Why do we give Iowa and New Hampshire so much undue, unearned influence in the primaries?

One of the main reason Iowa is 1st is because of the caucus process. Not only is a nominee selected, but party platform is debated. Gives both the parties and the candidates a better idea of which issues are more important to campaign on, and direction party members want to see it go.

What do you think of my college entrance essay for the Fashion Institute of Technology?

I would start out explaining yourself as a person, your struggles, how you came to bne the person you are today, how education will change you, your love for fashion, what you want out of college, what your dreams are, and then I would tie all of that into FIT. Explaining how those experiences have changed you and made you a better person and how you can achieve your goals by going to FIT. It just seems a little generic, personalize it! Have more confidence too, they aren't going to accept you if they think you think you don't have it takes to get in! Just rearange your ideas, take out a few things, add a few things, fix some word usage, and just humanize it, and you good to go!

If i add a set of alloys and angel eyes to my car will it lose any value that the car might have?

i have a 54 plate 1.4 vauxhall astra, completely standard. it has the original 16" vauxhall alloys and original headlights. i fancy a set of 17" alloys and a pair of angel eye headlights. If i were to sell the car sometime in the future would i get more money for the car if i was to just leave it standard or would it not make much of a difference?

Does it ever make sense to give up on a dream?

Sometimes it does make sense to give up on a dream. If someone doesn't want to put any effort, or has tried all he can to achieve a dream and doesn't then it's probably smart to give it up. The real reward comes in trying.

Wrestlemania 23 spoilers?

giant gonzales, sico sid, kevin nash, kane, bigshow and albert in one time, and mark henry. bigger names than batista. undertaker's contract is almost up and he will have his last spotlight of being champion in the wwe before he retires. so undertaker will win. michaels will win because there will be a storyline of triple H and michaels ending DX and another rivalry where HHH will want to title back. mcmahon v. trump. trump will never allow his hair to be shaved it's his trademark the hair. it's vince's wwe he invited trump to make it an interesting storyline and vince will get it shaved bold. money in bank it's between kennedy (been doing great lately) and orton because the rest either held it or are just not wwe championship material. ecw originals will win. Khali will win, beginning of a huge rivalry with kane.

Michael Vick is soon to be released, do you believe he will do right this time and what NFL fans want him?

Michael Vick will soon be released early and is wanting to play football for an NFL team. What teams and fans around the league want Michael Vick to quarterback their football team? Tampa Bay, perhaps? The New York Jets? Does Atlanta want him back again? Perhaps, New Orleans? The Oakland Raiders? Who do you believe will step forth and offer him the multimillion's? The NFL has not said much on this matter, what is waiting in the wings for Michael Vick and his future in the National Football League?

Is the SOVIET FSB { the modern more "subtle" KGB } working with IRAN against the interests of the free world?

Absolutely. Read the book "Shadow World", it will open your eyes to threats within our own borders (socialists, marxists, communists) and from around the world and this scenario is one talked about in the book.