Made with Love: Soul Food
Soul food has a similar way of raising feelings of nostalgia. It truly embodies the love of being around those you care about the most. Even if you’re far away from home, soul food has a quintessential way of bringing you back to the place where you belong. No wonder why many people refer to soul food as “comfort” food!
Dope. Salty. Lit. Add some commonly used American slang words to your vocabulary!
In a nutshell, slang is informal speech. It is most often used amongst young people and has its roots in popular culture, whether that be music, television, celebrities, or Internet trends. Slang changes constantly, so words or expressions that were popular last year or even a couple months ago may not be relevant anymore.
Get Started In Digital Art
Calling all artists and creators to America House! Have you been wanting to expand your skills in a new and modern way? Do you want to use technology that could help you in a future job? You’re in luck! America House has a new graphic tablet for digital art creation! This type of art takes a lot of practice and is very different from traditional drawing and painting on paper, so make sure you take advantage of this resource.
TED Talk Vocabulary: Why Startups Succeed
Anyone working in the startup industry knows how hard it is to create a successful business—oftentimes it might seem as though there is no secret to success when it comes to entrepreneurship. In the following TED Talk, “The Single Biggest Reason Why Startups Succeed,” entrepreneur Bill Gross shares what he believes to be the essential element when it comes to beginning a company.
Four Contemporary American Artists to Know
Below you can discover just a handful of the many incredibly talented contemporary American artists from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries!
What Is Human-Сentered Design and Why Does It Matter?
Why do some products become popular and some not? Why do solutions for change fail? One reason is that new products or idea creators usually strive for their product to be unique and exceptional, focus on economic aspects and optimization, but they forget about the people they are designing for. Consumer needs are not assessed and the environment in which the product or idea will be applied in is not taken into consideration.
Top 4 Free Audio Recording Programs
Whether you’re interested in DJing or recording music, podcasts, or interviews, you need audio recording software. But recording software can get expensive. And sure, there are a lot of free audio recording programs out there, but let’s face it: some programs offer limited options for editing and mixing tracks, only allow users to record a single track instead of multiple tracks, or do not have user-friendly interfaces.
Twelve Tips for Crowdfunding Success
No matter whether you are an activist or innovator, artist or programmer, crowdfunding might be for you! Crowdfunding is a wonderful way to use your social network to generate capital from investors in order to transform an idea into an impactful business or project. In this article, you will discover twelve tips from the incredibly informative speaker and crowdfunding expert, Jason Best. Soon, any entrepreneur will be equipped with the knowledge necessary to begin a successful crowdfunding campaign!
TED Talk Vocabulary: 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation
In just under twelve minutes, radio show host Celeste Headlee will discuss ten ways to improve your conversations with this popular TED Talk. Below you will discover oodles of words, phrases, and idioms mentioned in the video. Feel free to follow along by reading the subtitles or the transcript. Plus, at the end of this article, discover a deck of flashcards containing each vocabulary term!