I guess the whole point is to get teenagers to read books they wouldn't normally give a second glance to. I have to admit I never would have picked up Crime and Punishment as a 16 year old but I ended up loving it. I will admit that school curriculum really did open my mind to new kinds of novels.

Hi everyone...been away for a little while so just an update....

Constance is married!!! Woo Hoo!!!

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Hi Ophelia, Yes this has been done in the past which is why it is a hot topic. There was a movie done that I had seen a few years ago based on a true story about a family who's daughter was sick so they conceived a child in the hopes that the new child would be a match for the older one. You can do ...

Now how do you feel about it if the second child gives their consent to donate organs and tissues to save their sibling? Should they be allowed to donate or should they not be allowed to donate tissues and organs until they are a consenting adult? Granted, no child should be ignored or abused in fav...

Thomas, thats for the link. I've always found Ouji boards intriguing, but have long understood how they work. It is still fascinating that the average person sitting in front of one thinks something magical is happening. An interesting experiment with Ouji boards is to blind fold the users, flip th...

I guess that is a lot of "up"....half the walk is uphill if you want to remind him of that

It sound like this is a really long hike. How long would it take to complete?

Constance: 08/08/08 - What a nice tidy date!!!! mine was 10/10/64- quite tidy but not nearly so neat as yours. My husband has just anounced that he thinks we are incompatible!!! Because I don't want to walk the Penine Way for my holidays!!!! 44years and now he decides. :cry: I will be thinking abou...

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Oh. Is that why no one likes me???

I have never illegally parked in a handicapped spot. My grandmother was handicapped so when I drove her somewhere we used her handicapped tag because she needed it. Having a handicapped family member makes me really mad when people abuse it therefore I wouldn't ever do it.

I have never read any Anne Rice myself, but I did read A Density of Souls by her son Christopher Rice. It appears that he writes in a different genre than his mother however. Her books are all vampire stories, correct? Her most popular books are a series of vampire novels. She also has several witc...