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  • Think the SAT Essay Exam is Hard? Try This One from 1915.

    Think the SAT Essay Exam is Hard? Try This One from 1915.0

    Taking the SAT or ACT exam is a big milestone in the high school careers of many students. One of the most daunting portions of the exam is THE ESSAY. For those who have taken the SAT recently, the following sample question may seem familiar: Compare this to the 1915 Grammar and Composition Exam produced

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  • Think Open-Plan Offices Are More Efficient? Think Again.

    Think Open-Plan Offices Are More Efficient? Think Again.0

    Open-plan offices have taken off because of a desire to increase interaction and collaboration among workers. But an innovative new study has found that employees in open-plan offices spend 73% less time in face-to-face interactions. Email and messaging use shot up by over 67%. The study is the first to track the impacts of open-plan

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  • Think Like an Owner: The Interview

    Think Like an Owner: The Interview15

    Over the last twenty-five years, I have conducted a couple thousand interviews at our computer company. Many candidates claim empathy as a strength, declaring they excel at putting themselves in someone else’s shoes. But from my experience, few truly understand what matters to a business owner. And, while I’m not the owner of our company,

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  • Think For Yourself: How to Reject the Team Mentality of Politics

    Think For Yourself: How to Reject the Team Mentality of Politics0

    The wildly contentious election of 2016 seems to have inculcated certain habits of mind. We are tempted to believe that our role as citizens is like that of a sports fan. We need to choose a team and stick with it, no matter what. Our team needs us. If we lend our voices in support

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  • Thieves, Not Corporations, Are Responsible for Car Thefts

    Thieves, Not Corporations, Are Responsible for Car Thefts0

    As the decay of America’s urban centers continues, Milwaukee, Wisconsin has experienced a nearly 200 percent increase in car thefts this year, prompting city council members to take action. But rather than calling for more police officers, or even the left’s preferred curative of social workers, to be hired, Alderman Khalif Rainey and Alderwoman Milele

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  • They’re Creating Dorms for Lonely Millennials

    They’re Creating Dorms for Lonely Millennials0

    This morning, The Atlantic featured an article entitled, “Dorms for Grownups: A Solution for Lonely Millennials?” The article describes a concept called co-living, which provides individuals with a small personal apartment, while actively cultivating the community experience at the same time. Creator Troy Evans explains how this new type of living works: “Commonspace, as he’s

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