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We Don’t Read When We Write Or Do We?

by Hanifa K. Cook | Aug 27, 2009 | Learning Skills

Can we write without reading? This post is a response to questions to understand more about writing and reading: Let’s assume you do not understand Mandarin. Try writing the Mandarin character you see in the above picture or write/read this sentence...

What Activates And Deactivates Reading? 47 Things.

by Hanifa K. Cook | Aug 25, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog

What activates reading? What do we read? When do we read? Here are 47 things: Blog Articles Songs Poetry Drama Advertisements Billboards Television Brochures Grocery packages Grocery receipts Bills Bank Statements Notes Text messages Emails Magazines Tabloids...

No English, No Problem, I Still Make Money

by Hanifa K. Cook | Aug 22, 2009 | English, Language, Personal Blog

Half of the population in the world do not speak or understand English, but their world has not stopped just because of lack of this knowledge. English is perceived and perhaps regarded as the universal standard of communication for commerce and social networking. In...