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¶ … Zero is not a social commentary on decadent youth of Beverly Hills but a story of a young confused person who wants some aim and direction to give his life meaning.

Schools and universities rely heavily on standardized testing as a fast and affordable way of evaluating student abilities and performance. However, evidence is abundance to suggest that this is not only an imprecise way of measuring students but it is also highly biases. The discussion here explores some of this evidence in building toward the argument that policy change is needed to diminish the current emphasis on standardized testing in higher education.

It wasn't the skinned lamb carcasses that greeted me as I walked through the door. Nor was it the short, dark-tanned man with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth proudly showing me the assorted viscera stacked high…

Assessing the Varying Definitions of Marketing

¶ … heard from too many users who, otherwise satisfied with MEPIS, complain that it still lacks the ability to mount USB Flash drives without hacking into the fstab file, and that they have never experienced this issue…

Approaches to the Treatment of Personality Disorders:

¶ … Roger Lowenstein's Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist which is the biography of Warren Buffett. In addition to the actuarial math (of which Buffett is a master), the book is unique among biographies…

Western Beauty Ideals: A Cultural Change Perspective

One of the most difficult and interesting questions posed to researchers and students alike is the longitudinal development of man. Within this question is one that is often called the basis or beginning for modern man…

The most obvious balancing loop for amazon.com is remaining innovative. Let's give a brief background on this matter before discussing further how this affects organizational effectiveness in the short- and long-term.