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• Top 10 Ways To Learn A Foreign Language Quickly
• 6 Inspirational Stories Of Successful Entrepreneurs
• Top 10 Most Famous Slaves In History
• Top 10 Ways To Get Up Early In The Morning
• Top 10 Comic Series Which Turned Into Movies

Top 10 Ways To Learn A Foreign Language Quickly Posted: 19 Aug 2013 06:30 AM PDT Learning languages might have been a gift to Alexander Arguelles, an American scholar of foreign languages, who learned over three dozen languages and speaks most of them fluently including Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian, Russian, Korean, Arabic and more. But, what about an average man wanting to learn a foreign language? Foreign language acquisition is a very complex phenomenon. Learning foreign language requires successful use of a range of tools such as morphology, phonology, semantics, syntax and a huge lot of extensive vocabulary. Speaking foreign language is tougher as compared to writing. An individual from a specific country or region has complexities in adapting to the vocal mechanism involved in pronunciation of words. First language or mother tongue is quintessential and it's always needed to comprehending the second language. It sounds pretty tough, but people actually do successfully learn foreign languages. If you too would like to give it a try, here are some effective tips to learn a foreign language quickly. 10. Shadowing: This technique comes from the world's most famous polygot, Alexander Arguelles. Shadowing involves listening to a recorded language and repeating it out loud while walking briskly outdoors. When asked about the secret behind language proficiency, Arguelles told the Guardian "I’m often asked what the secret is, and whether some people have an aptitude for absorbing words and phrases. The truth is, predictably, it’s down to endless hours of concentration – reading, studying and practicing grammar." 9. Back-up Listening with reading: At a level where you have got a decent vocabulary and familiarity with grammar, start watching TV shows, reading books. Don't let the reading boar you. Rather, try to watch and read something that’s enjoyable to you. Quantity matters more than anything. Another fun way is to download foreign language subtitles for your favorite movies, which are originally made in your native language. You can spend a whole day that way. Also, there are study programs which include listening and reading the same text at the same time. It's one of the most effective practices suggested by most language trainers. 8. Join Courses: Learning a language inside a classroom, works better than anything else for many people. In a classroom, you get an environment to focus, you actually meet other people, and a trained teacher to teach you and support you. You can access a local college, night classes, and summer classes. Online courses are also getting a huge response nowadays. Moreover, your mistakes are acceptable and justified in a place where everyone is a learner. 7. Listening enough: Listening is an integral part of learning a language. There is no doubt about it. According to a school of linguistics, language learning starts with a 'silent period'. Same as babies learn a language by hearing and repeating sounds. You need to be a ferocious listener to whatever language you chose. It reinforces the vocabulary you learn each day, and helps learners observe the patterns. Before speaking you must listen as much as you can. 6. Be psychologically prepared: Psychological aspects could frustrate and discourage you. If it's not a compulsion, try to find out a language that resembles your native language. Too much contrast in dialects, phonology and grammar rules definitely ask for more practice. Lack of curiosity and attitude are among the two key factors that decide how fast a learner progresses. According to a study on attitude in language learning in the 1970s, it was observed that a learner, who is intrinsically interested in the culture associated with a language, learned it quickly. Linguists also found students with a low tolerance of ambiguity bad with language learning. Reaching dictionary every time they come across a new word put stress on them and discourages them. 5. Be clear about your target: Studies suggest that the ability to learn a particular language varies from person to person, that further depends on their native language and culture. Therefore, before you commit to practice a language, be specific about your need and the suitability of a language with your attitude. Students, who have the option to choose, form one or more languages are prone to distractions. Therefore, be clear about what you opt for. To learn a language fast, avoid hopping from one language to another. 4. Learn to use resources: It's easy to collect sources of acquiring skills in new language. Internet and computer has revolutionized access to huge pile of online and offline learning tools. Use computer software particularly developed for the purpose. Rosetta stone is one of the examples of popular language learning software. Advance speaker or people looking to learn business terminology can use software such as While Rosetta Stone, TellMeMore. In addition to software, new mobile operating systems allow you to carry compatible language learning applications with you e.g. Anki, a flashcard app for the iPhone. Video chatting or conference through Skype or similar services also makes great resources to practice spoken skills while talking to a native speaker of that language. You can also take language classes through such services. 3. Combine multiple methods: Language learning could be a hobby or a personal or professional need. You can stick to a single method if you have got enough time. For a quick grip, it's strongly advised to use a combination of different learning methods or popular techniques. The most commonly used method to learn a language is listen-and-repeat drill. Some rely on a grammar textbook in order to sequence the foreign tongue. Give priority to what you are comfortable with, but don't stick completely to a single method. Four language skills are reading, writing, listening and speaking. You need to combine audio lessons, textbooks, practical speaking, and every other language learning resources available. 