After writing my last article explaining “rooting for the underdog,” I’ve since started watching analysis videos on the show Black Mirror by YouTuber Bryce Dallas Brown. In one of my favorite episodes, “Crocodile,” Brown gives a really good explanation why it was given that title. It symbolizes the crocodile-like grip of the consequences of the
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I – and I know many others – are terrible at saying no. When posed with a request we know that we want to turn down, we’re so sensitive of how others are going to react that we either awkwardly beat around the bush or ultimately end up saying yes at our own expense. It
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You may have experienced a scenario like this once in your life: while communicating with another person, be it in-person or indirectly like through email, you say something that rubs that person the wrong way even if you didn’t mean to offend them. Maybe it was the tone of your voice or what you said
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The Bible’s Book of Samuel tells the popular story of David and Goliath. The tale goes that the Israelites were losing a battle with the Philistines because no one wanted to fight Goliath, a large and fearsome Philistine. David, a young boy at the time, took on the challenge and brought only his staff, sling,
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“How do you do?” The greeting is such a common phrase that you probably don’t even notice when it’s used, even if it isn’t used as often as you think. In fact, nowadays, “how do you do” has been relegated for use only in formal occasions, or when impersonating/mocking the upper crust (with that matching
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As the population of Australia increases in the next few years, school becomes a lucrative business opportunity. Of the many learning methods, Montessori education seems to be one of the most popular, if not the most sought after. According to the 2016 annual report of Montessori Australia, there were already 41 independent schools across the
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Enrolling your child for special needs education courses might be the best gift you ever gave to them. See, when your child is continuously lagging behind in school, it could point to an underlying problem. It’s worth investigating before dismissing their poor performance as laziness or a lack of interest. The world is replete with
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In my last article, I discussed the American slang “How ‘bout them apples?” and how, contrary to what it says literally, the phrase actually has nothing to do with apples and more about showing off. But there are still a lot of American English idioms that exist in our vocabulary that can confound people whose
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At least two reasons explain the growing popularity of a child care franchise: parents’ work and the benefits of early childhood education. In 2015, the Pew Research Center revealed that about 46% of U.S. households had both parents working full-time. It was an increase of more than ten percentage points compared to the 1970s. In
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When you enter the workforce, you may find that your occupation puts in you multiple categories. If you’re a teacher in a public high school, for example, you’re a part of the education sector as well as the government employee sector. Or if you’re a freelance artist, you technically don’t fall under any sector but
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