collegeoptimist

@collegeoptimist (86)

United States • Age 36

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katherine moennig

shmeedia @shmeedia (1044) • Canada 4 Dec 06

this lovely actress is one of my favorites. she is not only gorgeous, she is also a good actress. she is currently playing shane in the l-word. and she happens to be the cousin of gwyneth paltrow;) anybody else here think kate...

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collegeoptimist I absolutely adore Katherine Moennig.. Of course, her role as Shane made me fall in love with her initially. Since then, I've seen her in Young Americans (an old WB summer series) and clips of Art School Confidential. I also saw her in a music video, but I...

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Are you a vegetarian or trying to be one?

meilina @meilina (78) • China 17 Oct 07

I may be not a strict vegetarian since I don't refuse yogurt. But I don't eat any kinds of meat and egg any more. I think it's very healthy to me.How about you?

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vegetarian

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collegeoptimist If your refuse yogurt, that makes you vegetarian but not vegan. Vegans don't eat or use any animal products whatsoever, which strikes me as a very difficult way to live. I think that staying away from meat and eggs is very healthy (hello, cholesterol!) so I...

13 Dec 07

self injury

BourderHouse @BourderHouse (749) • Philippines 27 Feb 07

There are hundreds if not thousands of people who cut themselves and they call it "self injury". I call it a bad way to deal with your problems. I was wondering if maybe any of you know someone who injures themselves and had any...

self injury

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collegeoptimist Self injury being a "bad" way to deal with problems is certainly in the eye of the beholder. Everyone deals with their problems differently.. Of course there are the cutters who do it for the wrong reasons, like to get attention or to kill themselves. I'd have...

11 Dec 07

Feeling down? Make a Balance list

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 29 Nov 07

If you get the seasonal sads, or are feeling depressed today, this is a little technique which I found really really helpful when I was going through a rough patch. On a sheet of paper, start writing down the things that make...

life is a mix of good and bad

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collegeoptimist That sounds like a very creative solution. I actually do something similar to what you described.. When I am feeling down or angry, I make a list of the people or thigns that are upsetting me. Then, instead of listing the things that make me upset about...

29 Nov 07

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Should a student participate in extra-currcular activitied apart from studies??

navneetrai_26 @navneetrai_26 (411) • India 27 Nov 07

I think these days we can earn more name,fame and money from extracurricular activities like sports,dramatics,music,arts..etc moreover, these activities are must to develop the personality. I think that taking active part in...

extracurricular activities for students in school

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collegeoptimist I don't think that a student should participate in extra-curriculars because of name/fame/money.. That shouldn't be the motive. But, I think that if you are in college you are wasting your time if you aren't getting involved in your school, at least in a minor...

27 Nov 07

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Dp you consider Gays or Lesbians as normal humans ?

rafiquefromindia @rafiquefromindia (35) • India 13 Nov 07

Are homosexuals normal people ? Do you feel we should legalise such behaviour ?

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collegeoptimist Are black people normal humans? What about native americans? And women? I don't understand how a "normal human" can ask a question as offensive and idiotic as this one. Unless you are on our side and are just trying to get people to discuss the idiots who...

27 Nov 07

How do you feel about Jehovah's Witness coming to your door?

kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13387) • United States 21 Oct 07

I went for a walk at a nearby park this morning and was gone for a couple of hours. When I got home these people were just sitting in their van and felt a bit suspicious. As soon as I got out of my car they approached me and said...

jehovahs witness

unexpected visitors

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collegeoptimist I personally think that it is very invasive when Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons come to my door. I think it is ABSOLUTELY wrong to try and push your religious views on others, or to try and "convert." This is a free country.. one with freedom of religion. And...

27 Nov 07

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Were you raised in one religeon, and convert to another when you grew up?

megumiart @megumiart (3771) • United States 19 Nov 07

I was raised as a christian, but these days I'm very skeptical about the existance of "God" and some things the bible says. Now I'm much more geared to Buddhism. Have you changed your religeon from them one you were raised on?

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religeon

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collegeoptimist I have indeed changed my religion from the one I was raised on. My father is very conservative and Orthodox Roman Catholic. So, of course, I was raised going to Catholic mass and attending a Catholic school.. But the Catholic beliefs/way of life never quite...

27 Nov 07

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Is this really cheating, especially under the course being studied

agnescav @agnescav (566) • United States 20 Sep 07

My daughter called the other night and told me she had to write a paper on Nicomachean ethics. As she described it, people are supposed to be happy, so anything they do should be in the pursuit of happiness. But they should also...

aristotle

ethics

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collegeoptimist Having someone write a paper for you destroys your integrity, which is something Aristotle discusses in Nicomachean Ethics. He also mentions that the hardest paths to take are also the most morally and ethically sound. In other words, taking the easy way out...

26 Nov 07