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This is from Writer’sDigest.com. Do you hold any of these assumptions? I’ve seen all of them. Which ones do you see the most? Do you have any to add to the list? I see #2 the most. On this site, I see #5 the most.
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1. THE RULES DON’T APPLY TO ME.
I write amazing first drafts. If there were a contest for first drafts, mine
would win every time. So I told myself, “Writing is not rewriting.” Other
people might have to do multiple drafts, but my first drafts are so solid I
could publish them as-is. For years I believed this.
One day I did three drafts of an article, and it became my first published
article. A solid first draft is not good enough to be published. All those
“rules of writing” that you read in Writer’s Digest, on blogs, and in
creative writings classes are rules because they are true most of the time.
So if there are some rules that you think don’t apply to you, think again.
It might be the rule preventing you from getting published.
2. AGENTS AND EDITORS HAVE IT IN FOR ME.
Ah, those blood-sucking agents and editors. I’m pretty sure they have meetings in a secret underground lair where they talk about how jealous they are of my writing skills and how they should team up to keep me from being published.
This is a lie that is so prevalent among unpublished writers that editors and agents have to go to psychologists so they can feel good about themselves again. I know one editor who calls herself “Dream Crusher” to assuage her pain. Here’s the truth: Editors and agents desperately want you to be good enough. They make a living by writers being publishable. If you’re getting rejected it’s because you still have work to do. either as a writer or as a marketer.
3. I’M NOT A MARKETER, I’M A WRITER!
Which is exactly why you aren’t published yet. You have to do the hard work of writing a spectacular query and proposal. Notice that you have to “write” the query and proposal. You’re not being asked to do an interpretive dance or draft blueprints to a rocket ship. It might not be your style, and it might be hard work, but being a published author is hard work, complete with e-mails you don’t want to answer, deadlines, accounting and marketing!
4. I SHOULD SPEND A LOT OF TIME FANTASIZING OVER WHERE I WILL BE PUBLISHED NOW THAT I’VE WRITTEN TWO CHAPTERS OF MY NOVEL.
It is way more fun to read Writer’s Market over and over—memorizing the publishers and agents—than it is to write your book. And while this is good practice for when your book is ready to shop, if the fantasy-to-writing ratio tips toward fantasy, it’s time to get back to writing. Unless you are writing a fantasy, in which case you are probably fine and keep up the good work.
5. I’M A BETTER WRITER THAN MOST PUBLISHED AUTHORS.
If you’re like me, you love picking up a book from the “Top 10” rack, flipping it open and cringing at the terrible prose. But this author (who is, keep in mind, a worse writer than you) somehow got a contract, got published and is selling well. I said this most often before I had finished writing the first draft of my first novel. Perhaps it’s just that the “hack writers” out there actually finish their books.
Here’s an exercise: Find a writer online who is published but far inferior to you as a writer. Look at what magazines they are published in. Then write stories or articles to submit to those magazines. This is a guaranteed way to build your writing resume. Unless—they are actually better writers than you, in which case, it’s a good reality check.
These are a few of the lies that I wish someone had confronted me with when I was an unpublished writer. Now, here’s one last truth for you: You can do this. Work hard, keep writing, improve your craft and be persistent. We’re all waiting to read your masterpiece!
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A. it was exciting and relatively easy work
B. there was growing demand for beef in the east and people were willing to pay a good amount of money for beef.
C. Texas longhorns were demanded for their hides which were used to make fashionable leather hats not only in the the east but in Europe
D. the exercise of the cattle on a long drive made the beef tastier when they were slaughtered.
An Advantage of buying land from a railroad as opposed to homesteading would be:
A. the railroad provided better loan terms
B. railroads were fairer because there was a lot of corruption in the Homestead Program
C. being near a railroad could provide a better way to sell farm products
D. a homestead was often more land that one person or family could handle, whereas one could buy just what they needed from railroads.
