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How to Teach a Poetry Workshop

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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A poetry workshop is a great place to practice new forms of poetry writing. You can host a workshop at any number of places, including your own home. Poets are often thought to be very solitary creatures but actually even the greatest poets of ... more »

How to Toast Independence Day

By John O'Mahony

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Here’s a red-white-and blue brew to make if you’re having family and neighbors around for the holiday and don’t mind them lingering on all day. It’s called Independence Day Punch and packs as much of a wallop as Benjamin Martin’s Colonial ... more »

How to understand Cyber Monday

By Elizabethknows

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Heard of Black Friday? Well there is also a Cyber Monday read on to understand this online day... more »

How to Understand Prototype Semantics

By laurapayne

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Thirty years ago, a prototype approach to meaning was suggested by Eleanor Rosch. Rosch conducted psycholinguistic research on the internal structure of categories and the influence of categories on word meaning. This research has proven to be ... more »

How to Understand the Difference Between Accents and Dialects

By laurapayne

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Most people are familiar with the New York accent, the Boston accent and the Southern accent. However, the term "accent" really refers only to pronunciation. There are different pronunciations, different vocabularies, different phrases and ... more »

How to Use Distance Learning for Graduate Courses

By eHow Education Editor

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Taking courses online - called "distance education" - gives you the freedom and flexibility to choose the schools and classes that interest you. This method of learning, once considered unconventional, is now becoming extremely popular and offers ... more »

How to Use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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The Magic Wand tool in Photoshop selects parts of the image based on their contrast ratios. You can use this tool to select areas of your image for transformation or to cut part of an image to paste in a new image... more »

How to Write a Better Interview Grabbing Resume

By rictownsend

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Resume writing is a great way to document your 'employability' or to check how well you are progressing with the ‘commercial’ realities of what you have to offer to either your current employer or any potential employer. You should update your ... more »

How to Write an Abstract

By ' Huanton !

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Abstracts are condensed and are a rich way to summarize a different type of writing. They are used mostly in scientific fields. They follow a particular structural pattern and concern themselves with researchers, methodologies, outcomes or ... more »

How to ask your doctor questions to save money

By leadcoach

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A doctor is…well, a DOCTOR! Many of us don’t question our doctors. Many of us can feel intimidated by our doctors (most doctors don’t do this on purpose) because we see them as authority figures. They went to medical school for goodness’ sake. ... more »

How to attend college online to become a Teacher.

By Amy Laine

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Online education has become more and more popular. Earning a degree through the Internet can be convenient and cost effective depending where you live. Teaching is a common degree that many universities and colleges offer. The following are ... more »

How to avoid and lower math errors

By Ron Auerbach

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As an experienced instructor, I've had plenty of students loose points because they made a minor math error that could have been avoided. This article will help you avoid and catch them beforehand!.. more »

How to Avoid Tax Problems As An Independent Contractor

By Kristie Raburn

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To keep the IRS away from your door, there are several things to watch for as an Independent Contractor. As employers can save a lot of money by using Independent Contractors, (they don’t have to pay employer taxes, unemployment taxes, or city, ... more »

How to be like Jesus

By Stressman

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You will learn how to reduce, eliminate, and destroy negative stress; resolve minor and major conflicts; repair, restore and revive relationships; improve interpersonal communication skills; balance mental, emotional, physical and spiritual ... more »

How to Be Successful in Life

By Thinh Doan

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Having success in all the areas of life would be a thrill! Many people go through life feeling sad, mad, or depressed all the time. Instead of feeling that way, why not learn how to change your condition? It can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C... more »

How to be thankful

By Tara Farkas

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Found yourself suffering with self pity or feeling like everything is bad. Turn your life around and find things to be thankful for in your life... more »

How to Beat Someone At Their Own Game

By Thinh Doan

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Do you want to learn how to beat someone at their own game? Tired of them mocking you or being ahead or you? Well, now it’s time to give them a good challenge. It’s actually a pretty simple concept and can be applied in any field. Let’s go ... more »

How to Become a Medical Transcriber or Transcriptionist

By favefive

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If you want a challenging but rewarding job in the health care industry without studying for several years, then becoming a Medical Transcriber or Transcriptionist is the career for you. Unlike a traditional four-year degree program (or much ... more »

How to Become a Professional Fine Art Painter, 8 Rules You Need to Know.

By ArtRenaissance

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8 tips from on how to become a professional visual artist by an art gallery owner and executive who works with the world's largest fine art instruction program... more »

How to Choose a Spanish-English Dictionary

By MiriamK

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On the one hand, the wide variety of Spanish-English dictionaries on the market makes it easy to find one that fits your personal needs. On the other hand, it's hard to know what makes one bilingual Spanish dictionary better than another. Follow ... more »

How to Create an Icebreaker for the First Day of School

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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Students are often nervous on the first day of school. It doesn't matter whether they are starting kindergarten or college, most of them are shaking in their boots. Read on for a few pointers to break the ice on the first day of school and make ... more »

How to Develop a Learning Organization

By nagirrew

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In his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, Peter Senge defines a learning organization as the one that can create the results it truly desires. According to Senge: Real learning gets to the heart of what ... more »

How to Develop a Reading Habit

By Pomeroy

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When we think of habits we often times think of those negative nagging things we do that we don't want to, or know we shouldn't. But, believe it or not there are such things as 'good' habits things that enhance your life, sharpen your mind, and ... more »

How to Differentiate Between Vagueness and Ambiguity

By laurapayne

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Words that are vague and words that are ambiguous are each, by definition, hard to define without context, and sometimes even with context. Additionally, there are times a word can be both vague and ambiguous. This is part of the semantic ... more »

How to Do Research in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries

By Sadie's Mom

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Researching in a local library can help you with the basics, but some things can only be found in a massive, world-class collection. Here's how to contact the Smithsonian Libraries and really get down to some serious research!.. more »

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