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Jul
31
Government never censure artistic works or historical displays that a museum wishes to exhibit”
The speaker’s assertion is about the censureship of artistic works or historical displays by the government.According to the speaker, govenrment should not censure artistic works.Although ,some people believe that arts should provide education and enlightenment to society,I agree with the speaker’s contention as such behavior Read more
Tags: artistic, censure, Essay, Examples, Government, never, worksJul
30
‘Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market’
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‘Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market’Friday July 04th 2008, 4:08 pm Filed under: Life, Post-College
According to the Wall Street Journal, recent college grads are giving up on trying to find a decent job in the currently crappy job market, and are opting instead to spend a year or two working and/or volunteering for one of the following world-improvement organizations:
Peace CorpsAmeriCorpsTeach Read more
Tags: 8216, 8217, Altruism, Market, Meets, WeakJul
29
Corporate Volunteering
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Corporate VolunteeringThursday May 29th 2008, 4:39 pm Filed under: Career Education, Work, Career
Along the lines of volunteering to gain beneficial job experience, corporate employees are using volunteering for non-profits as a way to increase their job skills. Corporations have realized that it’s financially efficient to lend out their employees to non-profits so those employees can gain experience and increase Read more
Tags: Corporate, VolunteeringJul
29
High Tuition is Associated with Quality
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High Tuition is Associated with QualityFriday December 15th 2006, 3:12 pm Filed under: College, College Admissions, Tuition
As bizarre as it may sound, a recent New York Times article revealed that parents believe that a higher tuition at a university translates into a better education for their child.
Ursinus College in eastern Pennsylvania, realized this and a few years ago made a decision. “…in 2000 the board voted Read more
Tags: Associated, high, Quality, Tuition, WithJul
26
College Advice
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College AdviceWednesday October 03rd 2007, 2:50 pm Filed under: College, Tips
While everyone’s pencils are still sharp and the school supplies still shiny and new and before the assignments and reading start piling up to unmanageable quantities, here’s some good advice on how to kick academic booty.
Keep in mind that advice tends to be a twisted-up combination of the stuff people did right, smooshed in with the 20/20 hindsight-corrected Read more
Tags: Advice, CollegeJul
26
Wake Forest University Drops SAT Requirement
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Wake Forest University Drops SAT RequirementWednesday May 28th 2008, 2:33 pm Filed under: College, College Admissions, SAT, Standardized Testing
If you apply to a school that doesn’t require SAT scores, chances are it’s a liberal arts college. Smith College announced this month that they are now an SAT-optional school. This is a big deal and is an encouraging step in the right direction; I’m a firm disbeliever Read more
Tags: Drops, Forest, Requirement, University, WakeJul
25
Educational Road Trip
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Educational Road TripMonday January 29th 2007, 3:34 pm Filed under: College
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: learning outside of the lecture hall box is good for you. It opens you up and forces you to adjust your thinking about the world: it’s not all black and white, good and evil, right and wrong, fair. And it’s always eye-opening for a college-age whipper-snapper to realize that their little slice of reality is absolutely Read more
Tags: educational, Road, TripJul
24
MCAT Verbal Questions: Claims Unsupported by Evidence, Explanation, or Example
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A more specific Verbal tip today since I’ve been posting fairly broad strategies. This one deals with possibly the worst species of question on MCAT Verbal:
"Which of the following is a claim made in the passage, but not supported by evidence, explanation, or example?"
On the surface, this would seem to be a detail question with some evaluation. Most test-takers approach this by painstakingly locating each choice Read more
Tags: Claims, Evidence, Example, Explanation, MCAT, Questions, Unsupported, VerbalJul
24
‘Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market’
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‘Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market’Friday July 04th 2008, 4:08 pm Filed under: Life, Post-College
According to the Wall Street Journal, recent college grads are giving up on trying to find a decent job in the currently crappy job market, and are opting instead to spend a year or two working and/or volunteering for one of the following world-improvement organizations:
Peace CorpsAmeriCorpsTeach Read more
Tags: 8216, 8217, Altruism, Market, Meets, WeakJul
23
Development of Ova (Female Gametes)
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The primary oocytes formed at birth (no more will be made, ever), and start meiosis I and are arrested in Prophase I until puberty, during which time many of the primary oocytes regress. Once puberty starts, ONE primary oocyte, every month, will complete meiosis I, resulting in the formation of a secondary oocyte and a polar body. The secondary oocyte starts meiosis II and again stops, this time at Metaphase II. During ovulation, the secondary Read more
Tags: Development, Female, Gametes