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Warm-Up Spiele für Online Workshops ⋆ Wilde Workshop Spiele an alle 355 Menschen, die dieses Buch auf Kickstarter vorfinanziert haben. Unter anderem: 20 Common Grammar Mistakes I’ve edited a monthly magazine for more than six years, and it’s a job that’s come with more frustration than reward. If there’s one thing I am grateful for — and it sure isn’t the pay — it’s that my work has allowed endless time to hone my craft to Louis Skolnick levels of grammar geekery. As someone who slings red ink for a living, let me tell you: grammar is an ultra-micro component in the larger picture; it lies somewhere in the final steps of the editing trail; and as such it’s an overrated quasi-irrelevancy in the creative process, perpetuated into importance primarily by bitter nerds who accumulate tweed jackets and crippling inferiority complexes. Below are 20 common grammar mistakes I see routinely, not only in editorial queries and submissions, but in print: in HR manuals, blogs, magazines, newspapers, trade journals, and even best selling novels. Who and Whom This one opens a big can of worms. Which and That Lay and Lie This is the crown jewel of all grammatical errors. Moot Nor

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34 Awesome Products Geeks will Love The approach of the word geek has changed significantly over time, and there are no longer a definitive definition. Words like dork, nerd, dweeb, spod, and gimp have the same connotations as geek, but a lot of people chose to give different meanings amongst these terms. Being address as a geek tends to be an insult in the past tense, in fact in 1876, the meaning of geek is "fool", which is indeed blunt and as if it is not bad enough the definition evolved to "a performer engaging in bizarre acts like biting the head off a live chicken." but that was 134 years ago. The term geek today has become more complimentary, geek is the trend just like fashion due to many technical people had become very successful in their chosen field. Today, we collected bunch cool stuffs worthy for a true gadget geek. Whether you’re a Starwars fanatic, Apple fanboy, social media addict or just a retro gaming activist, our nerdy list of product will give you some truly geek-themed design. Yoda Plush Backpack

Anglotopia.net - The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles Optical Illusions: This or That? The following images may be viewed in one of at least two different ways. Which image do you see first? What is this? A beggar or a face? What can you see here? Would it help to see the full image? Photograph: Ronald C. Hint: The dog's tail and right back leg make up the right hand side of this image. Can you see a face in the image? This picture has been around since the 1950s, some say it dates from the 1930s, but I've never been able to trace the original. A vase or head to head? This illusion was developed around 1915 by Danish psychologist Edgar John Rubin (September 6, 1886 - May 3, 1951) and is known as Rubin's Vase. My wife and my mother-in-law by William Ely Hill (1887–1962) in 1915 Hint: The old hag is looking from right to left, the white triangular shape, bottom centre, is her chin. Hill's image is very well known but not entirely original. A male representation of the old hag / young woman image My husband and my father-in-law ~ Jack Botwinick (1923–2006) An Indian or an Eskimo?

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do. 1. To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. 3. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. The good news is, if you aren’t particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. 7. 8. 9.

American Experience.Eyes on the Prize.For Teachers For Teachers: Activities for Elementary School Students return to index These activities have been written with elementary school students in mind. For more suggestions on teaching the Civil Rights Movement, please visit the Featured Educators page. Five Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement: Lesson 1: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Lesson 2: Economic rights can't be separated from civil rights. Lesson 3: Ordinary people can change the world. Lesson 4: Culture can enslave or empower. Lesson 5: Right makes might. Lesson 1: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Exploring the Past: "Let Freedom Ring." Together with the class, watch the video clip of the march, and when it is complete, repeat the segment showing King's speech. When you are done, point to each of the places the class has marked, in the order in which King named them, and ask if students notice any pattern. Connecting to the Present: Apologizing for an Injustice. Lesson 5: Right makes might.

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