Category Archives: learning

Classroom

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Ehsan's webblog

Felt so good to sit in a classroom once again after a long time.

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Planned Obsolescence & Consumerism

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

This way of selling more products by designing products that deliberately fail, cannot be repaired, or have a set lifespan imposed in some other way is known as planned obsolescence. However, it is not just a cynical plot dreamed up … Continue reading →

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Online, the global appetite for learning is becoming a powerful force.

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

This November, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation invested a million dollars in edX, the world’s largest online learning initiative. Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX boasts a growing number of “massively open online courses” (MOOCs) aimed at bringing virtual … Continue reading →

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Paraphrasing

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Why paraphrase? Quoting directly without attribution is plagiarism. In a scholarly setting, it constitutes academic dishonesty, which when committed by students is punished with a failing grade, suspension, or expulsion; it also compromises their future in academia. Even with attribution, … Continue reading →

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Fast mathematics

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Finding square of a number ending with 5; To find the square of 45 Multiply 5 by 5 and put the result as your right part of the answer (**25). Multiply 4 with the next higher digit (4+1)=5 which gives … Continue reading →

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Verbs that require an ‘ing’ form in the complement

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Verbs that require an ‘ing’ form for a verb in the complement: admit appreciate avoid complete consider delay deny discuss enjoy finish Keep mention miss postpone practice quit recall recommend regret risk stop suggest tolerate understand Examples: They enjoy travelling … Continue reading →

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Verbs that require an infinitive in the complement

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Verbs that require an infinitive for a verb in the complement: agree appear arrange ask claim consent decide demand deserve expect fail forget hesitate hope intend learn manage mean need offer plan prepare pretend promise refuse seem tend threaten wait … Continue reading →

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Restrictive relative clause vs Nonrestrictive relative clause

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Restrictive relative clauses identify or classify nouns: they tell us which person or thing, or which kind of person or thing, is meant. Features No commas are used around the clause. An object relative pronoun can be omitted. In general, … Continue reading →

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During the course of vs During

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

During the course of is a wordy for during. It is slightly different from in the course of, which is often replaceable with other prepositions like in, over, and while. In other words, during the course of integration, the two … Continue reading →