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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...

Obama hates income inequality. He argues that the nation is much more similar in talent and drive and deserved income versus The Red State candidat...

SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 4, Problem 2

SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 4, Problem 3

SAT Reading Short Passages: Drill 3, Problem 1

Tulips were the Beanie Babies of the 17th Century. Find out how the tulip bubble burst!

How are Volcanos tied to the moon? Tidal Lunacy is more about Hawaii and surfing than were wolves but don't take our word for it...find out more by...

SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 6, Problem 7

Thoreau moved to Walden - now what? He... ate only a few, simple meals. No 3 meals a day schedule for him. He wanted to diet complexity and calorie...

Why was Mark Twain drawn to the idea of a "steamboatman"? What this SAT Reading video to find out!

And we continue in this SAT Reading video to indulge Mark Twain's fetish for the Mississippi River.

Thoreau uses "front" to mean "face". He wants to face The Facts of Life without shying away from our natural tendencies, roots, and the simply way...

What does "frittered away" mean in this context? Wasted. Wasted by the way. Thoreau claims we fritter away our lives praying to modern complex dist...

What is our founding creed - like what does that mean, anyway? The "recipe" for America must be defended; our ideology is precious. We must protect...

SAT Reading: Long Passages Drill 2, Problem 8

Next up in SAT Reading is the topic of anthropogenic noise and its impact on wildlife.

SAT Reading Passage Comparison: Drill 4, Problem 1

Reading Long Passages: Drill 2, Problem 3

Mark Twain doesn't like an apprentice. Find out why when you watch this SAT Reading video.

Ok more love fest with the animals in this SAT Reading video. Roar!

SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 2, Problem 3

SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 5, Problem 5

SAT Reading: Sentence Completion Drill 6, Problem 3