are our legend.
�It is the working man who is the happy man.� As I continuously present to you different quotes from Benjamin Franklin, I will go further into my view of the American people. I have already complimented us and will again later, but I think now is an appropriate time to add dark texture to the perfect painting I have created that stands for our disposition. This time, Franklin is right; it is long past the time to admit to ourselves that we do not work hard, and we are mostly miserable, confused, disoriented people. As an example, Benjamin Franklin himself found joy in working at printing presses. We let things happen and fortunately, we have the ethics to support each other when something bad happens. Still, it�s hard to keep each other trying when the world is as unpredictable as it is, and we could save a lot of perspiration by making an effort to prevent dangerous subjects from causing intentional harm. Not working can be fun and lively, but eventually, having nothing to focus all your attention on makes you lonely. It would be better for all of us to try and find a way around unnecessary problems.
�He is a fool that can not conceal his wisdom.� Don�t believe it; it�s false. Pride comes naturally to us and afraid to show it we are not. Does this make us foolish? Does this make us unwise? Like the highly respected Patrick Henry, he was very cocky but also known in our country to be extremely intelligent. Being egotistical defines not our amount of wisdom but our pride and our successes. It is our examples of pride and success that define our knowledge. We brag not in order to ruin our modesty but to emphasize our wisdom. We are intelligent, and we are not blind; we are thinkers, and we are not fools. Those who look down upon us for it is in their mind that we are not smart can reevaluate us and come to find that they were wrong.
�Distrust and caution are the parents of security.� We are definitely a wild bunch of humans; we do what we want the way we want to do it, and nobody�s opinion matters to us. Thinking through the things we do requires too much concentration for our minds to handle. Even the great and famous Mark Twain wasn�t careful in one of his factual tales about handling a ship, and he got the ship in a fix because of his carelessness. It is rare and ridiculously arduous to find an American who takes precaution in their daily life, and they are the ones that die happily. They are the ones that see strategy not as a nuisance but as an act of organization and clever planning. They are the ones who don�t think twice before deciding to do the right thing. For the rest of us, for the most of us, we find ourselves in trouble due to our signature lack of necessary conspiracy to prepare for the worst. It would help us to learn that craziness inevitably leads to danger. We fight until we win, but to our disadvantage, our want to win overrules our knowledge to plan ahead. In effect to this, we lose and fail just as often as we don�t.
What makes us special is our ability to see the past as something that doesn�t define us but makes us stronger. We look upon our mistakes as stepping stones, and we consider the future what will eventually spell out who we really are. Never will we be able to erase what we regret, and we know that; we learn a lesson as a substitute for guilt since it�s painfully obvious that guilt is useless unless we want to feel the burden of our own actions for the rest of our lives. Franklin said the wisest of his quotes when he declared �Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.� In my words, failure is nothing but a temporary annoyance so remember them, but make sure you don�t make your life depend on them. Happiness comes from what has yet to happen. Satisfaction is a result of our, the soul of America�s, next decision, whatever it may be. We may not be happy, but we will forever be wise, and we may take security for granted, but benefits are what we will be remembered by.

 

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STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
November 2009
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