What Is the Difference between “Good” and “Bad” Stress? Arguably, stress is never a good thing, especially if one is experiencing it themselves. Some would argue that there are “good” stressors and “bad” stressors. However, I question the notion that all the hardship we face in life can be neatly classified as either good or [...]

Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle, Ancona, Italy in 1870. Montessori became the first female physician in Italy at the age of 26. Montessori’s medical observations led her to want to discover how children learn. She found that children build themselves from what is in their environment. In 1901, Montessori returned to school, studied psychology [...]

The origin of mankind is a question that has challenged historians for centuries. Although most recent histories are carefully documented, the bulk of the story of humanity, prehistory, remains largely unknown. In his book The Seven Daughters of Eve, Professor Bryan Sykes attempts to explore the mysterious field of human evolution and connect the modern [...]

Adults have a particular learning style as does any other group of individuals who come to an educational institution to gain knowledge and skill for a particular purpose e.g. to learn to think, or to prepare them for a career in the world. Some of the requirements that are particular to adults are driven by [...]

My book called, From the Workers’ State to the Golden State is written by Steven J. Gold. I have four book reviews written about the book and they each explain something different. I chose this book because it relates to the religion I am, which is Jewish, and describes my background heritage. The people were [...]

There is a culture and way of life very apart from mainstream America tucked away into the slopes and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains. This is a culture steeped in tradition and history since the revolutionary war, a culture which has retained its traditions despite repeated efforts from outsiders to either exploit it or to [...]

Countries throughout the world have structures for which they are famous. There are many of these buildings and structures, and each one has its own special reasons for being built and used. One example would be the Taj Mahal in India, which had been noted as a monument of love, but was also used as [...]