Resolute (adj):  firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion. Tomorrow begins a New Year, and as such, it is the time of New Years Resolutions.  It’s a common joke that we Americans are very fond of making a list of items we want to achieve in the new year – from losing weight and getting in shape to taking a ...

By now, you've probably heard that the publishing world has been up in arms and two rival houses have been warring publicly over a Harvard sophomore, Kaavya Viswanathan, who allegedly plagiarized large portions of her new novel, How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life, from two previously published Young Adult books, Megan ...