Mnemonics are the basic internal strategies that are used to help us encode, store, or retrieve information. The term mnemonics has been around since the Ancient Greeks and comes from the Greek word meaning method memory. Originally it was a method used and developed by Greek scholars and orators in order to help them memorize long passages and speeches in order to be properly prepared. Since that time they have learned from their technique and experimented with different forms of it. Through these experiments they have learned that because all people do not have the same type of learning style, their use of mnemonics differs. They basically provide cognitive tools to help each individual make certain associations, and can be used by a wide age range which is also important. All this being said the key to successful mnemonic encoding is by picking the right mnemonic tool for the right job.
             One strategy that can be used is the peg-word system which is most commonly and best used when the recalled information needs to be put in a certain order or numbers are involved. The easiest way to remember a series of items is by placing them in an order so that any individual item can be easily retrieved without reviewing the entire series. One advantage gained by using this system is that it provides direct entry to numerical-order information. Peg words are easy to picture and are mostly short words that sound like numbers. The "one is a bun" system, which follows childhood rhymes is a slight variation of the peg system and works well up to ten times. In order to associate and item with its peg, imagery is often used for this method. Sometimes it is much more difficult to visualize abstract concepts because it relies heavily on concrete nouns for visual images, thus becoming a minor problem with this method.
             First letter mnemonics are another form and are popular and mostly used by college students. When us
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