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Speed read

How to speed read

So much to read, so little time! Cut your bookreading time in half. Or more. This technique actually works. It trains your mind to interpret characters, words and paragraphs differently. In effect, you read ...

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Write a story following advice from Kurt Vonnegut

How to write a story following advice from Kurt Vonnegut

"Audience requires us to be sympathetic and patient teachers, ever willing to simplify and clarify--whereas we would rather soar high above the crowd, singing like nightingales. That is the bad news ...

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How To Write a Short Story

Write a Short Story

Whether you are an aspiring professional writer, the short story is the perfect medium. While writing a novel is a Herculean task, just ...more

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How To Address a Letter to a Government Official

Address a Letter to a Government Official

How often have we been advised to 'write our Congressmen' when we're up to our armpits in some sort of dilemma or challenge such as ...more

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How To Analyze Poetry

Analyze Poetry

Reading and understanding poetry can seem like a daunting task. Follow these steps to begin to "unpeel the layers" of your favorite poem. It ...more

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How To Avoid Colloquial (Informal) Writing

Avoid Colloquial (Informal) Writing

While it may be acceptable in friendly e-mail or in chat rooms, excessive colloquialism can diminish the quality of a formal written text ...more

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How To Avoid Going Over an Essay Word Limit

Avoid Going Over an Essay Word Limit

Many people have trouble writing enough, but others use more words than they need, especially when they write quickly, focusing on putting ...more

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How To Be a Good Writer

Be a Good Writer

Here are some tips on how to become a good writer. It takes time, perseverance and practice, but with patience, good practical approaches ...more

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How To Be a Manga Fan

Be a Manga Fan

Manga is a comic from Japan that is popular all over the world. You may have heard or Sailor Moon, Death Note, Naruto and Tokyo Mew Mew ...more

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How To Be Smart in School

Be Smart in School

Ever want to be smart? Maybe you want to get into a club or want to just have good grades so your parents will stop grounding you for those ...more

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How To Become a Philosopher

Become a Philosopher

Have you ever thought you could be just like Aristotle - if you just had the right push? Well, here it is. These are instructions on how to ...more

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How To Become an Excellent Student

Become an Excellent Student

Do you have a desire to become a successful student? Well, here's how you can accomplish it. [[1]] Like all exceptionally great students ...more

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How To Become an Expert on Any Movie or Book

Become an Expert on Any Movie or Book

Do you want to know everything there is to know about your favorite book or movie? Follow these steps below to learn as much as you can ...more

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How To Complete a Project on Time

Complete a Project on Time

Have a tough deadline on an important project? Here are some quick tips on getting it done on time! Review the rubric for the project to ...more

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How To Create a Fictional Character from Scratch

Create a Fictional Character from Scratch

Characters are an important part of any fiction: novels, movies, games, etc. Below is an easy way to make your own. Figure out what genre ...more

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How To Create Lifelike Characters

Create Lifelike Characters

When writing fiction, some people focus their more story around the action and plot (what the story is about and what's happening), and some ...more

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How To Deal With Classmates Who Want Answers to Homework

Deal With Classmates Who  Want  Answers to Homework

Responsible and studious students are often approached by peers who ...more

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How To Decide if Ebook Publishing Is Right for You

Decide if Ebook Publishing Is Right for You

There are a lot of questions about the pros and cons of epublishing vs. traditional print publishing. Be prepared to 'self promote' . Since ...more

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How To Define a Problem

Define a Problem

Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only ...more

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How To Develop Study Guides

Develop Study Guides

A study guide should be something that lets you keep your grades up at school, but at the same time keep your social life. You should NEVER ...more

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Views 92

How To Do Homework

Do Homework

Are you always stressed about your homework? Have you found yourself daydreaming during study time? Do you often find yourself in a position ...more

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Views 96

How To Do Well on the MCAS

Do Well on the MCAS

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) can be a pain for students in Massachusetts, whether they are in elementary school ...more

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How To Do Well on the SATs

Do Well on the SATs

The SATs are a dreaded test that almost every hopeful college-bound student takes. Despite the hype surrounding these tests, follow these ...more

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How To Earn an A on a Paper

Earn an A on a Paper

This article should help you get an excellent grade on your next report. Write down all the details of the assignment, including the topic ...more

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How To Explain Parts of Speech

Explain Parts of Speech

You remember elementary school, don't you? Fingerpaint, nap time, and oh yeah, the parts of speech! Well here they are in case they've ...more

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How To Find a Topic for a School Project

Find a Topic for a School Project

It's overwhelming. You've got an entire semester to do anything you want! You don't want to do anything boring, but you don't want to do ...more

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How To Handle Skipping a Grade

Handle Skipping a Grade

Being smart isn't all that it takes. Maybe this will help a little! Make sure you are ready . Most schools will not even consider skipping ...more

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How To Have Fun With Memorization

Have Fun With Memorization

Some people just can't stand memorizing those formulas. It can be a dreadfully boring experience. This article will show how to memorize ...more

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How To Host an Exchange Student

Host an Exchange Student

Are you hosting an exchange student? Maybe you are thinking of hosting one. Here are some helpful things to remember when embarking on this ...more

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How To Improve Yourself Through Writing and Reviewing

Improve Yourself Through Writing and Reviewing

Do ideas, thoughts, tasks, goals, quotes, reminders and other ...more

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How To Lead a Discussion

Lead a Discussion

Tradition tells us again and again that the best way to learn (and teach) is to sit with a small group and thoughtfully converse about a ...more

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How To Make Reading a Pleasant Habit

