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How can students make most out of the classes they find boring or difficult?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Students often run away from the subjects or classes they find boring or difficult. While the subject that they dislike differs from student to student. It becomes very difficult to be mentally present in a class where a boring subject is taught or when the way of teaching the teacher is either boring or complex. Here are some tips to make learning an enjoyable experience even if the subject lacks interest or the teacher does not know how to add interest.Know that It Is Still A Part Of SyllabusNo matter how boring the subject is, it is still going to ... Read More

Which are the universities in the US that give scholarships in script writing?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Creative writing allows to express one’s thoughts, emotions, and feelings along with the information shared or in the form of the information shared. One may have the dream to pursue scriptwriting from the U.S. A, but if one thinks that due to lack of finances this dream may never turn into reality; one is bound to be ignorant of the leading universities providing scholarship there.List of Universities of the U.S.A. Providing Scholarship for Script WritingLake Forest College in Chicago, Illinois, distributes scholarships to deserving applicants. The award amounts range between $1, 000-$5, 000 per academic year and are decided on ... Read More

What are the different types of forests found in India?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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There are broadly five categories of forests in India. They are named as Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical deciduous forests, Tropical thorn forests, Montane forests, and Swamp forests. Although different geographers divide the forests into many other categories, these are supposed to remain uniform throughout the country. Let's take one by one in brief.Tropical Deciduous ForestsThese trees have broadleafs. India also has temperate deciduous forests but they are very less in number. These broad leaves are shed in the autumn season but it is in case of temperate deciduous mode. The tropical deciduous forests have the trees that shed their leaves ... Read More

What are the various literary devices used in English Literature?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Literary Devices are the peculiar structures used by writers in their works in order to convey their messages in a simple manner to the readers.The various literary devices used in English Literature areAlliteration, Analogy, Allegory, Anaphora, Metaphor, Simile, Aphorism, Oxymoron, Onomatopoeia, Eulogy, Elegy, and others.Alliteration: It is the device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.Example- He had a haunting hat.Analogy: It is the comparison of an idea or a thing with another. Metaphors and similes are used to draw analogies. A metaphor is an implied comparison while a ... Read More

What are some rhetorical devices commonly used in English Literature?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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In rhetorics, a rhetorical device is called a stylistic device too. It is a technique a speaker uses to convey to the listener in order to persuade him. It is also used by authors or writer in order to persuade them in considering a topic from a different perspective. It may involve using sentences designed to provoke emotions.English Literature and Rhetorics uses many Rhetorical devices. They are namely: Irony, metaphor, ethos, pathos, logos, various sonic devices like Onomatopoeia.IronyIt refers to the use of words where the meaning is opposite to their usual meaning or what is expected to happen.It is ... Read More

What are the most promising technical courses in India?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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India is a country which offers good education with a large number of professional and non-professional courses. However, any course one takes up must depend on two factors- How much passionate one is about that course and how much scope does that course offer in terms of future job opportunities especially.Technical Courses Offering a Promising FutureB.Tech: An acronym for Bachelors in Technology, this is probably one of the most widely chosen courses in India. The reason being it lands the candidate into a four-year program which will eventually turn him/her into an engineer. Now, we all know how much significance ... Read More

What are the most commonly used Idioms in English?

Rani RPS
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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An idiom is a wise saying with an underlying meaning that packs a punch with societal principles and cultural values packed into it. An idiom is a combination of words that have a figurative meaning yet express an idea with it. It is a word or phrase that is understood differently but actually means different from what it denotes.The dictionary meaning of the words or phrases used in idioms is different from the contextual meaning that is denoted by idioms when used in speech. The meaning is contextual, informal and culturally understood.There are thousands of idioms used in the English ... Read More

Why zero (0) is the first number?

Rani RPS
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Zero (0) is used as a number and also as the numerical digit. Zero gives the additive identity of the integers, real numbers, and many algebraic structures. It is used as a placeholder for writing numbers.Natural numbers start from 1, then 2 and so on. We cannot count backward with them. Integers, on the other hand, allows us to count backward. Zero winds up being a good choice for the number that should come after 1 as we count backward. Integers can go in both directions, to a positive infinity and also in the reverse direction to a negative infinity. ... Read More

What to do if the librarian of my college refuses to issue books not available in multiple copies?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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This is a common issue that has been faced by us once or more in our college and school time. The appropriate resolution for this differs as to which university or organization one studies in. Still, the below solutions could help.1. If carrying a mobile phone is allowed in your library, click a picture of the important topics you wished to study from the book you want to get issued.2. You may also get these books issued on the card of any other student. We used to have the books issued through identity cards in our school and college. In ... Read More

Can you tell me the difference between C and CE in a calculator?

Diler Singh
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Well, this is something I got to know from my elder brother. Actually, we have a departmental shop in my hometown. My father started the shop even before my birth and my elder brother also joined him after passing 12th as he did not want to continue his study. One day, I also happened to handle the shop when my father and brother left for another city. The whole day I struggled with the calculator as I didn't know its functionality and took long in calculating figures making the customers wait slightly longer.However, my brother taught the difference the same ... Read More

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