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Educational Learning and Rewards System: Interns, Apprentices, Certificates and Diplomas

Largely due to industrialization, our worldwide educational learning system has been set up by academics with the workforce in mind.  Learn something, be awarded an accepted recognition for learning it, and then get a job. For this reason our society has created the following learning and merit system: interns, apprentices, certificates and diplomas. Internship is [...]


Today’s Media on Offensive Language: Guidelines as Protected by the First Amendment

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There are many opinions on the topic of Internet censorship and offensive language in the media and it varies from country-to-country – some even limit access to news. Now that the Internet is in play and global news is mainstream what guidelines do news organizations use when it comes to airing (or publishing) bad and [...]


Current Job Markets and Salaries Show More Engineering and Technology Jobs

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In the United States, engineering and technology jobs make up the majority of the best jobs in 2013, plus there is finally some growth in the area of production jobs since manufacturing has rallied since the recession caused losses. Accountants, computer systems analysts and event coordinators should also have better chances of getting work in [...]


Are Creative Personalities More Tempermental?

Are Creative Personalities More Tempermental?

Historically, people who have creative personalities often have a bad reputation for usually being more temperamental than a lot of us and more sensitive too. In fact, research points to about 15 to 20 percent of the population that is said to have this innate quality. Personality coaches, psychologists and even psychiatrists usually concur, highly [...]


Are Creative People Sensitive or Just Obnoxious?

Are Creative People Sensitive or Just Obnoxious?

Studies have shown how successful and creative people tend to have specific characteristics that other people simply do not have. In fact there have been numerous studies that have proved that temperament begins and is also apparent during infancy, remaining consistent throughout one’s life. In other words, a child’s inborn nature can be identified early [...]


Educational Statistics and Trends for 2013

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There is good news in the educational arena based on projections for the year 2013. A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) indicates that employers said they expect to hire 9.5 percent more graduates from the class of 2012 than they did from the 2011 graduating class. What is the most [...]


History of Student Loans: Student Debt Kills Dreams for Many Graduates

History of Student Loans: Student Debt Kills Dreams for Many Graduates

Five years ago it was back-to-school time for more than XX college goers who thanks to student loans were heading off to colleges worldwide. Today, five years later with a tough economy, no work experience and in debt from their pricey student loans for expensive colleges or vocational schools, many graduates now know student debt [...]


One Trillion in Total Outstanding Student Loan Debt in the United States Kills Dreams

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The United States has over $1 trillion in total outstanding student loan debt, according to Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, and is this itself is killing the dreams of many a graduate. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, there are about 20 million Americans attending college every year, and of these people, 60 percent of [...]


How to Locate the Scholarship of Your Dreams

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If you are seeking scholarship opportunities, the experts say there are basically three ways to look for a scholarship program: 1) Look locally, 2) Go through your college or university, or 3) Search the Internet. At most schools, the guidance counselors should have all the answers to your questions about traditional scholarship programs. But there [...]


The History of the First Amendment Versus Media and the Arts

The History of the First Amendment Versus Media and the Arts

Part of the Bill of Rights, The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for [...]