Monthly Archives: November 2012

Worries About Math on the Brain

The University of Chicago has released a study that shows when an individual worries about math, it has a similar reaction on the brain to when a person experiences physical pain.  A leading expert about math anxiety from the University …

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New Manned Space Missions?

Now that President Obama has been re-elected, NASA believes they can unveil their plans to send a man back to the moon.  There are several reasons for this, but one is to build a step towards a visit to an …

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Is the Industry You Choose to Work in, a Reflection of Who You are as a Person?

Now that I am a few years removed from my undergraduate work, I have paid close attention to what my peers have chosen do for a living. I am really interested in not only what industry my peers have chosen …

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Cyber Monday takes over Black Friday.

With the holidays right around the corner, most people have begun their strategy when it comes to tackling the demands of Christmas shopping.  The “Holy Grail” of these shopping days is traditionally Black Friday.  The day after Thanksgiving when desperate, …

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Grad school is awesome. Grad school is evil.

Life is best as a grad student when I get to take a mental health evening and fill it with seemingly endless streaming episodes of Gossip Girl. Because when the time comes for me to need a night of escapism …

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2012 Presidential Race Proved a Polarized Nation

On Tuesday night, there were many Americans who tuned in to await the results of whom would take on the next four years as President of the United States. There were reports primarily here in Florida of the extremely long …

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What to do when my leisure time expires

It’s quite interesting to think of my life in the future. I am aware that I am going on to my final stages of my college years, and need to make some quick decisions as to how I will make …

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Huzzah! A Fresh Start after a Long Battle.

The trumpet has sounded, and the fires have been lit; at long last the Presidential election season has come to a close! And whether your favored political party won or lost, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief …

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We Can Now Predict the President

The 2012 elections are finally over. Barack Obama is our returning president and we can all breathe a sigh of relief that our Facebook friends will no longer trash our newsfeeds with political propaganda. The winner was officially announced around …

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Internet Use for Promotion

Computers are being used for different types of things everyday. We do homework, type papers, conduct research, listen to music, communicate with people everyday, play games, and just use  it for entertainment. As of lately, we are seeing the internet …

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