By: Erica Albanese,
on 10/28/2015
The legal profession has endured many changes, particularly in the last ten years. As the price of education continues to increase, competition becomes stiffer and jobs are harder to come by. Law schools are producing more and more graduates, and while big law firms continue to dissolve, more students turn to jobs in business.
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By: Bridget Stokes,
on 10/23/2015
The US Supreme Court has been a vessel for controversy, debate, and deliberation. With a variety of cases filtering in and out of the Supreme Court each year, one would suspect that the decisions would be varied.
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By: Bridget Stokes,
on 10/23/2015
The US Supreme Court has been a vessel for controversy, debate, and deliberation. With a variety of cases filtering in and out of the Supreme Court each year, one would suspect that the decisions would be varied.
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By: Fiona Parker,
on 10/20/2015
The growth of United States' shale oil and gas production over the last decade has been nothing short of phenomenal. Already the premier natural gas producer, Already the premier natural gas producer, the United States is poised to surpass Saudi Arabia and Russia as the largest oil producer and will likely become a net exporter of both oil and gas within a decade or more.
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By: Bridget Stokes,
on 10/16/2015
Although soda companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are recognized around the world - the history, politics, and nutrition of these corporations are not as known. In her latest book, Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), Marion Nestle exposes the truth behind this multi-billion dollar industry. Check out these hard hitting facts and see how much you actually know about the soda industry.
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By: Catherine,
on 10/10/2015
Since the advent of film and television production, Shakespeare's plays have been adapted, re-imagined, and performed on screen hundreds of times. Although many early Shakespeare adaptations remained faithful to his work, over time writers and directors selected only certain characters, plot lines, conflicts, or themes into their films.
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By: Catherine,
on 10/3/2015
George Bernard Shaw once remarked on William Shakespeare's "gift of telling a story (provided some one else told it to him first)." Shakespeare knew the works of many great writers, such as Raphael Holinshed, Ludovico Ariosto, and Geoffrey Chaucer. How did these men, and many others, influence Shakespeare and his work?
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By: Carolyn Napolitano,
on 10/1/2015
Polls about religion have become regular features in modern media. They cast arguments about God and the Bible and about spirituality and participation in congregations very differently from the ones of preachers and prophets earlier in our nation's history. They invite readers and viewers to assume that because a poll was done, it was done accurately.
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By: JulieF,
on 9/29/2015
Are you planning a trip to Brazil, Cambodia, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, or another destination that requires immunizations in advance of your arrival? Are you a health care worker, about to travel to a destination currently dealing with an epidemic or outbreak?
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By: VictoriaD,
on 9/25/2015
Every year in the United States, over 40,000 individuals take their own lives, making suicide the tenth most common cause of death in the country. September, National Suicide Prevention Month, seeks to raise awareness of this problem and—most importantly—help those who might be affected.
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By: Bridget Stokes,
on 9/22/2015
Representing a broad span of empires, cultures and religions during the sixteenth century, the Bruni and Bruti families exemplify a snapshot of Albania at a time when European and Ottoman histories collided. Only a small piece of the greater story, Noel Malcolm uses the Bruni and Bruti families to paint a panoramic landscape of history that covers the Venetian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Papacy, Malta, north Africa, Spain, southern France, Poland and the Holy Roman Empire.
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By: Maryann Yin,
on 9/21/2015
By: JulieF,
on 9/12/2015
Our diets are a moral choice. We can decide what we want to eat, though more often than not we give little thought to our diet and instead rather habitually and instinctively eat foods that have been served to us since a young age.
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By: Joe Couling,
on 8/28/2015
This summer intrepid travelers everywhere are strapping on backpacks, dousing themselves in mosquito spray, and getting their inoculations -- ready to embark on journeys that will take them into contact with some of the most virulent viruses and nastiest bacteria on the planet. Even those of us who aren’t going off the beaten track may end up in close quarters with microbes we’d rather not befriend. Explore some of the most common infectious diseases around the globe and how to identify them in this infographic.
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By: Katherine Soroya,
on 7/27/2015
In the current geopolitical context, the International Criminal Court has managed to stand its ground as a well-accepted international organization. Since its creation in 1998, the ICC has seen four countries refer situations on their own territory and adopted the Rome Statute which solidified the Court's role in international criminal law. Is the ICC sufficiently funded, how is the money spent, and what does this look like when compared to other international organisations?
