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Spiritual abuse & cults - why some fall prey
The vast majority of people who join cults were approached at a very low period of their lives. They may have been suffering from deep depression, grief, crisis, profound uncertainty, or questioning their purpose in life. |
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The Battle
Carrier driver Kev Kendall in the Battle of El Alamein. At precisely 21:40 hours, on October 23rd 1942 the Battle of El Alamein began.
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I Wished My Father Knew
When I think about Father’s Day, I can’t help but to think of the only father I ever knew. He was a man so loved by the women and his family. He was highly respected by everyone. He had a natural charm that would make you want to be around him especially when he would speak. His voice would make you want to listen to every word he spoke. With that voice, he had intelligence and wisdom. But when you looked in his eyes, they always seem to be fighting back tears. |
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The Truth Will Set You Free: Hurricane Katrina
As the winds gusted through Louisiana, our country viewed the tragedy from their television screens. Everybody had his or her own understanding of this historical event. Listening to people who were not near the scene but had answers to why it had to happen, I couldn't help but notice some of the Christian perspectives the most. |
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DARK HUMOR: Advice for Young Anorexics and Bulimics by Dr. Tina Dupres
Dr. Tina Dupres is best known for her expertise in the areas of anorexia and bulimia, especially in teens. She has written three books on the subject, 1997s The Fat Girl in the Mirror: A Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and 2001s Wasting Away: Real Issues of Anorexia and Bulimia in Teenagers. Her newest, and perhaps most controversial book, Anorexia and Bulimia: A Practical How-To Guide for Teens will be released in early 2005. For more information, go to www.doctordupres.com. |
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Introducing ID Cards
An Analysis of ID cards and the controversy surrounding their proposed introduction in the United Kingdom.
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A Look at Anorexia
My best friend of a little over two years is anorexic. She isn't getting better, and I can't do anything to help her. Everyone knows what anorexia is. It's what it does that they don't see. I want to share the truth about what anorexia can do. Here's my story of Abby.
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The Real Story Behind Cutting
I have written this article in response to an editor who seems to think that my last article about self-abuse was, in her words, "dishwater." It is a journal entry I wrote about 2 years into my own struggle with self-abuse. I fought for almost 3 years with this disease, and I am happy to say that, though I still bear scars as reminders of this time, I have not cut myself in a full year. Here is a closer look into the mind of a self-abuser. |
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Solvent Abuse Deadlier than Ecstasy
Imagine a drug that can, potentially, be as dangerous as heroin and cocaine. Imagine that drug being legal. Now imagine that 10% of 14 to 18 year olds are, or have, misused this drug and that one-person dies every week in the United Kingdom alone due to the effects of abusing this drug. These are not street drugs, the average home has 30 kitchen and bathroom products that can be abused, and it is the very fact that all of these substances are legal and have legitimate uses that allows abuser to maintain that they are doing little wrong. Glue sniffing and solvent abuse therefore refers to the deliberate inhalation of volatile solvents. |
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Labor Abuse Runs Rampant Among Nike's Factories
Nike says it has improved conditions for laborers in it's factories, but laborers in third world countries say, "Our conditions are just the same. We can't save a cent. We work only to feed our families." |
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McDonald's and Animal Welfare: An Uphill Battle?
In 1997, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched an anti-McDonald's campaign, complaining about their animal welfare practices. In response, McDonald's set down guidelines for their suppliers regarding the living conditions for the animals they produced. Years later, McDonald's is still working to improve the treatment of the animals that eventually become our Big Macs. What is the company doing and what has been PETA's response? |
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Self-Abuse: The New-Age Anorexia
Something called the "New-Age Anorexia," self-abuse and mutilation has become the silent cry of a new generation of American teens. What is this perplexing practice, and what drives some teens to do it? |
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