Recent content by Elbow Cancer

I don't know your parents personally, but consider another potential facet of the Asian disappointment (not that I am justifying them pushing that onto you): In Chinese culture, the eldest son tends to get the good stuff. My grandfather saved up a lot of money for my uncle (his eldest) to...

I think "screw over" is a bit harsh. The real question is whether your treatment was unfair to your classmates or not. You'd then have to answer the question within context. Frankly, for those who would have done poorly on the exam due to a complete lack of understanding, the extra day or two...

It'd be useful to know which program in specific you heard it on so you can try a search at www.npr.org. I listen to public radio quite often, but this story doesn't ring a bell. Edit - Closest thing I could find: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89507953 Not sure this...

Emotional intelligence is not relevant to this, nor does an IQ save you from depression. The idea of EI/EQ itself is not even developed enough for you to try to use it as a subjective means to judge a person's ability to deal with emotional issues. This very ability is not determined by...

My more-than-two-cents as a result of this case along with people's reactions: 1. I'm not really sure where the idea that having no intent to get Megan Meier to commit suicide means there should be no punishment. A physical, cruel hearted prank, recklessness, or negligence resulting in death...

It's hard to name a best teacher for me, because I've had more than my share of good ones. One of them was my Abnormal Child Psychology professor at UC Santa Cruz, who was so immensely insightful about how to deal with children. I learned a lot from him and used what he has taught me in my work...

In both of the scenarios, one could argue that all drivers involved had some sort of fault. However, when it comes down to law, or the insurance company, someone has to eat shit in these scenarios. This is the REAL question of who's at fault, rather than finding fault in laymen definition...

When I was trying to get back into shape (something I lost after I started to work a lot in HS), I had to go by this exact principle to do it. A lot of times, that one extra rep, or that one extra lap takes mental effort on top of the physical strain. The pain is a small price to pay when you...

I'd like to see if there's a semi-objective definition of "out of the way". I personally don't see evolving Magikarp to Gyarados as too out of the way, especially since Gyarados can make your time investment back by demolishing the E4. On the other hand, leveling a Gible to Garchomp, and Heart...

The P90x thing looks intense as hell. I don't think it was designed as a weight-loss method, as they have some prerequisite fitness points they recommend users being able to attain before even starting. To me, it sounds like P90x is for people who are kind of in shape to get closer to peak...

Not an education major myself, but I work in that field. I've wondered at the same thing as you have. While everyone can reach some competent point in public speaking, not everyone has "it" - that extra bit of classroom control, or ability to hold a captive/interactive audience. Hell, just look...

Just for reiteration's sake: confidence is key. If you don't sound comfortable, your audience will pick up on it. Even amongst nice folk, if they think you're on stage and nervous, they'll only pay so much attention (either out of boredom, or embarassment for you). Know what you're going to...

Grass/Ghost would not rock. Because neither is that type! Hahahahaha! Get it? Ha.. ha... eh fuck it. I'm surprised there isn't a Fire/Dragon. It would seem to make sense, though Pokemon is a game of Asian origin, where dragons aren't always correlated with fire as it is in the West. And the...

What I'll post might sound condescending, though I don't mean it to be. However, I'll say it anyway because I say it to all high schoolers entering their college years. You will have a moment, maybe a few weeks or months into being a freshman, where you'll kind of think back to high school...

Transfer from a two-year college if everything falls through. In that scenario, you should at least aim for a 3.0 GPA. However, even with a C average and decent SAT scores... there's a college that will accept you. Just don't expect Ivy League (unless you have tons of money and your parents are...