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Anatomical Planes - TeachMeAnatomy. Medical Microbiology 2009 Lectures -- University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Daily Zen List — 65 Websites to Help You Save Money. Liberalism is socialism, and socialism is big government. Myth: Liberalism is socialism, and socialism is big government. Fact: Liberals believe in private ownership of the means of production; socialists, public. Summary Modern American liberals are democratic capitalists. That is, they believe that private capitalist individuals should own and control the means of production, as long as they operate within the democratic law.

By contrast, socialists believe that everyone should own and control the means of production. Socialism has been proposed in many forms. Perhaps the most popular form is social democracy, in which workers vote for their supervisors, company policy, and industry representatives to regional or national congresses. Argument One of the main features of the Great American Debate is the perversion of basic political terms. Who owns the means of production? One of the central questions of any political ideology is "Who should own and control the means the production?

" Socialism has been proposed in many forms. Socialism Endnotes: New York Times 50 Most Challenging Words (defined and used) | Currently Obsessed. The New York Times recently published a list of 50 fancy words that most frequently stump their readership. They are able to measure this data thanks to a nifty in-page lookup mechanism, which you can try here. Try double-clicking the word “epicenter”.

Since the NYT didn’t include definitions of these words, I decided to post a job to MediaPiston to produce an article defining and using each word in the list. Voila! Just a few hours later, here it is. So avoid coming across as jejune and laconic in your speech. The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Social Science Resources: Political Science. A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices. Robert A. Harris Version Date: January 19, 2013 This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, (including rhetorical tropes and rhetorical figures) all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing.

Note: This book was written in 1980, with some changes since. The devices presented are not in alphabetical order. To go directly to the discussion of a particular device, click on the name below. If you know these already, go directly to the Self Test. To learn about my book, Writing with Clarity and Style, see the Advertisement. A Preface of Quotations Whoever desires for his writings or himself, what none can reasonably condemn,the favor of mankind, must add grace to strength, and make his thoughts agreeable as well as useful. Men must be taught as if you taught them not; And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. Introduction Practice these; try them out. Resources by Edward P. 1. Top 5 Books That Will Change How You Think! | Huge Relief Fast. Self education is vastly underrated! I came across this concept back in my early twenties, and got curious. I figured out that there was nothing that was stopping me more from learning apart from me. And the good news is that when you begin to use self-education to your advantage, you learn on your terms.

There are many benefits to self education. Primarily, the freedom of learning at your own pace. So, forgive the proselytizing, but I’m a huge advocate of self-education. Over the years, thanks to self-education, I have learn’t how the cosmology of the multi-verse works (from a spiritual standpoint), how the mind operates (from a psychological standpoint) and why the world is like it is (to a certain degree, anyway;-). Below are the top 5 books that can help you make a similar journey, and books that have not only altered my way of thinking, but got me living more from love and peace than ever before. 1. 2. That isn’t to say that these books are easy reading. 3. 4. 5. About the author. Periodic Table of Storytelling. 23 Psychological Life Hacks to get an Advantage | Mindzette - Life Hacking. Have you always wondered about the subtle things you can do to totally improve the outcome of a situation?

It is something that I have constantly been thinking about. After spending some time searching up on the subject I came across some incredible bits of advice from a reddit discussion. From this, I’ve pulled out and organized users’ top advice on how to improve your outcomes. 23 psychological Life Hacks to get a Situational advantage. When you first meet people try to notice their eye color while also smiling at them. 3 Books to Pick up more Psychological Life Hacks Check out these articles! Share these great tips with your friends! 10 counter culture novels that will get you high on life. From the European Romantics of the 18th century avant-garde to the pre-WWI Bohemians, the world’s been struck by many a powerful counter-cultural movement.

The one that’s closest to our hearts, though, spanned the mid-twentieth century, and was rooted in the USA: from the post-War 1940s right though to the early days of the 1970s, America was bombarded with hippies, flower-power, drop-outs, squatters, pacifist campaigners and (not least) feminists, each of them battling against the status-quo and the staid, conservative middle-classes. And what helped to stir this revolutionary stew?

