Category: Let's talk
Over the last few years, I have written many essays on a large variety of topics and continue to do so. I truly enjoy debating or even discussing them and learning what others think on the issues presented. But I know The Zone isn't usually a serious/political place. So rather than clutter The Boards with my writings, I'm giving a Facebook link to my essays. If any of you would like to discuss any of these, I will repost the essay/s in their appropriate categories per request. A few of them have already been posted under Writer's Block, and I responded to one about having children, where I explained many of the points in the Childfree essay. Most are reaching their one-year mark, and a few have passed it. So if you wish to discuss those, please either post to the open ones or ask me and I'll repost the locked ones. That said, most of my essays have been revised to one degree or another. So you may wish to read the Facebook versions if you can.
For those on Facebook, here is the link with links and descriptions to all of my work. You can replace the www. in the url with m. to get to the mobile site on this and all of the other links. This list grows as I think of more things to write. So suggestions for new topics are welcomed.
Essays Categorised
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150338713317371&refid=21
For those not on there, here are the titles of each, minus the links. I have excluded the summaries, except where the titles require explanations, and also didn't include a few writings, since I would like to edit and review them and/or I thought they really wouldn't apply to most people here. If you saw the Facebook link, and wish to discuss one of those anyway, just let me know.
Controversial Essays
General Political Views
If you're seriously interested in debating various topics with me, it's best to read this first, as it discusses several things upon which I expand in my other essays.
Views on Rights
Views on The Death Penalty
Views on Sterrilisation
Views on Euthanasia
Views on Abortion
Views on War
Views on Immigration
Femininity and Parenting
Really two discussions in one, so the debate can go either way.
The Disciplining of Children
On The Song Imagine
Essays Mostly About me
Don't Call Me An American
Mostly a reflective essay on American culture, politics, and policy.
My Greekness: How it Began
Hellenes and Philhellenes
Why I call myself an Ellinida/Greek woman and not merely a Philhellene/lover of Greek things/culture, despite my lack of Hellenic blood.
What being an Ethnikofron Means to Me
This is an important part of my personal philosophy.
Child Free
Why I've chosen not to have children.
Religious Essays
About Hellenic Polytheism
Short essay on the religion that I follow. Does not use actual sources.
Religion Survey from Bzoink
Good for others to take as well.
Change and The Gods
Do The Gods change over time, and if so, in what ways?
Experiencing the Divine through The Senses
Religion in Public
Slogans
These essays are tied to each other, but can also be read separately. They represent two slogans. The first is country, religion, family, and the second is Calm Order and Security. The essays are named accordingly, and each explores one of the words from several angles.
Technology Essays
Why I'm So Antidigital
Here, I explain why I prefer dials, switches, raised buttons and even mechanical devices to touchscreens and computerised everything.
Keep it Simple: My Views on Life and Tech
On the same line as the above but dealing mostly with life and not tech.