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The well-travelled-mysterious-but-interesting one – Those are the students who have spent time living somewhere exotic and unexpected. They dress a bit more maturely but no one questions it and immediately accepts their quirky-ness as cool. After all, they’re way more cultured than those of us who have never left the ‘burbs. The one who will […]
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It is often taught that “between” is used for 2 items and “among” for 3 or more. But this is not completely accurate. The more accurate difference is this: Between is used when naming distinct, individual items (can be 2, 3, or more) Among is used when the items are part of a group, or
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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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contd. from yesterday……. 4. Fat and short people are the only victims of bullying. T/F 5. Nothing can be done about bullying. T/F In the first part, we addressed the three ideologies most teens have about bullying. In this part, we will respond to the remaining two ideologies above but first choose either true or false
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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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