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StudySync content is generated from reading lists from universities and aligned with Common Core State Standards and specifically reflecting the Common Core's Performance Tasks.

Tom Vander Ark: Deeper Learning: Engaging Students Across the Humanities

"We're creating a living document that will be getting better over time," says Lynne Munson, Common Core's president and executive director.

Lisa Guernsey: Making 'E-Textbooks' Real -- and Really Accessible -- in Public Schools

Common Core's standards are so mediocre that they set a "college readiness" level that is below what students need even to apply to most colleges.

Let's Face It: Not All Students Are College Material

StudySync content is generated from reading lists from universities and aligned with Common Core State Standards and specifically reflecting the Common Core's Performance Tasks.

Tom Vander Ark: Deeper Learning: Engaging Students Across the Humanities

Viewing Sephiroth and his two career peers, Genesis and Zack's mentor Angeal, as "angels" has a point of resonance with Crisis Core's plot.

Archive 2008-03-01

Crisis Core's new villain, the defected SOLDIER Genesis, is physically modeled on wildly famous Japanese pop star Camui Gackt, and in that vein, the current aesthetic for FFVII takes big cues from the Japanese Visual Kei movement.

Archive 2008-03-01

I was at my friend Core's house? he's now the executive producer on my album? and everyone was freestyling.

Are you ready for the British MCs?

It's fitting that we close FFVII Week at SVGL with the 'Why,' as that single word is also the title of Crisis Core's wrenchingly lovely main theme, to which I've embedded the official music video above.

Archive 2008-04-01

Tomorrow's topic will further examine the "what" of FFVII's thematics, but until then, I can tell you that during Crisis Core's first Aerith scene in the church, I misted up a little.

Archive 2008-03-01

Speaking of themes, Crisis Core's music is really unbelievable.

Archive 2008-04-01