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Higher education titles help people burnish their credentials and get ahead. But instead of doing the work themselves, some careerists are employing ghostwriters to write their doctorates for them.
A new study shows that kind children are more popular among their peers. Encouraging simple acts of kindness could help children to get along with classmates and even prevent instances of bullying.
Verb
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure
The highway was a cultural Main Street, combining adventure and community, and hitchhiking was a way to join the parade. If you had the time and curiosity, it was as good a way as any to get away and look for America.
Alejandro Cartagena peeks into the backs of pickup trucks, where construction workers pile together on their way to earn enough to get by. His photo series, “Car Poolers,” is an effort to peer inside these tiny worlds.
One of the world's leading causes of blindness is a small parasitic worm that can get in the eyes. Diagnosis has proven difficult, but the recent discovery of a biomarker in the urine of those infected will aid in treatment.
Flocks of art lovers have decided to ditch the National Gallery and get on a Street Art London tour bus that leads visitors through Shoreditch's colorful streets, a vast outdoor museum.
It's pretty simple to get out of jury duty. If you say you're biased, whether you really have a strong prejudice or are just trying to escape your civic duty, the attorneys won't want you on the case.
A bad breakup is hard to get over, but by the time you're ready to expose your ravaged heart to an aching ballad, you're not heartbroken so much as pre-healing.
When you get up in the morning, different parts of the brain spring into action at different rates. This period of grogginess is called "sleep inertia," and it's why we sometimes wake up unsure of where we are.