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Born in the Philippines, Joan Inong moved to the United States with her family when she was six years old. To her, as to many other immigrants before and after her, America signified potential. She found a love for reading during her childhood, and avidly

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Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Quick tips for inner peace: 2 of 112
What does inner peace mean to you? While it seems almost impossible to achieve, inner peace does exist within everybody, and it is with effort and willingness that you can find it. Many people, of course, tend to wonder where they should start. If inner peace comes from within, how do you even begin to pinpoint what makes you... More..
Education > Homework & Testing How to develop good study habits in children: 1 of 55
Education and a love of learning should be instilled in people at a very young age. It is important, more than ever, that the young generations of today receive a good education. At the same time, many distractions, like the television or video games, stand in the way of children's study times. The following tips will help yo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature How books affect children: 1 of 39
In modern society, we expect children to be literate. We want all children to have access to books, so that they could learn from them or simply read them for pleasure. Books, for the most part, have a positive effect on children, and a love for books and reading that is cultivated early in life will stay with a person throug... More..
Sciences > Psychology Coping with criticism: 1 of 34
There are two kinds of people when it comes to criticism: one type of person will enjoy any kind of criticism, whether constructive or not; the other will take criticism as a reason for self-pity and self-blame. However, whether you are the former or the latter, you can cope with any type of criticism if you just remember wha... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet (Other) To diet, or not to diet?: 1 of 31
Diet has rapidly become an often misunderstood word. When many people hear the word "diet," they think of quick weight-loss solutions such as the Atkins diet, Mediterranean diet, the South Beach diet, and many others. The Oxford English dictionary has a few good definitions that take us back to the better meaning of the word:... More..
Education > Education (Other) The benefits of an academically competitive atmosphere: 1 of 25
Competitiveness is beneficial in the classroom. Not only does it motivate students to work harder, but it can also foster relationships that are necessary for proper social development. Academic competitiveness is a motivator. At any level of education, whether elementary or college, competitiveness in the classroom is more ... More..
Food & Drink > Fast Food Do you prefer fast food or home cooking?: 5 of 124
Fast food has its place in my diet. Once in a while, I get a hankering for something greasy and not homemade. But, if I had fast food and a home cooked meal in front of me, I would choose the home cooked meal every time. About 99% of my life has consisted of home cooked meals. It was only on special occasions that my parents... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life Family and what it means: 2 of 49
Family describes more than our father, mother, brother, sister, and everybody in between. Family, like the word love, has a twofold meaning: we can associate it with people we are romantically involved with, and we can associate it with people whom we deeply care about.The definition of family is never objective. We all can't... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Romance: 8 of 188
He was in love with a girl whom he named Sophia, because he thought it fit her black hair and strange, wide eyes. Perfectly oblivious about unrequited love, he wrote a letter to her every day, stuffed and licked a crisp envelope each time, and even put a first-class stamp on each one even though they lived on the same street.... More..
Relationships & Family > Parents Teenagers versus adults: The struggle in understanding one another: 1 of 22
Teenagers and adults often are on different pages of the book of life. Teenagers complain that adult, authority figures do not understand them, and adults feel as though teenagers do not take their advice to heart. But, where does this struggle to understand each other come from?The teenage years are often misunderstood by th... More..