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         <title><![CDATA[List of Mnemonics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A mnemonic device is used as a memory tool by students of all ages. This list includes mnemonics for many common lists or orders that students need to memorize.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Quiz Results]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[left and right brain logical brain gut instinct beauty of all things left brain: The Results Are In!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Diagramming Sentences]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Write a Speech]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Just like essays, all speeches have three main sections: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. Unlike essays, speeches must be written to be heard, as opposed to read. You need to write a speech in a way that keeps the attention of an audience. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Intelligence Types]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Explore multiple intelligence types and see which types describe your strengths. Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University proposed that people were much more complex than standard testing suggested. He argued that traditional intelligence tests favored logical and mathematical people, but that different people had different strengths.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Books for College Prep]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Looking for great books to read that will help you prepare for college? This list offers a few of the most interesting must-reads for college bound students.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[E-Cheating]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, there&#146;s an old saying that states &quot;ignorance of the law is no excuse,&quot; and when it comes to cheating, that old saying hold up. If you cheat, even by accident, you&#146;re risking your academic career. Many students use technology to cheat in all new ways.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Class Notes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Good class notes are essential to good study skills. If you study bad notes, it's pretty clear that you won't perform very well on tests. But what are good notes? Good notes capture the most important facts and enable you to understand how every fact fits into a larger puzzle. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Visual Organization Tools]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Visual organization tools are simply charts and drawings that you can use as you study any topic. Types of visual tools are web charts, time lines, cycle charts, and T-charts.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[To Kill a Mockingbird]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[To Kill a Mockingbird was written in the 1950s by Harper Lee, a native of the American South. This book profile will help you read the book with a better understanding and assist you as you write a book report.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Memorizing Dates]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dates can be the most difficult things to recall for a test. They're often elusive because we don't have any way to link them to their meanings. We can borrow a practice from the London Cockneys to help us remember dates when it counts. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Thirteen Colonies]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Can you name the thirteen original colonies? Use this list and a tip to help you remember.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Critical Reading]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[You're often told to give a book a good critical reading. But do you know what that means? Whether you're reading a classic novel or a tough nonfiction text, it's important to know how do read the book with a critical eye.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cheating and College]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Most surveys and polls show that high school students cheat in big numbers, and they don't think most cheating is a serious problem. That opinion can cost them dearly in college.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Typing Spanish Letters]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There are shortcuts and tricks for typing Spanish letters. When you use the right symbols, your papers look much more professional.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Clear Backpacks]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many schools require students to use clear backpacks, but sometimes stores sell out quickly. If you need a clear backpack you may find the right one here.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[MLA Bibliography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This tutorial provides basic instruction for writing a bibliography in the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style. This page addresses the magazine article as a source.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reading for Bias]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Do you know what conservatives believe? Do you need to recognize a bias? Finding a bias in a news report, magazine, article, or a speech can be difficult. Our notions of what is normal can vary by state, by region, by religion, and by gender. Opinions about bias might even vary from one individual to another in the same family! These tips are provided to help you determine whether you believe a work contains a political bias.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Start a Club]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you share a strong interest with a group of students or friends at school, you may want to form an academic club. Your specific club rules and structure can be guided by your tastes. This article provides some organizational guidelines.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Writing Competitions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Check out this collection of student writing competitions and scholarships. Are you an aspiring writer? Make your talents pay off! You can earn cash, publicity, honors, and scholarships.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Write Your Autobiography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What is the theme of your life? This article will help you identify a central event, day, or characteristic that sums up your life experience. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Common Expression]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Using Microsoft Word]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Word processing programs can be daunting at first. This tutorial will help the beginning writer get started on writing a paper using Microsoft Word.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Speaking in Class]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Does the thought of an oral report make you queasy? Follow these steps to calm down and gear up for a super performance.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many experienced writers have problems with confusing words, and most of us have to pause for a second and think when we are about to type certain words. Some words are so close to others in spelling or meaning that they cause confusion, time after time. If you study the most common problem words, you can avoid awkward mistakes in your papers.]]></description>
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