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Category Archives: Student resources
Researching Performing Arts topics, from acting to dance to comedy to opera
For undergraduates studying the history of the performing arts, Questia offers a treasure trove of reference books, journals and articles that dive into all aspects of music, dance, acting, opera and comedy. Tracing the roots of performing arts takes one …
Posted in Research Paper Help, Student resources, Visual Arts
Tagged dance, music, Performing arts, theater
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Education reform throughout the decades: Free reading on top education reform content
Education reform is the ongoing process of improving the public education. Historic issues have ranged from funding, to integration, and the merits of public versus private education for the millions of children in America’s elementary and high school system. Playing …
Celebrate National Nutrition Month with free reading on top nutrition books on Questia
Welcome to National Nutrition Month 2013! Never celebrated before? This year is the perfect time to begin, being the 40th anniversary celebration of National Nutrition Month. According to EatRight.org, “The National Nutrition Month 2013 theme, “Eat Right, Your Way, Every …
Posted in Medicine and Health Sciences, Psychology, Research Paper Help, Sciences
Tagged Footnotes, free reading, health, nutrition
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How to conduct Quantitative Research in the social sciences
In our ongoing series of “how-to” posts, we wanted to alert those students studying the social sciences how they can take advantage of Questia’s large database of content to conduct quantitative research. We at Questia continue to pursue our goal …
Posted in Research Paper Help, Sciences, Student resources
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Want to try a free month of Questia? We’ll trade our research for yours!
In case you haven’t noticed… We have a new app! And with access to over 75,000 books, 9 million articles, and 7000 research topics we think we did a pretty good job designing it to help you write better research …
Physical education at the college level: Are undergrads exercising enough?
Obesity is a much-discussed problem in America. Quite a bit of that talk has centered on the problem in adults and children, but what about for college students? They too are struggling with their weight. According to the Centers for …
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Tagged health studies, research, student health
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Liberal arts colleges: Core requirements teach basic skills
Most liberal arts colleges, but not all, have core requirements — classes that you’re required to take before graduation. These requirements typically include a little bit of everything (English, math, science) to give you a well-rounded foundation of academic knowledge …
Causes of writer’s block: Writing ideas for how to stop it before it starts
Writer’s block hits everyone at one time or another. We don’t all just wake up perkily and generate writing ideas. Even the most creative and the most dedicated of us can sometimes get stuck thinking of a term paper topic …
Dump the bad science, and research reputable sources
There’s so much information out there, how do you know what to believe? On the Internet, anyone can say anything about any subject. So consulting reputable sources is the best course of action when you’re conducting research for a science …