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    K+6+4+2 (or K+12) simply means that the new and improved system will now feature the following modifications: a year in kindergarten‚ the same 6 years in elementary‚ 4 years in what will be called junior high school‚ and the addition of 2 years of what is called senior high school‚ thus having Grades 1 to 12. The plan was proposed by Education Secretary Armin Luistro‚ the first phase of which will be implemented immediately next year‚ while the final phase will be on school year 2016-2017. For

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    Kiley is a Year 12 student and has earned topped marks throughout her secondary school career. She is well known by teachers and and students alike‚ and sets an example as a model student for others in the school. Kiley is also actively involved in community service projects‚ and she regularly talks about her desire to go into politics so she can help her local and global community as a responsible‚ educated‚ and informed leader. Yet‚ very recently‚ Kiley has been troubled: Her mother has been

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    Fabiha Habib Year 12 Extension History Proposal Preliminary Research When we were first given our extension history project tasks‚ I had absolutely no idea what areas I was going to research. I was going to research the Aztecs and the downfall of their empire. I was also considering researching the Amazons‚ but I was overcome by a whole new idea. The idea of pirates. I am a pirate fanatic‚ and I have seen many shows‚ series and movies that have portrayed pirates in different ways. During my

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    NAME:___________________ Year 12 English Language Revision Pack 1. Complete many practice exams and correct them yourself (exams and suggested answers are on MOODLE). Do them under time constraints 2 hours with 15 mins reading and figure out a way to do them that suits you. Do them at 3pm. You will also be completing one in class during week 1‚ term 4. 2. Create flip cards with all the terms listed (unless you are 100% sure you know them) – give the word on one side‚ then definition

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    Many slaves respected their owners and enjoyed serving them‚ while others loathed them. As time proceeded‚ many slaves were freed‚ unfortunately‚ many of them were treated as if they weren’t. In the excerpts from Twelve Years of a Slave and Betty Cofer‚ there is an opposition between how the slaves were treated along with the genesis of slavery‚ however‚ the dialect between the two pieces is similar. To begin‚ a difference between Twelve Years of a Slave and Betty Cofer was how the slaves were treated

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    Twelve Years a Slave “I don’t want to survive‚ I want to live” Solomon Northup‚ main character of Twelve Years a Slave‚ perhaps spoke of what all slaves felt. The Missouri Compromise followed by the Compromise of 1850 created a divided nation of some free black people and some slaves. Unfortunately‚ the free weren’t necessarily safe. Southerners were constantly trying to get more slaves and strongly believed all blacks should be slaves. Most times‚ it was not good enough to present the paperwork

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    Is there a possibility that two books on slavery‚ one fiction and the other non-fiction have similar concepts to it? The answer is yes it is possible‚ in the books Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe‚ and Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup‚ have many similarities in them. Some of those similar things are religion‚ violence‚ and unexpected turns in their life. In the essay it will explain how those topics are similar in the books. The thing that you hear the most throughout both books

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    Factory farming. Something that is ‘out of sight’ and thus ‘out of mind’ for the majority of the Australian populace. An unnecessary‚ atrocious treatment of animals. Factory farms are places where animals are reared in the shortest and quickest way possible‚ before being slaughtered. These farms began with the discovery of vitamins A and D‚ which could then be added to animal’s foods‚ meaning they had no need to take in sunlight. The discovery of antibiotics then allowed animals to be kept in

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    Shark culling has become the new issue for the Australian media. Over the past three years‚ after seven fatal shark attacks in Western Australia’s waters‚ Premier Colin Barnett‚ declared to kill any shark bigger than three meters spotted in the designated kill zones. This culling has killed many sharks and is going to result to the extinction of these species. Miranda Devine published an opinion piece with the headline “A tasty dish for a very big fish… and it’s all our fault” in The Daily Telegraph

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    “F**k this” I don’t believe that I have used that phrase more than during year twelve at school. Not because I want to sound cool or rebellious but because I actually have no idea what I’m doing‚ I’m sort of just winging it really. Leading up to year twelve‚ you get told by every single person who has experienced it‚ that is is one of the most challenging years of your schooling life. All of a sudden you are thrust into the deep end‚ there is so much to learn. Its almost impossible‚ but not only

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