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Contemplating one's life is key to fulfilled happiness. Thoreau's theme revolves around the simple life well lived. He clearly never tried virtual...

The "strongest answer" is a common question in readings like those on the SAT - the strongest is usually that which maps most directly to the theme...

Obama hates income inequality. He argues that the nation is much more similar in talent and drive and deserved income versus The Red State candidat...

Thoreau was all about simplicity; anything that took away from his vision was the enemy. Mechanical aids were one of them. Guess he had to train a...

Thoreau wants our lives to be simplified. He claims that we gain less from life when we over-complicate things.

How does Thoreau feel about commerce? He writes, "We don't ride upon the railroad; it rides upon us." He wants and end to the war fighting for the...

Why did people in Holland pay so much for tulips? Buyers remorse must have run rampant once the flowers wilted...

Does the moon create lava tides? We can actually measure the moon's effects on volcanoes. How insanely cool is that? If we can do all this, then wh...

Want to read about some creepy-deepy prison experiments that they made a movie out of? You're in luck! This SAT Reading video is all about the Stan...