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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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Sciences > Psychology If and why we fear death: 16 of 83
When we sleep, we enter an altered state of consciousness signaled by slowed brainwaves. Sometimes, we shift in and out of a particular brainwave state that is conducive to the phenomenon we call dreaming. This happens several times a night for all of us - the problem is that we don't always remember. So many people go to be... More..
Education > College Study Tips Methods for more effective note-taking: 6 of 31
Before you even pull out a pen and a sheet of paper, think! Why are you taking notes? For most, the answer is to be able to easily pull the information up on a test. Unfortunately, because you can't pull out your notes during a test, you have to instead write notes so that you can remember them better. It makes sense, then, ... More..
Education > Standardized Tests How to beat the admission test stress: 1 of 5
You know that you need a certain score on the ACT or SAT to be competitive for college admissions (not to mention scholarships!), but you just don't know if you can score that high. Perhaps in the past, you found you didn't grasp the material. Perhaps you have a series of scores locked in the closet from when you took the te... More..
Education > Financing College How much does a college education cost?: 1 of 5
Unfortunately for students, college seems to be a cost that only rapidly appreciates. While many are losing their very livelihoods over the housing bubble burst over the subprime mortgage crisis, at least this is leading to a devaluation in homes which will eventually make it much easier to purchase homes (if the economy doe... More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Jobs (Other) Finding websites that pay you to accept offers: 1 of 5
You might have seen, once or twice in your life, a rogue ad on a website that said "Free iPod!" Perhaps you've never clicked those ads, or perhaps you have and thought that they were nothing more than scams. The thing is those "Free iPods!" or "Free laptops!" or "Free Designer Purses!" or whatever free thing those ads and si... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation The aesthetics of naturalism: 1 of 5
Art imitates life. Isn't that something we obviously associate to art: if it doesn't remind us of the beauty inherent in the real world, what use is it? Of course, things aren't so simple. What is "beauty"? Is beauty a lifelike portrayal of people or life in general as it actually is, blemishes in all? Or is beauty an airbru... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Helium rating process: Why lists are popular: 1 of 5
Here's a secret for all the writers out there: raters, just like anyone else, want their jobs to be made as easy as possible! Lists, quite simply, are popular precisely because they achieve this goal for raters and streamline every article. Not only do lists allow raters to do what they want to do best (rate efficiently, yet... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should the Electoral College be abolished?: 7 of 32
What's the difference between a Democrat in Texas and a Republican in California? Other than vastly differing ideologies, not much, as far as the Electoral College is concerned. Both voters will find that their votes will be lost in the sea of the opposition party's votes. In other words, in their state, their votes don't...... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Have public schools failed us: 11 of 45
When I was in high school, I was an academic competitor in every sense of the term. If there was any academic competition that I was interested in, I probably had tried it or at least researched it. This gave me a chance to face students from other schools in my city, other schools in my state, and other schools in the natio... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Saved? Christianity becoming a fad in Bible Belt high schools: 4 of 16
To say that Christianity is simply becoming a fad in Bible Belt high schools is sometimes inaccurate, but sometimes frighteningly true. However, regardless of whether one is Christian or not, the reasons why this assertion is true or not are quite surprising. If Christianity were a true, beneficial fad, then one would expect... More..