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Category Archives: Humanities
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
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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 …
Cinco de Mayo history, food and celebrations: Find out more about this popular Mexican holiday
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that has come to be synonymous in America with margaritas, Mexican food and an all around good time. But how much do you actually know about Cinco de Mayo history? For instance, what …
Posted in Foreign Language, Humanities, QTA Blog
Tagged Cinco de Mayo, Mexican American, Mexico
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Celebrating Black History Month: Top 5 African-American authors
With Black History Month on our minds, we determined Questia’s top 5 most-read African-American authors. To celebrate February, we’ve unlocked the reference books to these authors on Questia, the online research tool and library of over 77,000 academic books and …
How to research communication journals on cross-cultural communications, advocacy and interpersonal communications
Students contemplating communication degrees or who are in the midst of writing papers on cross-cultural communications, business communication, or advocacy and argumentation can take advantage of the thousands of books, communication journals, and articles on Questia, your digital library and …
What is philosophy of education?
What is the philosophy of education? It is the philosophical study of education and the problems surrounding it. Since the time of Socrates, philosophers and educators have discussed many issues which are trouble contemporary philosophers of education. What is the …
Honoring heroes, creating social change for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Since 1986, the U.S. federal government has observed a national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights activist whose nonviolent message and words of hope helped to create a vision for a future of racial equality. …
A first look at communication theory and journalism reference sites
A first look at communication theory or a topic such as journalism is just the beginning when doing research. The next step is to narrow your choice of topic to an area of focus. Reference sites on the Web will …
Questia Reading Room: Free reading from our “Newly added” books section!
The Questia library is constantly growing and evolving with the needs of our users. This holiday season, we’re happy to share some of our brand new content with the Footnotes readers! As a treat for our readers, we’re sharing some …
Writing tips for your next term paper or research project — Get started now!
It is easy to get overwhelmed with reading, research and homework assignments to the point where you hardly know what day it is. No wonder you find that you have a term paper or research project due next week and …