On a gray November morning, stacks of essays sat on an admissions counselor’s desk at a New England liberal arts college. She had already read 60 that week. “I could tell within the first five lines ...

In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.

Under the new plan, those will be replaced with concise two-page documents, and for all Federal job vacancy announcements graded at GS-05 or above, four short written essays, each capped at 200 words.

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In December, a band of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham shocked the world by ousting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. HTS’s leader, Ahmed al-Shara, created a government to oversee the ...

No Man's Sky Voyagers brings Corvette Expedition 19. Players start on a shared planet. They repair ships and gather resources. The goal is to construct Corvette ships from modules. Players complete ...

Sabrina Carpenter will perform again at the VMAs this year. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV) This year's MTV Video Music Awards will feature performances from Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Post ...

Has a new version of the Two-Man Power Trip come to Monday Night Raw? Hours after defeating WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella at Clash in Paris to retain her Women's Intercontinental Championship, Becky ...

For the third year in a row, the UFC commemorates Mexican independence with its Noche event in San Antonio, Texas, on September 13. After last year’s show saw Alexa Grasso draw with Valentina ...

Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will go head-to-head on September 13 in a bout that is already making waves and breaking records. Terence Crawford is making the ambitious jump up to 168 lbs to ...