suburban city of Vietnam to the demographically diverse and well developed Bay Area. It was a hard journey‚ having to uproot my entire existence to start a new life in a country I don’t even know anything about other than its involvement during the Vietnam War. My life was spun upside down to downside up because my parents thought this country would give my brother and me better futures. My first few years living in the Bay Area change who I am completely. This is where I experienced for the first time
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From conception to age 16 years children develop in many areas. The main 4 are: Physical development‚ movements; Intellectual development‚ thinking and learning; social‚ emotional and behavioural development‚ child’s self- confidence to control his social‚ emotional and behaviour; communication and language development‚ to be able to talk and understand. My chosen age range is 2-3 years old and the two areas of development I have chosen are physical development and communication and language development
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Urban areas of the future present the greatest challenges and opportunities to people. Discuss. Introduction 3% of land surface on the earth is covered by urban areas‚ and more than half the world’s population live in urban areas. 100 years ago‚ only 20% of people lived in urban areas‚ and today the number is continually rising past 50%. However‚ with an increasing number of people taking up residence in ever expanding cities‚ towns and villages‚ problems in urban areas are growing more serious
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into could and might respectively. B. The tenses will not change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth. We can often choose whether to keep The original tenses or change them. Examples: • Direct: “I know her address”‚ said John. • Indirect: John said that he knows/knew her address. In this Indirect Speech‚ both the past tense and the present tense make the sentence a correct one. • Direct: The teacher said‚ “The earth goes round the sun.” • Indirect: The teacher said that the earth goes/went
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1. What is National Parks and give examples? National park is a semi-natural land‚ declared and owned by government‚ which is restricted from most development and set aside for human recreation and environmental protection. Endau Rompin National Park‚ gazetted 1993 Gunung Ledang National Park‚ gazetted 2005 Islands of Mersing National Park‚ gazetted 2003 Penang National Park‚ declared 2003 Taman Negara National Park‚ established 1939 2. What is Protected Areas (PAs) and give examples?
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Short essay on Rural and Urban Communities One of the broadcasts and most revealing of all social contracts is exhibited by the differences of urban and rural life. This contrast is one of social environment. It divides community organization in two broad types-the urban and the rural. For many centuries city and country are two general types of human habitation. However‚ we must remember that rural and urban depict modes of community life‚ not simply geographical locations. The most obvious
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Have you ever come home with the stench of smoke clinging to your clothes? Or inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of smokers passed‚ causing you to cough and choke? Neither experience is pleasant‚ and this is why smoking should be banned in public areas. Smoking can be dangerous not only for the smoker‚ but also for those around the smoker. Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death (after active smoking and alcohol)‚ according to the Manitoba Medical Association. They also
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Police Corruption is the misuse of police authority for personal gain. Examples include extortion (for example‚ demanding money for not writing traffic tickets) and bribery (for example‚ accepting money in exchange for not enforcing the law). In the United States we have a lot of corruption when it comes to any job profession. The movie The Departed was a great example depicting the corruption a police officer can face while in the job and when temptation gives in. Police Corruption is a nationwide
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geographical setting Ras El Hekma area is a part of NW coast of Egypt‚ it lies on the Mediterranean Sea west of Alexandria City for about 220 km‚ it seems as triangle headland extending into the Mediterranean sea for about 15 km‚ it covers about 230 km² (Fig.1). Fig.1: Location map of the study area and selected field surveying sites The major geomorphic features of Ras El Hekma area are oriented in E/W direction‚ parallel to the present shoreline. The geology of the study area consists of parallel coastal
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lands of the public domain suitable for agriculture. Under the program‚ landowners are allowed to retain a maximum of five hectares. The CARP‚ which is primarily envisioned to accomplish equity objectives through land distribution‚ also aims to address efficiency issues by increasing farm productivity. Improved farm productivity is expected to be accomplished through the adoption of appropriate farming practices and technology by the new landowners and the provision of the complementary support
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