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— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
December 27, 2024
This article introduces every character in Beowulf. (Here’s a summary if you need it.) In some ways, given Beowulf’s status as ur-text in the English tradition, it’s puzzling why...
December 23, 2024
Internships are a fantastic way for high school students to gain professional experience, cultivate their skill set and immerse themselves in the world of their interest. Art internships for...
December 22, 2024
Best Christian Gap Year Programs – Maybe you’re just about to graduate from high school, and you’re not quite sure what to do. You know you want to live...
December 19, 2024
When I was teaching first-year students at the University of Iowa, I often talked with students who were absolutely beleaguered by their early college experiences. These students had worked...
December 16, 2024
At first glance, AP Research might sound like a mysterious class. AP U.S. History and AP Environmental Science make their focus abundantly clear, but AP Research holds its cards...
December 14, 2024
Whether students are preparing for college or trying to navigate their own financial needs, scholarships are an excellent way to attain long lasting support. There are numerous scholarships for...
December 2, 2024
Active vs. Passive Voice – First off, “voice” is a bit of a misnomer. In the context of grammar, “voice” just indicates whether the grammatical subject performs the action...
November 27, 2024
For some, a career in journalism still evokes the romanticized newsrooms of the twentieth century. But the industry has faced seismic change this century. The Internet, user-generated content, and...
November 21, 2024
Although virtual high schools gained more exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have been around for decades, delivering highly structured, meaningful, and engaging instruction in a remote capacity. Whether...
November 20, 2024
So, you’ve decided to take a gap year after high school. Now what? An internet search will reveal droves of possibilities, from international service learning to backcountry survival to...
November 15, 2024
Are you an up-and-coming programmer who wants to build something that you will really care about? Do you want to develop a “passion project,” without really being sure what...
October 25, 2024
Way back in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, Heraclitus was the first to tell us that the only constant in life is change. His words still ring true...
October 20, 2024
For any project, finding accurate and useful research can be challenging. Without utilizing outside sources, forming a thesis and building an argument beyond a topic sentence can be hard....
October 18, 2024
This article will discuss four important and famous quotes from Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. With 34 film adaptations, Romeo and Juliet is a standard of stage...
October 7, 2024
Snap! Buzz! Wham! What are these words? And why do they represent so well the sounds that they represent? Well, those words are called onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia means the formation of...
October 3, 2024
Alliteration always ameliorates average aural assemblages! Or, in other words, alliteration always makes your writing sound better. Just kidding, it might not. But, alliteration can help you to express...
Phrasal verbs are extremely common in English (and other Germanic languages) – especially in less formal settings. Simply put, a phrasal verb is a verb phrase (Continue for full...
October 1, 2024
You’ve probably heard the saying that “English is not a language, it’s three languages wearing a trench coat pretending to be one.” And it’s true – English is a...
September 27, 2024
This article will provide a scene-by-scene summary of Beowulf. If you’re like me, you probably have only the vaguest memory of studying Beowulf in high school. You might remember...
September 17, 2024
High school is a time for leaps and bounds—both academically and personally. As such, it’s critical to learn in an environment where you are not only challenged and encouraged...
