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How to Get Inspired to Lose Weight

By Heide Braley

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Don't you already know that you need to loose weight? I am going to suggest that you need to get inspired! So many people start their plan to loose weight with guilt - like making a list of bad habits or foods they think are contributing to the ... more »

How to Go Beyond Being Politically Correct

By Nancy Larson Larson

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"What IS the politically correct term?" people often ask as they search for a word in mid-conversation. Striving to be P.C. may seem like a noble goal, but often it's just code for "I'm about to say something offensive, but I'm going to make it ... more »

How to Have Good Southern Manners

By Paul McDaniel

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If you're not from the U.S. South, you may wonder why we southerners behave the way we do toward one another in terms of manners. Having proper manners in our everyday actions is a way of life in the South. They stem from our famed southern ... more »

How to Identify Male Privilege

By Nancy Larson Larson

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It’s so ubiquitous, it’s almost invisible--like the air we breathe. Privilege exists for men as well as whites, heterosexuals, middle-to-upper class members and other majority groups. In the area of gender, women have made huge gains in recent ... more »

How to Join a Commune

By laura g

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Have you ever fantasized about dropping out of mainstream society and joining a commune? Today there are plenty of intentional communities, and joining so can actually be a realistic option for some people. There are, however, plenty of ... more »

How to Learn From Others Mistakes

By Lindah

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Failure is something we all have to deal with at one point or another. It is not always easy to see failure coming but we can learn from others mistakes/failures. Read this article and make a mental note to do things differently... more »

How to Live Without a Gun

By Stalphonso

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Owning a gun is as traditionally American as apple pie, the flag and racism. Due to fear mongering, a false sense of machismo and a dangerously overactive NRA, the proliferation of guns in our society has reached ridiculous proportions. We can't ... more »

How to Look Cool

By Christopher Miller

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White t-shirt tucked into jeans, leaning slightly into a door frame. High, popped collar, smiling under the deep shadow of a hat. Long, silky dress with eyes askance, looking off to some other distant, cold place. These are the classic, iconic ... more »

How to Love Your Wife

By Anthony Delgado

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When you are married, you truly do become one. If you do not act as one, then that is against the nature of marriage and it will be painful. The following is logical deduction of the husband's part of the equation, the equation being 100% + 100% ... more »

How to Make Snowman Poop

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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"Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul. With a corn cob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal." While you obviously know the song, you didn't know Frosty had to poop. Here is a slightly demented way to make your snowman poop, ... more »

How to prepare for US Citizenship Interview and Oath Ceremony

By subi

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Interview for naturalization or citizenship is the most important step towards getting your citizenship after submitting your application. It helps to be prepared well for your interview. A letter from the USCIS will tell you when and where to ... more »

How to Share Your Heritage with Kids

By favefive

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Our heritage is a major part of who we are. Our whole being is influenced by the things of our past, what we have inherited from our ancestors by birthright as well as our culture. No matter where we are, we tend to bring our heritage with us ... more »

How to Speak Southern

By Paul McDaniel

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If you weren't blessed by the grace of God to be from the South, you may often wonder what some of us southerners are saying when we use certain words, phrases, expressions, or colloquialisms. You might even wish to learn some of these for ... more »

How to Spend 24 Hours in a Wal-Mart

By alanmd23

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With ordinary work shifts moving around constantly, people’s sleep schedules have been changing and scheduling time to go shopping can become a hassle. An easy fix came from the chain of Super Wal-Marts, that offer 24/7 shopping and groceries. It ... more »

How to Spot Fake Breasts

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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We've all been walking through a mall one time or another when suddenly our head ships around in utter disbelief when we see a pair of fake breasts that are so huge, so obvious and so weird looking we have to stop and stare. But for the more ... more »

How to Survive Being Homeless in Los Angeles

By Ursula Anderson

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I need to begin by saying that I have never been homeless. However, for a few years, I followed a group of homeless people around, listened to their stories, tried to help them, and became involved in their lives. The best way to survive ... more »

How to Teach English to a Foreigner

By favefive

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There will come a time that you will either be in a foreign land trying to speak in English to a local or you may be in your own country teaching a visiting foreigner to speak in English. As it is widely known, English is the universal language ... more »

How to Tip a Limo Driver at Prom

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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There is nothing that irks a limo driver more than the thought of driving around a bunch of screaming prom kids who are ready to party like it's 1999. That being said, the tipping schedule is a little different for the limo driver taking you to ... more »

How to vote online in NBA all-star game

By chaddie01

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Want to vote for your favorite NBA all-star Online? Follow this simple steps to voice your starting line-up for this annual event... more »

How to Wallow in Teen Angst

By Naomi Kondo

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Just in case you are a happy, well-adjusted teenager, here are some helpful instructions on how to be dark and unhappy... more »

How to "Fit In"

By Rick Ferris

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Fitting in now days is easier than ever because people will think you’re rebelling... more »

How to Achieve Your New Years Resolutions

By Lindah

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Since the New Year is approaching and many will make New Year's resolutions, It is time to think about making your resolutions a success. this is simple to do. This article will show you how... more »

How to Act Like a Punk Girl

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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A real punk rock girl investigates underground bands and styles and listens to music from punk's original days and from today's bands. If you want to act like a punk girl, you need more than the clothes. You need intelligence, attitude and a ... more »

How to appear smarter than you actually are!

By parvenue

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It happens to the best of us. There you are, at a party and everyone is talking about Rocket science, or the latest in the political polls or what's going on in China, or space travel, or economics or about Faulkner, or Tolstoy and you find that ... more »

How to apply for US citizenship / Naturalization

By subi

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After having lived in the United States as a permanent resident (green card holder) for a certain years, the next step is to apply for a citizenship. The process of an immigrant becoming a US citizen is termed 'naturalization'. It is the biggest ... more »

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