A European peasant would find homesteading inviting because:
A. you could become a land owner with little effort or money
B. land could bring instant wealth
C. with hard work it was possible to own land
D. there was political unrest in Europe.
The central theme of the Gettysburg Address was:
A. the war was near an end
B. The constitution needs to be changed:
C. that the government must start a draft
D. the troops that died gave their lives so that all may have freedom
An effect of Chief Red Cloud’s speech in New York in 1870 could be:
A. a change in policy by the US government
B. the closing of mining in the Black Hills
C. Some were able to understand the effects of the US policy towards the Plains Indians
D. Additional treaties were proposed by the US government to increase reservation lands.
An important safety improvement for railroads was the development of
A. sun time
B. standard time
C. standard gauge
D. local time
Many people worried about entrepreneurs such as J. Peirpoint Morgan and Andrew Carnegie because:
A. they openly bribed members of Congress to get their way
B. They controlled a majority of the Senate
C. Their workers had to vote the way they were told to vote
D. Their companies and others like them answered to a relatively small number of investors instead of governments
The Standard Oil Company:
A. was able to control the price and distribution of almost all the oil in the US
B. gained control of the oil industry and forced the industry to be more efficient
C. was unable to lower oil prices because the railroads continued to charge high prices to move oil from one place to another
D. without intending to gain enough market share to control the price of oil throughout the US.
Montgomery Ward:
A. gained control of the retail market in the US and was able to set the prices for many goods throughout the US
B. often received secret rebates from the railroads which helped keep cost low
C. built a business home delivery of a variety of goods to people throughout the country
D. entered a business that had few risks and many rewards.
The mail order catalog:
A. Had little effect on the average person
B. made it easier for the wealthy to get luxuries usually only available in Europe
C. meant that the average person was able to be more of a consumer of goods
D. did little to improve the lives of average people
I’m sorry there are so many questions, but my teacher gave us a 200 questions study guide, however some of the stuff we have never looked at and we only have a class set of books so we can’t bring books home. I would really appreciate the help. As of right now..I have 150 questions left..and I have class at 715am…..

Okay, I’m not sure I understand this completly. On the iwireless.com coverage map, My area is considered partner coverage. In the I-Wireless fine print, Partner coverage means Roaming coverage, and their affiliate is T-Mobile. And also, they advertise about no roaming charges. So does this mean that I can use there service in Colorado, be covered by T-Mobile, and only pay the $59.99 a month that is I-WIRELESS??? This plan has unlimited text, web, plus 500 minutes. Anyway, I hope I Didnt confuse you, because I am. Thanks for answering!!!

1. i am shy. i can’t find topics on the spot or have a good convo. i talk to the point but i try to participate and contribute and learn. i am straightforward. but i am not a boor, infact i appear elegant.
2. i don’t read novels, books, magazines – because i don’t get much time, but once i settle down in my work life, i definitely will because i like it.
3. my physics, bio, history, geography don’t look like i didn’t go to school but then they are not good either. However whatever time i get, i spend reading all this and improving my knowledge.
3. i dont talk much socially thinking i will say something foolish and people will make fun.
4. i topped in my school which is the best in town. but i think i was just a bookworm throughout. I have very less XP in life, but I am trying to focus on one area and find my niche.
5. i am lenient & cool. i am not perfect but not fastidious. “let it go” till it is very serious – that is what i like. i don’t make fun of people unless they deserve a middle finger. i have a soft corner for hapless and poor.
6. i am a music freak.
7. i like laughing all the time, and create good humor, sometimes it can be a big PJ or just because i want to find humor. it’s harmless.
8. lastly, i will love my girl and will do anything for her. Well to drop a few lines, a girl i see. she is so beautiful, looks damn stylish, and i am afraid to go and talk to her because i am shy (but she doesn’t seem). I refrain from introducing myself cuz i am shy and she seems indifferent. i don’t have the courage.
Can a girl like such a person?
Thanks, pl pl pl answer this. 10 points are all yours 🙂

1.Evolution occurs:
A) by altering physical traits but not behavioral traits.
B) only when the environment is changing.
C) only via natural selection, genetic drift, migration, or mutation
2.Thomas Malthus’s 1798 work, Essay on the Principle of Population, greatly influenced Darwin. Which of the following statements best summarizes Malthus’s idea?
A) Animals are able to pass to their offspring characteristics that were acquired in their lifetimes.
B) Individuals with better competitive abilities are more likely to survive and pass their genes to the next generation.
C) Isolated populations of organisms tend to differentiate into new species to fill different niches.
D) People reproduce much more quickly than their resources do. This results in competition for food and space, and in suffering and death.
3.Which of the following groups would be placed nearest the fungi in a phylogenetic tree based on DNA sequences?
A) gymnosperms
B) cyanobacteria
C) animals
4.To which one of the following is the bat’s wing NOT homologous?
