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79Cryptographic clues from an unsolved mystery. FBI asks for help solving the Ricky McCormick Case.
Stuffed in the pocket of a dead man's clothes were two strange notes that not even the best of the best cryptanalysts can decipher. Although there is no reward for help in solving the murder case, or "cold case", the satisfaction of breaking the code is usually enough for amateur sleuths.
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73If You Can't Say Anything Nice--How Words Are A Weapon
Language is the most powerful weapon we have available. There are many accounts in history in which a person used language to get what they wanted or to hurt someone. Are there ways we stop using this uncontrolled weapon?
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87Foreign Language Teaching Methods
Modern foreign teaching methods are easier to understand and develop if you are well acquainted with the foreign teaching methods used in the past (most of them are still used today in some form and integrated into new teachings). It is important for every foreign language teacher to understand what a method is and to keep in mind the three main method categories: structural methods (grammar-translation, audio-lingual), functional (situational language teaching) and interactive (communicative la
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76International Phonetic Alphabet
IPA—International Phonetic Alphabet These are some essential English-based phonemes (phonemes are the smallest unit of sound). There are several variants of each phoneme listed here, within and...
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72True Accounts of Feral Children
This well-known statue of Romulus and Remus depicts the famed story of how they were raised by a mother wolf. There have been many views and theories on feral children over the years. In 1830, Swedish...
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7144 Completely Innocent Words and Phrases That Sound Dirty, but Aren't
A completely innocent, but fun, vocabulary lesson!
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73Linguistic Intelligence: The "Word Smart" Intelligence
Language has long been a fascination to scientists and researchers. How does a small child develop language skills? In which ways do we show language development? How does various disabilities and disorders...
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87I Can Make You Rich by Paul McKenna - A Review
Love him or hate him, you can't knock Paul McKenna for his expertise in coming up with attention grabbing titles. This book has sold in vast quantities since it was first published in 2007, and I predict that the royalties will keep rolling in...
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83Neurolinguistics and Body Language
Neuro Linguistic Programming (commonly abbreviated to NLP) is an immensely powerful tool that can change lives and allow us to influence others. The purpose and presupposition of any NLP enthusiast is to study human behavior and how it is linked to...
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76Divergence And Diffusion: An Analysis Of The Wave And Family Tree Models For Linguistic Change
Theoretical models like the Wave Model and the Family Tree Model have been put forward for predicting and describing the changes that occur in individual languages, but even these products of research and observation have their own unique advantages and disadvantages.
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