god said at genesis 1:26-27.
26) "let us make man (mankind?
) in our image, according to our likeness... 27) and god proceeded to create the man in his image, in his image he created him; male and female he created them.
In most relationships - women sometimes feel less than equal because of abuse - verbal or mental because men are insensitive little boys in men's bodies. Women mature - Men never really do *L*
But when a woman gives that "Look"......It's time for the man to shut up and sit down or find another place to hang his hat.
i have been talking to my doctor about my inability to sleep as of late.
he says that some prescription pills will help.. so, what do i take?
does anyone have any experience with sleeping pills like ambien, temazapam .
Also someone did mention free samples from your doc - He should be able to hook you up with a few ambien - they are a little expensive at least for me - $56.00 for 20 - 10Mg.
I got some recently as I was having trouble sleeping when I broke my hand. Most prescriptions I only $30 max but this wasn't covered Arrgh.
But some good Bud is the best, It does it all. That's why they won't legalize it. It would do away with the need for alot medicines.
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i have been talking to my doctor about my inability to sleep as of late.
he says that some prescription pills will help.. so, what do i take?
does anyone have any experience with sleeping pills like ambien, temazapam .
Ambien works very well for insomnia with no or minimal groginess. It's not made to be taken all the time - It's fairly addicting in the sense that if you take it like 7 to 10 days in a row, when you stop you will have insomnia again without it.
But it works well if you take it only 1 or 2 nights in a row. I suggest going to bed early or give yourself a good 8 or 9 hours bed time.
It surpresses the central nervous system and you feel like you've had a few drinks when it kicks in. Take it 1 hr before you want to go to bed and Do Not Try to drive a car on this stuff :)
"It works like a dream"
5Mg is enough - But 10Mg if you have a bad case of insomnia.
just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.
are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?
do you actually believe what you are taught?
I don't think it's a bashing, I don't take it personal, I certainly have my mis-givings about political motives in my country, but socialy I like many many things about it. The Grassroots people. More of a cultural discussion and history. I have always wanted to visit England and Ireland as they are my heritage, but due to the war, I won't travel due to fear of retaliation based on the somewhat dubious actions of our administration. When I watch them on TV, I get a sense of grandiose swagger and I live here. I think they could benefit from cultural sensitivity training.
Politicians have to be the most disgusting, dispicable genre of people in the world. They are drawn to power and money and the perks. They are prisoners of excess. Drug addicts of class status. Excuse my ranting. I'm sure I'm equally disgusting to them. The only difference is I'm right.
This is an example of profound revelance concerning the unacceptable attitude that results from Political Elitism. Now I must go, some of you may say thank goodness :) I like ya'll anyway.
just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.
are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?
do you actually believe what you are taught?
By the way the British were never slaves to royalty. Neither were ameican settlers slaves to the British.Although American settlers did have their own slaves... Brits however did attempt a cultural cleansing or genocide of the Irish... http://www.kavanaghfamily.com/articles/2003/20030618jfc.htm
just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.
are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?
do you actually believe what you are taught?
"If you really think these are cultures than you really havent had much experience of the rest of the world." Sleepy - I disagree on this one. Culture is noticably different in various parts of the US even among whites, not taking into account other races. The Southern states differ as you would expect in the use of "slang terminology" as well as architecture and cuisine from Northern states. America is broadly divided into The Eastern Coastal States - The Northern States - The North-Eastern States - The Mid-Western States or Heartland - The Southern States The South-Western States and The Western Coastal States. I'm sure Britain is much the same. As is most countries. Southern Blacks are noticably different from Northern Black culture. One of the interesting things is you can visit little towns or sections of cities in my state which are predominately German or Italian or Irish or Polish or Spanish or African, Jewish, Amish, Korean, Arab, Lebenese, Caucasion, Puerto Rican. I grew up in a city which proclaimed itself "The International City" We still have an International festival every summer with a couple dozen nationalities represented in a city of just 40,000. Culture is very much alive and what makes america really enjoyable. I enjoy the ethnic cuisine and traditional music and dress. All the beautiful young women in traditional dress performing dance and song. When I grew up my best friend's family was Lebenese/American. In fact in our neighborhood a typical football game would have English, Irish, Black, Lebenese, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Slovak kids :)
just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.
are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?
do you actually believe what you are taught?
