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City Year exists as an education-focused nonprofit established in 1988 in Boston Massachusetts by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei. What City Year does is become partners with various public schools in order to help keep the students enrolled in attendance and on track to graduate. A team of young AmeriCorps members are brought together to commit an entire year of full-time service to these schools. AmeriCorps members focus on a few important key things while servicing the schools: they support the…

best friend, lying motionless in the street. I thought he was dead, until I could hear a faint cry for help between the shots of gunfire that seemed endless. Social scientists started studying and debating the effects of video game violence in the 1980’s. With technology advancing in great strides, video games today are more realistic and bloodier than ever before. New research does show that playing games can and does stir hostile urges and mildly aggressive behavior in the short-term. Yet it…

the educational world. Technology started its journey into the educational world in the 1980’s, so this idea is not a new one, but something that has been around for awhile. We have been trying to incorporate technology for over thirty years, but now it is becoming more of a necessity. School systems are having to incorporate technology to fit in with the growing and changing times. At this point, back in 1980, researchers could not even…

When looking back at American culture in the recently past decades, many will fondly recall the neon era of the 1980’s. The Berlin Wall was no longer and the Cold War paranoia that had plagued the previous generation had drifted out of mind. Not only was the world stage dramatically changing in this decade, the 1980’s were also a significantly important time period for pop culture. One of the most quintessential and iconic feature of the 80’s was the teen movie. As one pictures their favorite…

Men and women have always differed in terms of salary. This has been true for many years and still continues today. Equality in the work force has always been a common issue of debate because of the pay gap that exists. The pay gap not only effects women but also effects people of minorities. Though there has been progress in working towards reducing the gap and creating a more equal environment for all, there is still much progress to be done. In the working world, as of 2012 women made 80.9…

Earlier this year, I happened upon an up-and-coming actress whose works were unfamiliar to me--Debbie Sherman. After discovering that she had a meaningful film releasing soon, I knew I wanted to reach out to her for a quick interview. Even though it was last-minute and we had only just connected, she agreed to chat that very day. While time has gotten away from me and I only now have the time to post our conversation, all three of her films that she mentions are available on Amazon and at most…

Just recently the Rogers’s lady eagles’ B and C team basketball have finished their whole season! B team got first place in districts and second in league play only losing one game to Highland Park. C team got second in districts and second in league only losing two games and both to Highland Park as well. It has been an amazing season for them, and we hope that they all come back next year with the same intensity as before. Lady eagles A team after they beat Highland Park http://www.prosper-isd…

Richie Benaud The True Blue Australian If there is any word to describe Richie Benaud, it will obviously be influential. Say Australia was in the midst of a collapse after Sir Don Bradman’s retirement, it was Richie Benaud who would have pulled Australia out of the slumps and helped them become the top team that they were for a long time. If it was his influence in the game that was great, then his contributions outside of the sport make him greater. Richie Benaud made his first professional…

Drago. Films of the 1980’s relating to the Cold War era influenced culture in the United States more clearly than any other historical era depicted on the silver screen. It is important to know the background of the Cold War so that people better understand this long-lasting battle between two of the most powerful countries in the world at this time. Movies made during this time helped make connections between the reality and the film industry. The films released during the 1980s influenced the…

The crude oil price which usually fluctuates from time to time has brought mix fortunes to Nigeria since oil discovery in early 1970. For instance, during the periods of crude oil boom in the international market, Nigerian government makes lots of money from the crude oil sales, the Country’s currency (Naira) appreciates in value, Nigerians consumption pattern changes in favor of already made imported goods, etch. However, during the era of crude oil glut, which subsequently affect crude oil…