2. Make relationships and friends: You are more likely to enjoy a conversation in a foreign language if the person you are talking to is in a friendly relation with you. You apply every possible mean to communicate with them. You observe and use gestures, associate the expression and body language to make sense of what you wish to say. Comfort boosts learning. It's the quickest way when the speaker is physically present with you, but making friends on social networking websites also works well. Drag these foreign friends from social media chatting to Skype after some warm up. 1. Immersion: Without any doubt, immersion is the best way to get hold on a foreign language. To become functionally proficient in the foreign language and to acquire an understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, immersion programs are the most effective. It's usually continuous sequential, cumulative, and proficiency-oriented. Immersion programs are a part of an integrated grade school sequence in some countries. One of the best practice is language travel in which a learner temporarily relocates to the places where the chosen language is predominant. For instance, Irish anglophones prefer to go to Gaeltacht, while Canadian anglophones relocates to Quebec. It involves traveling to a particular part of a country and a renting a home-stay with a family proficient with the use of a given language. Moreover, this method connects you directly to the literature and culture of a place arising more curiosity to learn the language. Therefore, plan a travel to the country to which your chosen language actually belongs to. Nothing would work better to help grasp the vocabulary and accent of that language as quickly. The post Top 10 Ways To Learn A Foreign Language Quickly appeared first on TopYaps.

6 Inspirational Stories Of Successful Entrepreneurs Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:18 AM PDT Cinderella stories are liked by one and all for the reason they end up on a happy note. But, it takes a Herculean effort by a protagonist (a real person) to come out in winning colors facing all odds. Same is the tale of an entrepreneur who has to invent the wheel right from the word scratch in order to be counted among the successful few. Here are 6 inspirational stories of successful entrepreneurs. 6. Jamshedji Tata: If success were to be defined in terms of pure visionary strength and honest capitalistic acumen, Ratanji Tata from India can perhaps stand with only few other guys from across the world. The vision of this great man stands different from the others for the simple reason when the sycophants of the Britishers were busy licking feet of the foreign rulers, he was thinking about effecting a change in the nation by employing as many people as possible in his companies. The dream he initiated with limited resources and in the environment of constant fear of the British colonizers, has been accomplished now with TATA group of companies employing more than four lakh people in India. 5. Dhirubhai Ambani: From selling  'pakoras' to working on a gas station in Yemen, this Gujarati business man  is one among very few real time entrepreneurs who changed the way Indians thought about themselves. His is a true story of 'rags to riches.' The man who worked at Rs 300/ month at one point in time returned India to start the existing Reliance Corporation with a mere capital of Rs 15,000. He started with a one room flat in Mumbai to reach the South Mumbai circle within no time. His is the story in Indian context where someone openly defied the nanny-socialism with a sword of capitalism, despite being born into an almost poor family. His flexible temperament teaches a thing or two to the aspiring entrepreneurs of the present age. 4. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: The incumbent Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited Technology, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw acts as a torch bearer for the female population of the country. Her example is all the more singular for those who dream each night of building huge empires in the time to come, but lose hope the next day in wake of empty pockets. The lady started her own company with biotechnology in the garage of her rented house in Bangalore where nothing other than IT services were seen with the sight of respect in the city. She was mocked, grilled and often asked to quit and find a secure job somewhere or deliver babies and sit at home cooking meals for her husband. Other than that no bank was ready to fund her and she was finding trouble recruiting people as well. The term biotechnology was too alien for Indians of the time. Although, she receives funding to begin a start up but it was only in 2004 that company's IPO was launched which was subscribed 32 times and provided her actual funding to carry out the R&D work. 3. Mark Zuckerberg: The 27 years old technology geek who like other Americans mentioned in the list is a college drop-out is founder of Facebook, the famous social networking site. He is known to run a company almost used by half a billion people across the world.  The 'boy genius' as he was titled by the TIME magazine in 2010, started working on the project from his college dorm at a tender age of 19. As the story goes that is also well established through the movie and documentary done on him by the filmmakers, Mark developed the social networking interface just to spy on his girlfriend at Harvard. The guy even fought a long and tense battle with other contenders who claimed they have a say in the product and had to even seek to effect out of court settlement to let the company come out in its present face. The guy is credited with real revolution in the field of online technology after Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. 2. Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs was a born genius. He saw it all in his small life – born to an unwed mother, adopted by a childless couple, enrolled in college, couldn’t complete his college for want of funds, slept on floor, sold empty coke bottles to buy some food, and the best of all visited the Hare Krishna Temple at Sunday night – not for the Almighty, but to have some good food. You name it and he has all the sequences of a typical Bollywood flick. Still, he went ahead and formed one of the most reputed electronics major, Apple. However, the story doesn’t end here – there is a twist in the tale when Jobs was kicked out of his own corporation. But, he started a new one in the name of NEXTStep (also worked on Pixar for sometime) but it didn’t fare too well in the market. It was in 1996 that he returned to Apple when the firm was facing intense pressure from Microsoft in 1996. And it was he (or his iPhone) that did the trick for the company which is standing head high, even when  the champion is no more. 1. Bill Gates: Every brain break is a luxury when you are in sight of building up something that doesn’t find mention in the already existing record books. It takes innovative acumen to craft up something new but to entirely alter the way the regular human minds think – it takes a genius. Such is the intellect of this Harvard dropout and of course the envy of almost every man on this Earth for his boundless wealth, Microsoft Corporation founder Bill Gates has his own inspiring story to share. It was in 1973 that he joined Harvard, but his interest was inclined towards computers. He worked whole night on computers and slept the whole day during classes. A turning point came in his life when he along with his friend Allen boasted in front of MITS management that they had developed a program named BASIC that could be run on their machine named Altair. When called by the management, they hadn’t yet written a code for such program. But, the young guns worked and burnt the midnight oil to actually come up with one such program. Later he along with programmer friend dropped out of college to form an organization of their own when they became assured the world's real software market has taken birth. The post 6 Inspirational Stories Of Successful Entrepreneurs appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 10 Most Famous Slaves In History Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:05 AM PDT Slavery is not just a shameful part of the human history but something that is still being continued in some parts of the world. You can also argue that the modern culture of low pay jobs and sweat shops in third world countries is just another form of slavery. The fact is that ever since humans started forming complex societies, people have always found ways to subjugate others and take advantage of them. This hasn’t stopped a lot of those who were born into slavery from leaving a mark in history. The list of famous people who were born into slavery is a long one. But here are the top 10 most famous slaves in history. 10. George Washington Carver: George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Missouri in 1864 or 1865. His parents were owned by Moses Carver, a German American immigrant. When slavery was abolished Moses and his wife Susan raised George and his brother James as their own children and encouraged them to study. George grew up to be a scientist, botanist, educator and inventor. His greatest achievement was in the area of alternate farming of cotton with other plants such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes that helped the farmers to have a source of food and helped the soil recover its nutrients between cotton crops. 9. Margaret Garner: Margaret Garner was an African-American slave who is famous for killing her own daughter so that she wouldn’t have to return to slavery. She and her family tried to escape to a free state in January 1856 across the frozen Ohio river but were captured by slave catchers. Before being captured Margaret managed to kill her 2 year old daughter and was preparing to kill the rest of her children and herself but was stopped by the slave catchers. Her story inspired Toni Morrison to write the novel Beloved. 8. Frederick Douglass: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland. He educated himself and tried to escape many times until finally succeeding in 1838. He went on to become a famous orator, writer, statesman and social reformer. He became the leader of the abolitionist movement and was the living proof against the white argument that blacks weren’t intellectually strong enough to live independently. 7. Anna J. Cooper: Anna Julia Cooper was born in 1858 into slavery and went on to become a celebrated American author, educator and scholar. She became the 4th African American woman in history to obtain a doctoral degree in 1924. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in the house of George Washington Haywood. Her only published work, A Voice from the South: By a Woman from the South has become one of the first landmarks in the history of black feminism. 6. Nat Turner: Nat Turner was a slave preacher who led the 1831 uprising in Virginia which resulted in the death of 55 white men women and children. He said to have had visions where God had directed him to start the revolt. The mob of 50 or so blacks that he led was eventually caught. He was tried and sentenced to death by hanging. All the blacks captured were killed and a retaliation of white militia killed many other black men women and children in the aftermath. Stricter laws were enforced on black communities as a result. 