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Education > Study Skills & Test Taking Great resources for learning to speed read: 1 of 9
How to Speed Read and Maintain Comprehension College reading homework can take hours to complete. Mounds of textbook and miscellaneous readings accumulate daily.How are we to cope with time consuming reading assignments? Speed-reading techniques are a great solution for the average college student. The method is much simpler ... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Literary analysis: The ideal of individualism in Henry David Thoreau's "Walden": 1 of 7
Into the Woods: Walden Henry David Thoreau's Walden recollects the two years he spent on his own in a forest near Walden Pond.Thoreau experiments with a simpler life away from the hustle and bustle of urbanized America. He felt that if he could spend more time thinking and meditating his life could attain deeper contentment. ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues The United States: The land of 5.8 million ... millionaires: 1 of 5
Wealth Gap In a free market society we expect competition, and in turn, for some individuals to rise above the rest of the pack. The wealth gap continues to widen and there looks to be no solution for the problem, in my opinion. CNNMoney.com stated that, "The top 20 percent of wealth-holding households, meanwhile, held 15 tim... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Is jogging on roads safe?: 7 of 31
Jogging on roads has long been an excellent way to enhance cardiovascular health. While jogging is much safer than road bicycling, it is still a hazardous endeavor. Even experienced joggers cannot dismiss the fact that drivers can be very absent-minded at times. Most drivers are not concentrating on pedestrians, but rather ot... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA Was Kobe Bryant's rant against low talent surrounding him on his LA Laker's NBA team justified or not?: 3 of 12
Kobe Bryant complaining about his teammates once again, what else is new? The guy has one of the best supporting casts in the league besides the Boston Celtics. No other team in the NBA can say they have 3 extremely effective big men. Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Andrum Bynum are a formidable front-line. Bynum has been hampered... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Credit The "friendliest" credit card on the market: 1 of 4
Credit Cards AboundThere are literally hundreds, even thousands of different credit cards to choose from. How can an individual know which is the best credit card? The search for the "friendliest" credit card on the market takes time and requires the ability to filter through the irrelevant. For example, are you going to allo... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Was Jesus sinless?: 1 of 4
"But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. (1 Peter 1:19-20)"The scriptures could not be any more clear that Christ is the only man to live a life without sin. He came into ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Volleyball Volleyball coaching tips and techniques for middle school to college students: 3 of 10
When coaching volleyball the most important aspect is proper preparation. Before the practice even starts you need to plan which techniques you are going to focus on. Many coaches would merely have their players scrimmage the entire practice, but most players, especially at the the middle school and high school level need hel... More..
Computers & Technology > PDAs & Handheld Devices Is the new Blackberry Storm better than the iPhone?: 6 of 18
BlackBerry Storm My objective is to analyze a major flaw with the BlackBerry Storm cell phone and compare it with Apple's iPhone. The Storm was introduced by Verizon in response to the craze created by AT&T and Apple's iPhone. The problem with the Storm is that Verizon did not foresee a major kink in their design.In fact,... More..
Personal Finance > Mutual Funds Tips on how to choose an index fund: 1 of 3
Indexing may be one of the most overlooked investment choices. Many investors shell out hundreds and thousands of dollars a year in commissions and other various fees. You look at day trading companies such as E trade, which take a cut of all transactions. Transaction commissions are cutting hard earned dollars set aside for ... More..