What is a good website to learn? The first name that usually comes up is Khan Academy, a program started by Sal Khan, who comes from humble beginnings of teaching his cousins through the internet. As his popularity rose, Khan started to create videos and posting them on YouTube, eventually quitting his job. Over the
This is a question which plagues our society every second of the day (what is the question?). To strive that perfect balance is the dream of working parents. ( Do you mean work life balance is the dream of working parent?) Our society is slowing moving towards both parents working or needing to juggle erratic(busy?) lifestyle.
My graduation ceremony went by in a flash. One moment I was waiting with the other soon to be graduates listening to speeches from various individuals. Then I was walking away with my diploma cover(I would not receive my actual diploma until months later) along with my hopes and dreams for the future. Unfortunately, those hopes
Treasuries: When I hear the word treasuries the first thing that comes to mind is the public aversion of it. It is currently the most underrated investments in the general public mind. Why is that? Well, let’s begin with a very basic fact about them. Treasuries are issued to raise money, the way they are
By creating Diversity Is A Verb Youth Nation, educator, author, and speaker Gina Humber plans to, “Politically, socially, economically & mentally improve the life conditions of our youth, and produce Excellence in our community and globally,” with a powerful call to action. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 20 percent of
Chicago Native, parent and Grammy award-winning Chance the Rapper recently donated 10, 000 to 10 Chicago Public Schools (CPS). His act of charity is in direct response to Illinois Governor Rauner’s $200 million-plus funding cut to Chicago Public Schools. Chance says his donation “is a call to action. I’m challenging major companies and corporations in Chicago and
Using Films to Improve your mood Sometimes it’s easy to suffocate under life’s soaked blanket. All you want to do is give in to the anger and bitter feelings. I, like a lot of people, use films to escape from those dastardly blankets, and usually whatever film I watch does the job. There are an
Scanning receipts has become a widespread phenomenon among households. These apps are being used to gain cashback on grocery purchases and save money. There are many different apps to choose from if you are interested. Checkout 51, Ibotta and Snap (Groupon) are just a few apps you can use to scan receipts and earn cashback on
We welcome back one of our most inspiring authors back to our community. So much has happened to her since we last read her work. This blog’s about how love found her unexpectedly . . . . . Unexpected Love The process of finding love can be taxing even in the best of situations.
How I Overcame my Obstacles: Hello again! Smiles! in this installment I will talk about the obstacles I faced through out my academic life. I guess I should begin at the genesis,I reached all my milestones at about a year and a half to two years old. At the age of three or four,I began a
