“I just enjoy knowledge and connecting knowledge, whatever the subject matter is,” Pierrakos says. “For me, liberal arts are just who we are.” It’s that passion for connecting knowledge that led Pierrakos to establish an undergraduate engineering program at one of the nation’s leading ...
Hi Kaleb, I’m a bit late replying to your post, but I recommend watching The BBC Blue Planet series. It opens your eyes to the wonderful diversity of life in the oceans. If that doesn’t work try searching for sustainable seafood on the Marine Stewardship Council website. It’s so ex...
Today’s prompt, math teachers, is about uplifting those that brought us into the classroom, and that sustains us in our schools. I have a terrible memory but I still remember three teachers from high school and one professor from college that had a huge impact on my decision to becoming ...
It's just affirming that the album as a whole was received well, especially in this day and age when people feel like albums don't matter. It just kind of makes you realize like,no, it actually does matter. If you actually put forth a concerted effort to make something real...
More than a billion people live in China and the diversity is so enormous it’s hard to grasp. English, Spanish and Arabic of course also have vast differences in how they are spoken in different areas, so the challenge is real there, too. ...
A.Thank goodness for diversity. B.At first, I was totally frightened by him. C.Maybe it was because we were so different. D.We like different foods and different stories. E.Some people hate and avoid differences in our lives. F.None of us are any better or any worse than anyone else...
No college education is requiredbecause everything can be learned online for free! So long as you have the audacity to try, the opportunities to earn in different ways are endless. Roughly 25% of jobs are done remotely now in the US. And it’s estimated that about 40% of jobs could be...
rises in the dark hours before she needs to be at work, organizes her children’s day, makes breakfast, packs lunch, gets them off to school, figures out shopping and other errands even if she is lucky enough to have a housekeeper—and does much the same work at the end of the day....
because it does have vestiges of military hierarchy and so on — whether you think that your success so far is related to the fact that maybe N.F.L. players and staff are pretty good at complying, and whether you think this says anything about the degree to which personal responsibility ...
If you’re not—if you’ve let yourself off the hook with some idea like “I’m terrible with names”—know that it’s not too late to turn things around, and it does matter. Though it may seem inconsequential to you, the way you handle names has deeper implications than you might ...