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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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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 …
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 …
Book lovers, are you ready to celebrate Library Lovers Month?
With technology providing many of us with easy research tools and downloadable books, we may not visit our local library as often as we used to. This month, though, you have the perfect excuse to get reacquainted with an old …
Studying Mexican history: From the ancient Maya to revolution and modern day independence
Mexican history spans more than two millennia and with it, a rich exploration into the mixing of different native Indian cultures, including those of the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, along with the native Spanish, who invaded Mexico in 1519 and later …
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Tagged Daniel Harvey Hill, John S. Henderson, Mexico, Mexico City
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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 …
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. …