They couldn’t get Ds, Es or Fs

In 1995 Molly Howard became the new principal of Jefferson County High School.   With 80% of the students living in what was classed as poverty and only 15% previously progressing onto

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Whadda you got?

In the 1953 classic 'The Wild One', the Mildred character ask's Marlon Brando's Johnny "Hey Johnny, what are you rebelling against?"   "Whadda you got?" comes his oft quoted reply.   A classic example

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Old man yells at cloud

In the 2002 episode of The Simpson 'The Old Man and the Key', there's a bit where Grandpa Simpson raises his fist at a cloud.   His picture is captured and a

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Inch pebbles?

Part of the problem people can have in moving towards their goals..........   Is that they can, sometimes, seem too big and too distant.   That milestone too far away.   Bridging the gap between there

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Did he even have a beard?

Imagine you've been a victim of a mugging.   A dude with a gun.   Afterwards the police ask you for a description.   If you're anything like a good percentage of gun crime victims, you'll

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The Debt Snowball

Imagine you have loads of debts.   Different credit cards maxed out, loans, etc.   You may not need to imagine.   The standard advice for getting rid of them is to be paying off the

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