Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Supplements |
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About the Authors |
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Part 1 Defining Yourself and Your Goals |
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Becoming a Lifelong Learner: Opening Doors |
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3 | (38) |
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Who Is Pursuing an Education Today? |
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4 | (1) |
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How Does Education Promote Success? |
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What Resources Are Available at Your School? |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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14 | (1) |
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How Can You Strive for Success? |
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15 | (5) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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How Can You Build Your Self-esteem? |
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20 | (3) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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What Is Your Role in a Diverse World? |
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23 | (18) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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27 | (14) |
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Goal Setting and Time Management: Mapping Your Course |
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41 | (1) |
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What Defines Your Values? |
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42 | (1) |
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Choosing and Evaluating Values |
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42 | (1) |
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How Values Relate to Goals |
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43 | (6) |
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How Do You Set and Achieve Goals? |
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43 | (1) |
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Identifying Your Personal Mission Statement |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (3) |
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Linking Goals with Values |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (2) |
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What Are Your Priorities? |
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49 | (4) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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51 | (2) |
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How Can You Manage Your Time? |
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53 | (7) |
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54 | (3) |
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Taking Responsibility for How You Spend Your Time |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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Why Is Procrastination a Problem? |
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Anti-procrastination Strategies |
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60 | (2) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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62 | (17) |
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Self-awareness: Knowing Who You Are and How You Learn |
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79 | (34) |
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79 | (1) |
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Is There One Best Way to Learn? |
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80 | (1) |
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How Can You Discover Your Learning Styles? |
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80 | (4) |
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Multiple Intelligences Theory |
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80 | (3) |
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The Reasonable Approach to Learning Style |
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83 | (1) |
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What Are the Benefits of Knowing Your Learning Styles? |
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84 | (7) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (2) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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90 | (1) |
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How Do You Explore Who You Are? |
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91 | (5) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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How Can You Start Thinking about Choosing a Major? |
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Exploring Potential Majors |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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Linking Majors to Career Areas |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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PART 2 Setting the Stage for Learning |
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Critical and Creative Thinking: Tapping the Power of Your Mind |
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113 | (42) |
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113 | (1) |
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What Is Critical Thinking? |
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A Critical-Thinking Response to a Statement |
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The Value of Critical Thinking |
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116 | (1) |
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Learning How Your Mind Works Through the Thinktrix |
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117 | (3) |
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How Mind Actions Build Thinking Processes |
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120 | (1) |
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How Does Critical Thinking Help You Solve Problems and Make Decisions? |
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121 | (7) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (3) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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126 | (2) |
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How Do You Construct an Effective Argument? |
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128 | (1) |
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How Do You Establish Truth? |
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128 | (4) |
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Distinguishing Fact from Opinion |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (2) |
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Why Shift Your Perspective? |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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How Can You Develop Your Creativity? |
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135 | (3) |
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Characteristics of Creative People |
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136 | (1) |
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Enhancing Your Creativity |
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136 | (1) |
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Brainstorming Toward a Creative Answer |
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137 | (1) |
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Creativity and Critical Thinking |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (17) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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140 | (15) |
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Reading and Studying: Your Keys to Knowledge |
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155 | (44) |
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155 | (1) |
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What Challenges Does College Reading Present? |
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156 | (9) |
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Working Through Difficult Texts |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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Building Comprehension and Speed |
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159 | (3) |
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Expanding Your Vocabulary |
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162 | (3) |
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Why Define Your Purpose for Reading? |
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165 | (3) |
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Purpose Determines Reading Strategy |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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166 | (2) |
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How Can SQ3R Help You Own What You Read? |
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168 | (6) |
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Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review (SQ3R) |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (2) |
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How Can You Respond Critically to What You Read? |
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174 | (4) |
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Use SQ3R to ``Taste'' Reading Material |
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174 | (1) |
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Ask Questions Based on the Mind Actions |
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175 | (1) |
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Engage Critical-Thinking Processes |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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How and Why Should You Study with Others? |
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178 | (3) |
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178 | (2) |
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Strategies for Study Group Success |
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180 | (1) |
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How Can You ``Read'' Visual Aids? |
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181 | (18) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (2) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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184 | (15) |
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Listening and Memory: Taking In and Remembering Information |
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199 | (38) |
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199 | (1) |
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How Can You Become a Better Listener? |
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200 | (9) |
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Know the Stages of Listening |
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202 | (1) |
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Manage Listening Challenges |
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203 | (2) |
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Become an Active Listener |
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205 | (3) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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How Can You Improve Your Memory? |
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210 | (7) |
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Use Specific Memory Strategies |
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211 | (5) |
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Make the Most of Last-Minute Studying |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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How Can You Use Mnemonic Devices to Boost Memory Power? |
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217 | (5) |
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Create Visual Images and Associations |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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How Can Tape Recorders Help You Listen and Remember? |
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222 | (15) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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224 | (13) |
PART 3 Targeting Success in School |
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Note Taking and Library Research: Learning from Others |
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237 | (42) |
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237 | (1) |
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How Does Taking Notes Help You? |
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238 | (1) |
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How Can You Make the Most of Class Notes? |
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239 | (4) |
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Preparing to Take Class Notes |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (2) |
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Make Notes a Valuable After-Class Reference |
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241 | (2) |
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What Are Research Notes and How Can You Use Them? |
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243 | (1) |
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What Note-Taking System Should You Use? |
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244 | (6) |
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Taking Notes in Outline Form |
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245 | (2) |
