The following are general comments about the structure and contents of an academic essay written for university –they are not prescriptive and intended as an educational guide only. Assignment 1: Essay Date of assignment Q: Discuss the idea that ‘overconsumption in the modern world is a serious threat to true sustainability’. Comment [FoB1]: Good idea to have a header –with the assignment title and date at the top. Also a header with your name and student I.D at the bottom‚ along
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Childhood Obesity is a Serious Issue Do you know of a child or teen that is obese? If so‚ do you think that childhood obesity is a serious issue? I think that childhood obesity is a serious issue‚ because it has some very negative effects on one’s physical and mental health; for example‚ depression and cardiovascular diseases. To try and make obesity in children and teens stop parents and other adults need to take action now because the numbers will keep rising till something is changed. Childhood
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Why is Corruption a Problem? Corruption is the use of public office for private gain‚ the use of official position‚ rank or status by an office bearer for his own personal benefit. (Khandu) Corruption can come in different forms‚ like bribery‚ extortion‚ cronyism‚ nepotism‚ patronage‚ graft and embezzlement. (Paper) Corruption can be a major obstacle in the process of economic‚ political‚ social and environmental development and in modernizing a country. (Myint) Corruption can also affect people’s
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To what extent do you sympathize Curley’s wife? I don’t sympathize Curley’s wife‚ as the way she talks is very arrogant and mean. The quotation “Think I don’t know where they all went?” shows that she doesn’t want to be looked down on. She is trying to make up for the fact that she doesn’t know where Curley and the others have gone to. She thinks it will be embarrassing when Lennie‚ Candy and Crooks these kind of “weak” people know something that she doesn’t. She likes to show off in front of
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the employee exhibiting strange behavior; the employee committed suicide prior to the arrival of the police. What should Sam have done prior to the incident? Should the security officer have notified anyone about the employee’s strange behavior? What company policies do you think should be in place regarding situations similar to this? Explain your answer. I think that Sam should have stopped the man and talked to him‚ sometimes that’s all it takes to change a bad situation and prevent
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‘Money is the most important thing in life.’ Do you agree? Money‚ fame‚ a successful career; these are among the things many people would consider to be the most important things in life‚ but is it true that these factors contribute to a better life? Most people agree that the most important thing in life is happiness‚ regardless of how much wealth one possesses. The problem with most people is that in their pursuit of this state of mind‚ they often sacrifice too much‚ at times sacrificing even
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“Then Frank Reilly said what did you do Charlie forget your key and open your door the hard way. That made me laff. Their really my friends and they like me.” Charlie writes about his friends at work. He wrote that he had good friends at work that liked him and they made him laugh. When he was less intelligent Charlie doesn’t feel sad or mad‚ he just feels happy. Charlie is happy with his life now. He goes to night classes and is able to do the things a normal person would do. Charlie is sad after
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A title of the New York Times article‚ A Life Beyond’ Do What You Love’‚ has a questing start. As students seeking advice for their occupational counselor‚ they are fill for heavily burdened questions of life. Who should I become? What shall I do? The first student questions his future‚ while walking along side of his counselor‚ the student began speaking of his future options of becoming a doctor or the student even a philosophy professor. As the student nervously began to confess that he had thoughts
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Speaker Dalton Sherman Title Do you believe? Venue Dallas Independent School District Teachers Conference Notable Elements 10-year-old 5th grader Dalton Sherman delivers an inspirational speech to 20‚000 teachers about the importance of believing in each other. How can you inspire your audience? Ask 10-year-old Dalton Sherman. by Andrew Dlugan Nov 6th‚ 2008 [pic] Is fifth grader Dalton Sherman the next Barack Obama? Of course‚ it’s far too early to tell‚ but that’s how he refers
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tells the story about the relationship between students and teachers as well as their parents. After watching this movie‚ it gave me an insight into the influences of family. How children are influenced by their parents often hinges significantly on what is termed parental style. Since family is the first school a child enters‚ parents are children’s primary role models‚ and they continue to influence a child into young adulthood in several ways. Family has a huge influence on our learning
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