Articles for tag: Jodie Foster, John Hinckley, Mensa, The Brave One, Yale University

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Little Known Facts About Award-Winning Actress Jodie Foster

Alicia Christian Foster was born on November 19, 1962, in Los Angeles to Evelyn “Brandy” Foster. Her father, Lucius Foster III, abandoned the family before his youngest daughter was born. Sisters Constance and Lucinda, and brother Lucius “Buddy” Foster IV rounded out the family. They are the ones who gave Alicia her nickname of “Jodie.” ...

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Dead like Me and Ellen Muth

I am a big fan of the television show, Dead Like Me, which is why I chose to write about the star from the show – Ellen Muth. She played a grim reaper dealing with the afterlife, and she played the part to perfection. If you haven’t already seen episodes of Dead Like Me, you ...

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Free Mensa Test?

A few weeks ago, my friend Chris was studying for the LSAT, and he asked me for some help with the logical reasoning section, my specialty. After we tore through some sample questions together, he began to tease me about joining Mensa, “the high IQ society.” Every now and again this genius group creeps into ...

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What is the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)?

Kathleen dragged her feet over applying to graduate school for two years for what her friends insisted was a silly reason. However, before the 47-year-old nonprofit manager even considered an on-campus or online program, she dismissed any school that required results from a recent Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Twenty-five years after earning her undergraduate degree ...

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Free Online IQ Tests: Avoid the Scams

Here is another online scam to pay attention to. Free online IQ tests that require you to give out your cellphone number in order to receive your “results” from the test. These ads and pop-ups are showing up on Yahoo, Google, Twitter, Facebook, etc. The results are always the same when you take one of ...

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What’s it like to Be a Genius?

Genius. When you hear this word what does it mean to you? Does it bring to mind someone who has a high IQ? Of course it probably does. This is what we have had instilled in our minds throughout our lives, that a genius is someone who is incredibly brilliant. The person has scored high ...