Americans are taught that the United States is the greatest nation on earth. The Richest. The land of the Free and the home of the Brave. We are taught that we are the most generous and charitable nation. That anyone man can become president. That anyone can become wealthy. That we have freedom of speech and worship without fear of retribution. The most beautiful and diverse melting pot of ethnicity. The statue of liberty says give us your poor and wretched.
Personally, I would close our borders to Illegals. Make entry into our country more careful and borrow from Canada and provide healthcare for everyone. Thin out the prison problem with executions of murderers and pedophiles. Iit wouldn't take too long for the fear of death to deter alot of crimes. Mandatory military service for thieves and hard druggies under 35yrs.old (That sounds un-american) Legalize small amounts of Marijuana for home use, public intoxication of marijuana would still be illegal just like alchohol, possesion of the legal amount in public would be similiar to open container violation for booze. Stricter laws for other drugs. Including mandatory mental health help for hard druggies. Clean up Television and in the case of music, If it has degrading to women or filled with hate, it wouldn't be carried in stores or promoted by the Industry. It would have to promoted privately on websites or at concerts, they would have to do it by the underground. No television airplay or radio. Word of mouth etc...
The entertainment industry should promote a positive message, what an experiment that would be...What would positive influences for a change do to our kids and society? maybe make it a little bit nicer and peaceful.
Less junk foods in our markets makeing people fat and obese. More veggies and fruits. Turn Fast food restaurants into more expensive restaurants with a completelt different menu of real food.
Well - You asked me what I think about it.
I don't think we are "better than anyone else" I think we are just as good as anyone. Human nature is the determining factor. Humanity has a dark side and we need to try hard to maintain decency to improve ourselves. We are easily influenced by messages that we recieve however.
Someone once said - "Junk in - Junk out" If you let negative messages in, they will effect you in some way at some time :)
America has it's ups and downs, but so does every other country in existance. You will find evil people and negative stereotypes everywhere.
Do Britains or Parisians feel inferior to Americans or is that the image you think we project in our media and government? Do you feel you are somehow better than us - socially or morally?
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just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.
are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?
do you actually believe what you are taught?
Hmmm - I think most americans think they live in a democracy - when for instance the popular vote is largely irrevalent. It is the college electorate vote that counts. Sure you can influence local and state issues by putting someone in office. But ultimately power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That's why the higher you go up the ladder, the fewer honest people you encounter. For instance recently the Republicans were denied on an issue and they extended the vote on the floor for 4 hours and influenced 10 to change thier vote for the issue. So much for accepting the will of the popular vote? Britain does the same thing or at least Blair has.
It is a hierarchy system of capitolism. Not bad in essence. A pyramid if you will. Most of you are probably familiar with pyramid style MLM (Multi-level-marketing)
The get a nation to believe they live in a democracy is the challenge. Our Bill of rights protects that, However if any of you have ever really read "The so-called Patriot Act" You would see that it sets the stage for a police state and martial law. All that's missing is another large terrorist attack to initiate those provisions. It over-rides many of the freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights and The Constitution. Many large cities have introduced legislation to protect The Bill of Rights from the Patriot Act including ironically New York City and Los Angeles. Has your City? You can check here. http://www.bordc.org/
If you don't know the Patriot Act allows for electronic surveilance on any citizen they like, including telephone taps, your internet habits, etc...you can be taken from your home for no reason without a search warrant and denied due process of law. In essence you could just disappear, forcibly taken from your home by Home Land Security. Hail Der Furher! Nazi Germany liked to use the phrase "Homeland" alot to...thier homeland security was called the Gestapo, but they essentially had the same type of power as granted to our homeland security act. Not to say that's what ours is about - just an interesting parallel.
