through their wits. The older boys willingly participated in beating the younger boys to toughen them. Self-denial‚ simplicity‚ the warrior code‚ and loyalty to the city-state governed their lives. Spartan children were taught stories of courage and fortitude. One favorite story was about a boy who followed the Spartan code. He captured a live fox and intended to eat it. Although boys were encouraged to scrounge for food‚ they were punished if caught. The boy noticed some Spartan soldiers coming‚ and
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"You cannot open a book without learning something" (Confucius). About two months before school started‚ the weather became extremely hot. I stayed at home to enjoy the air-conditioning and to do some reading. I grabbed an arbitrary book which had probably sat on my shelf during the whole summer. On the cover‚ it read "Voices and Values: A Reader for Writers by Janet M.Goldstein and Beth Johnson". On the inside‚ a few carelessly folded pages indicated that the book had ever been used. This book‚
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UNIT 11 2.1 There are many childhood illnesses listed below are some examples……… Croup – A child can get croup at any time of the year‚ although it’s more likely to occur during late autumn/ early winter. This may be because there is more are :- a sore throat‚ runny nose‚ high temp and a cough. Over a day or 2 specific symptoms of croup will develop these include a bark like cough‚ a horse or croaky voice‚ difficulty breathing ( a harsh grating nois;lk.e when they breathe in) and have difficulty
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Conversation”. In the selection Tannen‚ a linguist’s‚ describes the discrepancies of communication between men and women. Most women cite conversation as a problem in relationships between a man and a woman. The discrepancies start in the stage of childhood. This is the time frame where the habits are first formed‚ as the child’s development is mainly influenced from their peers. I agree with Tannen’s points on why the problems arise‚ and can relate all the points to my own personal conversations. Tannen
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The chances of your child getting a case of measles or chickenpox or whooping cough might be quite low today. But vaccinations are not just for protecting ourselves‚ and are not just for today. They also protect the people around us like some of whom may be unable to get certain vaccines‚ or might have failed to respond to a vaccine‚ or might be susceptible for other reasons. Vaccines also protect our children’s children and their children by keeping diseases that we have almost defeated from making
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My Most Memorable Event Throughout my life I have had numerous memorable events. The memorable times in my life vary from being the best in my life and some being the worse. Either way these memories have become milestones that I will remember forever‚ which is the day of my graduation. This day is the most memorable because the enjoyment I had when I received my high school diploma. I can remember this day like it was yesterday. My uncle came into my room at seven o’clock in the morning telling
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seemed to reveal no hints. He showed many major disadvantages as a child. At birth‚ he came out 7 pounds and 9 ounces‚ which did not show much promise. Growing up was very difficult for him as he displayed many signs of being lazy. My view of his childhood was painfully tragic. Every step he took seemed to introduce more pain to me. Most of his days were spent laying down in his crib because‚ his size brought his inability to move around. He was absolutely not your typical healthy baby and‚ overweight
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efforts in 2009. As the most popular forum among the Asian professional field with over 10‚000 members‚ the forum is designed to get passengers familiar with the real civil aviation through playing games namely Air Traffic Controller 3 and Pilot Story. Upon the attempts of avoiding leaking personal
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It was a green world where I was born. I was born and raised in a small town which could almost know as countryside. Now‚ the small town has already collapsed and turned into a developing-city. It is so sad that I can only recall my childhood days in my mind instead of visiting the small town. It was a small town with warm-hearted villagers. We were all friends and always share our foods and games. Mak Kwan had the most famous cooking while En. Chong could fly the kite highest. Hmm… I could still
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