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6 Keys to Academic Success

Academic success is something that you will continue to be rewarded for long after you graduate. The good grades can lead you to your dream career and successful life. This won't simply fall into your lap, though. You need to be willing to put in the right amount of effort and build up the required skills. With these traits, you can be sure that you will go far in life. The best part?

All of this can be cultivated, you don't need to be born with it.

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Travel to Asia: A new understanding–Taiwan Tea

Homage to the Art of Tea 

Continuing on my tours near Taipei, I thank you for sticking with me on this journey!

The art of serving tea is quite a formal affair in Asia, and my education continues… 

housand Island Lake–a river winding. Homage to the Art of Tea. From Travel to Asia: A new understanding–Taiwan Tea
Thousand Island Lake–a river winding

History Comes Alive in Frankfurt am Main

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May 14, 2019 / 0 comments

We arrived in Frankfurt on a cold, rainy morning. Just a few hours before sunset the skies cleared as we walked to the New Frankfurt Old Town. Listed as one of Frankfurt's top attractions, it is a perfect place to explore after a long overseas flight. 

New Frankfurt Old Town. From History Comes Alive in Frankfurt am Main

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Mobile applications that can help in educating a young mind

Today’s rapidly progressing world of science and technology has made traditional education methods a bit outdated. There is always a new educational app being introduced in the market that can do marvels in childhood education. With the proliferation of educational apps, parents have started giving smartphones to their children. The primary reason behind providing your kid with an electronic gadget is to keep him/her on par with other children’s learning capabilities.

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6 Best Essay Writing Tips

If you're a student, one of the most important tasks you will ever have to do is to write an essay. Knowing how to do it well is vital to making sure you pass with a good grade. There are websites where you can find writers who offer a custom essay writing services for a price even students can afford. Still, if you choose not to pay for custom writing, then this article will cover some bits and bytes of how to write an essay so good, it will be used as an example for other students.

“Josh Recommends” for the Week of May 10, 2019 By Josh Garrick

“Josh Recommends” for the Week of May 10, 2019 By Josh Garrick 

Through the Eyes of an Educator: The Next Generation of Wanderers

by Stacey Ebert /
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May 06, 2019 / 0 comments

The other day, I saw an article that declared a growing trend amongst millennials to return to the same vacation spot because [it said] no one wanted to do any research anymore. Now, I spent my entire teaching career making sure my students shied away from generalizations, and forced them to go deeper explaining things like, ‘the person I interacted with’ or ‘this one person I spoke to’ instead of lumping people into amorphous groups of giant sizes.

“Josh Recommends” for the Week of May 3, 2019 By Josh Garrick

“Josh Recommends” for the Week of May 3, 2019 By Josh Garrick

“Josh Recommends” for the Week of April 26, 2019 By Josh Garrick

“Josh Recommends” for the Week of April 26, 2019 By Josh Garrick 

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Travel to Asia: A New Understanding–Taipei, Taiwan

Okay, so a note about transportation services in Asia. The subways are clean and efficient. A train appears approximately every 37 seconds, always. The bullet trains are pristine, orderly, quiet, and punctual. That is an understatement. But now, I’d just like to share a little tidbit about a short international flight from Hong Kong to Taipei.

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