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EzineArticles Alerts Reference-and-Education New EzineArticles Posted In The Last 24 Hours: How Does a Solenoid Valve Work? By: Carmine Bailey Ever wonder how your car engine is triggered to start when you turn the key? Or, how your doorbell sounds when the button is pressed? ... A Sceptre For Kings By: David Bunch Moving back to the Old World, we find the coat of arms of France to be changed. Under the First and Second Republics the coat ... Austin - The Capital City That Stood Strong By: Jim A Olenbush Austin has been the capital city of Texas since 1839, but few people know that the city was once at risk of being ousted from ... Symbol of the Union of Workers By: David Bunch There is a ship in full sail near a stretch of shore, on which is a palm tree, with a plow and spade at its ... In the Fold of the United Nations By: David Bunch When Iran entered the fold of the United Nations in 1943, it brought as its national symbol another lion, holding a sword in its right ... Ambition Gone Awry - Great Expectations and the Great Gatsby By: Paul Thomson People always tell us to aim for the stars, but sadly, having unrealistic expectations is a surefire way to end up disappointed. The problem partly ... A Time Before Hollywood Endings - Macbeth, the Raven, and Heart of Darkness By: Paul Thomson The twentieth century was the golden age of ambiguity. How many earlier works can you think of that top the subjectivity of Ulysses, the narrative ... Formal, Non-formal and Informal Learning - The Case of Literacy, Essential Skills and Languages By: Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D. This article summarizes the research report called "Formal, non-formal and informal learning: The case of literacy and language learning in Canada". It investigates the links ... Re-Educating Russia and the Ukraine - Oleg Lesovoy, Man on a Mission By: Sotiri Fox In recent speeches from the President's offices in both Moscow and Kiev, one theme keeps re-appearing. We must succeed in re-educating our people. Why are ... 5 Secrets to Buy Back to School Supplies and Save Money By: Eileen Roth Tired of buying new supplies every year? Want to save time and money? You can follow 5 simple secrets and then re-use some supplies from ... Math is a Topic For Everyday Learning By: Jeremy P Stanfords Math is one subject that must be taught to every human. It is essential for every child to learn it starting at a young age. ... Problems With Math and Numbers, and Dyscalculia By: Lindy Norlander Many people do not like math. The reason for this may actually lie in a problem with math or in a disability in math, or ... GCSE Maths Errors to Avoid in Your Exam By: Michael R Browne Year after year, the majority of students sitting GCSE maths examinations drop valuable marks by making a variety of elementary errors. The following seeks to ... Why Math is Important For Kids? By: Jeremy P Stanfords It's hard to think about math without picturing numbers. It's everywhere anyone looks; on TV, billboards, papers, and so on. They are inescapable and will ... Sociology Study - How the 2010 Census Affects Our Society By: Lisa St. Louis The Census is a sociology study that provides an accurate and detailed count of the population that is used for apportionment of the United States ... Dealing With Bullying in School - 5 Quick Tips That Will Help You By: Michael Jaikishan Bullying should not be allowed to take place in school and as such, it is important to identify such cases and ensure that students are ... When the Lid Blew Off By: David Bunch The world is awed by the might of the blasts that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but there was once an explosion that was incomparably greater. ... It Burned Through the Soles of My Boots By: David Bunch The ground grew hot under foot. The gods on the island of Bali trembled on their stone pedestals. An explosion about 200 years before had ... Not the Usual Kind of Thing By: David Bunch With Krakatoa fuming, even the Dutch in Batavia realized that this was not just the usual kind of thing. Krakatoa's rumblings had grown into a ... Floating Belly Up on the Churning Water By: David Bunch Early in the morning of August 27 the ocean reached the volcanic center of the islands of Krakatoa, and attacked the molten cores of Danan ... A Colossal Cataract Roared By: David Bunch The island of Anjer had vanished. The mighty power of the Krakatoa volcanic eruption had caused it to be swept away by the same wave, ... Challenges Facing Education - Teacher Absenteeism and School Closings, Part II By: Janice Hypolite Chronic teacher absenteeism is a major problem for some schools. This may have a direct effect on educating our children. Some teachers know that their ... Cotton Can Be Used For Anything By: Amin Ramjee Cotton is one of the strongest and most durable fibers known on the planet. Did you know that papers manufactured of cotton fiber will last ... Hunter S Thompson and His Search For the American Dream By: Drew B. Hunter Thompson, famous for his gonzo style of journalism, was one crazy man, but he knew how to write. This article is my take on ... Best Online Degrees - Furnishing Flexibility and Convenience By: Ravi Srivastava The latest trend in education which is bringing education to everyone's home is the online degree programs. It is not only convenient and flexible to ... A Two-Pronged Wooden Fork By: David Bunch At the end of World War I the price of crude oil stood at $6.10 per barrel. It has never equaled that figure since. Nevertheless, ... Just Like a Bottle of Pop By: David Bunch In the early days of oil exploration, and drilling, more oil was left in the ground than was ever taken out! In the majority of ... Billions of Barrels of Oil By: David Bunch The United States produced from their oil wells an average of about 4,400,000 barrels every single day after entry into World War II, but the ... What is the American Culture - Continued By: Carolina White The American culture is based off the U.S. Constitution, it protects the people, and gives freedom and equality to all. It is very interesting talking ... The Conch of Eric the Red By: David Bunch Eric the Red raised a conch shell to his lips to signal his Viking ships to start on their westward journey. The wild hordes of ... Pearl of the Conch By: David Bunch The variety of conch most common in the Gulf' of Mexico is the horse conch, Fasciolaria gigantea. It is long and rather trumpet-like. The interior ... Educational System By: Kk Subramanian Universal education is a noble aim, difficult to achieve. To avoid wasting our resources, I am giving some practical suggestions. 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