Why, books, of course! Writers were right there in the thick of it, scribbling literary rallying cries that we’re still hearing today. Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut (1969) It’s trippy, it’s tragic, and It’s one of the finest, saddest, most savage indictments of war ever written. Franny and Zooey, J.D. The Group, Mary McCarthy (1963) Catch-22, Joseph Heller (1961) Fear of Flying, Erica Jong (1973) The Future Starts Here. Photo essays - Jan Sochor Photography. My Advice for Starting a Business. By Leo Babauta Recently I encouraged my 13-year-old daughter Maia to start a vegan cupcake business, and it’s so exciting to watch her get started. As I talked to her about starting, she had some worries: She didn’t know how.She didn’t know what kind of business to create.She was worried she’d fail.

Do any of those sound familiar? Worry about not knowing what to do, how to do it, and whether you’ll fail … these stop so many people from starting. I’ve launched numerous ventures, from ebooks to courses to my Sea Change membership program and more. Today, I’d like to share the lessons I’ve learned about starting a business, in hopes of encouraging you to get started making something you love. Look for opportunities. Get started, my friends! The Habits of Entrepreneurs My new video interview series launches Monday: Why is this series important?

More soon! Studying for better retention and better grades. Main page Studying for better retention and better grades There are 3 memory processes that affect our ability to understand, store and retrieve information. Each can improve with practice. The 3 are: encoding or transforming an experience (like a lecture or a reading assignment) from something heard or written on a page into signals in your brain. Ideally we want this transformation to be accurate and complete. Strategies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Elaborative Rehearsal Elaborative rehearsal is the most effective way of transferring information into long-term memory. Cognitive/concept maps help make the relationships between ideas clear by visualizing them, usually by drawing arrows and writing the nature of the relationship along the line. Outlines allow organization of complex information. Matrices help clarify how related concepts are similar to and different from each other.

Deep Processing (encoding) Deep Processing is studying for meaning. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mnemonic Devices Rehearsal. 8 Books For a Higher Existence. Books are magical inventions. By carrying meaning, they gives us glimpses of experience and knowledge from a different world. Phonetic language, being cut-off from time and place, the Now, helps both to encapsulate the ego more, but also to offer guidance to make it poriferous, letting Eros free. Without books we would lose this guidance. And in these times of dire ecological and cultural crisis, we need new ways to respond to the ecosystem that we simultaneous are and are imbedded in.

These are the books that can lift our spirits to a necessary higher existence. If you’re done reading this list and want to level up more – check out part two! Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Friedrich Nietzsche Becoming Animal – David Abram Abram’s first book The Spell of the Sensuous convincingly argued that being human is inseparably interconnected with everything that is not human. Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal – Alan Watts The Story of B – Daniel Quinn Original photo by June. Search Free Online College Courses by Subject | Academic Earth. Nerd Paradise : How to Write a 20 Page Research Paper in Under a Day. Posted on: 10 Cado 7:0 - 5.27.29 So you've procrastinated again. You told yourself you wouldn't do this 2 months ago when your professor assigned you this.

But you procrastinated anyway. Shame on you. It's due in a few hours. What are you going to do? Pick a Topic The more "legally-oriented" your topic is, the better. Make a list ...of every possible outcome that this issue could cause in...the near future...the far future...of every person that this topic affects....of any instances where this topic has come in the news....what you would do about this topic if you had the chance/power/enough-sugar...any little detail you can think ofThe important thing about this is to think of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, no matter how silly or far-fetched.

Reorder everything Put your most obvious argument first. Then put weird off the wall stuff, regardless of importance. Put the strongest argument for your case next. Now list the incidents that will help argue for your point. Spaces Now print it out. Write Turn in. Courses | Semester Online. Infographics & Data Visualization | Visual.ly. Think Traffic — Build a thriving and profitable audience for your site.

10 YouTube Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch. 5 Freelance Tools To Succeed On Your Own ~ Krrb Blog. Working in your underwear? We have the tools you need to make your freelancing career a success! Photo: Blogs.nature.com If you’re looking to take your career into your hands, then the freedom and independence of freelancing can be very exciting. But there is a massive difference between being a part of a company and being every component of a company — from receptionist to creative director to CEO. Creative, Inc. This book is a great guide to succeeding as a freelancer. Whether you’re contemplating a freelance career or you’re already there, this book is an inter-disciplinary guide to succeeding. My Price App Photo: Antoniomacias.mx Once you’ve decided to become a freelancer, you need to know exactly how to charge your clients. FreeAgent App Reduce your stress with this jack-of-all-trades app! Once you’re freelancing, managing your finances and time effectively, all the while creating invoices and paperwork can be ultra stressful.

