Carbon, the basic building block of the many components that are necessary for life. Carbon is cycles through what is called the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is the inter-relationship of carbon and the biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and crustal earth; and the many processes that affect it. This cycle is based on carbon dioxide gas in the troposphere and dissolved in water. Carbon is not only found in these locations though, it is located in reservoirs. Carbon is reserved in plant matter, in terrestrial biosphere such as forests and soil, oceans, and, the largest reservoir, sedimentary deposits such as in limestone and in fossil fuels. (more…)

There are a number of things colleges look for in a student that can potentially give a student a better advantage to get into a great college. For some it is the goal to get into an Ivy League School and for others just to get into a University. Whatever your case, these are some general things you need to keep in mind when applying to college (more…)