1) What are the falling stars? That’s unclear at first. You might write something like "I saw snow for the first time in my life, falling like stars from the dark blue-grey sky." Snow doesn’t really fall from a blue sky, so I changed that a bit.

2) Near the end, I would write "…and saw the snow falling and glimmering in the sky…"

Great job, but Sharpsna… makes some interesting points.

Newt Gingrich keeps accusing the media of having some kind of conspiracy to get Republicans fight one another. Would he prefer the debate consist of everyone agreeing with each other?

For the record, he also said the same thing when Fox News hosted the first debate – that they were trying to get him to fight (disagree) with his Republican opponents.
Uncle Pennybags: In other words, you admit Newt avoids the question to go on an "I hate Obama" tirade.

He’s just going for the "Obama is evil" easy applause lines. He doesn’t want to discuss differences he might have with other candidates.

That’s just my bit, lol, I’m curious to hear the feedback now..and I’ll respond to anyone who wants to debate on this
@ kait, but that joke only has power if the girl walks to the kitchen and makes it, no? lmao if no girl ever went and made a sandwich then the joke would make no sense
@ kylie, well you got women that have fought and still fight to have "equal rights" as men do and feel like they get subjected and mistreated basically because they have a vagina and boobs. To me, a body part shouldn’t matter here nor there because money isn’t sexist at the end of the day
oh trust me I’m no beginner in this, I just have to in ways refresh the logic I have because people are just so perplex nowadays, it’s too hard to "pick em" because most of em are just camouflaged as mr or mrs right for as long as they need to be until that sense of entitlement kicks in or finally comes out

i see both sides of this.

but a guy will also make fun of a woman telling her to "get in the kitchen." or "do the laundry." or make them a sandwich.

i do agree with you on some aspects,

I was hurt a lot but tried to forget it.For last 6 months i tried to come out of this but not able to do so. This relationship is spoiling my life . I want to move on and start a new life with someone or alone but it is just not possible for me to stay with her.

I am trying to convince her for divorce but she is not ready. I am ready for alimony and all and i want her to lead a good life but it is just not possible for me to live with someone who has values so different from me and lied to me.

I need help for divorce unilaterally … i am young (26) so time is not constraint for me to remarry and money is also not constraint.. plz suggest me how to proceed… contact of good lawyers etc….

PS: I do not want to debate virginity issue … just want to save my life from getting spoiled…

The fact about the premarital relationship where there was sexual relationship between the wife with another man was disclosed after six months of marriage that is six months back.
The concealment of facts about herself at the time of marriage for obtaining the consent for marriage amounts to fraud as if this fact was known to you you would not have given your consent for marriage.
The time period within which the annulment of marriage can be filled on this ground is one year from the time this fraud was discovered,hence you still have time limitation for filling for annulment of the marriage.
The fact about the premarital relationship between your wife with another man with whom she had physical relationship too is in the form of her verbal statement only, there is no recording of this statement, no witness other than you in whose presence it was made, the fact she was actually in relationship and such person actually exist in another issue to be taken care in the present case, the person with whom she had relationship before the marriage can be very important witness to prove this fact.
All these issues have to be tackled before the Petition for annulment of marriage is filled against the wife to dissolve the marriage by decree of nullity.

Some tips? Okay, look:
First of all, you should be really prepared. You should know everything for your topics and your country so that you won’t have to be anxious.
Then, you should prepare good resolutions. With these in hand, you’ll be really successful at the debate.

Now, during the lobbying:
Smile! Be professional (don’t giggle, be friendly, talk in positive attitude) and try to find your country’s allies. Look at their resolutions and decide whether you’re with them or not.
When you writing the final draft of resolutions, talk and try to show your resolutions as much as possible. Explain why you think they’re good and try to make them use some of your clauses.

During the debate:
If you’re the "anxious" type of person, like me, write down your speeches or your points of information so that you won’t tremble or mumble while you’re talking.
Don’t be afraid to rise your placard! Try to rise it every time your enemies talk and try to support your country.
Don’t be afraid to be passionate! Passion is good at MUN as long as you don’t assault other countries.
Don’t be afraid to get bitchy. That’s good.

At the G.A.:
If you ‘re a delegate of an GA Committee then you’ll be present at the GA debate session. Write down your speech and rise your placard, like during the debate.

MUN is a great experience and you should enjoy it to the fullest! Good luck dear delegate!

Thank you for your input!

Still not very likely, I’m afraid. His "Hands Off" philosophy of government is still pretty much at odds with the majority of Republicans, who seem to desire a more activist conservatism.

I like what he says in theory; but I suspect it would be particularly difficult to implement in the current political climate.

I was also thinking about reading some forums online.. forums that has some kind of debate and arguments between people…I think this will be a good practice for me to pick up different perspectives and try to understand what people are saying, trying to understand their argument, logic, etc. Do you guys have a good forum website for where i can practice this?

Do you guys think all of this is a good approach? Will I improve my reading comprehension in the next 7 months? Would you add/take out anything from this plan?

Any advice is much appreciated.

My advice is frustrating, but my own reading comprehension didn’t kick in until I was in my 20’s. It wasn’t until then that I learned how to read a passage with the ability to see the big picture. It was like something clicked. I have no idea how it happened, but it definitely happened as I was reading more thoughtfully, like you’re planning to do.

