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#1 - User

Not all ‘friends’ have good intentions, and those that only want to use you are certainly ones you need to stop hanging out with. Sure, loaning a little money here and there and doing a couple favors when you can are needed in a friendship. But, when you are the only one doing these things, you need to question what the other person is willing to do for you. People that are always there for you are the ones worthy of doing favors for. However, the ones that just need you for a minute and disappear afterwards are the ones you need to push out of your life.

#2 – One...

#1 – The Straightforward Approach

One of the best ways of saying you’re sorry is to not beat around the bush and say how remorseful you really are. Don’t be defensive of your actions or what you said, and don’t try to downplay what happened. Also avoid the cardinal mistake of blaming the other person for your actions. Accept the fact that you were in the wrong, and make sure that you express it properly.

#2 – Write a Poem

If you are a creative person, you could write a poem or a song which shows how you feel. The key is to keep it simple, yet expressive. In case you...

We seem to pride ourselves on our democracy – that we have occasional opportunities to influence the choice of our leaders, yet we are surely a long way from Abraham Lincoln’s definition of “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” At best we live in a representative democracy whereby we elect politicians at different levels and lend them our permission or power for a few years to represent our concerns at centres of governance, whether Town Hall, Whitehall or Strasbourg. But this is a limited political process and does not open itself readily to the more participative...

#1 – Persistent Coughing

Coughing is a natural process which clears the respiratory tract of foreign particles and normal secretions. Everyone is susceptible to coughs from time to time, especially when exposed to air pollution, pollen, etc. However, if you have been coughing for over two weeks, and you haven’t been influenced by common causes like smoking, it could be a symptom of a greater problem including bronchitis, pneumonia, and in rare cases, lung cancer.

#2 – Sharp Pain in the Side

If you have exerted your body after a long period of relative inactivity,...