Freelance Radio Podcast Photo: Pressurechief.deviantart.com. CRISP. How to Develop a Photographic Memory. Untitled. Fluent in 3 months – Language Hacking and Travel Tips — Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond! Books that will induce a mindfuck (idea) by Pseudomancer. Main Page - Social Justice Wiki. Noam Chomsky: If Nuclear War Doesn't Get Us, Climate Change Will. March 28, 2013 In the twenty-first century, humanity will likely burn out in a nuclear holocaust or fade away amid the gradually mounting effects of climate change.

That was Noam Chomsky’s prediction during a question-and-answer session in 2009 that still resonates today. By moving forward with a missile defense policy that upsets the balance of nuclear deterrence with Russia, “we’re consciously increasing the threat of nuclear war,” Chomsky said. As for the effects of climate change, “nobody knows the exact details, but everybody knows that the longer you wait, the worse it’s going to be.” —Alec Luhn Noam Chomsky further eviscerates American foreign policy with his piece “Why It’s Legal When the US Does It.” Share. Collective-Evolution | Be Change.

Free Audiobooks and eBooks - Librophile. 100 More Incredible Lectures From the World's Top Scientists. Posted on Tuesday July 31, 2012 by Staff Writers Open source, for both the classroom and the self-educator, proves an absolutely swoon-worthy digital ocean of information. Unsurprisingly, the sciences thrive in such a climate, with the Internet positively flooded with panels, lectures, Q&As, talks, complete and incomplete classes, demonstrations, and other conduits through which education flows. Our 2009 listing featured some of the best around, but it didn’t even scratch the surface of available content. Adding an additional 100 on top of that won’t, either! All the same, though, that doesn’t mean we’ll stop showcasing some great viewing, reading, and listening from the most impassioned researchers! When moving forward, please keep in mind that none of these lectures are to be considered ranked, and many require flipping forward to other videos.

General Science and Engineering Biology and Medicine Chemistry Physics and Astronomy. 16 Prestigious Schools that Offer Free Online Classes. Posted by admin on November 5th, 2008 The world of education is changing, big time. Information technology has revolutionized how we find and share information. Only 10 years ago we had to consult libraries and academics for answers to questions that are now directed to Google. While the business world is forced to change, education is lagging behind. Perhaps it’s hoping to maintain a position of authority.

Maybe it’s afraid of change. Regardless, it’s become clear the future of education is open. While many schools offer their traditional curriculum online or are entirely Web-based (see our list of online schools for a look at available online colleges and degree programs), many schools and universities offer free courses online in the form of video and audio lectures, mp3 files or PowerPoint slides. Information wants to be free, and these progressive institutions have taken the first step by making their class free for anyone to use online: Need more? And others. Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read. A Reddit.com user posed the question to Neil deGrasse Tyson: "Which books should be read by every single intelligent person on the planet? " Below, you will find the book list offered up by the astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and popularizer of science.

Where possible, we have included links to free versions of the books, all taken from our Free Audio Books and Free eBooks collections. Or you can always download a professionally-narrated book for free from Audible.com. Details here. If you're looking for a more extensive list of essential works, don't miss The Harvard Classics, a 51 volume series that you can now download online. 1.) The Bible (eBook) - "to learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself. " 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) Tyson concludes by saying: "If you read all of the above works you will glean profound insight into most of what has driven the history of the western world. " Related Content: Creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers. Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology.

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Rewire Your Brain for Positivity and Happiness Using the Tetris Effect. 20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes. Voyage - RSS feed reader. Lucid Dreaming Frequently Asked Questions Answered by The Lucidity Institute. Western Philosophy. 29 ways to stay creative by Huub Koch (therealhuubkoch. FREE Rhyming Dictionary: Find Rhyming Words in Seconds. Blogs, Articles and Videos from the World's Top Thinkers and Leaders | Big Think.