Affect Geography In affect geography, the body is perceived as transpersonal rather than personal. The body is seen as a tool that challenges the expression of emotion—in this case the non-psychological location. It is not a source for testimonial evidence to which personal experiences are subject for analysis, but a…
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Although distance certainly can make the heart grow fonder, when you discover that a guy you're interested in doesn't live in the same town (or state) as you, it can definitely be a discouraging factor. Deciding if a guy is geographically undatable really depends on the effort he is willing…
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Brief History of Paris, France In 55 BC, Paris was a small flood-prone fishing village on the Ile de la Cité, inhabited by the Parisii tribe, when it was conquered by the Romans. The city grew, and spread to the left bank of the River Seine.The Franks succeeded the Romans…
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Truths and Misconceptions Croatia is not Bosnia. We have some Muslims living here, but they are more the exception than the rule. Croatia is not Kosovo, most Croatians have never been near it. In 1999 when there was a war in Kosovo, it may as well have been on the…
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Goal of Human Geography Human geography is a field of social sciences that focus on how people make sense of the world—how we interact with other people in our immediate environment, across space and how we all make sense of it all. In short, human geography tries to evaluate or…
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It doesn’t take a whole lot of research to realize that society is wired towards extroverts – the more extroverted you are, the more successful you will become. Living in a world that favors extroverts can be quite challenging for introverts, for this exact reason. Extroverts are the energetically people…
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No more pitter-patters, no more cries for mom or dad in the middle of a stormy night. It just seems too quiet, doesn't it? Letting the kids finally leave home to find themselves is not easy no matter how much you may try to deny it. I know it's difficult,…
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Positive psychology is a fairly recent branch of psychology (formed out of Humanistic Psychology) focusing on positive virtues and attributes within people and their life with the hope of significantly improving ones life and overall well-being. While Positive Psychology is new, getting it's official start around 1998, the principles are…
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The Modern Tribe Many in urban centers and in regular civilization rarely have a chance to connect and learn from aboriginal people. Some still hold misconceptions of cowboys and indians shooting it out with bows and arrows and what we have seen on excerpts of the news and in western…
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In simple words the meaning for culture is that when a person possess polished behaviour, intelligent, refinement is said to be cultured and is generally conform to the accepted and recognized ways of society. The person who does not conform to the ways of society considered that, that person is uncultured.…
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My love for the Spanish language began back in high school when I took an intro to Spanish course. Our high school being quite small did not have the funds to offer advanced language classes so it wasn’t until college that my love for the language and culture were renewed.…
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Citizenship, Business, and Olympic Sports When the Potawatomi people went to their federal reservation in America, they also voluntarily became American citizens, an action that most other tribes did not take. Most Native groups in the US were not citizens until 1924. Today, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a very…
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Folk, pop and country Recurring questions are: what is folkmusic? How does it differ from popular music or country music? Except among scholars, I’m not sure anyone asked such questions before the “folk music revival” in the 1950's and 60's.When I was in grade school in the 1940's some folk…
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Some of the most popular paper service reviews like write my essays online service recommend that you do something that excites you every day. It could be playing your favorite song and dancing on it in your room. It could be painting, doodling, or collecting napkins. Whatever you feel like…
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Introduction to Google Analytics You know that information is power - If you have the right information, you can make informed decisions that will help you to be successful. Because running a business is hard, it's important to have the data you need at your fingertips, and one of the…
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Last but not least I will discuss the role of culture and the socialisation of boys in the gender education gap and in producing boys lower academic performance. As has been alluded to in the previous articles, boys and girls are raised and socialised differently in our society. This has…
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This hub contains the useful vocabulary you need to know in order to do well in the Reading, Listening and Writing sections of the AQA A2 French exam for all of the questions to do with racism. Be sure to memorise the words so that you can translate and write…
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Virtual Food World – Order online your dream menu This is fast changing world. Change is only eternal fact of life. With internet on go and on everywhere, it has changed everything. How people order and choose product is for major change. Ordering online or e commerce is making it fast. People…
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What is Crowdfunding? Crowdfunding is the raising of capital from the contributions of multiple (maybe hundreds of thousands) of individuals. New small businesses often find it difficult to secure bank loans, so appealing to the masses is another way to secure the necessary startup capital, particularly for creative entrepreneurial endeavors.…
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Information and Service Jobs in the 21st Century West Palm Beach, Florida has been extoled as one of the Top 25 Best Large American Cities for Jobs and Business Ownership in the United States. west Palm Neach, like many other large citites in the US, has trended toward a Service and…
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Looks Like a Good Time To Start Your Own Business In the present economy many people find themselves losing their jobs. I found myself in a similar situation several years ago and I decided that it seemed like a good time for me to start my own business. I had…
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What If ... (Part I) I'm doing a little bit of scenario-setting here. My profile says I'm an accountant (a 12-year Certified Public Accountant or CPA, to be exact). Admittedly, my decision to become one was largely influenced by my family (my parents and oldest sister are all CPAs). Not…
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All but the most virgin of interviewees know that when preparing for a job interviewthat there are a collection of typical job interview questions that will almost for sure be asked in your interview. And because you want to do well and get the job, you should have some idea how you are…
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Many Organizations Hire Temporary Employees Temporary employees are hired frequently by organizations for a variety of reasons. They can be professional, paraprofessional, skilled, unskilled, etc. The "temps" may be young or old, experienced or inexperienced. No matter the background, organizations need temporary employees to serve a variety of purposes in…
