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Top 10 Pictures That Shocked The World. It has often been said throughout time that a picture is worth a thousand words.

Top 10 Pictures That Shocked The World

Any picture may be worth a thousand words, but only a few rare photos tell more than a thousand words. They tell a powerful story, a story poignant enough to change the world and galvanize each of us. Over and over again… From the iconic images of Omayra Sanchez’s tragic death to the horrifying images of the Bhopal Gas disaster in 1984, the power of photography is still alive and invincible.

Here is my top 10 list of photos that shocked the world: Warning: Be prepared for images of violence and death (in one case, the photograph of a dead child) if you scroll down. 10. Carol Guzy, the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography, received her most recent Pulitzer in 2000 for her touching photographs of Kosovo refugees. The above picture portrays Agim Shala, a two-year-old boy, who is passed through a fence made with barbed wire to his family. 9.

Free conversion - no download required - Zamzar. Study Hacks » Tips: Reading Assignments & Problemsets. On Becoming a Math Whiz: My Advice to a New MIT Student April 28th, 2011 · 43 comments Here’s how to become a math whiz: Keep working on your problem set after you get stuck.

Study Hacks » Tips: Reading Assignments & Problemsets

Don’t just sit and stare at it: think hard; until you’re exhausted; then come back the next day and try again. This will be uncomfortable, but that discomfort is the feeling of your brain stretching to accommodate new abilities. This advice came to mind recently when I received an e-mail from a high school senior. I explained that I had been studying theoretical computer science and mathematics at a high-level for the past decade, much of it spent right here at MIT. Junior graduate students think senior graduate students are smarter, but they’re not: they simply have more practice. Senior graduate students think junior professors are smarter, but they’re not: they simply have more practice. And so on. When I arrived at Dartmouth, to name another example, I didn’t consider myself good at math. Boring on Horseback Brain Drag. Introduction to Creative Thinking. .

Introduction to Creative Thinking

:VirtualSalt Robert Harris Version Date: April 2, 2012 July 1, 1998 Much of the thinking done in formal education emphasizes the skills of analysis--teaching students how to understand claims, follow or create a logical argument, figure out the answer, eliminate the incorrect paths and focus on the correct one. However, there is another kind of thinking, one that focuses on exploring ideas, generating possibilities, looking for many right answers rather than just one.

Both of these kinds of thinking are vital to a successful working life, yet the latter one tends to be ignored until after college. In an activity like problem solving, both kinds of thinking are important to us. What is Creativity? An Ability. Believe it or not, everyone has substantial creative ability. An Attitude. A Process. The creative person knows that there is always room for improvement. Critical and Creative Thinking - Bloom's Taxonomy. What are critical thinking and creative thinking?

Critical and Creative Thinking - Bloom's Taxonomy

What's Bloom's taxonomy and how is it helpful in project planning? How are the domains of learning reflected in technology-rich projects? Benjamin Bloom (1956) developed a classification of levels of intellectual behavior in learning. This taxonomy contained three overlapping domains: the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective. Within the cognitive domain, he identified six levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Critical Thinking Critical thinking involves logical thinking and reasoning including skills such as comparison, classification, sequencing, cause/effect, patterning, webbing, analogies, deductive and inductive reasoning, forecasting, planning, hypothesizing, and critiquing.

Creative thinking involves creating something new or original. Knowledge. A Collaborative Learning Community.: RCampus.com Open Tools for Open Minds. Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming - MindMeister. Expressions & Sayings (A)

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