Here is a good tool to use to analyze your writing. By using some algorithms to count letters in words, clauses and conjunctions in sentences and other grammar and sentence structure characteristics, the good people at Lexile have devised a tool that you can analyze short samples of writing. If you want to see what grade level your writing is, simply cut and paste a paragraph into the analyzer and let it go to town. This can help you develop your ideas a little better when you write that college essay. Hint.
Hamburgers. A staple of 20th century American cuisine has a very interesting culinary heritage. I'll leave it up to you to connect the dots, but the story of the hamburger tracks closely to the benchmarks of world history, economic development, immigration and the rise of the west as a world power. I personally love these kinds of "object biographies" like Banana, Salt, The Gun and Traffic, because through these singular topics, we can explore how business and governments rise and fall, how people change their ways of life and how we all deal with changing times. Here are a few of places where you can start learning about the business of the humble hamburger: Fast Food Nation (also a terrible movie), Hamburger and King Corn (a really good movie.)
...this is your brain on football. Let's be clear about this: contact sports where you risk getting hit in the head are dangerous to your future. Research shows it is not limited to football, girls soccer is #2 on the list. PLEASE GET MEDICAL HELP IF YOU GET ANY KNOCK TO YOUR HEAD.
For those of you who enjoy Chess, try some tactical drills to stay sharp.
Germany is Europe's biggest economy, and despite all the trouble with the Euro right now, it has a job shortage. A job shortage of about a million! Let the folks at NPR explain in the following link...
Not all business schools are alike. For those interested in international business, stick with a university or college with an established reputation, located near or in a metropolitan area and one with a mandatory internship or co-op program. In business, it isn't necessarily about the degree, but about the experience and network you build during your 2 million minutes in college.
High tech industry in places like Silicon Valley, Research Triangle, and Route 128 are not limited to the United States any longer. See how the rest of the world is competing for scientists, engineers and inventors.
