21st Century Skills for Students
Economic projections for the next fifty years indicate that, both within the US and world economies, there will…
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Becoming a “Good” Foreign Language Teacher: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
Most language educators would agree that the ultimate goals of a foreign/second (L2) language education are trifold: language…
Islamic Civilization and Science: A Forgotten History
If you are interested in Muslims’ contributions to science and some of their inventions, this interview may be…
Revisiting Psychokinesis: Time, Ether, and Kozyrev
For many of us ordinary people, time is nothing more than how long we spend at work, at…
Promoting Global Fellowship around the Kitchen Table
As a child growing up in rural Illinois in a small farm town, I only dreamt that I…
Never Say “I Will Eat My Hat”!
It had been only 23 weeks since we got the good news that we were going to have…
How the world’s most notorious atheist changed his mind
Antony Flew, who once claimed to be one of the world’s leading atheists, chose to believe in God…
Cultural and Religious Co-existence: An Australian Perspective
The concept of multiculturalism in Australia has been widely written and spoken about over the past fifty years.…
Piracy
Piracy, or the illegal downloading of digital media, came to the forefront of web politics in January 2012…
If Only I Know You, My Heart…
“Hello my heart, I am your neighbor in this body,” said my soul. “How are you? Why do…
Cultural Considerations in Education
It is essential for people who work internationally or in multicultural settings to familiarize themselves with implications of…
Teaching Metaphors
According to Robert B. Van Engen (2008), a metaphor is a multifaceted literary device that assists in illustrating…
Serene Autumn
Beautiful irony in the blanket of serene That I find in the coming of fall:The most pleasant of…
Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow, and Thinking Together
Decision-making is a cognitive process that constantly runs in the background of our minds, resulting in choices made…
Hearts and Minds for a Country: Nation and the Construction of Self Identity
We can speak of an alienation that comes with the contractual culture of the modern state. Nevertheless, such…