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Confessions of a Volunteer Firefighter
My one desire has always been to help people. It's instilled into my lifestyle. I have no problems with literally taking the shirt off of my back to help a fellow person. It's as if it was my purpose in life. To help someone; heal someone; and if the need arises... rescue someone. So I joined the county fire department.
By Kameron Williams7 years ago in Journal
Write Highly Effective Lessons in 5 Steps
Teaching can be one of the hardest professions out there. There are students with no attention span, each one at a different learning level, all while administrators are constantly evaluating you — evaluations which could affect your ability to work in the future.
By Nathan Esme7 years ago in Education
The Famous Question For Any University Graduate: What Now?
So, you finally did it. After years of sleep deprivation, self-induced panic attacks due to deadlines looming over you, and the literal gallons of caffeine that you consumed have finally helped you reach the peak of your higher education: graduation. As you catch yourself for a brief moment in the mirror on that final day, regardless of what grade you earned, you can smile at yourself and think, "Yes! After all this time, my work has finally paid off!" You arrive at the venue, walk up that stage the minute your name is called, you collect your certificate, you shake hands with someone important, and just like that, all those years, that crucial chapter of your life, has finally come to a close. And now you're here, waiting to start the next chapter with a broad mindset and all doors open to you.
By Nyisha Colquhoun7 years ago in Journal
4 Quick Tips to Snapchat Geofilter Marketing
By now everyone knows that Snapchat filters are being used in corporate marketing campaigns. Every time you post a Snap you scroll through three to four super-intrusive filter options that corporate brands have shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to post nationwide. What people don't realize is how effective Snapchat filters can be as an inexpensive marketing tool for small brands.
By Maverick Hunsinger7 years ago in Journal
Top Five Reasons Why People Hate Working in Retail
Working in retail is like the forbidden forest to some. "I'll never work in retail" has come out of my mouth quite a few times in my life. Alas, here I am, working at Target, and writing this article about why it sucks.
By Sloane Hayley7 years ago in Journal
9 Rules for Being an Artist
Follow these nine rules. 1. Embrace what makes you unique. Everyone has their own special form of creativity. Channeling yours and owning it will make you stand out—which will make you successful. Original art is good art. It is not enough that you have the skill to produce something intriguing to the eye or ears or tongue or whatever, to be an artist you have to be able to create from nothing. Make something out of nothing, and your creativity will make it beautiful.
By Stacy Taft7 years ago in Journal