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Category Archives: Student resources
Celebrating Kwita Izina: The Baby Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony of Rwanda
In the 1990s, Rwanda was primarily associated with the catastrophic upheaval of its war and genocide. But for the past ten years, Rwanda has been making the news for other reasons: the conservation efforts to save the region’s mountain gorillas. …
Posted in Foreign Language, Humanities, Research Paper Help, Sciences
Tagged Banyarwandas, Kwita Izina, mountain gorilla, Rwanda
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Teachers’ domain: Career planning, teaching fellows, achievements and summer internships to set you apart
In the teachers’ domain, career planning includes the creation of a professional development plan that will set the teacher apart as a professional who moves beyond traditional training. Participation in summer internships, teaching fellows programs and other achievements are an …
Posted in College Success Tips, Education news, Student resources
Tagged career advice, education, education students, Footnotes, teaching
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How to research Anthropology history books and articles using Questia
Why major in anthropology? The study of human behavior goes back thousands of years to the time of ancient Greek civilization. Greek historian, Herodotus (484 – 425 BC) is considered the “father of history” having written about the Greek victory over …
Is teaching for you? Finding your place and reaching your goals
Some college students feel the calling to become a teacher. It’s a noble profession, and in many times in history and in many cultures, the teacher is held in high regard. Luckily, there are many volunteer, internship and student teaching …
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Tagged career advice, education, education students, Footnotes, teaching
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How to master the rewrite of a research paper or term paper
As any professional writer knows, the hardest part of the writing process isn’t the writing itself, it’s the rewriting. Screenwriters, novelists, scientists and historians all go through it; the same goes for college students when it comes to rewriting a …
We’re celebrating! Questia nominated as finalist for three CODiE Awards
“The SIIA CODiE Awards have recognized more than 1,000 software and information companies for achieving excellence,” according to the SIIA CODiE website. ”The CODiE Awards remain the only peer-recognized program in the content, education, and software industries so each CODiE Award …
Posted in Education news, News and updates, Questia updates, Research Paper Help
Tagged CODiE Awards, nomination, Questia
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Art history books and articles on Questia for researching art history
Back in March, we featured a post on how to research performing arts topics and we wanted to follow it up with a brief exploration into a few of the most well-received art history books and articles ever written. Art …
Assessing intelligence: Testing and grade inflation in college
Not many of us like tests. But testing has long been seen as the best means for assessing intelligence and what students have learned from their instructors. So how is that view affected by the possibility of grade inflation in …
Posted in College Success Tips, Education news
Tagged college testing, grade inflation
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Tactical tricks for becoming a better writer
For some the writing process is cathartic, while for others it’s more like torture. As a college student, having good writing skills is more critical for certain majors than others. However, once college is over, to compete in today’s job …
Posted in Humanities, Literature, QTA Blog, Research Paper Help
Tagged Footnotes, writing tips
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History articles and history books: How to research the history of humankind
Pop quiz time! For all you history buffs, plowing through your history books and articles, let’s delve into a short history of the human race and see where you stack up! How far back does the oldest human (hominid) date …