Category Archives: Education

Would You Like a Side of Google, Sir?

Google. Google. Google. My lovely friend, Google. You have made life so much easier for myself and the rest of the world. You’ve provided me with countless pages of information: some extremely helpful and others filled with pointless entertainment. Sometimes, … Continue reading

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Do Children Learn From the Shows They Watch?

Millions of Americans spend countless hours sitting in front of the television watching programs instead of being outside or interacting with others. Ever since I was young, I have always disliked technology but I would enjoy watching programs such as … Continue reading

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Blogging is Used for the Better in Egypt.

How often do you see a piece of trash on the ground and just walk by it because you think somebody else will pick it up? Sadly, we walk by that piece of trash more often than we pick it … Continue reading

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Don’t be fooled, college is a business first

I have been in college for almost three years now, and it is far from cheap.  I can vouch for the majority, if not all of students enrolled in college courses when I say this.  I was first granted admission … Continue reading

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Whats in your Smartphone?

We live in a society where everyone has some form of a smartphone. How we choose to use it is a whole other story. I remember when I got my first phone. It was a Kyocera white flip phone powered by Virgin Mobile in … Continue reading

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Our Generation Likes the Cold, Hard Facts.

The good, old childhood metaphor, “if you give a mouse a cookie he is going to want more”, is not always accurate. When it comes time to news in our generation we do not respond well to “more” news. We … Continue reading

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Knowledge is Power. Too Much Knowledge: Unhealthy

The cliche saying “too much of a good thing” usually applies to typical vices like: alcohol, TV, food, shopping.  But if you were to tell someone that having too much information (in essence, knowledge) would be just as bad as … Continue reading

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Today’s youth: Are we worthy of being called the Digital Generation?

Who and what defines what a generation stands for? I often ask myself why generations are named as they are. “Baby Boomers”, “Generation X” and “Generation Y”? Who comes up with these names and why? Today’s youth have been deemed … Continue reading

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“Bullying….Why It’s Wrong & Why People Experience It”

In the last few years there has been a lot of interest in the problem of bullying all over the world, more especially in schools. Bullying is a huge problem that affects millions of students, and it has everyone worried … Continue reading

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One Simple Post can Change the World

The Internet is used by millions of people a day for millions of different reasons. Between news sites, blog posts, and Facebook, one can learn thousands of new things a day. When reading the story “Whence the Revolution” I realized … Continue reading

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