Posted on November 22, 2009GED Success: Skills versus Facts
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue... FOIL: first, outside, inside, last... I before E, except after C, or when pronounced "ay" as in neighbor and weigh... People have all kinds of fun and interesting ways to remember facts about mathematics,...
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Posted on November 22, 2009Everything you want to know about the IBM DB2 000-731 exam?
If you are knowledgeable with DB2 9 and are capable of performing the intermediate to advanced skills required in the day-to-day administration of DB2 instances and databases, you may benefit from this certification role."
Posted on October 6, 2009Good Human Anatomy Study Guides
Are you someone who is interested in learning how the body fits together? Do you have an obsession concerning how the human body pulls together and works? The first thing that you need to consider is the undeniable fact that studying human anatomy...
Posted on September 24, 2009The US Constitution, 18th Amendment, Differing Views of Intent
A brief overview of the US Constitution and the challenge of making amendments. In 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson lauded that "it is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for...
Posted on August 20, 2009For the Girls: Performing Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird and “Twelfth Night”
Concepts of femininity in To Kill a Mockingbird and “Twelfth Night”. For most of us, the long, lazy days of summer conjure up memories of fortbuilding, skinned knees, sleepovers, and an influx of summer bugs befitting a biblical plague.
Posted on July 28, 2009The Lesser-Known Facts: A WWII Study Guide to American (Non-)Involvement
A study guide of lesser-known facts from WWII, including the 65th anniversary of a major turning point in World War II on the European front. This July 24th marks the 65th anniversary of the German retreat from Brittany and Normandy just a month and...
Posted on July 25, 2009Visions of Dystopia in The Giver and “The Lottery”
A study of dystopia in Lois Lowry’s The Giver and Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. Lois Lowry’s The Giver is only one in a huge series of classic “dystopian” literature. (Think “utopia,” then think Third Reich.) What makes it stand out from novels like...
Posted on July 25, 2009Why Shakespeare Breaks Basic Writing Rules in “Sonnet 18,” “Hamlet,” and “Romeo and Juliet”
Exploring Shakespeare’s use of artistic self-reference in “Sonnet 18,” “Hamlet,” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespeare famously opens his “Sonnet 18” with the question, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” and then proceeds to do exactly that....
Posted on July 22, 2009Transience, Destruction, and Other Pick-Me-Uppers in “Ozymandias” and The Great Gatsby
The significance of destruction in Ozymandias and The Great Gatsby. “Ozymandias,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, is a poem about the “colossal wreck” left over from what used to be a fantastic empire. The Great Gatsby, which, as you’ll notice, also happens...
Posted on June 28, 2009All You Want to Know About 70-536 csharp and VB
The Microsoft .Net certification is the sign of a competent software professional. .NET provides a number of benefits that will make developers further productive, trim down the number of bugs, alacrity application development, and simplify...
Posted on June 18, 2009Corruption and Power According to Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Metallica
As Metallica awesomely misquoted from Shakespeare, “heavy is the head that wears the crown.” Probably because most heads actually willing to wear a crown are a wee bit on the swollen side. And since big head + big crown + huge responsibility almost...
Posted on June 27, 2009Summer Literature
For an increasing number of students, summertime means mandatory summer reading. Long gone are the carefree summer breaks of childhood, which stretched on for the better part of an eternity and actually made you miss class ever so slightly.
Posted on June 18, 2009A Good Man is Hard to Find – Especially during Hard Times
There’s something in the human heart that’s drawn to darkness and chaos and this mischievous tendency, which Edgar Allen Poe famously referred to the “imp of the perverse,” sits just below the surface of most people’s everyday lives.
Posted on November 27, 2008Develop Good Organization Skills For The TExES Test
Contrary to popular beliefs, TExES test is not just an evaluation of your academic performance. In fact, it is designed to test more than just your academic skills. In a subtle manner, it will also assess your ability to handle pressure and organize...
Posted on September 5, 2008Preparing for and Taking the Constructed-Response Tests on the Praxis II: Subject Assessments
The Praxis II: Subject Assessments were designed by the Educational Testing Services in order to evaluate the test taker's knowledge of subject areas. These tests are a required part of obtaining a teaching license in many states, although each state...