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What are Credit score ranges? The easiest way to determine the financial health of an individual is to look at the credit score. Credit score ranges can mean the difference between your loan application form being accepted or rejected. What are credit score ranges?What are FICO credit score ranges?What are…
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Jobs and Employment In Africa The writer asked a question concerning the availability of well paid jobs in Africa. While I do not have data for the entire continent, I can supply some information about types of job listings open from an examination I was interested to do with prominent Internet Job…
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PHYSICAL HAZARDS Physical hazards are objects that are not normally found in food which may cause illness or injury to the consumer. Like biological and chemical hazards, physical hazards can enter a product at nay stage during its production. Not all foreign objects found in food will cause harm or illness. It…
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Usability Usability of a web site is the process to ensure that a web site is easy for customers, members or web surfers to use. Some usability research may include using Google analytics to understand where people leave your web site or using your own statistics to understand conversion rates or…
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I have recently had an experience with a family that I have been working with for quite some time. The concerns were around the safety of the children with the father whilst in his care, hence the reason for the mothers persistence to pursue a custody battle to try and…
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It was recently announced that there is a bill before the California Legislation to incorporate Feng Shui practices into the building codes. While the fundamental notion of such an act is not without merit, the practice of Feng Shui lacks uniformity or standardization between those who practice the ancient art.…
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Greetings True Believers, I am back to drop some knowledge after a long hiatus. The trials and tribulations of being a part-time law student and a full-time music junky have made it difficult for me to find the time to write. This, coupled with the fact that I haven’t really heard anything strikingly…
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I have long-awaited this album. I would say I was more excited about the release of this record than any record to come out since The Strokes’ Angles, and truthfully I wasn’t even half as excited about that release. Don’t get me wrong, I love The Strokes, but Umphrey’s McGee is…
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So our music writer has long been a wee bit obsessed with Umphreys McGee. The band came through Boston last night, performing at the House of Blues (a perfect venue), so I decided to tag along and see what all the fuss was about. For those of you who aren’t…
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I remember the exact place I was when I bought the first single off of The Strokes’ third album First Impressions of Earth. I was sitting in my Vegan-Vegetarian dorm, at the University of Vermont, hating my life because of the first part of this sentence. I bought the track “Juicebox,”…
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While I skimmed through the channels not so patiently waiting for the premiere of Anthony Bourdaine’s 100th episode of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations,” I stopped at the Palladia Channel. Palladia is a shoot off of MTV, made to appear as a channel that caters to a more musically inclined crowd, and not…
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The 15 Best Boston Rappers – not an easy list to compile. Boston is about as famous for rappers as New York is for the Mets – but as with the Mets, even Boston has a rap star or two. This led me to really scour the Boston rap seen…
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Today marks an interesting day in Music history – the release of a very unique album by an uncanny crew of musicians. Today SuperHeavy released their self-titled debut album. SuperHeavy is a rock super group consisting of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Dave Steward, and A.R. Rahman. SuperHeavy is the brainchild…
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It’s been a while since we’ve posted a music article, so I’m going to hit you today with a “Worthy of a listen” summer edition post. We’ve got three options for you – everything from the massively popular to the massively obscure. Rodriguez Searching for Sugar Man soundtrack – Sixto Rodriguez is a…
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If you have read any of my other posts regarding the music business, you may have inferred that I would despise artists like Kanye West and Jay-Z. You might guess that I would say that Jay-Z is at best a mediocre rhymesmith and a very savvy businessman, who simply had…
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So to my excitement Monday night, I was able to purchase the long awaited (for me) debut album from the band Foster The People whom I had written a “What You Aren’t Listening To but Should Be” article about. I knew that I would not be able to listen to…
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If you want a quality written essay on the topic our essay writer at WriteMyPaperBro.com has the necessary knowledge and experience to write it in the given deadline. Contact us now for paper help on this topic! Let me start by saying that there was a time, circa 1997, when The…
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Whence in California, one must do as the Californians do. If I was to truly follow this advice, my days would be filled with eating sushi, doing yoga, drinking wine, being blonde, and adding the prefix “the” before any freeway I might happen to mention. Can’t you just picture someone…
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Earlier this week after watching the Giants fall to 0-3 with a dismal performance against the Panthers and the Yankees eliminated from playoff contention, I muttered to myself “I hate sports.” For months I looked forward to football and for months I invested myself in this bad Yankee season – what did I have to…
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I am not the globetrotter that our editor-in-chief is but I recently tricked a beautiful woman into getting married and that allowed me to get out of New York City and onto the beautiful beaches of Turks and Caicos. We ate like pigs, started drinking at noon, napped on the…
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Fresh off of my journey to Old San Juan, here is my latest travel run-down. Aside from the obvious pluses Puerto Rico has to offer (you don’t need a passport if you’re a US citizen, direct flights are cheap, it’s always hot, and a beer costs a dollar or two),…
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Fried yet refreshed, I’ve landed back in Boston following some time spent on St. John and cruising around the British Virgin Islands. Life seems quite grand as you’re sitting on a deserted island (above) while Tom Brady throws 6 touchdown passes back home. St. John is a small island –…
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In the past couple of weeks I was lucky enough to return to Europe for the first time since I studied abroad there in 2007. Although I was going somewhere I’d never been before, it felt like a homecoming of sorts – it certainly reaffirmed my notion that the European…
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Thank god San Sebastian is a mere hour-long bus ride from Pamplona. While the San Fermin festival is centered around a martyred Saint, the city of San Sebastian is centered around a statue of Jesus Christ. And if Jesus is forgiving, let’s just say that San Fermin is something of…
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Four or five years ago, I made a promise to a friend. It was a promise to attend Festival San Fermin, an event more commonly known to most Americans as “the running of the bulls,” when he wrapped up law school. Knowing my friend, it seemed like a long shot…
