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  • Am I a good friend or killjoy?

    So my friend and I were driving around and he decides to show me some drugs he had (ecstasy in this case). I know that he has had a past with drugs I have seen how it can ruin things with him and my family, so i grabbed them and threw them out the window.

    I have never seen someone be so mad at me and I thought for a second he might just punch me in the face from the driver's seat. Needless to say we haven't spoken much since then.

    I am starting to think I should have thought of something else instead of acting on impulse.

    So good friend or bad friend?

    3 AnswersFriends7 years ago
  • Any suggestions for a research topic?

    I need a horror related research topic for an 8 to 10 page paper. I had one which was too broad and one that was too narrow. Can anyone suggest one for me that might be a little bit easy to find information on? Also not something too common.

    Thank you to anyone who helps with this.

    2 AnswersHomework Help7 years ago
  • What would happen if I put communist for my political affiliation?

    So I got my voter registration card in the mail and filled it out. When I was doing so I noticed that there were only two options; Democrat, or Republican. There was also a box for ''other.'' I was wanting to put something in the other box just because I don't want to be a stupid liberal or a stupid conservative. So I got wondering what would happen if I put communist as my political affiliation? Would I be put on a watch list? Would I not be able to vote?

    Of course my dad talked me out of it. But it still got me thinking.

    4 AnswersPolitics7 years ago
  • Is this a normal dream for someone?

    I have always had dreams of me conquering the world. Like going on a conquest. I think that is the reason I study people who have tried it in the past such as Hitler, Alexander the Great, and the Romans.

    There are people who dream of world peace and curing cancers. But I am over here dreaming about conquering the world.

    The funny thing is that I am not a mean person or malicious at all. For my Sociology class we had to create a presentation about what you would do if you had one wish. Most people chose to be rich and cure a disease of some sort or other. I presented my plan to dominate the world. Needless to say I got some nasty looks and my teacher never treated me the same.

    Is this completely odd? Because I have been told to go see a therapist about this. Does any else want to conquer the world?

    1 AnswerPsychology7 years ago
  • How long will it take to walk from nevada to New York?

    After the spring semester I want to spend my summer traveling to New York and back from Nevada. I would like to walk. I thought to myself, Hey, go work for three months like everyone expects me to, or do something I want to do and screw what they think. I mean I am going to owe thousands in student loans anyway so why not just say F*** that couch and do something I want?

    So yeah. From what I calculated it will take almost a month and a half to get there. And the same to get back. Is this correct?

    2 AnswersOther - United States7 years ago
  • Can some cells decipher DNA like a database?

    So I sliced off the top of my thumb pretty bad way past where I can see my fingerprints. It is growing back together like it never happened. Which got me wondering.

    I know DNA is like a blueprint or whatever and each cell has a some. What I want to know is how the process begins where the cells are like "we have to rebuild." How do they know when to start and also when they use the DNA for instructions to regrow the tissue, how do they know what part of it to use for the individual fingerprints? (I am assuming they get a signal from something). So I have come to the conclusion that individual cells are engineers and access the DNA like a computer console and extract information they need. It just doesn't make sense to me when my professors or even research says that the cells regrow. Because it never goes into detail about how. We know what does the rebuilding but how can cells utilize DNA and stuff to recreate the tissue exactly?

    I am taking into account that they don't always completely heal because we obviously have scar tissue. But my finger has no scar and as if it is brand new. (fingerprint included).

    What I am saying is how can cells regenerate a fingerprint without accessing certain parts of DNA using it almost as a database.

    1 AnswerBiology7 years ago
  • Why is it taboo when a man has more than one wife?

    Atleast in the U.S. I mean we accept gay unions and even transvestites. But when it comes to having more than one wife or even more than one husband it is a taboo and is highly frowned upon. Please don't give the example of the sister wives show because most people who watch that do because they think it is funny.

    2 AnswersOther - Society & Culture7 years ago
  • Why is Elen DeGeneres famous?

    Is she known for anything? Is she a sports star, actor, singer, veteran, what? I asked someone why she is famous and they just asked me if I was serious. I haven't even payed any attention to her until I saw that she hosted the Oscars. I was wondering how she even got that position when it could have gone to a better person like Conan O'Brian or Trey Parker.

    I know she has some t.v. show but how does that make her famous?

    11 AnswersCelebrities7 years ago
  • What is wrong with me?

    I just have no desire to meet any new people. I hate talking to people and I barely talk to my own family. It is like I don't care to put forth the effort to open my mouth to speak to anybody.

    I always follow a routine and if I don't I get extremely angry and rage. I sometimes have what I believe are anxiety attacks when this happens.

