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Jack Roviere is a student, a blogger, a writer, a prospective tax accountant and aspiring CPA. He enjoys studying the social sciences (particularly sociology), and is interested in the impacts of religion and tax policy - two quite divergent societal institutions

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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Exploring capitalism and democracy: 1 of 7
Capitalism and democracy seem to be the best political couple these days, but what is the secret to their marriage's longevity? Traditional wisdom claims that opposites attract, but between the political democracy and economic capitalism, both bring freedom to the table. Democracy is rule by the people, quite simply. Whether... More..
Education > Homework & Testing How to develop good study habits in children: 8 of 55
By far, the best study habit a child can develop is to learn to independently plan to use his time. Even if, at the elementary school level, teachers will hold their students' hands and send notes about homework to parents, children must be prepared for the future: middle school, high school, and college where the ability to... More..
Education > Standardized Tests Should the SAT be abolished for college admissions decisions?: 3 of 20
Crestmuth University is a school that prides itself for its early adoption of a policy that abandons the use of the SAT and ACT for college admissions decisions. The school claims that this policy, which has substituted a more holistic admissions process, has created a student body that is better equivalent to students' know... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Consumption culture in today's America: 2 of 13
For the most part, America's free market economy creates a positive exchange of goods and services people want for affordable prices...and it seems like everyone wins. After all, entrepreneurs, workers, and the like, get paid generally well and can move up their ladders of success as they perform better, and the consumers of... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Writing articles that earn high ratings at Helium: 4 of 24
A business's goal is to maximize shareholder value. Businesses must intrinsically be aware of how investors, potential and actual, see the company. Businesses fail when they ignore shareholders and do not captivate shareholder interest. What does this have to do with writing at Helium? Quite simply, this philosophy is still ... More..
Computers & Technology > Smartphones & PDA Phones What would you improve about smartphones (cellphone, camera, PDA, MP3 combo devices), anything at all...?: 2 of 12
The real pain about all-in-one devices like smartphones is that they sure are smart breadth-wise, but depthwise, they aren't too bright at all. What's the use of a jack of all trades and master of none when I, at least in an amateur way, still have a standard of quality? Since phone manufacturers advertise smartphones and PD... More..
Education > College Courses & Majors How much will your major influence your career?: 2 of 12
Don't all engineering majors become engineers, accounting majors become accountants, law students become lawyers, and medical students become doctors? Isn't that just the way things are? After all, it would seem logical if people were locked into doing what their major qualified them to do. This seems to be sound reasoning, ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Asian Languages Mnemonic devices for Chinese language study: 1 of 6
Much of the difficulty in approaching any of the Chinese language dialects (most popularly Mandarin) is the fact that, unlike most of the western European-based languages, Mandarin does not use the Latin alphabet. In fact, Mandarin hanzi (the characters of Chinese) aren't even necessarily syllabic, while Hangul, the Korean a... More..
Education > College Search An overview of admission requirements at US colleges and universities: 1 of 6
What will you need to get into college? Why do they ask for these items? Traditionally, there are a few things that most college apps always ask for; here is what they are and what college try to find out from them: 1) High school transcript The purpose of a transcript should be obvious. It is the record of your grades from ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia Has China become a capitalist society?: 3 of 16
In general, China has definitely become capitalist. In comparing China to its former self, it most certainly has become more capitalist and surprisingly, it did so quickly than other ex-Communist states. While Vietnam only began capitalizing after 1986 and Russia followed suit in the late 80s and early 90s, China beat both t... More..