Toddlers have a way with creativity! Indeed, they find it easy and natural to think outside the box. This means that little children find it easy to imagine new things; almost as easy as it is to breathe in air through the nostrils. But then this ability to be creative becomes increasingly problematic overtime, especially […]
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The Empowering the Teachers (ETT) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) invites young, brilliant and upcoming African academics, who recently completed their doctoral degree, to spend an intensive and inclusive semester at MIT in a bid to understudy the mode (& dynamics) of curricula development and content delivery at MIT. Application Deadline: 1st December, 2016
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Uncountable numbers of erudite, professionals and philosophers have argued that parental styles of most families nowadays are indifferent, indulgent, neglective and authoritarian; and that these have been associated with student’s social and academic incompetence on campus. most parents are said to be pre-occupied with their jobs so much that there is little or no
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On January 8, 2000, I resumed to campus from my long holiday as a sophomore hanging precariously on a 2.5 G.P.A and poised for failure on the slightest un-seriousness. I no longer had passion or zest for my study let alone other academic related issues. A life of profligacy and prodigality had eaten up my
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I can remember vividly as if it was yesterday, my entire activities in the higher institution of learning usually coined “Campus Experience”. This experience is gathered throughout one’s entire stay on campus depending on the number of years attracted to one’s course of study. It encompasses not only academic struggles but also moral, religious, political,
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There are good writers and bad writers. ‘Clean’ writers and ‘dirty’ writers. Those such as Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Chandler, Dashiel Hammett, George Orwell, Elmore Leonard, Eric Ambler, Mark Timlin and Ross Macdonald wrote ‘clean’ prose. I won’t bother listing any of the other kind. Practically every bad writer you come across will be a ‘dirty’
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Writing a poem is all about observing the world within you or around you. You can write about anything, from love to the rusty gate at the old farm. As long as you are enjoying it or finding a release of tension through it, you’re on the right track. Steps Read and listen to poetry.
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There are countless types of debates, ranging from British Parliamentary to Policy Debates. This article will go over some general facts about debating. Steps Study previous debates. That being said, don’t steal the contentions made in that debate word-for-word. There’s nothing more enlightening than watching others debate and listening to their style of speaking, strategies,
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Broken English is a disparaging term for a limited grasp of English used by a non-native speaker. Some of the characteristics of Broken English are that it may be fragmented, incomplete, marked by faulty syntax and inappropriate diction. Example: Manuel: It is surprise party. Basil: Yes? Manuel: She no here. Basil: Yes? Manuel: That is
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Biology is one of the most important subjects there are. For not only does it teach us about the intricacies of life, it also [particularly] helps us understand more about the physical features of our bodies and even our minds. And what’s more…students who master the study of Biology and excel in it while in
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