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    public schools?” Have we given up on the kids because we have given up on the future? Benjamin Barber stresses this thought-provoking idea because there is‚ without a doubt‚ a need for a change. In a book written by Deborah Tannen called The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue‚ she expresses the idea that when two parties have a debate over an issue then usually there can only be two sides to a solution; no more no less. The more one side gets into conflict with another‚ the more it

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    The following case study covers LO1 Surviving Greenscape’s Hard Times In ten years‚ Greenscape had grown from a one-person venture into the largest nursery and landscaping business in its area. Its founder‚ Lita Ong‚ combined a lifelong interest in plants with a botany degree to provide a unique customer service. Ong had managed the company’s growth so that even with twenty full-time employees working in six to eight crews‚ the organization culture was still as open‚ friendly‚ and personal

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    You are in a life-or-death situation with your friend‚ but only one person has a chance of surviving the situation‚ what will you do in that situation? Would you sacrifice yourself for your friend or would you let your friend die? Consequently‚ should people be held accountable if they were in a life-or-death situation‚ they should be held accountable for their actions. Therefore‚ people that have a lack of judgment‚ will suffer from survivor guilt‚ and don’t want to pay the cost of rescues should

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    September fourth: the start of a new school year and the start of my first year at Shard Academy. Shard Academy was one the the three biggest schools in Pramm and it was almost a sanctuary to Bent users like myself. I stood on the subway platform with a few other kids my age to wait for the train. The butterflies in my stomach were flying like crazy‚ this was the most suspenseful thing that ever happened then. Might as well forgot if it was real‚ if weren’t the robotic announcements on the train

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    have counted down the days until my first day at Blackbird Academy‚ for what seems like forever. The excitement has swirled around since I got my acceptance letter back in May. I’m so excited that whenever I think about it I get a chill‚ despite the crisp fall weather. But all it takes is a glance at my calendar for the jitters to come. I check again‚ to make sure the circle is correct. But it is. Tomorrow is my first day at Blackbird Academy! And I have to pack...oops! It’s almost intolerable without

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    teaching soccer to kids. He has a natural talent for coaching. Henning is charismatic‚ kids enjoy his easy-going demeanor and British accent and he really knows soccer and how to teach the game to youngsters. In 2006‚ Henning founded the Rocky Soccer Academy- attribute to the proximity of the Rocky Mountains. At first he trained small groups of young players aged 7 to 14. He grouped them by age‚ gender and skill and conducted training sessions for small groups of five to seven at a local park. The first

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    Surviving College The time has come! Your clothes are packed‚ room emptied and your mother is anticipating her new gym room‚ college life is swiftly approaching. Are you ready for this encounter? Have you reviewed the guidelines for surviving college? Many persons project college as a frightening entity‚ a place where your pockets are hurt‚ you miss assignments and are failed by your professors. Yes‚ some of these aspects may be true nevertheless‚ with guidance and wise council in reference to inside

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    The last time I was at the California Academy of Science Museum in Golden Gate Park‚ we all had to hold hands while the teacher led us through the halls of this great museum. Yes there was that huge‚ (scary)‚ dinosaur skeleton in the lobby‚ there were hundreds of different fish I had never seen in my local pet store‚ and the diorama’s in the African Hall were so realistic we thought for sure the Zebras had moved! The little girls screamed as I shouted "THERE!" and pointed at one of the Zebras. For

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    Surviving Famine: The Kantian Dilemma Say your family and you are struggling to meet your basic needs such as food during a harsh famine. Your basic instinct is to acquire food by any means necessary. One way you could get food is by stealing it from your neighbor. In this essay I will examine whether this issue is morally right. I will argue that by using Kant’s End in itself theory‚ stealing food from your neighbor in time of famine is morally wrong. Kant’s end in itself theory is stated

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    devastation of the earthquake? Haiti’s worst earthquake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince in 12 January 2010. Hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed‚ millions were relocated‚ thousands died. The BBC documental video “Surviving Haiti” showed how lives changed after the earthquake‚ how government was handling the situation and what measures were taken to help. As Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world‚ the inhabitants of Port-au-Prince would not be able to handle

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