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Using the Cornell Note-Taking System |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (2) |
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Other Visual Note-Taking Strategies |
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250 | (1) |
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How Can You Write Faster When Taking Notes? |
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250 | (4) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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252 | (2) |
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How Can You Make the Most of Your Library? |
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254 | (4) |
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254 | (1) |
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Learn How to Conduct an Information Search |
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255 | (3) |
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How Do You Use a Search Strategy to Conduct Research? |
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258 | (21) |
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Use General Reference Works |
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258 | (1) |
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Search Specialized Reference Works |
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259 | (1) |
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Browse Through Books on Your Subject |
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260 | (1) |
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Use Periodical Indexes to Search for Periodicals |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Use Critical Thinking to Evaluate Every Source |
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264 | (1) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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265 | (14) |
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Effective Writing: Communicating Your Message |
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279 | (40) |
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279 | (1) |
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Why Does Good Writing Matter? |
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280 | (1) |
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What Are the Elements of Effective Writing? |
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281 | (4) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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284 | (1) |
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What Is the Writing Process? |
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285 | (34) |
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285 | (7) |
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292 | (5) |
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297 | (4) |
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301 | (4) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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305 | (14) |
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Test Taking: Showing What You Know |
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319 | (36) |
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319 | (1) |
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How Can Preparation Help Improve Test Scores? |
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320 | (7) |
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Identify Test Type and Materials Covered |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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Prepare Through Critical Thinking |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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Create an Organized Study Plan |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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Work Through Test Anxiety |
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322 | (4) |
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Studying for a Test When There Are Children Around |
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326 | (1) |
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What General Strategies Can Help You Succeed on Tests? |
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327 | (5) |
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327 | (1) |
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Begin with an Overview of the Exam |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Master the Art of Intelligent Guessing |
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328 | (1) |
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Follow Directions on Machine-Scored Tests |
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329 | (1) |
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Use Critical Thinking to Avoid Errors |
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329 | (1) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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330 | (2) |
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How Can You Master Different Types of Test Questions? |
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332 | (6) |
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Multiple Choice Questions |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (3) |
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What Techniques Will Help Improve Performance on Math Tests? |
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338 | (1) |
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How Can You Learn from Test Mistakes? |
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339 | (16) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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340 | (15) |
PART 4 A Personal Focus |
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Relating to Others: Appreciating Your Diverse World |
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355 | (32) |
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355 | (1) |
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How Can You Understand and Accept Others? |
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356 | (9) |
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The Positive Effects of Diversity |
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357 | (1) |
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Barriers to Understanding |
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357 | (5) |
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Accepting and Dealing with Differences |
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362 | (1) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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363 | (2) |
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How Can You Express Yourself Effectively? |
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365 | (3) |
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Addressing Communication Issues |
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365 | (3) |
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How Do Your Personal Relationships Define You? |
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368 | (1) |
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How Can You Handle Conflict and Criticism? |
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369 | (3) |
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370 | (1) |
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Dealing with Criticism and Feedback |
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370 | (2) |
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What Role Do You Play in Groups? |
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372 | (15) |
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Being an Effective Participant |
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374 | (1) |
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Being an Effective Leader |
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374 | (2) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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376 | (11) |
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Personal Wellness: Taking Care of Yourself |
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387 | (36) |
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387 | (1) |
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How Can You Maintain a Healthy Body? |
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388 | (4) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (1) |
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How Do You Nurture a Healthy Mind? |
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392 | (8) |
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392 | (3) |
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395 | (3) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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398 | (2) |
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How Are Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs Used and Abused? |
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400 | (7) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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Identifying and Overcoming Addiction |
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402 | (5) |
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What Should You Consider When Making Sexual Decisions? |
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407 | (16) |
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Sex and Critical Thinking |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (1) |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
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409 | (3) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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412 | (11) |
PART 5 Preparing For The Future |
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Managing Career and Money: Reality Resources |
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423 | (34) |
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423 | (1) |
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How Can You Plan Your Career? |
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424 | (4) |
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424 | (2) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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How Can You Juggle Work and School? |
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428 | (6) |
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Effects of Working While in School |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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Sources of Job Information |
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430 | (3) |
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Making a Strategic Job Search Plan |
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433 | (1) |
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What Should You Know about Financial Aid? |
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434 | (5) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (2) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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438 | (1) |
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How Can You Create a Budget That Works? |
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439 | (18) |
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440 | (1) |
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441 | (1) |
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442 | (1) |
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443 | (3) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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446 | (11) |
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Moving Ahead: Building a Flexible Future |
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How Can You Live With Change? |
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458 | (3) |
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Accept the Reality of Change |
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458 | (1) |
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458 | (2) |
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460 | (1) |
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What Will Help You Handle Success and Failure? |
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461 | (6) |
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461 | (3) |
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464 | (1) |
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Thinking Back, Thinking Ahead |
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465 | (2) |
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Why Give Back to the Community and the World? |
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467 | (2) |
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Your Imprint on the World |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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Why Is College Just the Beginning of Lifelong Learning? |
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469 | (2) |
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How Can You Live Your Mission? |
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471 | (2) |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (1) |
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Aim for Your Personal Best |
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474 | (1) |
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Important Points to Remember |
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Appendix 1 Researching Information and Student Resources on the Internet |
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Appendix 2 Learning Styles Assessments |
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Endnotes |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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