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division title under their belts, Chicago Cubs’ fans can now say it with confidence. Cubs won the NL Central title when the Giants topped the Cardinals 6 to 2 on September 15th. Even after their loss against the Milwaukee Brewers, Cubs didn’t mind popping the champagne at Wrigley Field. The following day, the Cubs turned it around by beating the Brewers 5 to 4. On Monday, Cubs clinched their 100th win of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs hit this record for the first time…

to — at least, up until the point when they’re face to face with it. And when that time comes, midlife hits you hard. Then you realize the stories weren’t exaggerating. During this stage, life does crumble around you. Existential questions begin popping up, and suddenly you cannot trust things you were once so sure of. You begin regretting the decisions you made in the past, and you doubt what the future has in store for you. Furthermore, your emotional response takes you through a roller…

You weren't really the smartest kid in class and your grades definitely showed. Everyone kept saying "Go to College, It will be great!" but all your friends told you it would lead to nothing but debt and depression. You decided you would rather get money than have it taken from you. After weeks of looking for a job nothing was looking good, definitely didn't help you were afraid to tell your parents of your rising worries - good thing there are friends though. Your best bud Anthony tells you to…

Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "Peasant Wedding" depicts one of the most joyous times in a person's life: their wedding day. This work has a spin on it though It shows this joyous occasion from the standpoint of a poor, poverty ridden peasant that does not have as much as others. Even though they are poor, they all look extremely happy with what they have. The original painting is done with oil paint on a wooden panel, which became popular about one hundred sixty years earlier. The artist…

In her essay, “You Too Can Procrastinate”, Emily suggests that, if done properly, procrastination is not always a detrimental occurrence. The author lists the following steps in her postponement ritual: Do anything to keep from sitting down to write; call a friend and talk to them for 15 to 20 minutes about anything other than the paper in order to build the necessary tension; prepare to write by gathering essential tools and snack and placing them at the workstation; collect ideas related to…

These days, it seems like a new walk in clinic or urgent care facility is popping up on every corner. Though, despite their prevalence, many people have yet to take advantage of the services they provide. So what exactly should you expect when visiting a walk-in clinic? Below, the licensed physicians at Immediate Medical Care Center in Darien, CT discuss a few of the treatments and advantages. What Is Urgent Care? When an injury or illness does not justify an Emergency Room visit but cannot…

With school shootings popping up out of thin air the argument of if teachers should be armed with weapons is a hot topic. Laws shouldn’t change to allow teachers to be armed with weapons. The first of many reasons is because students could feel unsafe, or fearful with a gun being near them. Maybe even because they feel the teacher dislikes them that the person would snap one day, and do something that should never transpire. With a student feeling in an unsafe environment they would tend to be…

An ACL injury is amongst the common, if not the most common injury in the world of sports. An ACL tear is the torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, being the cause of over 200,000 injuries each year. In spite of being common in the world of sports, there are many other ways to acquire this injury. In light of all the horror stories stereotyped by this injury, there are many ways to prevent its occurrence. In addition to treatment available for those subjected to a torn ACL, there is…

It started out like that of any other day these last couple of weeks. Mysterious incidents started popping up in the news, of groups going mad, and becoming savage. I didn't believe it at first, in fact, nobody did, except extremists, but everybody thought they were screwy. After a week of this, the school forced us to make disaster kits, and a plan. Picking each item took a couple of days, but, I finally decided on five items. I decided I would take Slim Jims, because you can eat them…

It all started with me in the car heading to the Chicago airport. My stomach is quessy and feels like I have millions of butterflies in my stomach from excitement. The car ride felt like we were driving to Florida. Once we got to the airport, I got out of my car with my family. I look around and there are thousands of people. It felt like we were if the safari with a herd of wildebeest. Everyone running from there terminal to the baggage claim. We get to our termmial and over a big intercom I…