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How to Organize a Bloggers' Get-togetherBloggers are a solitary group. Wouldn't it be fun to get together with some of your online friends? You can organize a bloggers' get-together if you follow these eight simple steps.
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How to Organize Your SpeechA public speaking teacher gives hints about how to outline your speech, create an introduction, create a conclusion, add supporting material and refine your outline.
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How to Choose Bacon:Let's compare regular bacon with turkey bacon according to 1)cost, 2)use, and 3) taste. -
How to Pick a Good Topic for Your Graduate ThesisThis former graduate advisor offers four suggestions for selecting a good topic for your thesis. -
Touching:Depending on gender, age, ethnicity, relationship, and personality--Americans' touch behavior changes.
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How to Get "A"s on College Research PapersThis college teacher suggests that students 1) get started early, 2) work from an outline, 3) flesh out paper with support, 4) get ethical help, and 5) rewrite. -
Computers and SarcasmOne of the sticking points in developing artificial intelligence is represented by sarcasm. In sarcasm, speakers don't say what they mean and computers have a difficult time making sense of this.
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Children Don't Understand SarcasmWhen parents discipline their children through the use of sarcasm, their attempts may backfire.
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How to Solve "Wheel of Fortune" Puzzles Using LinguisticsIf "Wheel of Fortune" contestants will pay more attention to linguistics, they can be more successful in solving these clever little language puzzles.
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How to Avoid Accidental PlagiarismIf you are a college student who would like to know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, listen to the advice of this former college instructor.
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Obama's VoiceJust what kind of voice does the next President have? Let's listen.
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Communication and CultsResearchers have investigated how communication is used by cults to indoctrinate members. Lack of communication with the outside world, labels cults as closed systems.
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Our Life with a Sleep Number Bed MattressOur experiences with our Sleep Number Bed mattress have been generally positive, and might be helpful to you if you are thinking of buying one too.
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Compliments and CriticismsBe free with your compliments and cautious with your criticisms. Either one can make or break a person's day.
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How to Make Easy Fake Flower EarringsIt's easy to make your own inexpensive earrings out of artificial flowers and a few other simple items that you can buy at local craft stores.
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Check Those Sarcastic SmirksA recent study finds that mouth movements, such as smirks, are more likely to accompany sarcasm than are eye or brow movements.
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Why Speaking Up in Class is Good for EveryoneEmily Grimes Seehausen's AC article tells why class discussion is beneficial from the student's point of view. This article discusses additional benefits of speaking up in class, from the teacher's viewpoint. -
How to Tell If Someone is Being SarcasticResearchers suggest that you look at both speakers' verbal and nonverbal cues to determine if they are being sarcastic.
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Design Ideas: Fake Floating FlowersYou can make this blossom floating in a bowl of water--and it's all fake. -
Shake Your Family Tree for DementiaAs there is strong evidence of a genetic component in dementia, you should be aware of your relatives and recent ancestors who had or who may have had dementia.
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The Diabetes Industry is More Interested in Making Money Than Helping PatientsThe industries that support diabetics are more interested in making money than in helping the people they claim to be helping.
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Magnesium Helped Stop My MigrainesNothing I tried in over forty years of suffering from migraines worked until my doctor suggested adding magnesium to my diet.
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An American Carol is No A Christmas CarolDavid Zucker's new film "An American Carol" is blatantly patriotic in tone. Some of it works; some of it doesn't.
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How Suze Orman Shook Some Sense into MeI followed Suze Orman's advice and opened my own checking and savings accounts after years of letting my husband take care of the family finances.
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The Amazing Race Premiere Was AmazingNothing new has been added to the finely honed, action-packed formula that makes "The Amazing Race" so exciting. That's how it should be.
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How to Have an Effective Group DiscussionYour group can have more effective discussion if it considers five features that make groups special.
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How Women Can Learn to Speak More PowerfullyWomen can make their speech reflect their authority by avoiding these four common speech patterns.
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How to Have a Better Sounding VoiceYou can improve your voice by working on these six vocal features.
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How to Tell If Your Spouse is LyingYou can detect your spouse's lies if you follow these simple rules.
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How to Give a ComplimentIt's easy to give a compliment if you follow these three simple rules.
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Is it Credibility or Ethos?In the upcoming election, voters can more easily determine the candidates' credibility than they can determine the candidates' ethos.