Mar 1, 2012

Beauty versus intelligence


Beauty versus intelligence

On a Dr Phil show I watched recently, the question was whether women are smarter than men and that some women dumb it down to make it easier for the man to be with her. She would tell a new man she meets that she works in insurance or is a secretary when she in fact is a professor, to accommodate the man. The response from a man in the audience was that beauty was a greater asset than intelligence and that men are visual creatures and want to be attracted to the woman first; that that would be the calling card for him to nose around and find out what the woman is all about. 


Dumbing it down


Two women in the audience disappointed all the women in the show when they opened their mouths and said they would rather have a tummy tuck than a college degree, and would rather be blessed with good looks than having an MBA. They made audience members cringe with their stupidity and tactlessness, particularly when one of the two women said that she was a star or a diva and needed makeup and expected big lug Dr Phil to stop his show, and the other woman made racist remarks and accused the guest of the show by saying she wasn’t Yiddish enough to marry a Jewish man. It went downhill after that and the more these women tried to redeem themselves, the more they put their foot in it and showed their intelligence level. 


Faulty thinking


The truth though is that the men are not wrong when they say that they want to be physically attracted first. They are not interested in meeting a woman because she is a book lover or a psychologist; in fact, they will avoid the psychologist for more reasons than one. They also don’t want that sensible friend they’ve been kicking around with all the years when going to movies. They have fantasies and want a woman to knock them off their feet. They want mystery and long hair. They want to be mesmerized and aroused. The reason I say that men are not wrong to want a physical attraction first is because women want the same thing. 


The only difference is that she is more practical. She meets the man and before he has even shaken his hand she is comparing her last name with his and planning how many children she is going to have. She knows the route to his heart, and how to guard it. She is not the town beauty but she is sensible and has a nice smile and rosy cheeks. If you are unattainable and she manages to nail you and get you to put a ring on her finger she is indeed an intelligent human being. 

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Starting out as a newbie writer



First, it would help you a lot if you know a little about SEO, links, back links, cut and paste and so on and it might be a good idea to go online and search for what is a link and what is a back link and just brush up a little about the article writing process before you begin. There is really nothing to writing an article if you are a knowledgeable person and can follow instructions. Usually, snippets are 150 words, and articles range from 200 words to 2000 words and more. The articles called for most of the time are in the range of 300 words, 500 words, and 700 words. 


Where to begin


Go online and search for online writing jobs or paid online writing jobs and go through their list of articles that employers or contractors need done. Usually they will request ten articles of 500 words, but there is no set number of words. Payment will be calculated per article or by the hour and usually the topic they want you to write about. Usually upon contact you may be asked to provide a sample of your writing. You write the article if you know something about the subject, but you would be well advised to write what you know about. It cannot be stressed enough. When you know your subject, you have lots of information and can talk knowledgeably and passionately about it. This is what article writing is about; information. Of course, we all do research, and that’s how we learn more. Have a good think on what you are good at before you start writing.


Do’s and don’ts for a newbie writer


·                    Do not send off an article until you have read it twice and ensured there are no grammatical errors. An employer will not give you a second chance. Your writing is your passport.

·                    There are hundreds of article writing jobs out there. Make a list of the sites you want to write for before you rush out to write your first article.

·                    Do not be put off by contractors who cannot speak English properly in their instructions to you. Your job is to present flawless writing.

·                    When sending out a sample of your writing, be sure to add somewhere at the bottom that your article is a sample and already published on the internet. Don’t come across as a newbie.  There are scammers who steal articles and make a few cosmetic changes and post them on the net.

·                    Research your article well and look for those hidden nuggets of information that not everyone knows about, and write about it. 

·                    Don’t be stiff in your writing. A little cheek and tongue-in-cheek is okay. This one is, isn’t it? And I’ve brought you to the end of the article without losing you as a reader.

·                    Most important, when it comes to editing your article, be ruthless. Kill off all those little darlings that you think are so important; they’re not worth anything if they don’t propel your article with good and fresh information.

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