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As a member of the "Teacher Cadette Corps", I began teaching children to read while I was in fifth grade. I would like to give a shout-out to the Hartford Courant and other newspapers for printing the story wa-a-ay back when - like forty years ago. Although

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Jobs & Careers > Professionalism The importance of self-image in the business world: 8 of 40
Self-Image entails everything about us from appearance, to mannerisms, to conduct, to our level of education, and our lifetime accomplishments. Wherever we go our self-images lead the way. As soon as others see us or hear us; whether in a park or a school or a movie theatre, they begin to evaluate us based on images we prese... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Product reviews: Meal substitutes, shakes: 2 of 10
Whether stepping into a health drink shop like Juice it Up to order The Zone, a Power Pro, a Protein Blast {shakes}, a Carrot Patch, Lava Flow or Melon Madness {smoothies} your mouth will soon enjoy the smooth thick sweetness of a cool nutritious drink. A drink that may replace the traditional breakfast you've come to loath ... More..
Education > Learning Styles & Skills How to use poetry as an aid to pronunciation: 2 of 10
Find or write poetry with homonymic end rhymes. Homonymic applies to words that sound the same but may have different spellings and different meanings, e.g. due and do. End rhymes are simply rhymes found at the ends of poetic lines. As English speakers learn when we go to school, if not before, English is full of words that ... More..
Food & Drink > Meat & Poultry What to look for when buying rotisserie chicken at the store: 2 of 10
Rotisserie chicken is chicken that roasts while rotating in an oven or over an open flame. Cooking chicken on a spit and rotating it in this way is a bit of a slow process, but it keeps the chicken juicy, allows for optimum flavor, makes it easy to baste the chicken as it revolves, and reduces the chicken's fat content as fa... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics The benefits of raw milk: 1 of 5
After banning interstate sales of unpasteruized or "raw" milk sales twenty years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to warn consumers against drinking raw milk. Many consumers, not in agreement with the FDA's assessment regarding the dangers of consuming raw milk, however, continue to drink the beverage an... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease Prevention How to prevent cat and dog bites: 1 of 5
"If it has teeth, it can bite!" that's this author's philosophy. Cute little poodles, handsome Great Danes, Siamese, calico, and angora - most humans recognize these titles as names of dogs and cats and can envision either of them without hesitation. As animal lovers, many of us would instinctively stoop over and impose our ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Theories of Spirituality The seven states of matter: The hype and the truth: 1 of 5
High-energy states of matter...low-energy states of matter...Quantum Hall state of matter...Quantum spin Hall state of matter...who can keep up with the "more" than supposed seven states of matter? Life was so much easier when we only had three states to concern ourselves with. In general scientific terms, matter refers to a... More..
Autos > Buying New Cars Car reviews: 2010 Nissan Versa: 1 of 5
Nissan Versa won the Consumer Digest "Best Buy Award" for three years straight. Did you get that? Three years straight! This fact makes owning a 2010 Versa a great pick for new car buyers looking for great deals. With prices as low as the 2010 Nissan Versa teenagers can forget about buying old fixer uppers and finish up thei... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Care & Health Feline distemper: Cat distemper symptoms and treatment: 1 of 5
Feline distemper is a cat disease called Feline Panleukopenia (FP). The disease is also known as cat fever, typhoid, and infectious enteritis. It is caused by feline parvovirus. Parvovirus causes FP by infecting and killing cells found in cat intestines, bone marrow, fetuses, etcetera. This is a major problem because the vir... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues The importance of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech: 1 of 5
Born in 1797?into slavery in Ulster County New York, Sojourner Truth, in 1826, fled the home of her master taking her infant daughter but leaving her other three or four children behind. [The number of children she actually left behind is unclear because it is undetermined as to whether or not one of her children died at bir... More..