The college major of horticulture involves the study of plants and their cultivation. Many people feel that this study is both a science and an art, in that cultivating and cross-breeding of plants takes a seriously creative mind. Further, there tends to be an innate beauty to the plants themselves. The plants involved in the […]
Asthma is a chronic condition that typically develops in childhood. The hallmarks of this condition include chronic inflammation and disease of the airways. This means that patients have a very difficult time breathing and routinely need medical intervention to allow for easier airflow. Often this condition can be effectively managed on an outpatient basis, while […]
President Obama is trying a lot of things to get the economy working again. Several of his initiatives are aimed at helping people get better jobs. He’s specifically targeting single mothers in a “mothers go back to school” grant program. Going back to school can seem like an overwhelming task to someone who is already […]
The federal government of the United States is well aware of the fact that the more educated their citizens are, the better it is for the economy as a whole. Not only are educated individuals better able to compete in an international market, but the welfare system will be somewhat relieved by less individuals seeking […]
The biggest influx of college students today, besides young adults fresh out of high school, are moms who have decided it is time to focus on their own needs and finally obtain a college education. Some do this even as they raise small children, hold down a job and maintain a smooth running household. It […]
For most single parents, it feels like the financial weight of the world is upon their shoulders. To further complicate matters, past-due child support is owed on more than 30 million American children. To say that single parents suffer financially is an understatement and that picture is looking even bleaker in light of the dismal […]
For people who love a loved one to suicide, the pain is crushing and long-lasting. Individuals can find themselves stuck within grief for months or years at a time with very little light at the end of a depressed tunnel. They may feel lost, helpless, saddened and lonely. In many ways, only someone who has […]
Many times when individuals are told the frightening words, “You have cancer” their world feels like it has comes to a screeching halt. Even more devastating than that is to be told that your child has cancer. Some parents cannot fathom their child making it to high school, much less ever being healthy enough to […]
The Vietnam War was a conflict that occurred between the years of 1955 and 1975. A war based in Vietnam, this two decades long engagement involved countries from both communist forces (including North Vietnam, North Korea and the Soviet Union) and anti-communist forces (including South Vietnam, the United States, and Australia). Due to the long […]
Whether single or married, dads tend to be the primary breadwinner when it comes to caring for their children. Although women have steadily joined the workforce in rising numbers since the 1960s, today still less than 50% of American homes can count the female head of household as the one who primarily supports the family […]