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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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Despite any obstacles students face, since its creation in 2002, the school has enjoyed impressive outcomes, boasting a college readiness score 27% higher than the city’s in 2019. A range of foundations and community-based organizations help meet the school’s ambitious goal of ensuring both high school graduation and college matriculation.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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While some believe the journey of a soul is predetermined, she believes it’s malleable, and we can change its course through the power of our thoughts and actions. Though she could not have known it at the time, the song would ultimately change the course of her life and allow her to become a catalyst of change for others.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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This, of course, is a predicament for even the most average of Joes, but Ebert was a guy who had earned a living for many, many years sitting before a camera , recounting his visceral views on the most recently released movies in his own voice. Not one sip. Not one word. The loss of dining, not the loss of food.

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The Holy Grail of Investing With Tony Robbins: Mindset Shifts that Lay the Foundation for Financial Freedom

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Buffett attributes his success not only to financial acumen but to the investment he made in communication skills, citing his attendance at Dale Carnegie’s course as a transformative experience. Of course, I say. The most important investment, according to the legendary investor, is in oneself. He responds, “Legacy planning.

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Hogan won a total of 71 professional tournaments over the course of his career. Open—for the third time—and the Masters. In 1953, he won both again. By refusing to allow the tragedy of his accident to define him, Hogan instead invested himself in chasing his dream.

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How Two Decades of Film Remakes Have Impacted Creativity in Cinema

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“There’s certainly been a shift—and Disney, of course, has really led this, with the triumvirate of [Lucasfilm], Pixar and Marvel,” says Alisa Perren, associate professor and co-director of the Center for Entertainment and Media Industries at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Navigating the IRS’ Interactive Tax Assistant

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With minimal help, of course. A weird thing: I entered two hypothetical children—a daughter who was born in 2002 and a son born in 2007. Tax lawyers should be able to do their own taxes, don’t you think? So I was confident last weekend as I set about preparing our taxes. The sets of questions differed, depending on their gender.

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