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When thinking of Tampa, Florida, my mind always conjured up images of spring training baseball, old people, and strip clubs. While these images may not be totally incorrect, I feel like I got to know the place having spent the last week there. It’s a bit of an unremarkable place,…
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As you may have noticed, my blog has been quiet over the past few days — I went to Vegas for the first time, with our New York writer in tow. Luckily, we both survived and the blog will go on. Vegas….is…..wild. While a few of my college buddies had…
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So every now and again I must leave my precious laptop, turn off my cell phone, and leave you all temporarily without the best blog on the web. Vacation vacation vacation, the word is music to my ears. I went on my first cruise, aboard Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas.…
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When I started looking at visiting Spain, the two immediate candidates were the obvious ones – Barcelona and Madrid. I knew I wanted to see “old Spain” as opposed to a more modern city, and at the recommendation of several friends I decided on Granada. I couldn’t be more happy…
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I think it’s fair to say that Steve Jobs’ passing yesterday took the nation by surprise – I certainly was not expecting the news. Jobs was a visionary in the tech industry, a super creative mind, and an excellent CEO; I think that you’d be hard pressed to find many…
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Yesterday marks not only the best day in television history, but also the best Sunday of this young law student’s life. Not only was April 1, 2012 the day of Wrestlemania XXVIII, the second season premier of HBO’s Game of Thrones, and a day where the Celtics beat the Miami Heat by almost…
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So here we go – my one post per year that gets mildly political. I apologize in advance… Occupy Boston, unfortunately, has become an unavoidable part of my life these past couple of months – only because I work next to Boston’s Federal Reserve building, which lies directly across the…
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“All I gotta say is one thing …” Floyd Mayweather Jr leans forward. He’s talking to HBO’s Max Kellerman and sitting directly across from his next opponent Victor Ortiz. “…what I always tell them…” The cocky smirk makes the days thousandth appearance and the Mayweather haters brace themselves for what’s coming…
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Last week the reigning English Premier League champion and soccer icon, Manchester United, visited Foxboro for an exhibition match against the New England Revolution. I was in attendance for what was likely my only opportunity to see Manchester United play live. Although some players were absent, and others played sparingly,…
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Let me start off by openly stating my leftist allegiances, and the fact that I do in fact hate Glenn Beck. Now that you know that this article may be a bias account, keep reading. If you don’t know who Glenn Beck is, you have probably been living under a…
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Dominance in the paint and defensive presence. Power forwards are primarily known for these skills. But there are some players that revolutionized this position with their athleticism, unlimited range and leadership. Without further ado, here are Sports Blog Catalog’s Top 5 Best Power Forwards of all time. Top 5 NBA…
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Most of the time, Shooting Guards are the Go-To-Guys of a team in terms of putting the rock into the hole. They are primarily known for their awesome scoring skills (Isolation plays or Team set plays), lockdown defense, crazy three point accuracy and their ability to fire up the crowd…
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But today, we see point guards evolving and they look nothing like their predecessors. Just look at Steve Nash and Golden State’s Marksman, Stephen Curry. Both can dribble, shoot, pass, drain trifectas like crazy and finish tough shots. So, what makes them different from one another? The answer is this. Stephen…
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Leading performers in every location from sporting activities with fine arts to business have coaches to assist them reach as well as preserve the highest levels of performance. The benefits of coaching Simply envision a mix of your bestfriend, your most treasured educator, your most obdurate supervisor, and also your…
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NLP has actually taken the treatment world by storm as well as fairly rightly so. It creates fast long-term modification and even you don’t require a PHD to learn the basic skills. There are several, numerous trainers and also training business’s draining Practitioner by the hundreds and even it would…
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These wet ecosystems of salt-water estuaries, freshwater marshes, prairie potholes, forested swamps, and bogs provide critical nesting, rearing, feeding, and rest-stop habitat for bird and other wildlife populations across the nation. Coastal wetlands (marshes and mangroves) are highly productive ecosystems that provide important nursery and habitat functions to many fish and…
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HYALOPHORA EURYALUS (BOISDUVAL, 1855) Family: SaturniidaeSubfamily: Saturniinae It's spring and the beautiful Ceanothus Silkmoth is out and about... Mythology:Native South Americans integrated various Lepidoptera into their mythologies. To the Goajiro of Columbia, if a particular large, white moth is found in a bedroom it must not be mistreated for it is the…
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It Is A Rigged Game There is a reason for the old saying, “The apple does not fall too far from the tree.” Because after thousands and thousands of years, by billions and billion of people, seeing and living through life, it is true. Young people have a hard time…
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The New DC Universe panel took place immediately after Gene Ha’s presentation, and judging by the standing-room-only crowd, it was definitely the event of the day. It seems that many of the convention attendees were eager to see what the home of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman have in store…
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As a geography teacher, my students occasionally make maps. While I try to spice my map assignments up, the formula is the same: 1.) Find items 2.) Place on map. Predictably, this results in a map. One more or less looks like the next, some are just prettier. Recently, I decided to change things…
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My senior year of college, a professor opened my eyes to the power of a well-run simulations for social studies. He created these incredibly fun, yet realistic recreations of Renaissance Italy and Feudal Europe that made class fly by, left me wanting more, and beat the heck out of watching slide shows…
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The other day while updating an old lesson on globalization, I started with reviewing the basic outline. It was nothing out of the ordinary: Frontload vocabularyPresent the material In class activity to “practice” the material. In this case, they would explore the school for the origin of various itemsCreate a map showing…
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During a recent PD session my school screened Most Likely To Succeed for the middle school and high school staff. Unequivocally, this movie is a must see for any educator. The first third of the moving provides a fascinating insight into the origins of school as we know it (Prussia? Really?!). Needless…
