The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) is created by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB). It is used as a component in the admissions process of many private schools. There are three levels of the test. The Lower Level is for students going to fifth or sixth grade; the Middle Level is for students going to […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Cable TV
Cable TV has been facing increasing competition from other communications types like satellite television and even such computer sites as Netflix. With all of these options now available, it is a good opportunity to look at the pros and cons of cable television. In this article, I will examine three positive and three negative points […]
What is an Action Research Paper?
The main reason for preparing a solution research paper is that you want to- o Criticize some action in your community or life and you want to provide a change or a solution to the problem. o A client has arranged a study of the problem and wants a solution which you can provide for […]
Book Summary: Before You Quit Your Job – By Robert Kiyosaki
This book can be seen as a road map of skill sets you need to learn in order to go from Employee to Entrepreneur. Several of these classic skills are outlined in the BI triangle which we will discuss in more detail. Why is this important to me? This really comes down to if you […]
An Essay on Reality, Writing and Art
Ever had a great night’s sleep, and woken up, to see the world around you is no longer what you thought it was? But you still wanted to drift around in that lumber state, exploring the distant worlds of fantasy and dreaming? So you let your attention go to where it wanted to travel to. […]
Writing Better English Tips – Avoid the Passive Voice
This is what any writing course worth its salt should start with. There can never be enough said about the way your writing transforms when you use the active voice as much as possible. The idea of a contemporary style of writing starts with the notion o avoiding the passive voice. If you had to […]
Effective Writing – Exorcise Your Grammar Demons
If I could scrape up some spare time, I think I’d tackle a screenplay for a horror movie. My movie would feature an entity more terrifying than a chainsaw-wielding maniac. More dreadful than the living dead. More heart-stopping than a fire-breathing demon. It would be an English teacher. Okay, hold on. I really, really like […]
Sir Tom Stoppard, the Early Plays – Dogg’s Our Pet
Sir Tom Stoppard, the early plays. 8. Dogg’s Our Pet Before looking at one of Sir Tom Stoppard’s major plays, Travesties (1974), it is worth glancing at his short play Dogg’s Our Pet (1971) (Revived to support Cahoots Macbeth 1979) in which the basic idea of Travesties is illustrated. Although a very short and simple […]
Top 10 Myths About Having an Email Newsletter for Your Business
Dealing with some of the myths and concerns around Email newsletter marketing will help you use this great internet marketing tactic to its full advantage. Myth # 1 Email Newsletters take too long to do so are not worth it. From reading forum topics with the question of how long people spend on their email […]
Can the Writing of Poetry Be Taught?
In our egalitarian and democratic societies we very much hope and want all good things to be available to all people if they have a mind to have them. Indeed, in the world of personal development you can achieve whatever you believe (paraphrasing one of its leading prophets, Napoleon Hill); and we know that poetry […]