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One Toxic Habit You Have To Quit From School
What Puerto Ricans taught a Russian priest about learning Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Alexandra Iva on Unsplash It became a race leading to nowhere, starting with an end to childhood. In the past twenty years, no longer can kids play outside, take breaks on weekends, or let the imagination run free. Instead, the imagination is running towards overbearing parenting, standardized tests, and extracurriculars.
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Going To College
"David Zaslav - Pay Your Writers!" An airplane was flying above us, waving a banner against Zaslav. It was Boston University's May 2023 Commencement Ceremony, and our commencement speaker was Warner Brothers' CEO David Zaslav - which was a terrible choice. Zaslav was under intense heat for the writer's strike, and our fellow classmates were cursing and yelling at him for underpaying Hollywood's writers. It was a hell of a way to end college. "Fuck you!" Another classmate shouted.
One Simple Rule To Make A Good Impression
By Alexander Yung How a paralyzed president made "unimportant" people important Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash The Great Depression keeps a president busy, especially one that's paralyzed from the waist below. Despite having a physical handicap and facing intense criticisms throughout his presidency, Franklin D. Roosevelt is regarded as one of the greatest American...
One Simple Game To Improve Your Creativity Skills
By Alexander Yung Using a common, beautiful - yet forgotten - piece of nature. Photo by Léa Dubedout on Unsplash "Fred, I don't think that's going to work," I said while rolling my eyes. "How would you know? Just try it," he replied. Fred is my next-door neighbor and sells alternative heart medicine. In other words, he's a bit of a quack...
The CIA’s Secret Report On Hitler
What a team of psychologists discovered about a mad man Adolf Hitler. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Thirty years before WWII, Hitler was an unemployed, common bum. Twenty years later, Hitler became one of the most powerful and influential men in the world. This caused many to say, “How?” What exactly were Hitler’s abilities and disabilities?
10 Copywriting Tips from the Greatest Advertisers
Apple’s Think Different Campaign. Source: Google Images “For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” Whether he wrote it or not, Ernest Hemingway’s famous short, six-word story leaves a powerful impression on its reader and also exemplifies excellent copy. But exactly what makes excellent copy? If anyone asks you this question, you’ll probably get typical answers. Strong command of the English language. Creativity. But those are boring, cliche answers from average copywriters.
Two Pilots Bet That One Could Land a Full Airline Blindfolded
History The story of Aeroflot Flight 6502 doesn’t seem real. Author purchased rights via istock images I was trying to answer the question, “What are the characteristics of a very dumb bet?” Two components are obvious: high risk and low reward. Betting your life savings on a round of roulette, with a $10 cap on winnings is an example. Betting in a game you don’t understand is another.
You Asked What I Thought About Bridgerton and History and Race
I think we white girls just need to chill for a while Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash I have not yet seen the new Netflix series, Bridgerton, but when you brought it up, I was intrigued. You didn’t like it — partly because of its hyper-sexual nature, which would probably make me squirm too. You also found jarring the presence of Black gentry, which to you seemed anachronistic.
10 Fascinating Facts About Jack Kerouac
Around midnight one September evening in 1957, Jack Kerouac and his girlfriend, Joyce Glassman, went to the local newsstand. They were looking for the morning issue of The New York Times and its review of Kerouac’s new book, On the Road.
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