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NYTimes: Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor
Published on 2012-02-13 09:16:00
The New York Times recently pushed an article stating that income inequality is the leading factor in the widening educational gap between the rich and the poor. While race is still a contributing factor, poverty has more detrimental effects on the educational opportunities of children. I am delighted that policymakers and researchers are studying this issue. Poverty is also the leading cause of illiteracy, poor health outcomes, single-parent households, and high crime and delinquency. It is a w
Review: Careers for Caring People and Other Sensitive Types (2003)
Published on 2012-02-10 16:33:00
Careers for Caring People and Other Sensitive Types (2003), by Adriana Paradis, is a vocational guidebook about care-giving careers. It presents a general overview of care-giving, the required personal qualifications, such as a general liking for people and intellectual curiosity, job availability, and personal and professional rewards as a care-giver. The primary focus of this book is job positions that call for shorter training periods, more practical for those with limited financial resource
CSMonitor: Why Detroit Loves Clint Eastwood Chrysler Commercial
Published on 2012-02-07 13:29:00
If you didn't watch Super Bowl XVLI, one commercial is stirring up praise and controversy. Chrysler Group, LLC featured its commercial, "It's Halftime in America," with legendary American icon and actor, Clint Eastwood, reflecting on the current economic climate and how the automobile bailouts of Chrysler and General Motors by the U.S. government were good for the nation. Chrysler CEO, Sergio Macchione, previously stated that the commercial would be "unconventional." I never imagined the commerc
