NUS rolls out “grade-free” system for its freshmen By Ong Hwee Hwee‚ The Straits Times‚ 23 January 2014 In this article‚ the author addresses the issue of having a grading system in the National University of Singapore (NUS) where alphabetical grades will not be given anymore; instead‚ the only “grades” given will be a distinction‚ pass‚ or fail. A similar approach has been taken by the Singapore University of Technology and Design‚ and in certain modules in Nanyang Technological University and
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precise and distinctive. These three articles focus on the application of cognitive‚ social and psychosocial theories and their implications within an effective classroom. Each individual psychologist puts into practice learning practices that can be executed within a classroom to increase student’s success and achievement. Piaget’s article stresses the educational practices of peer learning‚ and depicts possible outcomes from this strategy. Vygotskys article highlights the importance of developing
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Ancient History Essay Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. and died 30 B.C. and is one of the most infamous women in history. She’s renown as a liberated Egyptian pharaoh who used her intelligence and charm to rule Egypt‚ however people view her as a cunning manipulator‚ who used support from powerful men to sustain her position on the throne. Historians such as Dr. Jo Quinn and Philip W. Sergeant interpret her actions as heroic and view Cleopatra as a figure of feminism. Other historians including James
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the “right” kind of Woman An intelligent‚ independent woman‚ Louise Mallard understands the “right” way for women to behave‚ but would rather not live like that if she could. When her sister announces that Brently has died‚ Louise cries dramatically rather than feeling numb‚ as she knows many other women would. Her violent reaction immediately shows that she is an emotional‚ demonstrative woman. She knows that she should grieve for Brently and fear for her own future‚ but instead she feels elation
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understanding culture in organizations have value only when they derive from observation of real behavior in organizations‚ when they make sense of organizational data‚ and when they are definable enough to generate further study. The attempt to explain what happened to "brainwashed" American prisoners of war in the Korean conflict points up the need to take both individual traits and culture into account to understand organizational phenomena. For example‚ the failure of organizational learning can
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with respect to their abilities the Capacities to perform various tasks and also differ greatly with respect to specific Skills dexterity at performing specific tasks‚ which has been acquired through training‚To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible For talent is the mark of genius. (Henri-Frédéric Amiel‚ Swiss philosopher‚ poet‚ and Critic‚ 1856) According to (Adams‚ Renee‚ Heitor Almeida‚ and Daniel Ferreira‚ 2005)‚Theorists have long assumed that employees
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effects. By Maureen Glabman Contributing Editor In 1995‚ Harvard business school professors Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower put “disruptive technologies” in the business lexicon by introducing the term in a seminal article in the school’s journal. The phrase described what happened in 1960‚ for example‚ when an unknown company‚ Sony‚ began selling an affordable transistor television that eventually replaced RCA’s vacuum tube. Soon it became apparent the transistor alone —the disruptive technology
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Introduction The Holland Sweetener Company (HSC) is planning to enter the low-calorie‚ high-intensity sweetener market which is currently dominated by NutraSweet. Below we first analyze our target industry. Next we look at what kind of response should HSC expect from NutraSweet upon its entry into this market. We will also analyze few likely scenarios that could play out and we will try to estimate the likelihood of each scenario. Based on our analysis‚ we will give a recommendation for HSC to
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She Stoops to Conquer What do you consider to be the director’s main message and evaluate how successfully it was communicated to you in the live performance? On the 18th of November 2014‚ my theatre group and I attended a live production of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ at the Liverpool Playhouse. She Stoops to Conquer was written by the Irish born author Oliver Goldsmith in 1771 and was performed for the first time in 1773. The play is written in the style of a ‘Comedy of Manners’‚ meaning it mocks the
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Cleopatra VII was a remarkably intelligent woman with great charisma and political astuteness. The ancient historian‚ Plutarch‚ stated that “to know her was to be touched with an irresistible charm. Her delightful manner of speaking was such as to win the heart.” (Bradford 14). She utilized these assets to win over the favor of two of the most powerful man of Ancient Rome‚ Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Cleopatra is portrayed as being manipulative‚ conniving; and accused of utilizing her relationships
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