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Classwork Series and Exercises {English–SS1}: Commonly Misspelled Words and Idioms

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A. Commonly Misspelled Words Here are some of the reasons people misspell words. Mispronunciation Mispronunciation is known to be one of the most common causes of misspelling. Hence, phonetic misspelling is common, once a word is mispronounced; for example, the word “realize” may be misspelled as “relize”. Typing errors Some spelling errors are introduced because

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See Why Parenting Is Not a Popularity Contest

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“A judge, when sentencing a man for robbery, asked if he had anything to say. The man replied, “Yes, your honor. Please sentence my parents to jail also.” The judge asked, “Why?” The prisoner answered, “When I was a little boy, I stole a pencil from school. My parents knew about it but never said

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How Teens Can Learn to Plan Their Future

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Where there is no vision, the people perish. A man without vision ends up in commotion. In short, have a mission and a goal for your academics and life. Set a target that at this age I should be through with my academics, then I proceed to the labor market! When many high school students

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CIAPS Public Interest Essay Competition 2016

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The CIAPS Public Interest Essay themed “Nigerian Recession: Diagnosis & Prognosis” which has a total of one million naira (N1million) Prize is opened to Students, Graduates, Professionals, Academics and all Stakeholders with interest in and understanding of the Nigerian economy. Application Deadline: 12am 29th November 2016 Eligible Countries: Nigeria To be taken at (country): Nigeria About the Award: For the

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Teens: Learn to Read Effectively (2)

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Flexibility increases the readers’ potential to vary his speed of reading to meet either his purpose in reading or to fit the difficulty in reading material. The following reading rates are quite relevant to our discussion. Skimming rate: This is extremely fast reading. This involves a quick survey of a passage or text, either to

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Teens: You Can Develop The Skill of Writing!

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Writing is a means of expressing one’s thoughts. Writing is also aimed at giving out information and impacting one’s readers. Writing could be hard especially when you strive for excellence. It’s hard to be rejected by magazines, journal, newspapers or agents. But it’s worth it especially when you hear that something you wrote meant something

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BOOK REVIEW: DISCOVERING THE ULTERIOR

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I personally dread book reviewing; this is because it involves a description, critical analysis and evaluation on the quality, meaning and significance of a book. It does not mean retelling the book, it is neither a book report nor summary but it focuses on the book’s purpose, content and authority. Reviewing a book is not

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Teens: Learn From The Campus Experience of a Student (3)

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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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Teens: Learn From The Campus Experience of a Student (2)

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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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Teens: Learn From The Campus Experience of a Student (1)

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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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