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How to Take Reading Notes

By eHow Education Editor

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Remembering what you read will help your schoolwork, and taking good reading notes will help you retain what you've read... more »

How to Understand Earth's Population Distribution

By Paul McDaniel

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The Earth contains over 6.6 billion people. But these six billion are not evenly spread over the world's habitable surface. Where are all these people located? Many factors contribute to the geography spread of people and populations around the ... more »

How to Understand the Five Values of Academia

By Paul McDaniel

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The road to an academic career is long, but ultimately rewarding in the flexibility and prestige that such a career offers. Regardless of academic discipline, however, there are at least five values that are considered to be universally held ... more »

How to Understand the Four Traditions of Geography

By Paul McDaniel

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Geography is among the older of disciplines. Modern geography, however, has moved beyond simple description of the earth. The field of geography today is best understood as "the study of how the physical and cultural attributes of the earth ... more »

How to Write a Rough Draft

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In a rough draft, you get all your ideas on paper and flesh them out. You will add and delete material several times before you're satisfied that your work is complete and you're ready to write your final draft... more »

How to Write a Speech

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Writing a speech is in many ways like writing a paper, except that there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation errors. Try not to use words you are not comfortable pronouncing or don't know the meaning of because it can lead to a less ... more »

How to Write an Effective Essay

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Essay writing is an important skill to develop in order to achieve success in high school, college and beyond. Our everyday writing through email, text messages, blogs and instant messages rarely needs to be written like a formal essay. Still, ... more »

How to Write an Essay

By Patricia Resnick

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"Like the novel, the essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything"--Aldous Huxley One of the main objectives in high school or college English composition classes is to learn to write an effective ... more »

How to "Ace" every class

By Tollens

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Do you ever wonder how some people seem to do next to nothing and get A's while others cram all night and fail? Your intelligence has less to do with being an "A" student than your study technique. This article will teach you how to be ... more »

How to appear smarter than you actually are!

By parvenue

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It happens to the best of us. There you are, at a party and everyone is talking about Rocket science, or the latest in the political polls or what's going on in China, or space travel, or economics or about Faulkner, or Tolstoy and you find that ... more »

How to be an excellent communicator

By Ron Auerbach

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Anyone can talk, but good communication and public speaking is another story. This article will help you become a better communicator. Partly adopted from my upcoming book entitled "Think Like an Interviewer: Your job-hunting guide to ... more »

How to Behave in a College Class

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So you've reached collegiate paradise--parties, new friends and no parental supervision. But what the guidebooks don't tell you is how to behave in a college class. Read this handy guide to know how to stay on the professor's good side... more »

How to Calculate Your Standard GPA

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Would you like to know where you stand with your grades? With some minor number crunching, you're on your way to the head of the class... more »

How to Celebrate Martin Luther King's Day

By Heide Braley

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Martin Luther King's Day is a relatively newly celebrated holiday in the U.S. It was only in 2000 that all 50 states had made it a national holiday. As such, there is still much to learn about what it represents and what it is becoming... more »

How to cheat in exams

By BlackArrow

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Tired of studying? Don't have the biggest brains? Hate failing and yet hate learning well read on to find out how you can cheat without being caught.. more »

How to do better and succeed in school

By Ron Auerbach

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This article will give you some helpful tips on becoming more successful in school. Proven advice from an educator... more »

How to Do SQ3R notes (a study method)

By CaitieJade

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There are many different techniques people use to gain and retain information. Psychologists have done extensive studies on what methods work best for speed, comprehension, and retention. And the best news is that it isn't hard, it may even be ... more »

How to Find a Study Partner on Craigslist

By eHow Internet Editor

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Learning can be easier when you have a study partner. The hard part is trying to find the right study partner for you. Gone are the days of hanging signs on dorm room bulletin boards or paying for an ad in the local newspaper. Now all you have to ... more »

How to Find Academic Help in College

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College is tough, and chances are that somewhere along the line, you'll have some academic difficulties. Taking these steps should help... more »

How to Format a Research Paper

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Although requirements may vary from teacher to teacher, or even from one subject to another, the following is a general format for research and term papers... more »

How to Gain the Respect of Your Teachers or Professors

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Teachers have a lot of students, and sometimes it's hard to stick out from the crowd. Earn your teacher's or professor's respect by following these pointers. .. more »

How to Gesture During a Speech

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Gestures should augment the points in your speech, not distract from them... more »

How to Get the Most Out of a Journalism Fellowship

By christinevand

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Several universities offer mid-career journalists a shot at a fellowship, a year-long sabbatical from the workplace and an opportunity to take college classes, read, relax and rejuvenate. The programs are prestigious and competitive. And once ... more »

How to Give a Presentation for Your Class

By Elizabeth Leiba

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Studies show that public speaking is the number one fear in the United States, ranking even above death and rattlesnakes. For many people, giving a presentation can lead to nervousness, anxiety and fear. However, many business, law and journalism ... more »

How to have good grades and pass a class

By Andre' J. Bolton

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Do you wanna get ahead a class, that you really don't want to take? Do you just want to pass the class? Keep reading for great tips!!!.. more »

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