    I have like no ambition or nothing. I just feel like I don't care about anything. I think that I would be content living as a homeless person on the side of the street.

    I don't think that I am depressed or any of that nonsense because I am always happy until I am forced to do something out of the ordinary or talk to another person.

    4 AnswersMental Health7 years ago
  • How can I write a response to Freud's ''Uncanny?''?

    My teach wants me to write a response essay to Freud's the Uncanny. She wants us to include instances of Aristotle's Argument (Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Kairos). If I didn't have to do that I would know exactly what I would write. I would say that the dude is using some big words and he often loses the reader's attention.

    But how can I "include Aristotle's argument?''

    any help would be appreciated

    1 AnswerHomework Help7 years ago
  • What should I do with these old FBI documents?

    So I was going through my Grandpas old documents and junk and I found a whole bunch of these Wanted Poster type things. They are originals I think. They have aliases, info on why they are wanted, last seen info, reward info, the agents in each state that are ''working on the case,'' who to contact if you have any information and other stuff. The earliest one is from the 20's or 30's I think.

    They look like a envelope and are addressed from some FBI place. I think they were sent to each regional court in each state or something. I don't know what I have and I was wondering whether or not to throw them away, donate, or sell them (if legal).

    6 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police7 years ago
  • Who are some celebrities you would consider for president?

    No political celebrities like Sarah Palin and other politicians.

    I would definitely go for Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, John Malkovich, Mark Wahlberg, or Bruce Willis.

    5 AnswersGovernment7 years ago
  • What happened to the picture crop function in Microsoft Powerpoint?

    I remember in an older version of Powerpoint you could use a function where you would click on a picture you added and then you like cut the background out of it. Or any other section of the picture. I just got 2013 version and I need to use it but I can't figure out what it was called or where to find it.

    So where can I find this function or is it discontinued or something?

    1 AnswerSoftware7 years ago
  • How can I rip out a tooth?

    I have this tooth that is growing almost on the roof of my mouth. It is a molar. Sometimes the gums get inflamed around it and it hurts so bad like the pain you get during a root canal. So yesterday I got mad and started wiggling it all day and knocking on it with my knuckles pretty hard. I tried pliers but it wont come out and I think it is the main root. Yes I went to the dentist, but all he said was I have to get braces and I am not going to wear them for 2+ years for only one tooth. The rest are perfect.

    So how can I loosen this root? I pull as hard as I can but the pliers always slip. It is pretty wiggly so there's no leaving it alone at this point.

    I don't usually do irrational things like this but when the dentist wont help me I have to take matters into my own hands.

    2 AnswersDental7 years ago
  • What is this mental condition called?

    So, I am wondering if I have a mental condition or if I am just weird. Here is my situation; I am able to ''change'' my personality in order to enjoy or understand something. Like when I am presented with a boring essay or something, I start to read and get bored. But then I tell myself that I enjoy this stuff and I act like an interested student. When I do this I truly do enjoy reading the essay and I am able to analyze it and relate to it. It is as if I am putting on glasses and looking through a different perspective. Another example is when I was forced to watch a ''Twilight'' movie. I started it and could not stand it. But then I told myself that I like this stuff and like romance movies. I am not deceiving myself because it is true emotion that I feel when I do this.

    I become a whole different person when I am presented with things I don't normally like. I think it is some sort of survival thing like adaptation, but not camouflage because I really do change into another person.

    I am sorry that it is so confusing but I can't find any other way to explain it. I am wondering if their is a way for me to stop this because I don't consciously do this and sometimes it makes me look like an ***. I just want to be myself.

    3 AnswersPsychology7 years ago
  • Why is my generation so sadistically minded?

    I am talking primarily about the teenagers right now. I was with my group of friends in the morning as usual one time and we started telling jokes. That's fine and what not. But then my friends started saying Racial jokes which I guess i'm okay with (which yes I said a couple myself). Then they stepped it up a notch and started saying ''rape'' jokes. That is when I started to get really uncomfortable. At that point I didn't participate and just stood there. Then it went up another notch. They started saying ''dead baby jokes''. At that point I was stunned at what I was hearing. I guess because my mom ran a daycare my whole life and I have always been around little kids. So I walked away and have not talked to them since. I literally have no friends anymore. And I am okay with that because if they have the ability to think that stuff is funny I don't want to be around them and will have no friends if necessary.

    I mean what the hell? How can people be o.k. with that? I have no religious background at all and I don't think most kids do today. Could that be a cause? Because I don't think people used to think like this and find ''dead baby jokes'' and ''rape'' jokes funny.

    5 AnswersSociology7 years ago