Everyone has personal aspirations and goals that they wish to pursue. For an individual such as myself, currently in my third year of high school, I have the desire to go to college. As an […]

The late 1800s and early 1900s formed a period in which great change, in both culture and art, took place. This change was a result of many events and the alteration of people’s views because […]

“Knowledge is in itself power” said one of the greatest European philosophers Francis Bacon. It is a power to understand, to analyze and to have control over things that are physically […]

I have been a part of the College Now Science class during my senior year in high school. It has really compelled me to think more scientifically. I enjoyed this class immensely because I […]

Oprah: Hi everyone, welcome. We have an exciting show today. We have Dark Matter and his sister Dark Energy.

Dark Energy: Thanks, Oprah, it’s good to see you again.

Dark Matter: Hi […]

In the small town of Coalwood, West Virginia, there weren’t many options concerning your future. In fact, there were only two. If you were lucky, you would go to collage on a football […]

My grandfather, Robert DeJounge was born on February 24, 1947 in Holdrege Nebraska where he lived until age 15. He grew up on a farm with his little brothers Kenney, and Timmy as well as […]

Since the beginning of civilization, many personal, as well as social, issues arose within mankind. Personal issues, such as the importance of acting on your dreams, and social issues, such […]

 My grandmother, Concesa Rebong Fernandez, was born April 8, 1931 in the Philippines. My grandmother, nicknamed Mom C by me when I was a child, has always told me stories of her past […]

No one thinks about them before they come out of their mouths,
When they think everything is gone in that moment.
No matter how many times we try to take them back,
But the moment never […]

For most people, it was another ordinary day. January 7th, 1890. In the history books, the date is unknown, seemingly unimportant. In the modern world, the date is not celebrated. It has […]

During the past months, I’ve noticed a lack of enthusiasm among the workers I supervise. They all seem lackluster and languid. In order to motivate them, I’ve come up with a set of goals and […]

I hate those days,

Then clouds are crying,

Then days are flying

Like birds away,

Then leaves are falling and

Covering flowers,

And everything going away.

It is […]

“Paths of Glory” was a movie that dared to criticize the military, WWI and society. The movie touched on some very serious problems and the director of the movie was afraid to go against […]

When I was a little girl, I was always surrounded by nature. Back then, my mom and I lived on the countryside with my great grandparents, in Ecuador. The countryside was beautiful with big tall […]

When first introduced to the College Now atmosphere, I was reluctant. Being informed that this was an after school class at my high school, saddened my spirits when I heard of the […]

Introduction
An eye is a light-sensitive organ of vision in animals. The eyes of various species vary from simple structures that are capable only of differentiating between light and dark in […]

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