Those who pride themselves on their honesty should also concern themselves with this principle: The effectiveness of honesty depends on a person’s willingness to face the truth, which may conflict with this person’s desires and provoke denial.
In such a case, how can one promote this willingness, despite this conflict? The answer to this question could […]
It isn’t easy to get a college scholarship at the moment. College scholarships are different from the normal student loan because they are a grant for a college education, and consequently, repayment is not necessary
Body piercings have seen a resurgence of interest in the last ten to twenty years and are becoming more and more a part of the mainstream Western culture. Take a look at any fashion or entertainment magazine and you’ll see plenty of well-known celebrities with body piercings like navel rings or a labret. […]
To many work is not a gratifying opportunity to do good, but a necessary evil they would gladly forgo if they won or inherited a fortune. It is just a livelihood, a vital drudgery. Its meaning is the paycheck and the value it has in terms of service to their community is indifferent or very […]
I am a voracious reader of the most convoluted and lexiphanic texts - yet, there is one author I prefer to most. She gives me the greatest pleasure and leaves me tranquil and craving for more when I am through devouring one of her countless tomes. A philosopher of the mundane, a scholar of death, […]
One of the northern derivatives of Hopewell of interest to a few scholars is the anomalous Effigy Mound culture of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. The remains attract attention because of the range of animal forms represented by the low effigy mounds. There are sometimes burials at the “vital” points - hips, head or heart area […]
Maud Fontenay
As my exploits in the field may be viewed as inertia personified, I always greet tales of extraordinary physical endurance with a mixture of awe and wonder. The awe is simple enough - and in the case of the youthful Maud, quite understandable - but the wonder is how bonkers some people are. There […]
Algebra is a fundamental concept in Mathematics, which deals with equations, inequalities, fractions and expressions. Being one of the main subdivisions of mathematics, it forms an whole part of primary education. Concepts in combinatorial mathematics, variables, polynomials and factorization are the main areas which algebra deals with. As you move along advance algebraic equations, you […]
It’s not unusual for children to need a little extra help learning to read, given the lack of personal attention in most classrooms. When your child is having a hard time understanding given instruction, a specially trained teacher might be best prepared to help educate or encourage a student to learn. Tutors can […]
I knew Major General Kenneth Houghton, USMC, for about six months in late 1955 and into the spring of 1956. I never forgot him or what he taught me and a couple of hundred other, very young, earnest and eager second lieutenants attending Marine Corps officer training at Quantico, Virginia. We were 22 and 23 […]