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In most situations, affect is used as a verb, and effect is used as a noun. However, both words have alternate meanings when used as different parts of speech. Comparison chart Affect Effect Most common meaning In its most common usage, “affect” is a verb; “to affect” something is to make an impact on something. […]
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Mixing up the words “borrow” and “lend” can be a common confusion. One reason this happens is because lend and borrow have the same basic meaning, but are used for different “directions” in English. Lend: GIVE something to someone on the understanding that the person will return what is being given. Borrow: TAKE and use
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If you struggle to go to school in the morning, don’t be so hard on yourself – it could be your parents’ fault. The Mail is reporting a new study that suggests our willingness to learn – or lack thereof – is significantly influenced by our genes. The researchers found that 40 to 50 per
In teaching and learning, teachers have a very important task of not only making the subject fun for their students, but also keeping the students interested in coming to class, either through their personality or teaching strategy There is a one to one correspondence with a teacher’s way of teaching and what a student learns.
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Jember, Indonesia – Female high school students are being coerced to have ‘virginity tests’ by school authourities before they graduate. Male students are exempted from this tests. According to Metro UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the tests are based on misunderstanding of the female anatomy and that it lacks scientific validity. Reacting to
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These words are pronounced the same, and they are both adjectives. Discrete means separate, distinct, individual: The two companies have a partnership, but they are discrete entities. We offer three discrete service plans: internet only, internet + cell phone, and internet + cell phone + TV. Discreet describes something that is modest and does not
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Failure is a positive act of creativity. Scientists, artists, engineers, and even entrepreneurs know this as adults. But in schools, the notion of failure is complicated. Any practice – athletic, artistic, even social – involves repeatedly failing till one gets the experience or activity right. We need to “keep the challenge constant so players are
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Offering teenagers cash to do well in their exams is likely to have little impact on their results, according to research. While parents may use financial incentives to motivate their children to get good grades, a new study suggests doing so may well be pointless. But the promise of a trip or outing in return
The famous quote claims the only thing in life worse than being talked about, is not being talked about – and a new study may have proved this to be the case. Being ignored at school has been found to be worse for a person’s health than people who are harassed or bullied. Researchers found