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Feudal Europe is a strange and wondrous place, not too different from AMC’s the Walking Dead. Feudal governments developed in the absence of a strong central government. At their core lie feudal oaths, which work like this: A powerful noble (The Lord) gives land (known as a fief) to a lesser noble (The Vassal). The…
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Everyone knows the great emperors of Rome: Augustus, the five “Good emperors,” Diocletian and Constantine. That’s about it right? The rest fall into two categories: Fascinatingly Crazy or Mindnumbingly Boring. For a few years I did an Emperor Project as part of the study of Rome, and let students choose…
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Assessments need to be worthwhile and they need to have a purpose. While some students are naturally grade-driven, a number of students simply don’t give their best effort if the only person who will see their work is the teacher. And frankly, can you blame them? In life, our jobs…
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The Mongols were horrifyingly awesome, conquering in as much land in 25 years as the Roman’s conquered in 400. Here are 4 the scariest parts of the Mongol war machine: 1. Their Speed Beats Your Power Each Mongol warrior had four horses, and since they could live off the land…
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The Mongols. Everyone loves them these days. And not without good reason, not only are they fierce and fascinating warriors, they also ushered in the first era of globalization by creating an enormous free trade zone everywhere they ruled. They made possible a transfer of goods and ideas on a level unequaled until today.…
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What is more hallowed to the Social Studies classroom than maps? Our walls are covered in them, and you can often find our students making them. For good reason. When used correctly, a map project is a powerful formative assessment that helps students understand spatial relationships, the world at large, relative…
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You will be glad to know that if a zombie apocalypse did break out, the United States military has a surprisingly thoughtful plan on how to respond.Highlights include: Distinguishing between zombies made through black magic and those made from excessive radiation.Using robots to remotely operate critical infrastructure.Preparing nuclear weapons for use in…
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The start of the NFL season this weekend brings about the start of Fantasy Football. The growth in popularity of fantasy sports has been insane. More than 50 million adults play in fantasy sports leagues, the majority of those being football. Fantasy Football started back in 1962 in Oakland, when some die…
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This article by the Washington Post is great on so many levels. Check it out, please, but to summarize, Hampshire College in Massachusetts stopped taking students SAT/ACT scores. It’s explanation of why is pretty spot on, I’ve pulled the following right out of the article: • Standardized test scores do not…
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What if a student doesn’t want to learn what we want them to learn the way we want them to learn it? This great blog post over at escheweducationalist got me thinking about that question. How much freedom should students have in our class to learn what they want to learn how they want to learn it?…
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The Tulsa race riot is the largest in American history and one of the least well known. Tulsa, Oklahoma had what many called the most financially vibrant black district in the United States. It was known as “Black Wall Street” until a race riot burned it down in 1921. The spark…
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I read this article recently from the Washington Post about the state of Social Studies education in America. It just confirms what many of us know: our discipline is in danger. Take Oregon, where I taught for the last seven years. In Oregon there is no mandatory state test for Social Studies.…
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If you’re like me, most of what you know about the Roman Republic comes from Gladiator, the HBO mini-series Rome, and your textbook. You know, the basics. They had a Senate and used the word “veto.” Julius Caesar put an end to it, and was stabbed a bunch in return. A murder we recreate…
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Student engagement is a big buzzword these days. We want all students to be engaged while in our classroom as much as possible. If anything, it underscores the difficulty of our profession. We have to keep 20, 30, or even 40 students of different abilities, from different backgrounds tuned in…
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I love using group projects. Collaboration is increasingly important in our world, and it’s fun to watch students come together and make something greater than they could have individually. The problem with group projects is assessment. Do you grade the whole project and assign each member the same grade? Or…
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Today a co-worker walked in my room, looked at the physical map of Europe I had up, frowned and said, “Is that boring to teach?” I smiled and said “absolutely not!” Done right, lessons on physical geography fill the class with excitement, wonder and a sense of wanderlust. They make geography…
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I have an axiom that I try to repeat every day before school starts. On my best days I focus on the kids. On my good days I focus on the content. On my bad days I focus on myself. I know that sounds obvious. “Isn’t a teacher supposed to…
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As the 2014-2015 school year draws to a close, it’s a time to reflect on what went well, and what we can improve for the next year. One of my favorite innovations this year was the creation of a running narrative, centered around a few themes, that tied all of…
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All teachers can relate to the following: students are listening but not hearing what you’re saying. I’m guilty of that too. I’ve been lucky to work for two great principals in my career. My current one kept sending out emails about encouraging students to have a “growth mindset.” I took it…
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Geography. The subject that launched a thousand boring textbooks, colored a million blank outline maps, and created untold blank stares. Geography. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you want to see your students’ eyes light up, let them explore geography through food. It’s really the perfect tool for understanding…
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I love turning points in history. The type of battle or event that if it had gone the other way would have resulted in a totally different world. Things like Thermopylae, the Battle of the Midway, and my personal favorite the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada is so cool for…
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The Renaissance happened for a lot of reasons, but one factor that helps explain the intense curiosity of the era often gets overlooked. Imagine on your daily drive to school you passed giant, ancient structures so technologically advanced that no one alive today could replicate them. In my mind I picture tall towers reaching…
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Times have changed. Students no longer rush home to play ball or ride their bikes with their friends. Okay, maybe a few do, but the majority of our students spend their afternoons and weekends glued to a screen. Whether it’s wrong or right, T.V. or tablet, it’s our students’ world…
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Part of our job is helping our students see the connections from past to present. It’s always nice when the great figures in history do it for us. George Washington needs no introduction to you. Our commander-in-chief, first Constitutionally elected president, crosser of the Delaware, endurer of Valley Forge, first in our…