Make Reading a Pleasant Habit

Do you envy people who can bury themselves in a book and tune out the world for hours on end? Are you among the many people who would love ...more

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How To Participate in NaNoWriMo

Participate in NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, is a competition to write a 50,000 word novel entirely in the month of November. It is a fun way to ...more

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How To Pass the CPA Exam

Pass the CPA Exam

The CPA exam is still a difficult test, but has become more passable with the new computerized format and flexible scheduling. Accountants ...more

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How To Pass the NCLEX RN Exam

Pass the NCLEX RN Exam

OK, so you've graduated from nursing school. Now, while your Communication major buddies are partying, you're worrying about the most ...more

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How To Plan Your Revision Well

Plan Your Revision Well

Do you find it difficult to revise for exams when you have so many subjects and things to remember? If the answer is yes, then you're not ...more

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How To Properly Use a Dash in an English Sentence

Properly Use a Dash in an English Sentence

REDIRECT Use a Dash in an English Sentence

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How To Read a Book Thoroughly

Read a Book Thoroughly

Ever caught yourself reading a summer reading book at the beginning of the summer and then having to do on a report on it at the beginning ...more

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How To Read out Loud Without Tiring Your Voice

Read out Loud Without Tiring Your Voice

Reading aloud for long periods of time is difficult, but not impossible. Instances where you might have to is giving a speech or ...more

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How To Read Poetry

Read Poetry

You have probably read a poem before, but have you really read the poem how it was meant to be read? Poets spend a great deal of time and ...more

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How To Read Several Books at Once

Read Several Books at Once

Reading multiple books concurrently isn't for everyone, but sometimes it's helpful to take in a lot of information quickly. Switching ...more

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How To Redeem a Seemingly Irredeemable Villain in Fiction

Redeem a Seemingly Irredeemable Villain in Fiction

So you've created a virtually irredeemable villain and you have plans ...more

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How To Refute a Myth

Refute a Myth

People believe the strangest things. Sometimes it is difficult to show someone the truth, especially if they have taken a peculiar liking to ...more

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How To Remember Anything

Remember Anything

Everyone experiences times when they just can't seem to remember what they need to. Be it the first 50 digits of pi , the items on the ...more

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How To Remember Lists of Words With the Roman Room Trick

Remember Lists of Words With the Roman Room Trick

Do you ever need to remember a list of items, but don't have a pen and ...more

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How To Research Terrorism

Research Terrorism

"One Man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" - Anon Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion ...more

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How To Review Using Flash Cards

Review Using Flash Cards

Reviewing. No-one likes it, but everyone needs to do it. Flash cards (or cue cards) are a good way to do this. Buy or make some cards. Make ...more

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How To Score High on the SAT or PSAT

Score High on the SAT or PSAT

The SAT is a test that you take at the end of high school that determines what university you get into. Some university require the SAT and ...more

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How To Solve Problems Using Mind Maps

Solve Problems Using Mind Maps

If you want to solve a problem, it's a good idea to combine mind mapping and problem solving tools (like brainstorming, asking questions ...more

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How To Speed Read With Better Comprehension

Speed Read With Better Comprehension

Most people say that they do not particularly enjoy reading. This is predominately for one reason -- they are not very good at it. This is a ...more

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How To Study For Exams

Study For Exams

Exams are terrible stress causers, whether it be high-school or college. The key to doing well on an exam is to, obviously, study hard and ...more

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How To Study Using the Preview, Question, Read, Summary, Test or PQRST Method

Study Using the Preview, Question, Read, Summary, Test or PQRST Method

The method that many students who like to add an overt structure to ...more

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Humanities (85 how-to articles)

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Big Brother's Watching You (HowTo Un-Google Yourself)

Some think of Google as the ultimate Big Brother, and with good reason. If you use Google (and most of us do), Google potentially has your email history, your complete search history, your travel ...

LEGO Fashion Hits the Runway

Whether you're inclined to love it or leave it, you've gotta admit one thing about JC de Castelbajac's LEGO fashion line- it's fun. More 80's pop culture revival: LEGO constructed hats and LEGO ...

PRANK WARS

WonderHowTo loves pranks. So, naturally we're big fans of College Humor, particularly Prank Wars. Prank Wars stars Amir and Streeter, best pals. Best pals that love to humiliate one another...to say ...

From Dying To Flying

Dean Potter, one of National Geographic's Ten Adventurers of the Year, set a world record for base jumping in 2009. Via NatGeo: "On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, Dean Potter stepped onto a ...

Ew. Livestream of Patient's Brain Being Sliced. Watch Now.

Neuroscience (live!) resumes its 50 hour slicing session 8:00 am PST this morning. According to Gizmodo, "Studying Henry Gustav Molaison, more commonly known as Patient H.M., and his memory ...

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And with introduction of Google Public DNS (http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/), they will be able to track every singe dns request your IP makes (assuming you will use the service).

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I like learning these tricks, but these guys act like we don't know that magic tricks are just tricks. Kind of pompous...like they're protecting us or something...for real?

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Kipkay does it once again. Love him or hate him, but KipKay has lots of very practical and fun videos out there. Always fun!

C0D3R replied to Sleepysubzero's comment on How to break into your car to retrieve your keys, joining the discussion with 4 other people 1 hour ago

They also work great as HD antennas

C0D3R commented on How to break into your car to retrieve your keys, joining the discussion with 4 other people 1 hour ago

I wish I saw (and practiced) this when I had my (really) old car and locked my keys inside. Cost me $40 to unlock it

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