Nikola Tesla the Mad Scientist Who Fought Thomas Edison – And Won! Nikola Tesla was the original ‘mad scientist’ and possibly the greatest and most prolific inventor you have never heard of (he filed for 112 Patents in the US alone) He is responsible for the electricity we use in our homes, experimented with x-rays,… Continue reading 10 Misconceptions About Nikola Tesla’s Life & Inventions
Year: 2015
Top 10 Reasons Affirmative Action Should Be Eliminated
Top 10 Reasons Affirmative Action Is a Bad Idea Affirmative action is the policy of giving preferential treatment to minorities, women, and other underrepresented groups. It is used in an attempt not only to eliminate discrimination, but to set right the effects of discrimination in the past. The policy was initiated in 1961 when… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Affirmative Action Should Be Eliminated
Top 10 Things Every Man Should Know About Flirting
Top 10 Things Guys Should Know About Flirting but somehow there are guys out there that don’t! Do you always find yourself in a situation like this? You were in a bar, having a good time with your friends. Then suddenly, the door opened and a gorgeous woman appeared. She was so pretty –… Continue reading Top 10 Things Every Man Should Know About Flirting
Top 10 Misconceptions About the Invention of the Airplane
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the Origins of Human Flight! From the earliest days of human civilization we have been obsessed with flight. The ancient Greek story of Daedalus and Icarus (who, so the story goes, glued bird wings on their back to escape the island of Crete) shows the fascination people had with… Continue reading Top 10 Misconceptions About the Invention of the Airplane
Top 10 Reasons Why Teachers Should Not Get Tenure
Teacher Tenure is Just a Bad Idea; or the Top 10 Reasons Teachers Shouldn’t Get Tenure Teacher tenure is a controversial practice that provides job protection to teachers – some states give tenure after as little as one year – some require a minimum of seven years’ service and a total of about 2.3 million… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Why Teachers Should Not Get Tenure
10 Reasons Under God Must be Removed from the Pledge
Top 10 Reasons the Words ‘Under God’ Must be Removed from The Pledge of Allegiance All American Citizens know the Pledge of Allegiance. As children we stand, at the start of the school day, hands on hearts and say ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for… Continue reading 10 Reasons Under God Must be Removed from the Pledge
Top 10 Reasons Ronald Reagan Was a Terrible President
American Spirit / Shutterstock.com Top 10 Reasons Ronald Reagan Wasn’t the Great President You Always Hear About Ronald Reagan died more than two decades ago, and yet he remains to be one of the most talked about figures in the history of American politics. In fact, it is nearly impossible in any political debate, particularly in… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Ronald Reagan Was a Terrible President
10 Things You Should Know About the Armenian Genocide
Ten Facts You Must Know About the Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide occurred during World War I, from 1915 to 1922 in the Ottoman Empire. Although the present Turkish government denies that the massacres constituted a “genocide”, scholars and historians maintain that the systematic slaughtering of 1.5 million Armenians by the Young Turks and their… Continue reading 10 Things You Should Know About the Armenian Genocide
10 Reasons Performance Enhancing Drugs Should be Legal
Performance Enhancing Drugs Should Be Legalized In Sports The use of performance-enhancing drugs, or doping, is hardly news. It has certainly occurred since the first Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C. Ancient Olympic champions used hallucinogens and stimulants, as well as herb mixtures in order to improve their fights and stave off fatigue and… Continue reading 10 Reasons Performance Enhancing Drugs Should be Legal
Top 10 Most Important Facts about To Kill a Mockingbird
Top 10 most important facts about “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird is a modern American classic novel set in the Deep South. It is loosely based on Harper Lee’s own childhood in the south and the events in the book parallel events in her own life. The novel has… Continue reading Top 10 Most Important Facts about To Kill a Mockingbird