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Developing critical thinking skills is arguably the most important job of the social studies teacher. Every year I begin my history classes with the following question: “Who writes the history books?” The answer? “The winners of the wars. ” I then tell my students not to believe what they read…
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Awhile back I made it a goal to never assign worksheets or the questions out of the book. Once I’ve provided students with the content, I want them to play with it, create with it, and put their own stamp on it in some way. It’s more memorable, and more…
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You can get a good idea of an event in history from this summary - feel free to use it for your essay or to see if you like writing about the topic. But if you don't have time to read it all, but you still need an essay, use…
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A book review allows students to illustrate the author's intentions of writing the piece, as well as create a criticism of the book — as a whole. In other words, form an opinion of the author's presented ideas. Check out this offer from Writemypaperbro — paper writing help service to…
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Two weeks done. Kids are settling in, Open House is over, and the real teaching is starting. It’s given me cause to reflect on what I love so much about this job. Here are the top five reasons why I love teaching Social Studies. 1. I help kids make sense…
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Pirates are fun. Swashbuckling, rum swilling, treasure burying pirates never failed to have a good time. Here’s three things you probably didn’t know about pirates. 1. ) You really don’t want to let the cat out the bag. We use the phrase today when someone spills a secret by accident.…
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What is more hallowed to the Social Studies classroom than maps? Our walls are covered in them, and you can often find our students making them. For good reason. When used correctly, a map project is a powerful formative assessment that helps students understand spatial relationships, the world at large, relative…
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Happy New Year! I’ve hope you enjoyed your well deserved Christmas Break. Transitioning from the United States to Panama has left me very little time to write, but I’m resolved to get back in the swing of things. A change of scenery after 7 years in the same school has been…
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Done properly, a good bell warmer focuses students’ attention, stimulates their imagination, and gives you momentum as you move into you lesson. It can make the difference between a good and great lesson. Early on in my career, I viewed a bell warmer as an optional activity, but now I…
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As social studies teachers we are tasked with teaching a daunting scope of material. Planet Earth hosts more than 7 billion people at the moment, and no two of them are alike. It falls on us to explain just who these people are, and what they are doing here. Indeed, teaching…
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The Inca are famous for great stonework, Machu Picchu, and getting conquered by the Spanish. But here’s somethings you might not have known. 1.) There was no Inca Empire or Inca People. What we call the Inca Empire didn’t exist at all to the people that lived there. Inca was a title reserved…
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Running a business requires you different types of marketing strategy. One of the common and effective marketing strategies is the use of promotional products. There are various benefits of using promotional products and these are not just for the clients and customers alone but also for the business employees. Running…
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In the business realm, one effective way to advertise, market, and showcase the offerings of a company and eventually bring the company to its popularity is through catalog printing. An attractive catalog can speak alone for the company and thus, a well-designed one can sell products or services for just…
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Promotional items work for both men and women. However, if your business caters mostly to men, there are several promotional items that are present in the market. You just need to know the immediate needs of your target consumers. Little boys love their toys and so with big boys or…
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The American Red Cross history begins on May 21, 1881, when it was founded by Clara Barton. Read some fun facts about the American Red Cross here, plus a brief history about the organization. The American Red Cross history has to begin with Clara Barton's birth in 1821, since she was the founder of the American Red…
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Who were the Founding Fathers, and what were Americas founding fathers like? Historians may disagree about a complete list, but most would agree that these men were founding fathers of America. John AdamsSamuel AdamsBenjamin FranklinAlexander HamiltonJohn HancockPatrick HenryJohn JayThomas JeffersonJames MadisonThomas PaineGeorge Washington These men are famous and important people in American…
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On 1 September, Prevost sent his army across the unguarded northern border of the United States at Rouses Point from their assembly point at Chambly, Canada. A single column was inhibited by the narrow dirt road that, according to Commissary General William Robinson, was nearly impassable. It was getting worse…
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The young American naval lieutenant Macdonough had a wealth of experience. He had fought Barbary pirates and had seen action against the British at Gibraltar. He was well known for facing down a Royal Navy captain who had attempted to impress a sailor from an American merchant ship. Saratoga, his flagship, was…
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The American Army, a descendant of the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War was tiny, ill-equipped and badly led in 1812. It was insanity to declare war on England, the most powerful nation in the western world. The American regular army would come of age during the disasters of the…
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That water was recognized as strategic as early as the French and Indian War. It has been a highway not just for exploration and trade, but has served as a military flash-point. In 1758 and again in 1759, the British and French tussled over French Fort Carillon. Once taken by…
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When the clerk told him that he is her father. David apologized and nodded, "Sir, I didn't know that." Come on, it's good, then he listened to all the details. The clerk remembered the story of the mother-daughter when she was telling the mother that a girl had grabbed the…
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"I really wish the rain would stop its interrupting my concentration. I need to finish this paper before the end of the day or I’m going to be in trouble with the professor." Noah said to himself as he sat there in front of his computer. The nice thirty-two inch…
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10 More Tips Common Speaking and Writing Errors (Part 2) I taught English and Spanish grammar for over 30 years and I loved it. This article explains how to avoid a few more speaking and writing mistakes. #1 – ITS vs. IT’S – This is simple: its is the possessive pronoun showing that…
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October’18: “Who says that it is difficult? Once we set our minds to it, we can solve it all”, said Noopur to her friend Charlie. “This is corporate, and you have no idea of the level of politics they play. They will suck you into it and get out easily,…
