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Assessments In The High School Classroom

High school teachers need to give students grades. Typically the grades consist of homework, quizzes and tests. All too often though, teachers fall into a rut, approaching these assessments in the same way they were taught in school. Shake up your classroom and try these new approaches. No matter what subject or grade you teach, […]

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Essential Still Life Subjects

Studying the still life is an essential and historic tradition for all artists, even the aspiring one. Creating work from a still life affords the opportunity to study an object under controlled conditions in the same way that a scientist would conduct a study for the purposes of research and writing about art. When considering […]

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Understanding Ethical Wills

An ethical Will, also known as a legacy letter, is the medium in which to share your values, hopes, life lessons, blessings and dreams for the future with your near and dear ones and the community at large. It’s important to understand that an ethical Will is not a legal document as it does not […]

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Luxurious Savings: How To Save Money While Enjoying The Good Life

There is an uneasy tension between living large and spending sensibly. It is natural to want the best of everything. And at a certain point in life, we convince ourselves that we deserve the best of everything, whether or not we can afford it. And there lies the problem. Few of us can actually afford […]

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A Guide To Getting The Perfect College Schedule

One of the largest differences between high school and college is the ability to set your own schedule. Having the right schedule is critical to both keeping up your grades and maximizing the time you have for your social life. The overwhelming secret to having the perfect class schedule is to keep it short. Most […]

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5 Ways To Relax This Weekend

Is it Friday, yet? If it feels like the weekend will never come, then it’s time for a break. If you feel worn, frazzled, and in desperate need of Saturday, then it’s high time you took some official time off and spent it relaxing. If you spent the last few weekends running errands or worrying […]

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The History Of Alpacas In North America And Across The World

Alpacas are members of the camel family whose ancestor actually started out in North America about 40 million years ago. As time passed, some of these animals migrated to Asia and others to South America. They became extinct in North America about 12,000 years ago. The two wild camelids in South America are the guanaco […]

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How To Find Work-Life Balance

In a culture that rewards hard work, how busy you are in your career could easily be seen as a success in that area. What tends to happen for many is that other areas of their lives begin to suffer as their job takes time away from other equally important parts of one’s experiences. Personal […]

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Writing For Television: Preparing For and Surviving A Hollywood Pitch

Pitching can be a quick way to secure writing deals, but while it sounds glamorous or easier than laboring over a script, it’s only a means to an end, which depends on many variables. It can be on the phone or in person. I’ve done both and definitely prefer in person. There are a texture […]

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London Luxury for Everyone

London is one of the world’s truly international cities. Geographically on the edge of Europe, culturally suspended half way between the New World and the Old, it’s a nexus of business and culture for travellers from all over the world. Its finance sector is second to none, and its theatres impress the world over. These […]