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Being Proud of Myself

Name: Randie Age: 17 City and State: Cocoa, FL What motivated you to get your GED? Not being able to be proud of myself for something. I’ve realized that I’ve gone through so much in my life, and an education is one thing I’ve never accomplished. Being out of school is really getting me nowhere. With a GED, [...]

Posted on 17 March 2010 | 10:06 am

GED Reading : Flatland

I came across the strangest book the other day! It made me so confused, but it also really made me think. Here’s the beginning of it. I call our world Flatland, not because we call it so, but to make its nature clearer to you, my happy readers, who are privileged to live in Space. Imagine a [...]

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 11:26 am

Online GED PReparation: Fitting the GED into Your Life

Despite the benefits of a GED, including improved earning potential, more job opportunities, and access to higher education, most adult Americans without a high school diploma don't take the GED exam. America's 30 million adults who lack a high school diploma or GED face significant problems in earning a GED.

Posted on 3 March 2010 | 10:31 am

GED Science: Friction on Ice!

Hey, did anyone out there watch the 2010 Winter Olympics? Watching all those skiers and skaters made me wonder how come you can slide down snowy or icy surfaces so fast, but if you tried the same thing on grass or concrete, you wouldn’t slide as much. I mean, what makes ice so slippery? I [...]

Posted on 1 March 2010 | 4:04 pm

GED Math: Translating English to Math

Trish Wrote: I am really having a hard time understanding translating word expressions into equations, and wondering if you can help? Example: 1. the sum of 16 times a number and the number less another number times 3 2. a number less the sum of another number and 13 Workin’ these problems is almost like translating another language. You gotta [...]

Posted on 12 February 2010 | 10:55 am

GED Social Studies: Haiti’s History

Hey everyone, isn’t it just horrible what happened in Haiti? If you haven’t heard yet, you can donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting “HAITI” to the number 90999, and the money will be added to your next phone bill. Or you can go redcross.org and donate there. I picked a practice question today [...]

Posted on 29 January 2010 | 10:16 am

GED Writing: Formal Writing

Mandy wrote: im going to go take my GED test again tomorrow, i only have to do the writting part and social studies. When i write any kind of paper, i write as if i was talking to the person face to face. i dont mean to but i guess a cant grasp that i have [...]

Posted on 15 January 2010 | 10:21 am

D. H. Lawrence

D. H. Lawrence was an English author, born in 1885, who is known for his advocacy of sexual freedom and its role in his writing. Lawrence wrote his first novel in 1911, and earned a place in English literature. Learn more about this important figure in literary history. D. H. Lawrence at Pegasus “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter,” [...]

Posted on 2 July 2009 | 8:52 pm

GED Success!

Melissa writes: “I thought there was no way I would ever pass my GED.” Here’s Melissa’s story… be inspired to stick with it and finish your GED! What motivated you to get your GED? After working in a restaurant for so many years, I finally realized that this is not the career I wanted. I wanted to [...]

Posted on 11 June 2009 | 9:38 am

At the Supermarket

Well, I got thrown for a loop. I found out from my doctor I have something called Celiac Disease. It means my intestines are all messed up. Basically, I can’t eat any wheat, rye, barley, or oats, not even a little bit. I can’t digest it right, I guess. Now, I’m a single guy, and you [...]

Posted on 1 November 2007 | 12:53 pm

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