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When The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created in 1896, Charles Dow had nothing more than a piece of paper and pencil to mark down all of his calculations. The calculation method that he devised involved an average of 12 different stock pricings then the average would be divided by that same number in order to reveal the industrial average result. This method which was made simple is now the national model for all industrial averages used within the nation’s stock market tallies. Another…

yourself exhausted unable to think. In my personal experience, I have known the sudden sluggishness of sleep deprivation. Suddenly unable to think, or perform basic tasks such as, recalling a lecture from a professor. Or even being able to hold a pencil. For a student, exhaustion can be a death sentence or worse an automatic fail. With the stress of homework, early morning classes, essays, tests, etc. I often found myself listless, or feeling rather…

The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz is a book about a girl in the 1700's who moved to the east that has three brothers David, Daniel, and baby brother. The family moved east because of land. Ann has a cousin in Gettysburg, they would skip rope, have tea parties, and play with their dolls. Andyr is a neighbor of Ann's, he is a lively boy who wants writing lessons from Ann. Mr. Hamilton is her father. Mr. Hamilton made a rule that if anyone found fault with the west that they would have a…

It is often argued that cell phones should get banned from schools. To begin, students could get bullied because they are obese. They can get obese because they sit down all day on their phones, (Source 4). In this case, if some students are sitting on their phone all day they won’t necessarily get obese because there is no difference from sitting down all day on their cell phones than sitting in class doing work because they are still sitting down and they are still not exercising because they…

A fresh backpack, a new outfit that makes just the right statement and a stack of notebooks waiting to be filled. Going back to school is equal parts nervous jitters and genuine excitement for what could be. At this time of year, it feels like anything is possible! So, use this time to make yourself the best gardener you can be. Espoma’s Back to Gardening School. 1. Build a Foundation for Success. For a garden to be great, superior soil is a must! Perform a quick soil test, study the…

Straws are one of the most overlooked items around our houses, but have you ever stopped to think about them? It all started when Leonard Wooley discovered a straw type item in the tomb of Queen Puabi from a Sumerian City. They were made of 5000 years ago with gold and lapis lazuli. It was used for drinking beer without swallowing dregs or chunks. Later in history, Argentina invented the bombilla according to the article, “The History of Drinking Straws.” These metallic objects were used as…

“So everyone can go to school in America?”, the eleven year old maid at my uncle’s house in Karachi, Pakistan, asks me. Mahera explains how she's always been told she was born a maid, will die a maid, and her future generations will also be maids. Millions of children like Mahera don't have access to education. Her eyes widen as she passionately describes her dream of attending school, a notion that I’ve always viewed as a right instead of a privilege. This was a defining moment for me- I…

Prologue Jake Hutson had been having the same dream every night for a week. It always began with Ms. Carter, his ninth grade history teacher at Westside High School, on the upper west side of Manhattan, pacing the front of the classroom. Her speed increased a little each time she crossed from window to door to window. By the time she shouted, “One more minute,” she had reached a full gallop, and was whipping her yardstick mercilessly when anyone lifted their eyes off their desk. A slender…

occurred in 2010, is a standout amongst the most misconstrued U.S. Preeminent Court choices of cutting edge times. A standard, sensible decision, Citizens United by one means or another turned into a lightning bar for revolutionaries, would-be blue pencils and fanatic hacks over the political range. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a point of interest 5-to-4 choices by the United States Supreme Court that corporate financing of independent political programs in hopeful races…

Paul Klee was born in Switzerland on December 18, 1879 he died in June 29, 1940. Klee style was influenced by surrealism, cubism and expressionism. He was a good violinist but as a teenager turned his attention from music into visual arts. In 1898 he went to the Academy of fine arts in Munich. On 1905 he developed his own signature techniques like drawing with a needle on a blackened pane of glass. Later on between 1903 and 1905, he did a set of etchings called Inventions that would be his first…