Tag: education
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Why Shakespeare is Still Relevant Over 400 Years after his Death
Have you ever used the term “tongue-tied”, “in a pickle” and “cruel to be kind”? If so, you have quoted Shakespeare. In facts, it’s likely we cite him without realizing it. Shakespeare also crafted unique words like “hoodwinked”, “bedazzled”, and even created common words by changing nouns to verbs, verbs to adjectives and so on.…
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Credit Card Debt as a National Phenomena
Credit card debt is a phenomenon that is characteristic of the .. economy and banking system because the U.S. households prefer using credit cards and regularly report credit card debts. In this context, it’s important to examine what factors can influence the increases in borrowing and accumulations of debt. The phenomenon of the credit card…
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What Experiences in Life Helped Me Grow
There are a lot of things that I went through over the years, some good, some bad, and sometimes others out of the ordinary that even I can’t even explain. There are a lot of things I experienced but the one thing that I went through as a FULL experience was just growing up altogether…
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The City Elections in Chicago and Politics as a Whole
Well, today is Election Day here in Chicago where we as Chicagoans go to the polls and pick our next mayor, the alderman of our residing ward and police district representatives. Currently, we have nine people vying for the position, but the current mayor, Lori E. Lightfoot is trying to win another four-year term and…
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President’s Day: Not Just Another Holiday…
Today, Monday, February 20th, 2023, is President’s Day, a day in which we honor our 46 presidents of the United States, from George Washington to our current president, Joseph R. Biden. Each president has done his due diligence in serving the country in times of success or in a time of need through good or…
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The History of Black History Month and How I Celebrate It
Today is Sunday, February 19th, 2023, the middle to the near end of Black History Month and we all are celebrating it in our own different way and with the celebrating we learn something about the historical event that was once celebrated in the form of a week created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926…
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Biggest Economic Threat: Student Loan Debt
Argument Against: There are a number of reasons that can lead people to believe that student loan debt does not pose a serious threat to the economy. First and foremost, it is presumed that the government has a responsibility to ensure that all citizens have access to education. For this reason, any expense that goes…
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An Attraction I Haven’t Seen Yet
Since I live in the Great state of Illinois, there are places I haven’t been yet (I mean, I’ve been to our state capitol of Springfield), I have not been everywhere there. The last time I was down in Springfield was back in 1998 with a friend of mine visiting other friends and I really…
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The Canterbury Tales: Plot and Structure of the Work
The Canterbury Tales is an unfinished work in which Jeffrey Chaucer was working on until his untimely death. It is composed of some passages which are sometimes seen as controversial. It’s generally accepted that the text is divided into ten fragments, the first which begins with the General Prologue, and the last one ending with…
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The Investment in Four-Year Colleges Between Black and White Borrowers
The growing disparities cannot be understood without also recognizing structural racism. At the historical moment when people of color were finally gaining access to college, public support for higher education declined, raising cost and short changing the new students. How this happened is a question of scholarly debate. Some argue that states could no longer…