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Can You Read, or Are You Just Memorizing Words?
Are you aware that the letter ‘c’ makes two sounds? One sound is the all too familiar /k/ sound as in ‘cat’ but did you know it also makes the /s/ sound as in ‘cent’’, or what about the letter ‘s’? Do you hear just the /s/ sound? What about when you say the word 'as' or 'has?' You hear the /z/ sound.
By Sheba Lawshea5 years ago in Education
What does “news”mean to you?
Is there something that makes you question why something is referred to by that given name? Have you ever had an interesting fact that while it may seem interesting to you but others might think, “Really”? Cue the eyerolls because I can hear them virtually, but I have an interesting fact about the news that might grasp some people. Ever since I was 10 years old, I always questioned everything or thought everything has multiple meanings or maybe just maybe, how did we call certain things by their name? How far do we question everything until it comes off as a conspiracy theory? Well, I mean I wouldn’t call myself a conspiracy theorist but I will say that I do few things have multiple meanings and I would love to expand my thinking.
By A.A.C.5 years ago in Education
How To Outsmart Your Enemies
We were eating spaghetti the night it first happened. I was around 10 years old and was regaling my parents with the exploits of my playground nemesis. It the brief pause I took to catch my breath (10 year old girls talk a lot and very fast), my dad commented on what a moon calf she was. My fork dropped to my plate as I was taken aback by this unheard vocabulary. Naturally I inquired into its meaning but my dad, never shying away from a teaching opportunity, refused to tell. It being the 90’s, I instead dug into our trusty dictionaries in a mad search for knowledge. There I found my redemption.
By Chelsea Holcomb5 years ago in Education
Social Hackers Academy, an NGO that pushes against discrimination through coding
Social Hackers Academy, a non-profit organization based in Athens, offers front-end courses to people within vulnerable groups like refugees, migrants, unemployed, or asylum seekers.
By Daniel Moyanda5 years ago in Education
Importance of DNA Sequencing in Biotechnology
Biotechnology “Biotechnology is a wide discipline that harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies that help in improving the health and lives of the people.”
By Dr. B. Lal Institute of Biotechnology5 years ago in Education
8 Reasons why you Must Pursue a Degree in the UK
But the real question is: “Why is the UK a hotbed for studies over all other places worldwide?”. What really makes the UK nonpareil in imparting professional courses that over 270 groups of different ethnicities worldwide make the UK their home?
By Cornerstone College5 years ago in Education
How Gullible
A little know fact that most people are oblivious to and to which most do not believe is; Gullible is the only English word that was never entered into any of the world's leading dictionaries when first printed.
By John Denney5 years ago in Education
Tips For Writing Research Paper Analyses
A research paper describes an argument or explains a view. Regardless of the kind of research paper that you're writing, your end result should present your own thinking supported by other people's facts and ideas.
By Aditi mathur5 years ago in Education
Why Everyone Should Learn Coding
Mankind has existed on the Earth for several centuries now, and it is constantly evolving. Primitive people might not have even thought, such innovations are being made and such inventions have already taken place, with technology being the top-botch invention to date.
By Rohan Jadhav5 years ago in Education
6 Easy steps to Learn Languages Online from Tutors
Learning a new language is an exciting journey. Previously, people learnt a new language just as a hobby. Today, if you wish to stand out in a professional world or immigrate to a developed country, knowing multiple languages is almost mandatory. For instance, let us take Canada’s example. Despite it being an English-speaking country, it gives considerable weight age points to people who know French in a visa application. If you hope to land a job in a reputable organization, knowing multiple languages is always beneficial.
By Waqar Ahmad5 years ago in Education
Shopping for knowledge
Last year, when lockdown started I decided that I wanted to learn some specific skills and get educated in some subjects of personal interest. I wanted to get back into the world with an edge, I wanted to come out of the lockdown better than I got into it.
By Kajosway and The Natural Overflow5 years ago in Education
Aviation Imagination
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Wright brothers - Orville and Wilbur, welcome aboard the (Un)common Knowledge. I am your trivia attendant, and this is a nonstop flight to the past.
By Raquel Valdez5 years ago in Education