Student Number ....................................... ..... Teacher’s Name ....................................... ..... MORIAH COLLEGE Year 12 MATHEMATICS PRE-TRIAL General Mathematics Date: 28 MARCH 2008 Time Allowed: Examiner: 2½ hours plus 5 minutes reading time. D Dembo‚ R Lisle Candidates should remove the formula sheet and answer sheet from the end of the paper. Write your number and teacher’s name on the answer sheet and this question paper immediately. General Instructions
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The poem On Turning Ten by: Billy Collins‚ was talking about a child remembering his past and how in the present he is disappointed that he will never be able to relive that time. The theme of this poem is that we can’t stay kids forever because he is growing up. In the poem he said‚ ‘’a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul…” he is explaining how he feels sick about growing another age and this relates to the theme because he is think about growing up and doesn’t want it to happen‚ so he is remembering
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were called The Three Billy-Pigs. The Three Billy-Pigs lived in one big house made out of bricks. They lived a really happy life in a prairie‚ but the pigs were missing something. They were doing the same thing over and over again each and every day‚ so they decided to leave the house. Later on The Three billy-pigs were trying to come up with some ideas. The first Billy-pig recommended “Why don’t we go east‚ they say there are really nice fields there”. But the second Billy-Pig said “We should
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Vere’s Decision for Billy Budd’s Punishment In the novel Billy Budd‚ sailor‚ Captain Vere’s Sort decision focuses on Billy Budd’s tendency to act his emotions. In one respect‚ Captain Vere made the right decision because Billy Budd killed Claggart‚ but in another Captain Vere made the wrong decision because Billy Budd did not mean to kill Claggart. Captain Vere makes the right decision to execute Billy because Captain Vere has to set an example. For example‚ when Billy Budd and Captain
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watched in class‚ A CLASS DIVIDED shows how fast people change and discriminate. When Jane Elliot‚ a Riceville‚ Iowa teacher‚ separates her students into units by the color of their eyes‚ things quickly get out of hand. Some of the main ideas that surprised me included how much control an authoritative figure has‚ how fast the children turned and how students lived up to expectations. To start out‚ Jane Elliot was a loving teacher who treated everyone respectfully. When she decided to do the experiment
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values that in turn hinges our sense of belonging. Such paradoxical interplay between a sense of connection and a loss of self is evident in Emily Dickinson’s poems I Died for Beauty; I had been Hungry all these Years and This is my Letter to the World‚ David Grossman’s reflective essay Writing in the Dark and Jason Reitman’s film Up in the Air. All three composers highlight the impracticality of humanity’s innate desire for belonging whereby those who attempt to force a sense of connection‚ ultimately
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where the economies of individual countries are linked to each other and changes in a single economy can have ripple effects on other. The aggregate value of all goods and services produced worldwide each year in the global economy is known as gross world product. Economies are now more closely integrated‚ stronger and far reaching than ever before. Notes: Globalisation has become a dominant economic‚ political and social theme. Globalisation is the integration between different countries and economies
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Oranges‚ have you ever felt something for someone so much you would do anything for them. I think this story is a good description of this because this person cared so much for this girl that he was trying to go out of his way to do this one thing for her and had to give up the only thing he had. I think this poem can be taken many different ways‚ but the way I see it is that he cared so much for this girl that he would give up everything for her. I take it as a lesson for people to learn not to
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BUDDHIST TERMS Bodhisattva: is anyone who is motivated by compassion and seeks enlightenment not only for him/herself but also for everyone Dharma: The Universal Truth; The Teachings and the inner practice of the Teachings of Buddha Dhammapada: A sutra consisting of two sections and 39 chapters‚ with 423 short verses of the Buddha‚ teachings given at various times and places. It is regarded as the "original" teaching of the Buddha‚ which can be used for reference‚ moral instruction and inspiration
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Timothy Cho 02/04/13 Professor Close English 102 G2 Elliot Ness: Hero or Great Story Teller? In Elliot Ness’ memoir The Untouchables‚ the author personally narrates the story of how the name “Untouchables” came to be. After being released from prison‚ Al Capone was starting trouble again in the streets of Chicago. Capone tries to bribe the police officers trying to take down his operation but Ness and his team refused the bribes. Being proud of this accomplishment Ness immediately goes
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