Although I abhor violence, I think that it would be a good idea to enroll your daughter in a martial arts class. Most reputable martial arts instructors discourage violence and teach techniques for avoiding violence, or at least minimizing it if violence becomes necessary. Judo and tae kwan do instructors often place emphasis on practical self defense, as do jiujitsu teachers. Studying martial arts will give your daughter self-confidence. The bullies will easily sense that and leave her alone. Also, learning martial arts will give your daughter the ability to defend herself from a truly violent attack. As we know, it's a dangerous society/world out there. Women/girls especially need the abilty to defend themselves.
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how do you deal with bullies?
by loosie inmy daughter is in 6th grade.. i know from personal experience when i was in jr high that kids can be really mean.
i used to come home crying everyday.
i was told that i was ugly and i would never get married.
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Who's Got The Blues [C.D.'s and D.V.D.'s]?
by Rapunzel into state the obvious, rock and roll has its roots in the blues.
if you listen to many "classic" rock bands - like led zep, the who and the stones - the influence of the blues is self-evident.
the members of both those bands grew up listening to the blues.
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Sorry, but people's names just keep coming to my mind, like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix [Hey Joe, Red House, The Wind Cries Mary]. Both died way too soon. I also think of Jerry Lee Lewis. He's often classified as "rockabilly" but his style of piano play is directly within the blues traditon of "honky tonk."
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Who's Got The Blues [C.D.'s and D.V.D.'s]?
by Rapunzel into state the obvious, rock and roll has its roots in the blues.
if you listen to many "classic" rock bands - like led zep, the who and the stones - the influence of the blues is self-evident.
the members of both those bands grew up listening to the blues.
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In my previous post, I forgot to mention Robert Johnson, who [it was claimed] sold his soul to "da debil" [Satan] at a crossroads. Actually, crossroads - for some reason that escapes me at the moment - were thought to be evil by their very nature. It's an ancient superstition, but I don't know its origin. Anyway, as everybody knows, preachers and other religious leaders did not like the blues and harangued against it; they were ranting against the evils of the blues long before they did the same against rock and roll. Of course, it's easy to understand why. Blues, to even a greater extent than rock, is permeated with sexuality. It was (is) very much a genre of music associated with bars and brothels.
In this post, I'd also like to mention a few more artists whom people may like: Lighting Hokins, Junior Wells, Johnny Otis, Jay Hawkins, Otis Span, the James Cotton Band and John Mayall.
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Who's Got The Blues [C.D.'s and D.V.D.'s]?
by Rapunzel into state the obvious, rock and roll has its roots in the blues.
if you listen to many "classic" rock bands - like led zep, the who and the stones - the influence of the blues is self-evident.
the members of both those bands grew up listening to the blues.
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To state the obvious, rock and roll has its roots in the blues. If you listen to many "classic" rock bands - like Led Zep, The Who and the Stones - the influence of the blues is self-evident. The members of both those bands grew up listening to the blues. So, in order "to get back to the roots" of it all, I'd like to ask if anyone enjoys listening to the blues and which artists they like most. Do you like the so- called "[Mississippi] delta blues"? That's where it all began, with the field chants of the slaves. Or do you like the "Chicago blues"? Chicago is where blues music "went electric" by adding the electric guitar, bass, organ and drums. In my estimation, it you include the Mississippi delta blues in the history of the blues, which you really do have to do, then the blues have a history which is easily hundreds of years old, pre-dating the advent of electronic music by many many years. Throwing out just a very few names, I would like to ask who likes Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Big Mama Thorton, Billie Holiday, Bo Didley, Eric Clapton, Sonny Boy Williamson, Blind Willy McTell, Hot Tuna, Fleetwood Mac [in the days before their "Rumors" album they were very much a blues band], George Thoroughgood, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert Lee? And these really are just a few names. Like I said, the blues have an ancient pedigree. So, anybody got a mojo risin' [the word mojo has been traced back to Africa; it refers to a little bag, talisman, or amulet - and it was already in use long before Jim of The Doors fame used it]? Anybody gonna give their love some "jelly roll" tonight?
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How C.S. Lewis helped me to see Christianity for the joke that it is
by nvrgnbk ini read mere christianity.. .
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In that Lewis is "slightly existentialist," he is closer in spirit to Soren Kierkegaard than he is to Augustine. However, I think that most people would find either Kierkegaard or Augustine's writings more substantial than those of Lewis. On the other hand, Lewis is more easily accessible.
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Jethro Tull - Your Favorite Songs and Albums from this Group ?
by flipper ingrowing up, jethro tull was one of my favorite groups as they had a great mix of rock , celtic mix , and great guitar from martin barre and ian anderson on flute was arguably one of the greatest flute players in rock n' roll .
as an interesting side note : my wifes 15 minutes claim to fame was when her ex-husband and her in the 1980's sold fish to markets , her ex-husband called ian anderson on the phone to see how he did salmon farming and talk about the fish business.
weird, huh?
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.1). A Christmas Song
2) Skating Away on the thin ice of new day
3.) song for jeffrey
4.) aqualung
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Worship The Lord
by real one inpraise him all the days of your life!
he is worthy.
holy,holy,holy is he.. god our savior showed us how good and kind he is.
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Real One: Please tell me where I can do the research to find the answers to my questions. Kindly indicate to me which authors and which publications to consult. Could please give me some specific book titles? How about the books that you have consulted? What do your sources have to say about these particular biblical passages? It says in the Bible that a Christian should always be ready to offer a defense of what he or she believes. You, on the other hand, evade and side-step the issue - if you even respond at all. I find that especially petty cowardly. You post your rants and diatribes with the obvious goal of "baiting" people. After people respond and try to engage you in dialogue, you then "run away" and ignore their points. This is most disrespectful.
The reason why I posted the examples of those three Bible passages is that I have been unsuccessful in locating any sources that could explain the internal contradictions involved. I was hoping that you could help, and again I ask you to supply at least some sources so that I can consult them myself.
You write that just because I do not understand the contradictions that I note does not make what I say true. That may be true, but my failing to understand the listed contradictions does not make what I say false either. I can see no logical connection between my failure to understand the scriptures in question, and the veracity of my point.
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How C.S. Lewis helped me to see Christianity for the joke that it is
by nvrgnbk ini read mere christianity.. .
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Clueless: C.S. [Clive Staples] Lewis was an Irish author known for has publications in medieval literature, literary criticism, and Christian apologetics - his written defenses of Christianity. Lewis was a friend of J.R.R. Tolkein; both men were on the faculty of Oxford University. Lewis was the author of The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicle of Narnia, among many other publications. Lewis was baptized a Christian but later fell away as an adolescent. Under the influence of Tolkein, Lewis re-converted back to Christianity and wrote defenses of the religion. Lewis was also author of The Four Loves, a book that was assigned to me to read as a graduate student.
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Bob Marley & the Wailers - Your Favorite Songs and Albums from Him ?
by flipper inah yes, music fans , the " king of reggae " as he was so aptly called.
my wife and i really like him a lot.
so what are your favorite songs from him ?
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Two of my favorite tracks are "Three Little Birds" and "The Heathen."
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Bob Marley & the Wailers - Your Favorite Songs and Albums from Him ?
by flipper inah yes, music fans , the " king of reggae " as he was so aptly called.
my wife and i really like him a lot.
so what are your favorite songs from him ?
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Ah, so you like reggae, mom? I like reggae too. I and I ready to struggle against the Babylonian tyrannts! The time will soon come for Babylon to fall, mon! You can sell I some ganja?