previously played a full year of baseball on a travel team. In travel baseball the fields are much bigger. Not one of my teammates could hit a ball over the fence; however, going back to little league, we all hit homeruns. The team I was drafted…
Why is critical thinking so hard? I see in my class where students aren’t motivated to bring their logic to the next step or apply things they just learned. I have seen students pass my tests on how to set up a process just to see them fail during hands on. During my advisory committee meetings, my employers are all looking for this skill of “critical thinking” and ask for me to send them only the smartest students with this skill. What are some key things that are causing our students to fail…
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. In The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Frank Rich writes an account of the many deceptions and false realities spun by the administration of President George W. Bush. In chronological order, Rich highlights the deceit in great detail. He examines the methods used by the administration to shroud the United States from the truth regarding the “reason” for conflict in Iraq after 9/11, and catalogs the exposition of those motives to the…
Or do you remember them as TLC? They were all 21 when they got together. They became very popular in 98' because of their major hit "Waterfalls," but many people was so crazy about seeing them in concert, they had to have two because they was both sold out and people still wanted tickets. Then their next big hit was released called "No Scrubs." People really loved TLC because not only do they sing about real life, so does Eminem. life, so does…
instant international success. Songs of their album were based on real-life experience. Group “What would you do”. Two years later after it was released, it was featured in the film “Life”. This hit video channels and music channel and airwaves.…
On August 21st, 1904, one of the world’s greatest jazz musicians was born. This great musician was known as William Count Basie. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, where he became a pianist and a player of vaudeville based entertainment. Basie ultimately formed his own big band that had many hits, for example: “Blue Skies” and “One O’Clock Jump.” Basie’s band and music helped to define the ‘swing’ era. He became the first African American male to receive a Grammy Award. Throughout his years…
Cuba. The Kennedy administration also attempted to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, but failed. Lee Harvey Oswald so happen to live in the Soviet Union for two years and also married a Russian woman. Either country could have called for the hit and transported…
integrating R&B, gospel, pop and country to create hits like "Hit the road jack", "Unchain my heart" and " Georgia on my mind." This bind genius was considered one of the greatest artist of all time. Born in Georgia Sep 23, 1930, Raymond Charles Robinson was a legendary musician who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950's. He's often called the "Father of soul", Ray combined blues, gospel and jazz to create ground breaking hits. He died in 2004, leaving a lasting impression on…
In the eyes of Sherlock Holmes, doctors seemed to have a lot of knowledge of the human anatomy. Where and how to hit vital points in a persons body and also knowing that doctors tend to be perfectionists, Holmes came up with the theory that if a doctor goes wrong, they would be the first of all criminals. Not only do doctors study about the human body but also about chemistry and poisons to either heal or kill someone. This made Holme's theory pretty accurate. Not all doctors are criminals, but…
This artist was born April 29, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She would later become one of the most famous women to have been signed to Motown records. Furthermore, she would proceed to make some of the greatest duet classics. She sadly had a very difficult truncated life. At an early age she was raped in a school yard by three teenage boys. Her mother was put in an asylum for her mental disorder. This artist would also have a series of violent intimate relationships with other big name…