Good afternoon. I am pleased to announce that one of our students‚ Marissa Kelleher‚ has been named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Today‚ I presented Marissa the Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). About 34‚000 Commended Students throughout the nation (and the only one at GHS!) are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2014 competition for National Merit
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Centrally planned economy is defined as an economic system whereby economic factors are fixed by central authorities namely the states and the government of a respective nation. Such system is as opposed to one where decisions are made by private residents and companies‚ specifically the market economic system. Centrally planned economy approaches toward an assumption in which the market does not revolve around the utmost interest of the people‚ and that central power decisions are required in
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and explanation of Effort Justification Effort Justification is a theory of social psychology stemming from Festinger ’s (1957) theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Effort justification theory states that people have tendency to attribute a greater value to an outcome they had to put effort into obtaining. Cognitive Dissonance theory attempts to explain people ’s change of attitudes or beliefs when they face a dissonance between contradicting cognitions. Effort Justification theory is only a subtype
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How We Can Use Our Time In the article “waiting in Line at the Drugstore” the author says that how every one can change his waiting time from unusual to useful time. The author describes his story live in the ghetto and how he treated in the drugstore. And how he profits his time by reading books while waiting in the line in the drugstore and how it could be benefit in his future life. The author tells his story in order to inspire people. The author through his writing wants to describe to the
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Soo Wee Kim‚ Form 3 Bestari‚ SMK Jalan Teko‚ 08100 Bedong‚ Kedah. Encik Amir Bin Johar‚ The Principal‚ SMK Jalan Teko‚ 08100 Bedong‚ Kedah. 18 September 2012 Dear Sir‚ Poor Conditions at the School Canteen On behalf of the students of SMK Jalan Teko‚ I would like to bring to your attention the poor conditions of our school canteen. 2. Firstly‚ the workers in the school canteen are extremely rude. They like to shout loudly at the students for no reason. Besides‚ there is a lack of hygiene
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Dear Sir‚ I am writing to you in reference to my request for a pass on the thirteenth‚ fourteenth‚ and fifteenth of April two thousand and eleven. I am concerned that my pass will conflict with the brigade combatives tournament and I would like to be given the opportunity to share with you why I feel an exception should be made and my request for a pass should be approved. On December 31‚ 1998‚ my family and I opened a time capsule that we had packed away ten years ago. Among the
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Dear Mr.Smith‚ I am writing to you to express my concerns about the Light hotel. I recently took a short weekend break. I stayed there from Friday to Monday. Unfortunately‚ I have discovered a number of problems with my room and the cleaning service. Actually‚ I am very disappointed. The first and most serious problem was the fact that the windows in the bedroom did not shut properly‚ so the room was extremely draughty. After the weekend I got cold. I am also concerned about the fact that the
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In my opinion‚ the treaties of Versailles couldn’t be justified at the time in a large extent. The treaties led Germany and her allies a very harsh punishment and suffered a lot at the time. The War Guilt Clause made them had to accept the total responsibility which was unfair because the Allies also caused the war happened. The ￡6.6 billion reparation from Germany was unacceptable for German at the time and led to the hyperinflation in 1923 and other economic problems. They had to pay reparations
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Capital Purchase Justification Grand Canyon University: HCA 530 July 10‚ 2013 This assignment requires justification to the vice president for approval to purchase a major piece of equipment for use in the radiology department of the hospital. My main objective is to provide valuable information to justify the cost as well as provide critical data that substantiates the ROI. Additionally‚ the report will have detailed information outlining the benefits that will assist in the decision
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Noah Stewart-Maddox Chem 121 10/12/11 Synthesis of Potassium Ferric Oxalate Trihydrate and The Determination of Oxalate Ion in Ferric Oxalate Trihydrate using Titrimetry Abstract: In this two-part lab‚ we will learn about coordination compounds and their uses with stoiciometry. We will also find out about how theoretical yield is calculated from a reaction we will create. We will also synthesize Potassium Ferric Oxalate Trihydrate (K_3 [〖Fe(C_2 O_4)〗_3]•3H_2 O) using a two step reaction. In
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