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Education > Distance Learning Is an internet degree as valuable as a formal degree?: 2 of 17
Types of question you need to ask before signing up for vending machine diplomas. When you take a short cut you cut yourself short. Established accredited schools do not advertise on TV late at night, not in slick magazines, and not on a flyer in the newspaper. Generally speaking, online schools will take money upfront if yo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Is Detroit doomed or can the American car industry stage a comeback?: 3 of 18
Is Detroit doomed or can the American car industry pull off a comeback? Will American auto industries learn from past mistakes when foreign cars beat the sales because of their continuous higher quality and better fuel economy all the way from the 60's? Settles, Jimmy, Michigan Chronicle 03-07-2006, commented that American d... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Ways to save water at home: 10 of 42
What can we do at your house to keep water bills low. Just some tips from indoor used water to outdoor uses. What we can do for our part in saving water? If you don't have "Energy Star" appliances you still can do it. Be responsible and control your own hands. For one thing take five minutes or less for bathing. Try this eas... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Cultural Relations Cultural hatred: Humans can change their thought process: 10 of 32
Cultural hatred: Will humans ever change their thought process? Let's think about this - A Coming of Minority-Majority by 2050, Are we ready for that? What race means to you - How we perceive ethnic inequality in our society? We have to look at central concepts of race and ethnicity. As the meaning of "Race," Western culture... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat?: 70 of 207
Dogs make More Useful Pets than Cats Why are owning dogs better for us then owning cats? For the most part it seems that people are either primarily cat lovers or dog lovers - Oh Yes! Some people have both and that's OK but the dogs are still better. First we have to describe what I mean by "better". Better is how useful the... More..
Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) A fast food observation: 15 of 42
Let go observe...ALL YOU CAN EAT restaurants Make the best choice when you go to have a "Buffet" More choices to pick NOT to eat more at one price. Don't act that... "Haven't been fed for the whole year!" Don't think this... This is your last meal in life and...not Gonna eat again. We people...and what's in the world? How th... More..
Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) Assessing the Americans' eating habits: 14 of 39
Eating habits and self-disciplines. From the parent to the kids, they share the same eating behaviors and lack of self control. Why is obesity so prevalent and hard to overcome? Take a look at the news, by M&C Bizarre Feb 2, 2008, 16:18 GMT , "Mississippi is one of the most obesity plagued states in the U.S." and "Fat people... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Are we giving students too much power over teachers?: 11 of 30
Your kid will be left behind if you encourage them to defy the learning process. Your kid is your product ... "Monkey see and money do." As grown-ups there are so may things that we can and can't do depending on the location. We adults have our freedoms but not kids in classrooms. If we want our child to be educated for thei... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice How to incorporate exercise on your next vacation: 38 of 96
A Beach of a Tour: Tour Florida Beaches by Bicycle on the New East Coast Green-way A two road bike route where you can't possibly get lost Ride on very smooth and flat Florida roads from one famous beach to the next along Florida Coast you can be able to visit seven sunbathing beaches within five day riding. Each one having ... More..
Education > Distance Learning The difference between an online degree program and a campus program: 10 of 22
Your goal is your choice between online and traditional classrooms. But you will benefit from the latter. The difference is online program you deal with the machine but campus program you deal with your professors. The machine does not demand much from you. If you feel lazy and tired you can shut a computer off but you can s... More..