Articles for category: Opinion and Editorial

Why Do People Keep Snakes as Pets?

I’ll admit it. Snakes are just cool, and that’s one of the best reasons to keep them as pets. They aren’t affectionate and playful like a dog or cat, but then, if snake owners wanted affection and playtime, they’d just get a dog or cat. Snakes have an appeal all their own, and a big ...

Everyday Fallacies: Commonly Used Untruths

According to philosophers a fallacy is a statement or argument that presents a logical problem. It is a statement or argument that does not hold up under philosophical scrutiny. A fallacy is most easy defined as any error in reasoning. It’s a logical mistake in which the conclusion is erroneously thought to be proven by ...

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers Review

Okay, so we have all seen the cheesy commercials for products that claim to do magical things. Some of the items hold true to their words while other products do not. I saw a commercial for Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and knew I had to try them. With a two year old and an infant, ...

Hemingway the Feminist

In many of the short stories by Ernest Hemingway, readers are consistently plagued with the question of whether or not Hemingway hates or loves women. Hemingway is always questioning the value of women and the worth of men retaining relationships with women. Though there are many offhand and negative comments about women in Hemingway’s short ...

Ten Hottest Foreign Actresses

Out of the vast amount of foreign actresses that are out there, it was really tough to round up the ten hottest. I’m fairly confident that I have a good taste in women, so I figured this would be an easy list to make and is hopefully one that most people will agree with. My ...

Reasons Why Online Acting Databases Suck

Open to Everyone The purpose of an online acting database is to provide information about actors to casting directors and producers. However, lots of acting databases allow anyone to join and post information on the website. One search query brings up a list that includes random citizens who are hoping to be cast in the ...

Dana Jacobson vs Kelly Tilghman: Who is Worse?

Dana Jacobson vs Kelly Tilghman: Who is Worse? Maybe it started with Howard Cosell, or maybe it started with those loony ESPN anchors in the early stages of that revolutionary network, but somewhere along the line, the train leapt of the track, and we started wanting our sportscasters to be less like Jim McKay and ...

The Negative Aspects of www.ratemyteachers.com

In all facets of life, I have come to realize that there exists a cast of characters that people love (firemen, sports heroes, and office secretaries) and a cast of individuals that people unnaturally dislike (policemen, referees, and teachers). This does not mean that everybody feels the same way, but the line is usually drawn ...