AN D H OW TO REMEMBER Unless you have a photographic memory‚ you likely find it hard to remember everything you learn‚ even an hour or two after you learn it. Why? Research about how we remember and forget gives us a clue. 01 HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET 19th century psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus created the “Forgetting Curve” after studying how quickly he learned‚ then forgot‚ a series of three-letter trigrams. Here’s what he discovered: In the time it takes to make and drink a cup of coffee‚ you’ll
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Why People Should Read Books It is a disappointment that people read books less often in these days of widespread technological reliance. Books were the primary source of intellectual entertainment just a hundred years ago‚ but with the invention of radio‚ television‚ cinematography‚ and the Internet and computer games‚ it seems that reading books is no longer a popular leisure activity. However‚ I believe that books are an irreplaceable part of our lives‚ and the role that masterfully-written books
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society has to sustain‚ then this topic would not be so debatable. Too many people do not see the effect that abortions cause. It is a very dangerous offence that affects the mother‚ father‚ the community‚ and most importantly‚ the fetus‚ and that is why abortion should be illegal in Canada. First‚ abortion is against God’s law in many Holy books such as the Bible and the Quran. Secondly‚ abortion does not only affect the individual‚
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could think of multiple reasons as to why they need a college education. Louis Menand introduces three theories that concern today’s college education in the article “Live and Learn: Why we need college”‚ found in The New Yorker. As a former Ivy League professor‚ Menand was never questioned about what he was teaching his students. But while teaching at a public university‚ he was shocked after a number of students continued to ask him questions such as “Why did we have to read this book?” The interesting
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Why should we gain knowledge? What purpose does it have in our lives? A quick or succinct answer to that would be that we want to answer the doubts in our lives and learn how to survive in the world we live. However‚ gaining knowledge is not something we have complete control over. As babies‚ we are always gaining new knowledge unconsciously and unintentionally‚ that we then apply in our everyday lives to make it easier. For example‚ when a baby cries‚ his mother comes rushing to him to soothe him
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Story‚ and Finding Nemo. You perhaps felt that all almost rating of G movies are animations‚ give audiences life lesson and emotion. The second part of rating is PG and PG-13. It is reason why I put them together because their meaning is similar. PG is abbreviation of Parental Guidance suggested‚ so we can guess what does PG-13’s mean? It means that parents strongly cautioned about what some material may be inappropriate for under 13. PG movies include some profanity and some depictions of
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Each denomination has a certain characteristic that distinguishes themselves from each other‚ but no one ever asks why do we have denominations or are they necessary. These questions‚ when asked‚ produce some rather disturbing results. Denominations are unnecessary and are actually detrimental because they divide Christians as a people and should be replaced with unity. To understand why denominations are unnecessary and detrimental‚ one must
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about 67% of US households‚ and half a billion around the world play at least one hour‚ and most of them are between ages of 18 – 49(1‚ 2). If people are willing to spend most of their time‚ learning the concepts and practicing on a regular basis‚ why must we not consider it a sport? Video games should be considered a sport. Professional video gamers are focused‚ determined‚ and motivated to perform on a week to week basis. The work hard like a dear running away from its predator. They usually spend
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Human kind is almost all certain that other physical beings have inner lives‚ and experience the world just as we do. Humans feel anger‚ happiness‚ excitement‚ have beliefs‚ thoughts and emotions. However‚ what exactly justifies this certainty? Many philosophers and skeptics would disagree to such an argument with answers that make one question whether you yourself have a mind and are a thinking thing. Argument of other minds P1) In order for it to be possible to know whether other people have
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influences of the society in which they live. In seeking to make sense of our sexuality we must look to its origins. Where does our sexuality come from? In this article‚ I would like to look at two approaches to that question. Is the mystique and the romance‚ the music and the moonlight‚ just nature ’s way of hoodwinking men and women to reproduce? One is the prevalent‚ contemporary‚ scientific approach. And then we ’ll contrast it with the Torah approach o specifically‚ the KabbalisticoChassidic perspective
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