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Home & Garden > Furniture Tips for buying storage solutions for kids' rooms: 11 of 18
When buying storage solutions for kids' rooms, there are three important things you need to consider: safety, ease of use, and kid-friendly visual appearance. So the large, clunky, stainless steel behemoth that you use to house all your power tools is definitely out of the question, not only because kids do not use power too... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Italian food: 5 of 8
In Italy, food is not only something to eat, but at times it can be subject approaching the heights of philosophy. (Two Umbrian businessmen once overheard on a train heatedly discussed mushrooms for over FOUR hours.) And even though ready-made pasta, canned minestrone, and frozen pizza can be found in abundance in the superm... More..
Education > Financing College Money-saving deals for students: 2 of 3
My Dartmouth, My Ducats The worst kept secret about college: it's ridiculously expensive. It's only too bad that the international community of institutions of higher learning didn't pull a page from Socrates's lesson plan book. The great Athenian philosopher hated the Sophists of his time because they charged their pupils m... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare The downfall of Iago in Shakespeare's Othello: 2 of 3
When questioning the nature of the downfall of Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello," there are three primary ways to analyze the situation. First, it is possible to argue that Othello is the black slave in chains while Iago becomes the Southern gentleman and cruel slave master. Second, Othello can be seen as the non-Christian for... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life: 192 of 275
Since italics are not operational here, dialogue set off by marks indicates that the speakers are speaking Italian. Not Quite Lost In Translation She stood still on the sidewalk in the bustling streets, watching with a folded map in her hands as the rest of Rome went about its business. Dressed in a sleeveless white cotton t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Making time to write: 19 of 27
Making time to write is often the biggest problem for beginning writers who wish to enter the field and hone their craft but find it difficult to manage their time in order to do so. It can also be difficult for writers that have been writing for a while but also juggle full-time careers and a family life. The best advice th... More..
Education > College Life The benefits of living on campus: 15 of 21
Since you're moving away to school, it follows logically that you're moving to a new city, and that you're going to be expected to live and thrive there without your parents. You're on your own now, and you've got a brand new town just waiting to be explored. So what are you waiting for? Scope Out The Town You can start figu... More..
Education > College Study Tips Tips for succeeding in college: 10 of 14
By now, you've hopefully gained valuable insight to improving your organizational and time management skills. This is very important because once you perfect a method to do this that works for you, you will most likely be able to find time to get everything on those extensive To Do lists accomplished. Even if that turns out ... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Deep breathing and its health benefits: 10 of 14
A recent scientific study reported something absolutely startling: most Americans do not know how to breathe correctly. This was astonishing because breathing is an unconscious, necessary action that one needs to perform in order to live; how could it be possible, then, for so many people to simply not do it correctly? The a... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Elephants: 6 of 8
The African elephant is one of the largest and most powerful living land mammals, but it is also one of the gentlest. It is essentially an animal of open grasslands, and is adaptable enough to live in a variety of habitats in sub-Saharan Africa, but it does not stray far from a source of water. Elephants are social animals w... More..