as well as to ensure that they do not neglect their studies and to meet their parents’ expectations. They often end up burning the midnight oil when there are examinations‚ leaving them worn out. Hence‚ the majority of students in Singapore feel that exams should be abolished. However‚ examinations are also proven to be beneficial. They help observe if we were able to consolidate what we have learnt and it has given students the drive to study. Without examinations‚ do you think a student will spend
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defends the council’s position by addressing several inaccuracies in the editorial. The title of the editorial catches our attention straight away. It establishes a sense of moral values and appeals to ethos. The “good” in the title refers to the ‘self-respecting’ citizens; the “bad” refers to the graffiti artists and the “ugly” refers to graffiti itself. This serves to separate the principled and upright members of society from the graffiti artists. The demoralizing effects of graffiti are
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Computers Hold So Much Information; Sometimes Causing More Harm Than Good After reading a few short stories and conducting research on the subjects‚ I have found some interesting facts about how the computer has changed people’s lives. Computers have become the basis on which our society now depends; they are the key to communication‚ business‚ and success for many. Problems can arise however and privacy can be a major issue especially when it comes to certain websites such as MySpace and
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Good and bad CV’s In a good CV your name should stand out in big letters to make you get noticed and seem more confident. You should put your address neatly and your phone number and email address in‚ most people don’t put their email address down‚ however this is often the most convenient way an employer can contact you. You should add a small personal statement‚ keep it short and hard-hitting whilst keeping it targeted to the skills that are required for the job in the description. When adding
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on the worry list of physicians now days. When biotechnology is thought of though threats to human health are a concern. Biotechnology is becoming an application to agriculture and has been rapidly and aggressively. There has been an increase to the number and amount of chemical herbicides that people put on their crops. The mainly used of these herbicides called glyphosate was classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer‚ also known as the IARC. The
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What makes good people do bad things? Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment was to study the behavior of normal people under a particular situation. The students who took part in the experiment would play the role of either guard or a prisoner in a mock prison. Most of the students that played as the guards of the mock prison became very cruel as they abused their power and authority over the prisoners. The students that played as the prisoners were frightened and became submissive to the prison
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one must decide what exactly makes a "good" or "bad" government. The actual role of the government is very debatable‚ however in general all governments provide some degree of security‚ infrastructure‚ and organization of the State and is upheld by the social contract everyone signs metaphorically‚ or in some cases literally‚ by simply living in the State. That is the general role of a government. It appears by Churchill’s statement that there is no "good" government. I agree to this to an extent
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Slavery is not necessary anywhere. Many slaves were treated bad and not given much‚ if something was gave to them it was very little. Most slaves were taken away from their families. Slavery is not right in any way. Slavery should not be used no matter what. Sometimes there is a house divided‚ which meant that one side was for slavery and the other side was against it. Most slaves in this particular region where not as badly treated as the others. But sometimes there would be a group of people that
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Opposition of position Charles Mattison EN1420 Computers are taking over the world‚ and no one can do anything about it. Summary In my first opposition I find the tale of science fiction over the mind. Here we see a lot of people believe TV over facts far as most things go. The idea here though is that computers will never take over because they are not built to. Most computers don’t even know the things they are program to recognize. For instance the GPS will get u close but
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amusing and brought entertainment to the comfort of households. Although‚ over the years‚ I’ve learned that television does more harm than good to people’s lives. Television teaches young children bad habits and family values are weakened by peoples’ interest in television. Many people grew up watching television ages ranging from one through twelve. Many of the bad habits children pick up come from television. Is there a program to educate children? Television programs for children are too explicit
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