The next attack is around the corner, our government is positive and you can bet on it. If security was important doncha think they would increase the border protection? Waterways? Immigration? No my friends they haven't and they won't. Because a fresh attack like a plaugue of smallpox or some other disease can be blamed on whoever and keep the war machine rolling, chuggin right along with new fuel.
I know this seems cynical, but it's always nice to keep your eyes and ears open and maybe your mind. I wish I good give you good news.
Concerning our political parties - The democrats win and you get a watered down version of the republicans. They are essentially one party.
The Rich. It was interesting in the Fahrenheit 911 film, where Moore approaches congressmen to get thier kids of eligable age to sign up for service in Iraq...They are running from him. One congressman gives him a look that says...My kids...I don't think so. The Army recruiters in the film are targeting rundown strip malls in the ethnic parts of town...it's sad.
If you saw the film and are interested in an even more in depth documantary that exposes much more, check out Alex Jones Documentary that he made in 2002 before Moore. It's called - 911 The Road to Tyranny. Very revealing. Matrix of Evil is good as well. You can find them here - http://www.store.yahoo.com/infowars-shop/videos.html
Maybe it's all just a bad nightmare :) It couldn't possibly be true - could it...
just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.
are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?
do you actually believe what you are taught?
You Live in Wales - Most likely you know about the Freemason connection to the founding of America. That is never really taught in school. It's glossed over. United States is basically a place where certain freedoms are granted, perhaps more so that in other countries, specifically freedom of speech and the right to be a sucessful capitalist. The many masonic landmarks and presidential and judicial connections are obvious. Including the Flag and the back of our currency. Nuff said. America is the Land of the Secret Society. A government within a government :)
The greater freedom we have is the freedom to have high morality or not. Our News Media is essentially owned by one man. Fair and Balanced? I think not. Alot of people are brainwashed by TV. It plays a huge role in ingraining peoples opinions. Unless you really pay attention to media from around the world and independant media, you get pigion-holed views. Some people are ok with that, however.
The 2000 election was essentially a fraud. He was appointed by the supreme court members who were his daddy's friends. The Neo-Conservatives are essentially a party that caters to corporate america and has passed laws which give polluters more leeway, while giving incentives to companies to ship jobs out of the country to promote the "Global Econmy" This promotes higher unemployment rolls. The unemployed youth then join the military as a last resort to survive because they can't find work and participate in the wars they create, while they get richer thru business investments in the companies that support the war machine. This is the ugly face of the division of those who have power and those who have not. It plays out in many countries other than america. It's a very old scheme.
The great thing about america is it's still the best "Rigged" Roulette Wheel going right now.
Can anyone become President? I seriously doubt it. The higher levels of the political system are for the rich and elite and the "Good Ole' Boy Network" makes sure it stays that way.
In america you don't have to take part in any politics or religion...you can live your whole life working, raising a family and enjoying what free time you have in a domestic way. Vacation and all the other wonderful things. Leave the workings of the country to somebody else and that's the way they like it :)
Our television is filled with crime shows and murders and sex. Surprise! that then finds it way in increasing levels into our society and we call it a liberal forward thinking society? A slick, Hip progressive society. It's just programming the masses to accept a future scenerio of ever increasing violence, fear and lack of sexual restraint. We are a modern society is what we are told. Starting to look alot like Old Rome to me.
God Bless America -
What was the question again?
i was reading ecclesiastes 1 -3 today(excerpt is from chapter 2)..... and i'm not a bible scholar and dont claim any wisdom... but these scriptures seem to just say you live and you die regardless of who or what you do in life.
its all vanity...... is this the true wisdom of the bible?
that we exsist not by or for any reason.. we just exsist then we die..... end of story?
Thank you for the welcome sometimes my emotions are up and sometimes down, but Love the discussion :)
