Fire is the only natural disaster that concrete and brick houses are better at dealing with. Tornadoes can easily dismantle bricks and concrete because of its powerful gusts of wind, and it could even worsen the damage due to the pieces of wood that are swirling around at the outer layers of … Read more
Say in the near future, a fatal virus brings the human race into extinction overnight. Then, at some point, aliens finally find their way onto Earth. Will they still be able to find traces of human existence? How long before all evidence of our being were to vanish? First, massive structures, such … Read more
Even toddlers at the age of three have a concept of what numbers are. Numbers, much like letters, play a crucial role in our everyday lives. When we adapted Hindu-Arabic numerals and the base-10 system, we gradually made numbers universally understood symbols. More so than words, numbers give representations and convey Mathematical … Read more
When thinking about the logistics of insurance and how it works, an interesting question comes to mind. What happens if some major disaster takes place? How can an insurance company possibly keep up with all the sudden pending payments? The short answer is…they don’t. The long answer is a little more complex. … Read more
Semicolons are typically used to link two related clauses into a single sentence. The correct usage of the symbol in a sentence would be: “I wanted to go to KFC; she wanted Pizza Hut.” Both of these ideas, which are you wanting to go KFC and she wanting to eat at Pizza … Read more
Every day our society revolves around money, and this cycle between consumers and businesses occurs day and night. This monetary cycle includes the payment of taxes, which goes directly to the government for the development of several welfare programs. Paying our taxes is standard practice, especially in our modern world. Furthermore, taxation … Read more
English is a pervasive language. With only 26 alphabets, this language has unlimited words. And, a lot of the words of this universal language have more than one meaning. It is, in fact, quite amazing how one word can be used for so many different uses. If we look for words with … Read more
Family is a big part of almost every culture because of our instincts to have kids and support them and ensure that our genes get passed down. We have a natural desire to make sure our kids do well, so they can have kids and pass down their genes, thus ensuring the … Read more