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Online Resources for Spanish Language Learning

October 2, 2011
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Anyone who has spent more than a few minutes reading the news in the last few months knows that the tambre of our country is dramatically changing at a rapid rate. This change comes in the form of a new Latin flavor that is seeping into every facet of the American lives.  It is just [...]

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How to Make a Volcano Model (for school, etc.)

February 7, 2010

Today I’m going to show you how to build a homemade volcano using two different methods: the first one is the old-fashioned baking soda and vinegar one, and the other is going to use the recently-made-famous diet-coke and mentos reaction. The way we’re going to go about constructing it is with some air-dried clay for the [...]

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How to Improve Handwriting | Have Better Handwriting

January 27, 2010

I have terrible handwriting. It’s never been great, and with all the typing I do as opposed to actually writing, I suspect it’s gotten worse. This isn’t really a problem for me, and I suspect it’s not really a “problem” for most people, per se, it’s just that some people really like to have nice, [...]

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How to Cheat in School on a Test (with instructional videos! :D )

September 9, 2009

How to cheat on tests and quizzes I’ve got several videos here that show you a few simple yet VERY effective methods of cheating on tests (this is aimed at high school and college students, although I don’t doubt that it’s applicable elsewhere). We cover the infamous soda bottle label method, and how to do [...]

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Top 10 Public Speaking Tips: Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking

May 14, 2008

Top 10 Tips on Public Speaking: Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety By Trevor Johnson So you’ve got to give a speech in public? Once your stomach stops churning, here are some public speaking tips that should make your job easier. 1. Outline your speech Write out what you are going to talk about. Your outline should [...]

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How To Write An Essay: Some Essential Tips

May 14, 2008

How To Write An Essay – Some Useful Tips By Manjusha Nambiar Writing a good essay, whether in an exam or at any other time, is a task that many find difficult. Essays are required in most subjects, and your exam results may largely depend on your ability to write them so it is well [...]

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English Punctuation Rules: Rules of All Punctuation

May 13, 2008

Understanding Proper Punctuation: English Punctuation Rules By Amy Nutt Proper English punctuation is an essential skill that everyone, no matter what their background, field of study or future job might be, needs. Nowadays, everyone has computer software that checks their grammar, spelling and punctuation which means that many individuals are forgetting the basics of proper [...]

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How To Plan A Reunion (Family or Class Reunion)

May 4, 2008

By Ron Victor It is a fact that class reunions come around five or ten years, so they should be a memorable experience for the attendees. Reunion attendees travel very long distances to catch up with the long-lost classmates and to find out exactly how much their beloved classmates have changed till. This is one [...]

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How To Study For A Test – Remember Better, Save Time

May 2, 2008

By Royane Real If you’re a student attending classes, you have probably experienced many moments when it was hard to make yourself settle down and study, even when an important exam was coming up. If you’re like most students, you put off studying until the very last minute. The night before the exam, you’ll stay [...]

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How to Use Wikipedia For Research

April 28, 2008

By Dario Borghino “Welcome to Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that anyone can edit” recites the banner on the front page of the site. That doesn’t sound like something a student looking for accurate information for his research wants to hear, but that surely doesn’t mean Wikipedia is not a valuable site, with plenty of resources that [...]

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