We all have fears. Some of them are rational and are a necessary part of our survival strategy. Others prevent people from doing a lot of things. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that these other, irrational fears are what keeps most people from achieving greatness – whatever one… Read More →
School bullying may not seem that big a problem – after all, children are children, and any adults’ attempts at controlling and organizing their inner hierarchies are most likely doomed to failure. The main problem is that children almost universally, no matter what school we are talking about, in what… Read More →
‘Summer vacation’ is a magical phrase that’s sure to make your eyes glowing, whether you’re a kid of 10 or an undergraduate. Of course, there’re some differences to it – while for kids summer means almost undiluted fun and games, college students have to think not only entertainment but their… Read More →
It may be somewhat strange for a modern person to see hospitality to be treated as a separate, distinctive and infinitely important theme when it comes to discussing The Odyssey and other ancient texts. Yes, we all know that being hospitable is considered a good form, that it is a… Read More →
College is an excellent time to meet new people, find new friends and have an excellent time; however, it is rather short-lived. In just a few years you and all your new friends and acquaintances will go your separate ways – probably never to see each other again except during… Read More →
Do you know what a yuccie is? No, not yucky, although somebody will certainly say it is not that much of a difference, but a yuccie? Yuccie is a recently coined term defining a new subculture (way of life, worldview, lifestyle, underline as necessary) that is likely to largely replace… Read More →
Today’s world moves at breakneck speed: if previously it would have taken a decade or two for a new trend in education to form and firmly take hold, today we sometimes see a new idea to appear, get adopted and abandoned all in a year or two. As a result,… Read More →
Nothing in this world exists in isolation, and texts are no exception. Any piece of writing exists in context of all the other texts that were written before and will be written after. It may not have immediate connections to most of them, but it may be related to any… Read More →
According to an opinion that has been widely spread in academic in recent years, the overall quality of student writing and the perceived standards of student literacy has been on decline for a long time. Many members of academic staff today believe that current students are incapable of proper writing… Read More →
If you’re a college student, you have definitely read tons of tips and recommendations on how to improve your essay writing skills, but the thing is that most of them used your writing as the starting point. But we have good news for you! Changing your reading habits is the… Read More →