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Are you trying to write fiction, but find that your main character seems stiff and wooden and don’t seem to have much life? Perhaps instead of that, your main character is just a stereotype that seems obvious and clichéd. Those are symptoms of an under-developed character. The solution is to…
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It is interesting to take note of how each individual provides a timeline of narrative that is dependent on the context which leads the account to a possibility of the past, the present and the future wherein the idea of potentiality may or may not be re-directed to a matter…
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Love not hate No matter what your background, color, or gender is it is important that we remember something…to love. There is no time in which hatred of any kind is appropriate or even okay. It must also be understood that what we need most right now is not the…
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This is fiction. No resemblance to a Tin Soldier is intended. Fauntleroy sitting in the 'War Room' with General Hazzard to his right and Vader dressed in his finest Indiana Llama wool robe to his far right. "Those dastardly Chinese, sending us the China virus in retaliation for our tariffs."…
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Life is fun. Life is exhilarating. Life is tedious, and subtle, and swift, and long and hard and short and simple and crazy and fearsome and trying and all manner of alternative adjectives. Think up a word and it probably describes life in some form. Life is... life. So why…
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Inside the Door to Nowhere Was it really only yesterday? I can’t remember. My days don’t end. The sun comes up and it goes down again, but my eyes don’t close. I don’t sleep, therefore there is no yesterday. As I sit here playing endless games of backgammon with myself,…
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Simple man life observations Welcome to our article (18), ‘Our life observations’. Dear readers, what I am writing here are my life memories and observations, which bring me to another observation. You see, we have to learn from our life, before we can say these things; for instance, what I…
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The Break-In was originally written by Zach Stearns for his school newspaper. It was published in The Knight Times and received widespread acclaim. It received three sequels, all of which were published in The Knight Times. While there have been seven parts written, only the first four will ever be released…
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Introduction The new technology of big data tells us how information is power. The more data and information we possess, the more power we have. However, there is another source of power that is overlooked. It is derived from our own experiences. In terms of data, it is small and…
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For seven years this book sat on my bookshelf. Suffice to say, it could have sat for another seven years. For crimozy readers, we’ve read it before. Successful woman (Erin Murphy) leaves the big city to return to her small town to run the family business. She comes up with…
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First off, thank you for visiting my hub of writing prompts. I hope you'll be able to use something here for inspiration. If you do, PLEASE let me know. I'd love to know that I've helped you! Finding the right topic can be quite time consuming and very overwhelming, sometimes.…
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Hello, kids. A friend and fellow writer and I were having a brief text conversation about writing. I had mentioned that I am behind on one of my deadlines. She responded with, "At least you have deadlines." Embracing the idea of deadlines is not something that initially worked for me,…
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The past What is today becomes past tomorrow. We usually tend to forget that and regret our actions later on in life. Every one of us has a past which they would like to amend. They say you cannot change your past but what if we could roll back and…
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The closing years of the nineteenth century may be regarded as the most crucial period in the history of mythological scholarship, when two different bands of researchers converged upon the common point of the timeless quality of myth and its universal role in the cultural and moral life of humanity.…
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After a few misses, the fourth installment of the museum mysteries is probably the best so far. In this installment, Nell Pratt reads an obituary regarding a former Society board member and since she didn't know Adeline Harrison all that well, she feels that the Society should send flowers even…
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Princess Leila was the only daughter of the king, so the king and queen loved her princess very much. She was not only very pretty but she was also good at heart and behaved best. Her tenth birthday was approaching the king thought that he would give her a very…
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This Hub is the final part of a larger series examining in detail Mark Lynas's 2008 classic, Six Degrees. The book looks at what science says about the consequences of various levels of climate change, from one degree of warming to the six degrees of the title. The 'main article' describes and…
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Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve So I wanted to read something really inventive and new. I’m tired of generic fantasy books, so I went online searching for something that had good imagination behind it and I finally found a nutty sounding little book called Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve. What…
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If Martin Luther King said: “Avoid riots because riots are self-defeating and socially destructive.” Are you trying to be defeated by refusing what’s constructive? “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but the means by which we arrive …..” So, if then it isn’t peace you are…
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Bill, I know now (or I like to think I do) we didn't fall in love just once. It was over and over, again and again but starting without an ending and beginning. It was a continuation and a growing. It was, also,part of the maintenance needed to uphold things…
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Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper is a story of a woman (she could be named as Jane) who falls into total insanity mainly because of the ‘inequality’ she experiences with her husband, John, and the ‘suppression’ in self-freedom and expression she is forced with. This short story presents a picture of…
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Charlotte's feet came against the rustling grasses up above the hill where she claimed it to be a rendezvous for solace. The lady went that far to meet her friend named Sheen in which she barely sees. It is cold night indeed, and the air that gushed her hair seemingly…
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Black Rose You have remained in the Back of the Garden a little bit too long. Everybody knew it was wrong and that you belonged with the Others in the front. A Black Exquisite Rose is what you are, a Genuine Star... I see your Majestic lines throughout your face…Your…
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This poem is for anyone who has ever loved and lost someone due to separation or death. Forget the boy who means so much, Forget his lips, his tender touch. Forget his kiss, his loving eyes, Forget the time he told you lies. Forget the long walks in the rain,…
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Happy Happy, Joy Joy! I’m doing the Happy Dance as I type this. February is here, January is gone, and spring is closer to reality. I’m a bit tired of the mud and that’s the reason for the dance. No, it’s not a blizzard, and we haven’t had to deal…
