Buzan developed this process while conducting a research study on note taking techniques. ... Basically, mind mapping is an enhanced brainstorming and/or note taking process. ... Draw quickly on unlined paper without pausing, judging or editing. ... You may, however, wish to write down some explanatory notes in lower case. ... To summarize, mind mapping is a visual tool that allows users to quickly and creatively organize ideas. ...

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I ran in there to see what it was and she had dropped a huge stack of papers that she had been making copies of and I quickly helped her pick them up. ... So it didn't really phase me, until I got to work one Friday and there was a note on my desk from Carla. I opened the note not having any earthly idea of what to expect and inside it said "Karmen, I am unsure why you are so scared of me, for I am only a little old lady. ... On a good note, I can use a typewriter like a champion now....

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Keep a record of the session either as notes or as a tape recording. Study the notes consequently for evaluation. A great idea is to use a whiteboard to write down notes during the brainstorming session, so all team members can view the results. ... When running a meeting, you must quickly intercede to stop personal attacks or other forms of verbal insult." ...

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Getting away from the reality of today is as quick and easy as pushing the play button on my CD player. Listening to the notes and beats of one song, or the lyrics of another takes my mind and imagination to a place with perfect staccato rhythms, where everything is the way it is made to be. ...

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In Tim O"Brien's novel, If I Die in a Combat Zone, a unique, young man examined the Vietnam War. Feelings toward the war at that time were mixed and questioned by many people in the U.S. There were many opinions ranging from positive to negative. Tim's beliefs somewhat remained the same since he alr...

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I quickly shut it off and lie in bed. ... I think of someone important in my life and say a quick prayer for his or her happiness. ... I am told about being totally lost in lecture because they did not do the homework or read lecture notes before hand. ...

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One clear concise definition for critical thinking comes form the week one lecture notes, "a special kind of thinking devoted to the evaluations of ideas." ... Decision making is defined as "a complex process involving streams of information and events that get recognized as problems, a complex set of factors that affect what problems will get attention, and still another set of factors influencing where the continuum form the quick to convoluted the action will fall." ... As for critical thinking and decision making, one quickly observes this happening if he attends any meeting or overhears ...

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Men, Are They Really Human? Isn't it amazing how the brain can register the sound of something that we have never heard before and know what it is the very first time we"re hearing it? Bats make a very distinct sound when the fly. Birds can fly with wings soundlessly. Bats flap. I know this to...

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My life is one ironic tragedy after another. I always seem to find myself telling friends stories of mishaps and misfortunes. Even events that should have or could have come out great suddenly have a bizarre and ironic twist to it, as if Murphy had his law tattooed on my head with an invisible ink, ...

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Now, lets say we are created by God and therefore from God (note the distinction between "by God" and "from God"). ... Just because one may have advanced faster than the rest, it does not follow that it is not logical, it just means they did it quicker, we are still on the same path. ...

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Even though Cicero thought himself a philosopher he was quick to disagree with those philosophers who he saw as tricky and misleading to the public. ... Cicero also notes that if you want to help one group it is imperative not to offend the other group. ...

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