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How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupte...

We need to find solutions for modern problems. The founding fathers of the country had no idea we'd have fake news. We have to adjust to modern lif...

Obama's stance on the nation: We need to reform our economic opportunities. More resources need to be allocated to those at the bottom of the socia...

SAT Reading Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 5

SAT Reading Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 6 

SAT Reading Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 7

SAT Reading Passage Comparison Drill 3, Problem 4

SAT Reading Passage Comparison: Drill 4, Problem 1

SAT Reading Passage Comparison Drill 1, Problem

Want to know what fortnight means? Spoiler alert: no, it isn't when you build a fort in your living room out of cushions.

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...

Tides and volcanos go hand in hand. But how? Watch this SAT Reading video to find out more!

SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 3, Problem 2

SAT Reading Section: Sentence Completion Drill 1, Problem 1

Sentence Completion Drill 1, Problem 2

SAT Reading Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 2

SAT Reading Short Passages: Drill 3, Problem 1

SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 1

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...

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...