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Lunch Time Thunder grumbled overhead and rattled the windows where six-year-old Robbie sat eating his sandwich. He rose from his chair and peeked under the blind in the hopes of seeing a bright flash of lightening. “Robbie,” his mother called from the stove where she was stirring the stew for…
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To every teen writer: I see you, I feel you, and I am proud of you. It may feel impossible to grapple with the stress of school and writing a novel, but believe me, if I can do it, you can too. As a Freshman in high school, I wrote…
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Sarah was sitting in the room watching Facebook when she saw Ali's friend request which had been pending for many days. At that moment, Ali's phone rang and he asked how the stone had melted today. Sarah said a little embarrassed that in fact, you are very good with my…
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CureCovid20 Challenge: Song Lyrics As you can read from the title, I hope that we can all overcome this Covid-19 period by this year, 2020, hence the name CureCovid20. Whether you are fighting Covid-19, treating Covid-19 patients, a frontliner, in quarantine, in lockdown, away from your homes or simply need encouragement during…
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You have to give credit to any author who can maintain a series, but when they’re working on multiple series, you really have to give them credit. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Duffy Brown is an excellent comedic write, but in this series, it really doesn’t come across.…
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Fertilizer and small talk... Me and my buddy got to talkin’ the other day between shifts at the fertilizer plant.Me: “I’m beginning to wonder what my wife is up to?”My buddy scratched his head. “What’cha mean? You think she’s been cheating on you?”“No, worse!” He leaned forward to whisper, “My…
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John Bodnar’s Remaking America is an interesting look on how history is created for the general public, and how it is remembered by different groups. Although the book centers around events concerning the United States, it is a universal theme that could easily be applied to multiple countries, and all the different…
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Pollution Crises In Urban Areas Introduction Pollution means harmful environmental contaminants and the phenomenon of polluting the surrounding areas. It results mainly due to actions of human beings. A large number of products that are used by human, are regarded as pollution because they precipitate negative effects on our environment.…
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In case you are new to these blogs, I love the His Dark Materials Trilogy. It is my favorite series and is the high bar I compare fantasies to when reviewing them. And every couple years I go back to read the books again. Just recently I read the second…
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'You bastard,' I hissed. 'Babe, please it's not what it looks like.' Erik quickly stood up. 'You bastard,' the girl, I found in his bed with say, slapping him across the face. 'Don't bother calling. We're done.' I turned and ran out of the door. I jumped in my car…
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Abortion Hurts.... Abortion hurts everyone at some point. Whether it's the mother that goes through with it, the father that has to deal with it, siblings, other family members or friends... and let's not forget the baby. This collection of poetry is toward the fight against unnecessary abortion, and the…
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The year is 1999. Normally I don’t pay much attention to things like that, however with the upcoming millennial New Year’s celebration the date is getting shoved in my face a lot. It’s a big event I hear; only happens once every thousand years or so. I’m a cashier at…
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Oh for every book I have there is story behind how I got it. This time it is a book that was a bit forced into my hands. As I was shopping in at a huge used book sale looking for a fun adventure tales, the lady suggested “The Eight”…
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What would you do if you knew you could not fail? I would become a medical doctor and treat everyone that was sick. How would you behave if you were the best in the world at what you do? I'm an honest enough person to admit that I would be…
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Honestly, I do not know where they started. And honestly, I do not know why they started in the first place. But they started. Early American rural terms of communication. I am not about to dub the people who used these terms as “backwoods” or “hillbilly” people. No. I am…
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Author Kylie Logan was a genius when it came to writing the League of Literary Ladies Mysteries and her enthusiasm showed with each installment. As the series comes to an end, the ladies have selected Gone With the Wind as their book discussion for June. It coincides with the gala fundraiser for…
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I experienced nightmares at every point of my life from the day i was conscious enough to think, some made the hair on my neck stand others had temporary fear followed by laughter but this very nightmare shook me to my core, was a brick to my head, made me…
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Poetry and all it's Wonders Over the last month, I have really been into poetry. At first, however, I didn't know that I was writing poetry until one of my poems was curated on medium under poetry. I just thought what I had written was an artistic expression, but that…
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Literary critics and Salinger During the first 20 years after publication of "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" and "Seymour: An Introduction," more literary critics than not tended to review the Salinger ouevre unfavorably. Refreshing in this regard was Granville Hicks' review of the first book edition of these two…
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Tales From The Dark Side: Sleepwalker by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez So back in 2016, there was some exciting TV news. They were remaking Tales from the Darkside. The original was the 80s horror anthology that was the competitor to Tales from the Crypt. I remember seeing a few…
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Haiku Inspiration I rediscovered Haiku in 2009. I started learning about haiku and who the masters of the Japanese art were. One of the first men I came across was Masaoka Shiki. He was a man who loved to write. He wrote so many haiku in his lifetime, I wonder…
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Ancient Beginnings of Tall Buildings Mankind seems to have had a desire to build tall structures since the earliest beginnings. "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top will reach into heaven and let us make for ourselves a name" (Genesis 11:4) they said in the…
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Personal Things.... We all know exactly what this word means, but I think we forget sometimes that personal means just that…private…individual…my business…not yours. We sometimes forget what questions we should not ask that is personal information that someone just might not want to share with anyone. This sometimes this varies…
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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the San Diego Unified School District is moving to "distance learning" online this month. The soft launch of home teaching on the computer took place on April 6. Those who need laptops carefully line up until April 10 to get them from this area.…
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The difficult task of learning a foreign language Which is the best method to learn a foreign language? What difficulties await us during its learning? How to accelerate your learning? And first of all, how to learn to understand and speak another language in the most appropriate way? Each of…
