By Kenneth Davison
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I was looking around this week for something interesting to write about and something that someone could use for their future. Of course, this task is made extremely tough because there is a Soccer World Cup going on outside our doorstep. And then there is the cold factor which makes sitting at a PC, and a soccer game, a bit tougher as your hands go to ice within a few minutes and your body soon after.
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But I was able to stumble upon a very useful piece of writing that made a lot of sense and would definitely be able to help you in the future. It also got me thinking as it is a skill that is quite important and yet we hardly ever think about it and many times we don’t do it either. I am talking about proof reading.
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Proof reading is simply reading your work and looking for mistakes and correcting them. It is quite a simple process, especially if you write a paragraph or two and then check it. This process is made even easier as there are generally spell checks that point out your errors and even autocorrect, which fixes your errors without you even knowing. (more…)

By Victoria Taylor

I feel like there is something wrong, deep inside myself, something has changed and become wrong. I can feel it; in the way that my hands shake more than they used to and in the way my head pounds. I can see it in the way I’ve lost weight, the way my face has become pale and marred by dark rings that now reside under my eyes. But the strongest feeling, the darkest one that I can’t seem to shake is the emptiness. I feel as if I’m going through my life one day at a time simply to waste it and wait for the next day to arrive. And the fact that I’m doing that makes me sad. (more…)