Foreword |
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About the Authors |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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PART I DEFINING YOURSELF AND YOUR GOALS |
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Becoming a Lifelong Learner |
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Who Is Pursuing An Education Today? |
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How Does Education Promote Success? |
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How Can You Strive For Success? |
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What Resources Are Available At Your School? |
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What Should You Know About Technology? |
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Why Is It Important To Embrace Change? |
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Goal Setting and Time Management |
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What Defines Your Values? |
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Choosing and Evaluating Values |
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How Values Relates to Goals |
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How Do You Set And Achieve Goals? |
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Identifying Your Personal Mission |
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Linking Goals with Values |
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What Are Your Priorities? |
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How Can You Manage Your Time? |
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37 | (5) |
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Taking Responsibility for How You Spend Your Time |
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Why Is Procrastination A Problem? |
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Antiprocrastination Strategies |
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45 | (6) |
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Knowing Who You Are And How You Learn |
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Is There One Best Way To Learn? |
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52 | (1) |
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What Are The Benefits Of Knowing Your Learning Style? |
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53 | (1) |
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How Can You Discover Your Learning Style? |
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Multiple Intelligences Theory |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (8) |
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How Do You Explore Who You Are? |
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65 | (3) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (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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69 | (1) |
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Linking Majors to Career Areas |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (5) |
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78 | (5) |
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78 | (1) |
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Reading Room: Emotional Intelligence |
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79 | (3) |
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PART II DEVELOPING YOUR LEARNING SKILLS |
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Critical and Creative Thinking |
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Tapping the Power of Your Mind |
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What Is Critical Thinking? |
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Defining Critical Thinking |
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The Path of Critical Thinking |
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The Value of Critical Thinking |
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Learning How Your Mind Works |
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How Mind Actions Build Thinking Processes |
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How Does Critical Thinking Help You Solve Problems And Make Decisions? |
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92 | (5) |
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93 | (3) |
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Why Should You Explore Perspectives? |
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97 | (2) |
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The Value of Seeing Other Perspectives |
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98 | (1) |
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Strategy and Critical Thinking |
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Benefits of Strategic Planning |
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100 | (1) |
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How Can You Develop Your Creativity? |
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Characteristics of Creative People |
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Enhancing Your Creativity |
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102 | (1) |
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Brainstorming Toward a Creative Answer |
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103 | (1) |
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Creativity and Critical Thinking |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (6) |
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Reading, Studying, and Using the Library |
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Maximizing Written Resources |
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What Are Some Challenges Of Reading? |
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Working Through Difficult Texts |
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114 | (1) |
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Building Comprehension and Speed |
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Why Define Your Purpose For Reading? |
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Purpose Determines Reading Strategy |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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How Can SQ3R Help You Own What You Read? |
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121 | (1) |
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How Can You Respond Critically To What You Read? |
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Use SQ3R to ``Taste'' Reading Material |
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Ask Questions Based on the Mind Actions |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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How And Why Should You Study With Others? |
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Strategies for Study Group Success |
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Benefits of Working with Others |
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127 | (1) |
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How Can You Make The Most Of The Library? |
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127 | (4) |
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127 | (1) |
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Learn How to Conduct an Information Search |
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128 | (1) |
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Conduct Research Using a Search Strategy |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (4) |
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Use Critical Thinking to Evaluate Every Source |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (6) |
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Harnessing the Power of Words and Ideas |
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How Can You Make The Most Of Note Taking? |
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142 | (2) |
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Recording Information in Class |
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142 | (2) |
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What Note-Taking System Should You Use? |
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144 | (4) |
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Taking Notes in Outline Form |
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144 | (1) |
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Using the Cornell Note-Taking System |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (1) |
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How Can You Write Faster When Taking Notes? |
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148 | (1) |
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Why Does Good Writing Matter? |
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149 | (1) |
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What Are The Elements Of Effective Writing? |
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149 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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What Is The Writing Process? |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (5) |
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160 | (3) |
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Listening, Memory, and Test Taking |
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Taking In, Retaining, and Demonstrating Knowledge |
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How Can You Become A Better Listener? |
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170 | (3) |
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Manage Listening Challenges |
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170 | (2) |
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Become an Active Listener |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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How Can You Improve Your Memory? |
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Use Memory Improvement Strategies |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (1) |
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What Types Of Preparation Can Improve Test Performance? |
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177 | (3) |
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Identify Test Type and Material Covered |
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177 | (1) |
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Use Specific Study Strategies |
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178 | (1) |
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Work Through Test Anxiety |
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179 | (1) |
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What Strategies Can Help You Succeed On Tests? |
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180 | (1) |
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Begin with an Overview of the Exam |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (5) |
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182 | (1) |
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Use Critical Thinking to Avoid Errors |
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182 | (1) |
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Master Different Types of Test Questions |
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183 | (3) |
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How Can You Learn From Test Mistakes? |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (5) |
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193 | (4) |
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193 | (1) |
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Reading Room: Strong Writing Skills Essential for Success |
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194 | (2) |
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PART III CREATING LIFE SUCCESS |
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Appreciating Your Diverse World |
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Why Is It Important To Understand And Accept Others? |
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200 | (2) |
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The Positive Effects of Diversity |
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201 | (1) |
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How Can You Think Critically About Diversity? |
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202 | (6) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (2) |
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Accepting and Dealing with Differences |
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207 | (1) |
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How Can You Express Yourself Effectively? |
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208 | (5) |
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Exploring Communication Styles |
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208 | (3) |
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Addressing Communication Issues |
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211 | (1) |
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Speaking/Oral Presentations |
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212 | (1) |
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How Do Your Personal Relationships Define You? |
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213 | (2) |
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214 | (1) |
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How Can You Handle Conflict And Criticism? |
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215 | (2) |
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Dealing with Criticism and Feedback |
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216 | (1) |
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What Role Do You Play In Groups? |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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Being an Effective Participant |
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219 | (1) |
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Being an Effective Leader |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (6) |
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Managing Career and Money |
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227 | (1) |
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How Can you Plan Your Carrer? |
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228 | (7) |
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232 | (1) |
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How Can You Know Work And School? |
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Effects of Working White in School |
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235 | (1) |
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Sources of Job Information |
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237 | (1) |
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Making a Strategic Job Search Plan |
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238 | (2) |
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What Should You Know About Financial Aid? |
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240 | (3) |
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240 | (1) |
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How Can Strategic Planning Help You Manage Money? |
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243 | (1) |
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Sacrifice in the short Term to Create Long-Term Gain |
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244 | (1) |
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Develop a Financial Philosophy |
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244 | (1) |
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How Can You Create A Budget That Works? |
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244 | (4) |
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244 | (2) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (6) |
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Building a Flexible Future |
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How Can You Be Flexible In The Face Of Change? |
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258 | (3) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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What Will Help You Handle Success and Failure? |
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261 | (4) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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Redefining Failure and Success: Learning Disabilities |
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264 | (1) |
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Why Is It Important To Focus on Wellness? |
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265 | (5) |
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265 | (3) |
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Why Give Back To The Community And The World? |
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Your Imprint on the World |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Why Is College Just The Beginning of Lifelong Learning? |
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274 | (1) |
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How Can You Live Your Mission? |
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275 | (4) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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Aim For Your Personal Best |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (4) |
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283 | (1) |
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Reading Room: Keeping Hate Out of The Workplace |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (1) |
Appendix |
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The Cambell Interest and Skill Survey |
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Endnotes |
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295 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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