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Why Gmail is Classified as Important in Today’s World? Gmail, also termed as Google Mail has become the most important way of communication in today’s time, whether it is personal or corporate. In the earlier days, Yahoo and Hotmail were the biggest competitors in the market. But at present, Gmail…
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Katherine Heigl vs Duane Reade Pharmacy This case is a little departure from my usual copyright infringement cases, and I thought you might appreciate reading about a different type of lawsuit. Many newspapers are calling this lawsuit "ridiculous" and some columnists are slamming it badly, even taking creative license to…
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It is truly impossible to narrow down American history into a single list of important years. That isn't what this list is, nor what it is trying to be. This list will highlight important, turning point years not only in American history but also in American culture. These years are…
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White mans world As a child my world was split in three. One thing my mother was adamant about was obeying the laws of the land. She sent me to school as was required any other American child. My time away from school, spent both at her house, and in…
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Older Adults Have Time and Experience to Mentor The changes in the world make it more important than ever for our young adults to know more than we did. The school system is so messed up with things like no one gets left behind our children don’t know as much…
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Use This Time to Gain Some Skills I am writing this article as of the middle of May 2020 where some states are closed in a lockdown of non-essential businesses, and other states are opening up, but if you find yourself at home, either alone or with family, I hope…
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Dearly Beloved..... ....we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of an old friend. Courtesy was with us for many years; always standing ready to ease awkward situations, release tension, and provide for the smooth functioning of society. We were shocked to learn of the brutal murder of Courtesy…
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Here are a few important Physics definitions that you may want to know: Acceleration: An increase in speed. To accelerate means to go faster. Physicists define acceleration as a measure of the rate of change of velocity over time. Acoustics: The study of how sound behaves, usually in rooms, halls, and auditoriums. The volume,…
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The above title unquestionably abbreviates, condenses, and tightly encapsulates a vitally important question that encompasses a much broader set of sub-questions and or categories in which to my knowledge, have yet to be adequately answered by any one individual, impartial group or organization, or legitimate legal body. Which Constitutional Amendment…
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Options in Translation There are languages that you can study ranging from Afrikaans to Zulu. Studying aboard can be either an option or a requirement for this particular degree. You would get to gain first hand experience of not only just the language you are studying alone. But, you would…
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Why would someone want to burn a book? If you love reading real, paper books, the idea that someone would want to burn them to keep anyone from reading is abhorrent. I am aware of two fictional novels that center around book burning and both completely draw you into the…
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A Quick Summary Book Title : Touched : The Caress of Fate Author : Elisa S. Amore Publisher : Elisa S. Amore Publication Date : February 3, 2016 Page Length : 376 Pages Evan is an Angel of Death and his job allows him to create natural looking deaths to people who had run out…
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A Blue Mime's Story This is the story of a family of blue mimes that live on the edge of a river. They tend an apple orchard and small farm. As you read, you will share in the daily lives of these mimes. Relive the simple times of this family,…
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How to Receive Answers to your Prayers Prayer is like a hands-on job, where you get to learn as you work; there are no official trainings involved. For the dynamic methods of getting acquainted with the heavenly courts, there are about as many trends as there are pray-ers. Also, whenever…
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Deranged was originally written by Zach Stearns for his school newspaper. However, it got turned down for being "too creepy". It draws heavy inspiration from the novel YOU by Caroline Kepnes. Deranged I was walking through the mall when I first saw you. I knew it was you from the moment I…
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The issue today There are linguists and others who are searching for the original language that gave birth to all the languages of the world. They spend countless hours comparing technical details of each known language to see how they fit together and if they fit together with neighboring tongues.…
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Gold standard is a system under which gold is the standard of value. Under the system, the monetary unit of a country is defined in terms of certain weight of gold. Gold standard operated in its original form in several countries before 1914. Salient Features of Gold Standard The standard…
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We live in a world of shakers and movers, unless you're a procrastinator. If you are a procrastinator you're afraid to move. I use to be some what of a procrastinator, but soon realized you don't get anyhting done. Procrastination is a form of fear, we don't act on anything…
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Reading for pleasure does not mean you read word-for-word, or you shouldn't have to because today's narrative is easy, generally speaking. Writing narrative is more straightforward to follow, understand and comprehend. A lot of today's writing is interesting and even captivating that also makes the reading process easier. Today's reading…
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Introduction For many people, their ideas about what ancient warfare was like come from the epic tales of vast fields of battle and courageous warriors dueling one another. This romanticized version of history has become something that most people nowadays accept to be true without a second thought, even though…
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Sophia got out of the car, scolded the children, and run them away. All the shopkeepers in the square were smiling and watching the children having fun. An old mad woman who was constantly abusing the children who were throwing stones at her and driving her crazy, but when Sophia…
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Introducing Damon L. Wakes Writers have been known to draw their fiction from real life experiences and interests. Lawyers have written courtroom novels. Police officers have written detective stories. Explorers have written adventure and fantasy books. In their daydreaming during their day jobs, they imagine fictional scenarios that are then…
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I remember how I gyrated myself in mud when I was three, I remember hitting the eye of my grandmother with a stone when I was five, I remember going to terrace alone at night while my cousins played inside, I remember sitting aside all angry whenever I went out…
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Kenyon was glad they were able to use one of the Borealis' units, rather than a rebuilt colonial heap. However, his fellow crew had already stripped it of non-essential items. Shouldn’t the bare bones craft appeal to Inverness’ efficiency? Nothing but what is utterly essential? Or is it the endless…
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