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you with that task? Games that are meant to help you get smarter might not actually help you. “Playing the math puzzle KenKen will obviously make you better at KenKen. But does the effect transfer to another task you haven’t practiced, like a crossword…

Trends Fads in the 1920s were ways to forget the horrific memories of the war and live a new life. Games and Contests • One of the first fads was the ancient Chinese game, Mahjong but by 1927, it got old. • The new fad that replaced Mahjong was the crossword puzzle. • Because of this, thousands of dictionaries were sold and some were provided at railways. • The biggest rage of all the marathons was dancing. Fashion • For young women, the “flapper” look was popular. A flapper was a young woman…

Solving a difficult problem often brings satisfaction to an individual, which is why many people enjoy hobbies, such as crossword puzzles, and or careers, like teaching, that require thoughts processes daily. Humans are driven by curiosity, but before one spends too much time on a problem, consideration must be done on how difficult the task will be. This is oftentimes why…

Hermann offered her a book to take home. Liesel politely declined explaining being able to read a book when she goes to pick up the laundry was sufficient enough. On the way home, she searched through the trash cans to find a newspaper with a blank crossword puzzle for Max. After an amazing soccer game, Liesel went to the basement to tell Max all about it. Max on the other hand only asked about the the weather. So, Liesel went out everyday, and brought him a description of the weather. He…

This post is to share how God has called me to become a nurse. I will explain why I became a nurse, and how I was called to be a nurse. I will also provide an example of how I can work on my master’s degree in a way to carry out Colossians 3:23-24, which states, “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” ("The Maxwell Leadership Bible", 2002) There are many…

Many buildings around Iowa State Campus have very unique designs. Each design in each building have very deep meanings to understand the history and purpose of the building. One of the buildings that stood out was from an artist named Andrew Leicester who created the G-Nome on the Molecular Biology Building in 1992 and many other artifacts as part of the G-Nome Project. The G-Nome comes from two different words: Gnome (a dwarf-like creature that usually guards precious treasure) and genome (a…

Parkinson’s disease is a condition from the nervous system that disturbs motion throughout the human body. It progresses bit by bit. In the beginning of this condition, Parkinson’s disease can be seen by people who are diagnosed with this. They appear to seem as if they have no communication on their faces. They speak quite unclear and quiet. As the disorder develops throughout time, the signs worsen and are more transparent. This disorder has no cure but medicine is highly involved factor in…

Science coming from the Latin word Scientia, meaning “knowledge,” is a systematic structure that builds and organizes knowledge from testable explanations and predictions about the universe. The nature of scientific progress and the rationality of scientific change lies between Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn. The two prominent philosophers of the 20th century had very distinct viewpoints of science which led to countless debates. One of them, which I believe to be the most intriguing, was the…

reasoning will help prevent AD. In addition, engaging in games that promote cognitive engagement and function, are considered “brain protective” because they prevent memory loss and AD (Joinaitis, et. al., 2013). Some brain protective activities include crossword puzzles, card games, checkers, and jigsaw…

manipulate objects. It involves a sense of timing. This is kinesthetic learning. “Word Smart” is the ability to think in words and to use language to express complex meanings. People who are this enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing crossword puzzles. People who have an Intra-Personal intelligence or are “Self Smart”have the capacity to understand theirself. This means…