The Importance of a Musical Education Learning music has many benefits for children. Music has the ability to: Increase self confidence. Provide opportunities as an adult to participate in community bands or to play for pleasure. Teaching the virtues of delayed gratification, perseverance, and patience. Refine fine motor skills and improve eye-hand coordination. Teach abstract […]
Separate, and not at all equal In New York City, but also in other major cities, developers are seeking tax credits through providing lower income residences within luxury high rise apartment buildings. Of course, this is common place even in more suburban areas, and often enough, the town or municipality will not approve a development […]
Is an honest politician an oxymoron? The American politician. Leaders of the free world. Servant and employee of the American people. Hard working and much maligned. The American politician. Liar extraordinaire. Scoundrel without a shred of personal integrity. Unwilling to follow the laws they themselves create. Which one best describes the American Politician? Or do […]
Why I recommend the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park Delightful is the one word I would use to describe the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Although my family and I have only been there twice it has been a wonderful experience both times. I strongly recommend any visitor who happens to be […]
The minority group is the category of people who have reasonable less power over their lives than those people belonging to the majority or dominant group. They are therefore differentiated from the majority group. They therefore experience limited opportunities such as education, success and wealth that is disproportionately low compared to their numbers in society. […]
Sir Walter Raleigh’s attempts to establish the first English colony in the New World were historically unsuccessful. Regardless, the lessons learned by the English through his failures at Roanoke would serve to insure the monarchy’s future realization of Raleigh’s dream. Failure is often necessary in order to experience success. Raleigh believed that his colonial ventures […]
Comprehending the vastness of the universe in everyday terms If you’re anything like me, there comes at least one night every week- and sometimes quite a few more- where your mind decides it’s going to play a little game of “show the body who’s boss.” It’s not a fun game for me to play, but […]
What Are Vertebrates? One of the most interesting lessons I teach my high school students is on classification. It is fascinating seeing the students form an answer to the question “what is a fish?” or “what is a bird?” But before we can get down to what makes mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians different, […]
The minority group is the category of people who have reasonable less power over their lives than those people belonging to the majority or dominant group. They are therefore differentiated from the majority group. They therefore experience limited opportunities such as education, success and wealth that is disproportionately low compared to their numbers in society. […]
How to use 100% of your brain It’s easier than you think. You are already doing it. Contrary to the popular myth that human beings use only a small percentage of their brain, let’s say 10%, the truth is all of the human brain is used at one time or another. If you came here […]
Keno is a number drawing lottery game offered by many states. Keno games are fast since computerized drawings are held every 4 minutes or so and displayed on a monitor at the keno lottery vendor; players know within a few minutes if their numbers have won or lost. How Keno Works: A random number generator […]
30 Foot Great White Shark Claims Five Lives In Charleston Harbor At about 7.35 A.M. the Coast Guard Life Saving Station on the north end of Folly Beach Island which is on the southern side of the Charleston South Carolina Harbor were called and notified by several people that a 30 foot or longer Great […]