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By: SoniaT,
on 7/21/2015
The creation of the OUPblog in 2005 marked our first foray into the world of social media. A decade later, more than 8,000 articles have been published and we've evolved into one of the most widely-read academic blogs today, offering daily commentary from authors, staff, and friends of Oxford University Press on everything from data privacy to the science of love. While eagerly anticipating our next chapter, we would be remiss in not taking a moment to reflect on our own story.
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By: Candy Gourlay,
on 7/5/2015
Hello again, slush fans. As anyone who's seen my Museum of Me series will attest, I like to keep hold of stuff from my past and inflict it upon share it with my loyal readers. Now that I've been writing seriously for a decade (actually slightly more, but 10 & 3/4 years didn't sound as good) it felt like time to take stock of my journey so far. And what a journey it hasn't been. Well, not in
By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 7/1/2015
Designers Adam Frost and Jim Kynvin have created a series of infographics for Sherlock Holmes fans which map different data points about the books.
For instance, one graphic shows out how many stories each character appears in and another breaks out the different types of clients that have hired Holmes.
The Guardian has the entire collection here.
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By: Elizabeth Gorney,
on 6/18/2015
Relationships with teens and parents can be difficult, but significant changes often take place during emerging adulthood as well. How do emerging adults relationships with their parents develop? Are they better or worse than their teenage years?
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By: Joe Couling,
on 6/12/2015
World Blood Donor Day 2015 is celebrated on 14 June each year. This Sunday, the theme is "Thank you for saving my life," a chance for everyone who has benefited from a blood donation to thank the donors that selflessly donated to the cause. The demand for blood is always high as the shelf life of donated blood is only 42 days.
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By: Elizabeth Gorney,
on 5/28/2015
College education trends have been changing a lot over the past few decades -- from the cost of education to the enrollment rates to reasons for attending. While it may seem as though today's emerging adults aren't satisfied with today's education trends, 9 out of 10 high schoolers expect to continue their education in some way after graduation, and 84% of college graduates believe their education was a good investment.
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By: Connie Ngo,
on 5/18/2015
From its journey to Europe from the New World at the beginning of the sixteenth century to its modern-day iteration as we know it, chocolate climbed its way into the hearts and homes of people all over the world. In its long and fruitful evolution through time, we've pulled together a timeline of chocolate's history from Europeans first encounter with the substance with the Aztecs through the Heirloom Cacao Initiative in 2014.
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By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 4/28/2015
Mistress of the infographics (and cover reviews) Kate Willaert has really outdone herself with this then-and-now piece on the Avengers. Willaert took stills of the Avengers from that Avengers: Age of Ultron movie—including news kids Vision, Scarlet Witch and so on—and matched it was a drawing of how they debuted back in the day. Suffice to say we’ve come a long way from simple four color designs.
The infographic was created for Shirts.com because…Avengers wear shirts? I don’t know. But whatever the marketing reasons, it’s a cool piece.
And in case you didn’t hit the first link above, Willaert regularly critiques the month’s comics covers here at The Beat. Agree or disagree, check out some of her columns.
By: Joe Couling,
on 4/25/2015
Today, 25 April is a joint celebration for geneticists, commemorating the discovery of the helix nature of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 and the completion of the human genome project fifty years later in 2003. It may have taken half a century to map the human genome, but in the years since its completion the field of genetics has seen breakthroughs increase at an ever-accelerating rate.
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By: Alice,
on 4/9/2015
Complaints about "boomerang kids" or the lack of work ethic for younger generations isn't uncommon. Yet over 80% of high school seniors have held at least one part-time job. And balancing schoolwork with a dead-end job is essential, as career prospects dissolve for young adults without an education.
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Not a single meantion of Jack Kirby in the article?
Actually…
These were so well done, I thought they were Kirby originals.
Jacob: Mission Accomplished. :-)
It’s not just Kirby I was imitating, but also Don Heck and John Buscema (and Joe Simon, who I think at least partially contribute to the art on Captain America Comics #1?).
These were well done, but Ultron looked like a crazy fridge in his first appearance.
Brian: Unless you can point me to the issue I’m missing, Ultron-1 (the “crazy fridge”) didn’t appear until a flashback in Avengers #58, several issues after Ultron-5’s first appearance.
In what way are any of these “infographics”? A better title may have been “Awesome Graphics on the Avengers Then and Now”
Nice.
I would have liked to see Ironman’s original 1963 suit matched up with the movie version of the Mark I suit though.
Dsabender: I’m going to call them awesomegraphics from now on.
Seriously awesome work, Kate!