5. Zayd ibn Harithah: Zayd ibn Harithah, also known as Zayd mawla Muhammad, was a companion of The Prophet Muhammad. Zayd was born in Najd of central Arabia in a tribe called the Kalb. He was kidnapped when he was young and sold as a slave. He was bought by a merchant of Mecca, Hakim ibn Hizam who gave Zayd as a present to his aunt, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She later married Muhammad and gave Zayd as a present to him. Muhammad has been said to have been very attached to Zayd ibn Harithah. 4. Toussaint Louverture: Toussaint Louverture was born as a slave on a plantation of Breda at Haut de Cap in Saint-Domingue. He was freed at the age of 33 and continued to work on the plantation as an employee. He was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. His military prowess helped in the independence of Haiti and also set an example for the rest of the New World slaves. 3. Abram Petrovich Gannibal: Abram Petrovich Gannibal was a slave that was brought to Russia by Peter the Great. He later became a major general as a military engineer. He also became the Governor of Reval. He is also the great grandfather of the writer Aleksandr Pushkin. 2. Aesop: Aesop who’s famous for Aesop’s fables was a story teller and fabulist who lived in ancient Greece. He was a slave of Ladmon of Samos. He never wrote down his stories and over the years a lot of fables have been credited to him that were handed down through oral tradition. His stories are characterized by the use of animals and inanimate objects that can speak and have human characteristics. 1. Spartacus: Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator. He later escaped the gladiatorial school and amassed an army of runaway slave on Mount Vesuvius. He was part of the Third Servile War against the Roman Republic as a slave leader. They fought and won many battles in southern Italy before being defeated by lefions of Marcus Licinius Crassus in Lucania. Spartacus died in this battle. The post Top 10 Most Famous Slaves In History appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 10 Ways To Get Up Early In The Morning Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:55 AM PDT The ability to wake up early seems to be that magical ability that only those annoying “always happy, super positive” people seem to have. No matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to form this habit. You try to rationalize that you don’t need to wake up early, but from the experience of those few days on which you managed to do the impossible, you know that waking up early usually leads to a wonderful day. The truth is that waking up early is definitely one of the best habits to form. By giving you extra time to do things in the relative quite of the morning it helps in improving productivity and it’s also good for the health and overall happiness. There is a lot of advice available on how to get up early. Here is the best of it! 10. Multiple Alarms: One simple solution is to set up multiple alarms that are separated by a couple of minutes. Make it so irritating that it’s near to impossible to keep sleeping once the alarm clock starts going off in the morning. Of course it’s not a solution for everyone as many people are already used to snoozing the alarm a thousand times before actually getting up. If you are one such person keep reading. 9. Alarm Set Far From Bed: Another trick to force yourself to wake up early in the morning is to set the alarm in the other corner of the room so that you have to actually get out of the bed to turn it off. This trick makes turning off the alarm a little harder and longer, hopefully giving time to your brain to reboot by then. 8. Programming the Brain: One nerdy solution to the problem is to programming the brain to automatically get out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off. To do this you need to practice it in the evening daily for a few weeks. Close the curtains of your room and turn off the lights and get in bed. Set the alarm to go off in a couple of minutes. Form a routine that you want to follow in the morning. It can be something like getting out of bed, stretching, turning off the alarm and then drinking some water while standing. As soon as the alarm goes off do the routine. By doing this over and over again you can program your brain to do the routine as soon as the alarm goes off on auto mode without you having to think about it. 7. Rapid Deep Breathing: The problem in waking up early is that your brain takes time to reboot and in that time you can fall back asleep. In order to increase the rebooting time you can try rapid deep breathing in the morning. When the alarm goes off, stay in bed but start taking rapid deep breaths. The overdose of oxygen works great to wake up the brain and speed up the circulation in the body. 6. Call From A Friend: A simple trick is to have a friend of yours who does wake up early, call you in the morning. Tell them to call and then talk to you in the morning so you are forced to wake up. The downside is that if your friend fails to wake up then you do too. 5. Making it a Game: Another version of the phone a friend trick is to make it a game. Whoever wakes up first and gives a call to the other wins. Making it a competition can provide extra motivation for some people to achieve this goal. Remember to stay awake after the call. 4. Forming A Routine: Our bodies like nothing better than routines. Forming a fairly strict routine about when you go to bed every night can help in waking up at a fixed time daily. Also form a night routine that you do before going to bed and a morning routine that you do after waking up. These routines help the brain in knowing when it’s time to sleep and when it’s time to wake up. 3. Preparing For The Morning Routine: Whatever is your morning routine, make sure to prepare for it the night before. If you drink water in the morning, keep a glass or bottle of water near your bed. If you go for a run, then keep the shoes and running gear near the bed so that there is motivation in the morning to follow the routine. 