A) the lion’s foreleg
B) the dragonfly’s wing
C) the human’s arm
D) the bird’s wing
5.The classic experiments performed in the 1950s by Harold Urey and Stanley Miller, were the first to show that:
A) simple organic molecules, such as amino acids, could form spontaneously in the laboratory under chemical conditions mimicking those of primitive Earth.
B) water (H2O) could be separated into atmospheric oxygen and H2 gas.
C) naturally occurring antibiotics, such as penicillin, could be used to treat bacterial diseases.
6.Which of the following molecules was NOT present in the pre-biotic environment?
A) ammonia (NH3)
B) methane (CH4)
C) molecular oxygen (O2)
D) water (H2O)
7.Much of what is known about the history of the origin of life came from:
A) written history.
B) word of mouth.
C) educated guesses.
D) the study of fossils.
8.The biological species concept is primarily based on:
A) reproductive isolation.
B) phylogenetic history.
C) ecological niche.
9.The biological species concept:
A) is infrequently used because it is inapplicable to many organisms.
B) states that any organisms that are biologically similar constitute a species.
C) defines a species as any group of actually or potentially interbreeding species that produce viable offspring

Okay,
So it would be best if someone who is like a head-hunter, or an HR scout to answer this… I’m basically going to tell everyone my theory, and then ask if this is correct. If it’s not, please cite what you think IS the correct theory.
Here goes…
Every dang job out there now, whether it’s posted on monster, craigslist, in the local newspaper, etc… all state that they want no less than 2-5 years experience. Okay… now every job field is different. But, what in the heck is really going on? Is there some secret club where all the “cool kids” get to find jobs, and everybody else is just stuck on the outside looking in?
I’m not even looking for a job anymore… I said F it, I’m living with family, and starting my own business. If this fails, I’m going to do something I said I never would that could get me in some trouble, but who gives a crap. I need to eat, and because I can’t just live on the land (property taxes), and I don’t have the capital to buy land, I’m left with no choice but to become a Robin Hood of sorts.
So, here’s my observations of what’s going on… I’m 30 years old, and the only people my age that I know who are successful are friends who got into banking before the economy started to slightly descend back in 2004-2005. Everyone I know who was in before that time is doing fine. Some in the 6 figure range. Then there are friends of mine who worked tables and worked in their field part-time (had a graphic designer buddy who did this). Every other person I know who’s doing well is either in a family owned business or is in health care. No one else has yet “made it” — well, except for teachers, and that’s kind of a joke – no offense to any teachers, but it’s not really part of the “economy” — sort of like the military (I was in the military, so don’t anyone rip my head off).
The babyboomers, except those who were in certain markets, and certain areas of finance, real estate, and businesses that sold/rented merchandise that are considered marginal spending (video/dvd rental stores, etc, furniture) seem to be doing okay. Seem to be doing okay I said… and even some of them are NOT doing well. I know a few.
But all the jobs I see out there have this strange demand that everyone have 2-5 years experience. My theory is that what is REALLY going on is, the babyboomers are all just swapping jobs. The employers know this, and so they can just demand that any candidates they interview have 2-5 years of experience. I don’t personally have any technical skills such as I.T., engineering, or process operations, but when I was looking for a job – before I gave up and started the business – I kept noticing that all these fields such as IT, engineering, oil/gas refineries… anywhere I thought a person could earn a good salary basically… and it seemed not a one of them had any kind of ‘trainee’ program available. Even Valero Corporation’s operator trainee position prefers a person to have experience in the field.
So, what else is there to assume? Have these companies all become so danged inefficient at training people? Are they that incompetent that they can’t take a person with a good work history and teach them job duties and operations of their equipment? I DEFINITELY have an incredibly good work history… I’ve never called in sick even one time in my entire work history.
I really do feel bad for all these people… and sadly, the babyboomers (our parents) kind of have their heads up their orifices about this, and they don’t see what’s shortly coming on the horizon if people don’t wake up and start choking some politicians to take the power of the purse out of centralized control of private enterprise bankers at the Federal Reserve, and start coining and printing TRUE national money again WITHOUT usury [interest, for you non-Bible readers 😉 ].
Because if our government doesn’t get their heads out of their orifices too, this country is going to be ripe for a pretty dang violent and bloody revolution. If you can’t see that coming, it’s only because your bank account and belly are too full.
But all that aside… do you all think that could be what’s happening? Is it just that the babyboomers are literally swapping jobs?