It really comes in focusing less on each sentence, on each paragraph, and just letting yourself read the work without honing in on random sentences and statements. When I was younger, I would read a sentence that SEEMED important, and would focus in on it without letting myself see the big picture, the main idea.

That’d be my main advice: don’t hone in on random sentences or phrases, instead focus on the big picture.

I wouldn’t even tell them now if it weren’t necessary. I’m fifteen, and live in a conservative Tennessee town. Ever since…April or May of last year, I’ve been questioning my sexuality. I’ve spoken to two friends about this since then, and they’ve been nothing but supportive.

The thing that first made me wonder whether or not I was possibly bi/lesbian were random thoughts that would pop into my head about women, and me making habit of noticing them in a more than friendly way. Also, I had a thing for my bisexual best friend for a few weeks, before we stopped talking. I tried to ignore all of that, however, and decided that maybe I was straight and just liked one girl seriously.

In the past two months, however (it’s mid-August), I’ve grown increasingly more interested in women, but I’ve ignored it until recently. A senior in the band with me asked me to be his girlfriend and go out with him, and I agreed, because he is funny and nice and cute. However, after the first day, something felt…off. I never kissed him, but just thinking about it made me incredibly hesitant and uncomfortable, to my shock. I felt repulsed by the idea of doing anything physical with him or saying romantic things, and I wasn’t sure why. (take note, I’ve always been very good friends with guys, as opposed to girls, not that I haven’t had girl friends. I’m just more comfortable with male friends.)

After sitting down and agonizing over it for two weeks (constantly on my mind, that is; I’ve actually thought about it for 4+ months), I realized that I am also repulsed by the idea of having sex with a man. The naked male anatomy is not visually pleasing to me, and that confused me as I’ve always found guys’ faces to be ‘cute’, or whatever. I’ve realized, though, that you can’t think of someone as ‘attractive’ without actually being attracted to them.

On the other hand, for the past few months I’ve been reading lesbian smut about my favorite Glee pairings, and it never registered that finding that hot could be a red flag for me being not-so-straight (not that all people who find that hot are gay). I sat down and thought about sex with a woman, and I am completely comfortable with it; it seems beautiful and natural to me, when having sex with a man makes me uncomfortable and does not get me ‘hot and bothered’, etc.

I keep reading that people think it’s a phase for people my age to think they’re gay, but I’ve known a few people who’ve had a ‘phase’ before deciding they are straight. And I think that’s because they didn’t really think through the sexual aspect, and didn’t think through their futures.

I, however, can see myself marrying a woman, having children, spending the rest of my life with her. I just…can’t see that with a man. And it’s been hard for me to imagine a future with a man since a young age. I also remember, at eight or nine, hearing other girls call guys ‘hot’, and joining in on the conversations even though it felt strange (though that might have been because of my age.)

I have really thought this through, so don’t call it a phase. I actually like a girl at school in my grade, and I’ve caught her looking at me several times when she thinks I’m paying attention in band.

But back to the initial question, how do I tell my parents, or rather, my mother? I’d be more comfortable telling her first, as I cannot stand my father. I’ve even debated telling my band director (who is like a father to me, at the young age of 26), but decided that it’d be wisest to speak to my mother first.

I want to tell her in a not-so-blunt way as ‘I’m gay. Bye.’, like I’ve seen before. I’m not sure if her acceptance would still be in place when it comes to her daughter, but I’m hoping as much. I feel it’s necessary because they’ve been asking lots of questions as to why I got rid of my boyfriend so quickly, and why I don’t want a boyfriend, etc. I’ve been lying and saying I just don’t want one, but that won’t work for long.

Firstly keep in mind since you are young you still need to live at home and if everyone doesn’t accept you that can make things very difficult to deal with while going to school and soon getting a job and such, which is why most people if they only have one person they trust to be accepting will wait until they are 18 to fully come out as they can just leave if the rest of their family makes them feel weird. Since you already do like a girl if you think you would like to be her girlfriend I can see why you would want to come out now, it does make relationships easier if a family knows about your girlfriend so she won’t feel like you are hiding her or ashamed of how you were born. Ok so now onto you actually telling people don’t even bother with the director your sexuality isn’t something that you should feel a need to share with everyone stick with family and friends other then that it is no one else’s business the same way that people don’t all go around saying how many bf’s/gf’s they had to everyone they meet. So for your mother just tell her that you have something to tell her about yourself and hope she can accept you for who you are and know how you feel in your heart. That you like girls and that it’s not just a fleeting phase that you felt this for awhile now and just want her to support you. If she goes well you had a bf just say yes I wanted to see how things would go with him but realized that guys overall are not what I’m looking for so that is why I broke it off so fast as to not lead him on and not to do an injustice to yourself by staying with someone that you just aren’t attracted to. As for your father just don’t tell him and tell your mother to not say anything to him as of yet that you just wanted to confide in her and her alone and when you are ready(probably when you’re 18, or if you start bringing a gf over) you will tell your father. Good luck I hope all goes well no matter what you decide to do, and it’s absolutly amazing that you are figuring out who you are some people struggle for so long trying to find themselves in many different aspects.