The AOTC allows parents and students to receive a tax credit of up to $2,500 for college expenses, based on certain income limits. The AOTC replaced the Hope credit for 2009 and 2010 and with this extension will continue to do so for 2011 and 2012.
Veganism is a diet that obstains from any animal products (meat) or bi-products (i.e. eggs, milk, wool, leather, etc). Most people will assume that because you follow a vegan lifestyle, you must be a pretentious jerk (or in a cult).
A vegan diet consists of plant-based foods only. In other words, vegans do not consume any meat or dairy products. A vegan diet is formed on the basis of a food pyramid different from that of a conventional meat-based diet. Thus, from bottom to top the vegan food pyramid includes grains, legumes and nuts, vegetables, fruits, and fats.