I could get banished from higher education forever because I’m revealing these lies, but helping you to know the truth is worth the risk. Like most people, I sadly believed these lies while I was going to school. Now that I’m a professor and have learned the truth, I reveal them to all of my college students (usually at the top of my lungs), and now to the world with this article. Lie #1 – “Get good grades so that you can get a good job and be successful someday.” This lie starts in kindergarten. We are led to believe…
Author: A Better Today Media Staff
I had the incredible opportunity to interview a couple of my favorites poets, John Mark Green and Christy Ann Martine.
Welcome to part two of our series, “Writers You Should Know”. We’re so happy to introduce to you, Karishma R.K aka Phoenix Mode. I have tremendous respect for writers who put themselves out there. Please show Karishma some love! “My name is Karishma R.K and I write under the pseudonym of Phoenix Mode. I hold a B.L.S/L.L.B. (law) degree, a diploma in cyber law and have also completed a certificate course in Criminal Investigation, Criminal Trial and Criminal Jurisprudence. Born on 14th June 1991,in the city of Mumbai(India) I’ve had a mixed education with elementary spent in a missionary school…
Welcome to our new series; introducing you to writers you should know. We’re delighted to introduce Christy Ann Martine. We have featured her writing on here before and would like to share more of her work. Show Christy some LOVE on her social media: Facebook, Instagram, and her Etsy store. “Wounded hearts beat the loudest.” – Christy Ann Martine
Valentines day is right around the corner, and we’re sharing some of our favorite poetic pieces from the greats. “Let the world outside forget us for awhile, as we lose ourselves in these moments together. Even when we don’t speak, the silence is charged with magic and meaning. Hearts have their own language, and ours are always speaking.” – John Mark Green “I cannot exist without you – I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again – my Life seems to stop there – I see no further. You have absorb’d me. I have a sensation…
Can you name a Martin Luther King Jr. speech without citing, “I Had a Dream”? I thought so. Did you know that he wrote 5 books, and delivered more than 400 speeches a year? Though, he is widely known and defined by one speech. “I Had a Dream” is extraordinary, powerful, it’s known as a defining moment in the American Civil Rights Movement… and is just one of many that will give you goosebumps. Here are my 2 favorite speeches that I feel you should familiarize yourself with. Enjoy. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” (click here to read) Speech…