In a world of entrepreneurs and bloggers, travel writing may be something for your students to think about as a future career. First of all, stress to your students the importance of being able to write maturely. While abbreviations are ok between friends, in order to gain respect anywhere, one must[...]
Archive for January, 2013
January 16th, 2013 - 1:01 am § in Uncategorized
Comparing Natural Disasters: Sandy vs. Katrina
Comparing these two storms is like comparing apples and oranges (and there is an infographic that attempts this). The two storms hit landfall in two very different areas, areas with different natural surroundings, different city developments, and different populations. Hurricanes were expected in th[...]
January 15th, 2013 - 1:01 am § in Uncategorized
Daylight Savings Time Explained
Ask your students what they think about daylight savings time. A change of clocks and a change in the times of when the sun is up is most common, but most people do not fully understand daylight savings time. It was originally created to save energy, moving the times people were awake to the times [[...]
January 14th, 2013 - 1:01 am § in Uncategorized
Total Solar Eclipse 2012
On November 14, 2012, a full solar eclipse could be seen in Australia for two minutes and 14 seconds. This natural phenomenon brought thousands of visitors and millions of dollars in revenue to the area. They occur so infrequently (on average every 18 months, a full eclipse only occurring every 18 y[...]
January 3rd, 2013 - 1:01 am § in Uncategorized
The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England
Even as a History Major who loves modern Western European History, this is a difficult thing to keep up with. The four separate countries of The British Isles have been considered one sovereign country, and four separate countries throughout history, depending on recent wars and decisions made by th[...]
January 2nd, 2013 - 1:01 am § in Uncategorized
Water Changes Everything
This infographic is a video about spreading information on the poor conditions, specifically regarding water, that some people live in. People, especially in 3rd world countries in the Southern Hemisphere, suffer from bad water. This infographic does a great job of showing how poor conditions regard[...]