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BOOK REPORT: FLIM FLAM!

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Flim Flam! by James Randi. In class we had to choose from a selection of novels that we were interested in reading. My group and I chose the book Flim Flam! by James Randi. Randi is internationally known as a magician and escape artist, but for the past 35 years of his professional life, he has also been active as an investigator of the paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims that have impressed the thinking of the public generation: ESP, psychokinesis, psychic detectives, levitation, psychic surgery, UFOs, dowsing and more. This book explores the topics which he says that scientists and the media are too willing to promote without skepticism and proper expertise. Randi talks about fairies and whether they're real or not. He quickly claims that there is no such thing as fairies. Growing up, many children may believe in fairies because of the media and how they portray them. Disney is a huge reason why the belief in fairies are real because they made about seven movies on Ti
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LEARNING STYLES

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There are 3 different learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Visual learners work best when seeing pictures, maps, illustrations, and videos. Auditory learners learn by hearing sound, lectures and reading aloud. Kinesthetic learners are the hands-on learners who learn by touch and making things. I am personally more of a visual and kinesthetic learner because I learn best by seeing and doing things.
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AROMATHERAPY

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Aromatherapy is described as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. Although many people use aromatherapy as medicine, but there is no real evidence that this method actually works. Many people swear by these methods and actually believe that aromatherapy is an actual solution to issues like headaches and stomach aches.
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GRAPHOLOGY Graphology is the use of handwriting to determine personality and character. Analyzing word and letter spacing, writing slant, pressure on the paper, and letter size are all outlooks on a person based off of their writing. For example, people who have wide handwriting are thought to be isolated or lonely and crowded handwriting could mean that that person is desperate for company. If a person's letter size is big, they could be confident and big thinkers. I think its crazy that something as simple as how a person writes their names can be insight on who they are as a person.
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