2. Fixing The Body Clock: Another point about routines is that if you don’t have a routine it means that your body clock is out of sync. Many youngsters now have a body clock that is almost opposite to the natural one. People spend all night surfing the net and all morning sleeping. To wake up early look at your complete body clock and try to fix the whole thing. 1. Baby Steps: One of the best ways to form the habit of waking up early in the morning is to do it in baby steps. The idea is to note what time you wake up daily. Then everyday take one baby step towards waking up early. If you wake up at 9 in the morning then start by setting the alarm for 08:55 the next day. It’s incredibly easy to wake up just 5 minutes before you usually wake up. In this way keep waking up 5 minutes earlier everyday. If you fail on some day take a step backwards and start again. Remember to take only baby steps for this system to work and don’t make big jumps in your enthusiasm. The post Top 10 Ways To Get Up Early In The Morning appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 10 Comic Series Which Turned Into Movies Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:26 AM PDT There is a long list of films based on comic series, which have not only performed considerably well at the box office, but also left their mark on the mind of the audiences. Be it Superman or Batman, movie makers have successfully written scripts around these characters and swooned the audience by creating great cinema. To say the least, these comic series superheroes gained more popularity among children, after they featured on cinema screens. Here is a list of the top 10 comic series which have been converted into movies. 10. Catwoman: Almost a quasi-spin-off of the Batman comic series, Catwoman also featured as a super woman protagonist in 2004 film named 'Catwoman'. This super woman is often referred to as a love interest of the legendary super star Batman. The film however, didn’t perform to everyone's expectations. 9. Thor: The famous character/superhero and the founding member of the team Avengers, Thor appeared in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. He starred in numerous volumes of the series along with various clothing, trading cards, video games, clothing series and films. In 2011, the film based on the same character starring Chirs Hemsworth as Thor was released. The sequel to the first movie (Thor: the Dark World) is about to hit theatres later in 2013. 8. X-Men: One of the most popular comic series that is based around a team of mutant superheroes in the Marvel Universe, X-Men appeared in one of the most commercially successful movies in the recent times that were based on comic series. The X-Men universe includes many notable characters including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus and others. Some of the popular movies include The Wolverine, X-Men, X2, and X Men: The Last Stand. 7. Green Lantern: It includes several superheroes from the fictional DC Universe. Each superhero or lantern possesses a power lantern, which gives him great control over happenings in the world. The first Green Lantern was created by Bill Finger in All-American Comics. The Green Lantern movie series includes movies such as Green Lantern, Green Lantern: First Fight and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. 6. Superman: Superman, a fictional character (a superhero) appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. The character has great acceptability among the American audience as a cultural icon. Superman first appeared in action Comics followed by appearance in various radio, television and newspaper series to finally end up in films. Some of the popular Superman flicks are Superman, Superman II, Superman Returns, etc. 5. Spiderman: One of the most famous comic book superheroes, Spiderman appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Also known as Spidey, Web-slinger, Web-crawler or Web-head, Spiderman first appeared in the Hollywood movie 'Amazing Fantasy' (1962). Since then the super-hero has graced the celluloid screen numerous times in popular movies like The Amazing Spider Man, Spider Man, Spider Man 2, and Spider Man 3. 4. Captain America: Another of those super heroes whose comics are published by Marvel Comics. Captain America is a patriotic character that fights the Axis powers of World War II. 'Captain America: The First Avenger' released in 2011 was a big success. In the year 2014, 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' the sequel is all set for release. The comic character is a craze among the American audience. 3. Iron Man: The American fictional character appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Iron Man is an American billionaire engineer, who designs an iron suit in order to save himself and fight the evils in the world. Movies that made earned him popularity include The Invincible Iron Man, and Iron Man series. 2. Hellboy: This comic book superhero was created by writer director Mike Mignola. The superhero first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics in 1993. There are various live-action movies in Hollywood that adapted to the comics of the super hero character. As the name suggests Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth by Nazi Occulists. The famous movies featuring him are Hellboy, Hellboy: Sword of Storms and Hellboy: Blood and Iron. 1. Batman: A well-known comic book super hero who features regularly in the comic books published by DC Comics. The character created by Bob Kane first appeared in 'Detective Comics' in the year 1939. He was listed by Empire magazine as the '50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Times.' Some of the famous flicks he has been a part of include Batman, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises and others. The post Top 10 Comic Series Which Turned Into Movies appeared first on TopYaps.

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