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How to Tour Ithaca College

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Ithaca College, founded in 1892, sits atop South Hill in Ithaca, New York. The campus overlooks Cayuga Lake in the state's Finger Lakes region. This private college is selective, non-denominational and co-educational. Ithaca College and Cornell ... more »

How to Tour Lawrence Academy

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Founded in 1793, Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts, boasts attractive Federal-style buildings surrounding a central quad. Any tour of Lawrence Academy should begin in the quad and take in its four impressive cupolas. From there, the tour ... more »

How to Tour Michigan State University

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Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan just three miles away from Michigan's capital. Over 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students attend the university. If you are considering Michigan State University as your college ... more »

How to Tour New England College

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Located in beautiful Henniker, New Hampshire, New England College is just 20 minutes from the state's capital in Concord and a short 90-minute ride to Boston. This makes it ideal for the student who loves the serenity New England has to offer, ... more »

How to Tour the Army and Navy Academy

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The Army and Navy Academy was established in 1910 in San Diego. In 1936, it moved to Carlsbad. The school is still run as a military prep school with a student body of more than 300 male students. Between 90 to 95 percent of graduates pursue a ... more »

How to Transfer to a 4-Year College

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Many students begin their higher education at community colleges by earning an Associate's degree and then transferring to a 4-year college for their Bachelor's and beyond. Alternately, many other students begin in a 4-year college, but decide to ... more »

How to Transfer U.S. Savings Bonds Into a 529 Plan

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Certain types of U.S. Savings Bonds can be rolled into a 529 education plan to pay for college tuition. Since savings bonds are undersigned by the U.S. government, they provide a secure method of saving for higher education. However, there are ... more »

How to Transform A Ballad In Class

By Enzo Silvestri

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As an English teacher I have despaired of how to get students to write a ballad in the correct way. A ballad is a good tool to teach the structure of narrative writing because it has the same structure in a more visible format. This is a process ... more »

How to Understand Artificial Intelligence

By Bob Strauss

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The year 2000 has come and gone, and despite the predictions of countless sci-fi novels and movies, the world has yet to witness the emergence of true artificial intelligence—a computer with the cognitive abilities (and presumably the ... 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 Fibonacci numbers

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Heard the phrase, "Fibonacci numbers", but were embarrassed to ask what that means? Here's an explanation..... more »

How to Understand Mathematical Logic

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Mathematical logic is a branch of mathematics derived from symbolic logic and includes the subfields of model theory, proof theory, recursion theory and set theory. It is closely related to the formal logic in philosophy originated by Aristotle, ... more »

How to Understand Parallel Universes

By Bob Strauss

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They once used to be the exclusive domain of science fiction, but today, many physicists believe in parallel universes: that is, alternate realities that can be either inconceivably different from the world as we know it (say, with different ... more »

How to Understand Prototype Semantics

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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 School Vouchers

By Kurt Schwengel

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I can see both sides of the voucher debate. For those of you who do not know about proposed school vouchers--here it goes. The government would be able to give every family a voucher of roughly $2,500 per child (once they are of school age) to go ... more »

How to Understand Similes and Metaphors

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Understanding similes and metaphors is crucial to comprehend figurative language in literature and to enhance writing. Writers use similes and metaphors to give clarity to their writing or to paint a visual picture. Oftentimes the reader has to ... more »

How to Understand the Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Bob Strauss

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On August 6, 1945, the U.S. Air Force detonated an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan—and three days later, it dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, precipitating Japan’s unconditional surrender. These only two instances of atomic warfare (to date) ... more »

How to Understand the Five Themes of Geography

By Paul McDaniel

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In 1984, the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) and the Association of American Geographers (AAG) composed the five themes of geography and outlined them in great detail in a publication entitled "Guidelines for Geographic ... 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 Understand the French Collapse in World War II

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No single event in World War II proved more sad and shocking than the German takeover of France, which was accomplished in just six weeks. How was one of the strongest military powers in the world overrun so quickly? Several factors were ... more »

How to understand the Golden Ratio

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Here's a simple explanation of the Golden Ratio and its relation to Fibonacci numbers... more »

How to understand THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW. ( the first book of the New Testament.)

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Although Matthew is only one of the 66 books of the Bible. It's importance is soon discovered. It is the first book of the New Testament. It is the hinge book that takes us from the Old Testament into the New Testament. It helps us to understand ... more »

How to Understand the Thirty Years' War

By Bob Strauss

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Unlike some leisurely, low-intensity wars in medieval-to-modern Europe—such as the Hundred Years’ War or the War of the Spanish Succession—the Thirty Years’ War in the early 17th century was a violent, unremitting struggle that, by the time it ... more »

How to Understand What Colleges Seek in a Student

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Applying to college is often an extremely stressful time for both parent and student. It is often hard to understand why a college may accept one student and reject another. While good grades are important, most colleges are seeking a ... more »