don’t all learn in a classroom setting but instead in engaged conversations with peers on a topic they enjoy talking about. The new generation learns in a different way that the older generation is not accustomed to. Being different is not being bad. Clive Thompson from source 7 concluded “we’re in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven’t seen since Greek civilization.” This further proves that things are different‚ but better now. A literacy revolution may come as confusing because
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THE DECLINE THESIS OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET (1975 – present day) Vivian Richards smashes the ball to the boundary! Another impressive win to add to the belt of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods
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The Decline of Literacy and Education in America Attention Getter: One of the major problems in America today is the decline of literacy and education. A recent study found that only 50% of high school students in major cities graduate. A 2007 study by the National Endowment for the Arts proved that Americans read less and not as well as previous generations. Americans teenagers are ranked behind countries such as Poland‚ Korea‚ France and Canada in reading. Many educators believe illiteracy
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Prior to the East India Company’s establishment‚ Britain only accounted for 1.8% of the global GDP whereas India accounted for 23% of it. [Forbes‚ 1] India was one of the richest and most developed economies in the world. In fact‚ India and China together accounted for almost three-quarters of the global industrial output. However‚ India was “transformed by the process of imperial rule into one of the poorest‚ most backward‚ illiterate and diseased societies on earth by the time of our independence
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War has always been and will continue to be a life altering event for the people of its time. While only the soldiers may be at battle‚ the world continues to be at war‚ and as a result‚ people change. It is greatly debated how and in what mannerisms does war force people to adapt. In Timothy Findley’s‚ The Wars‚ there are several examples of how humans adjust to accommodate the unfamiliar effects of war. Often‚ what is unfamiliar is unknown‚ and what is unknown can be chaotic. Keeping that in mind
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Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts“. The documentary was about life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Spike eventually did well in the box office in the year of 2006 with the adventure “Inside Man“ Starring Jodie Foster‚ Denzel Washington‚ and Clive Owens. Spike thought that doing movies weren’t enough. He started advertising for Michael Jordan in Nike’s Air Jordan Campaign. He also did commercials for Ben & Jerry‚ Taco Bell‚ and Converse. A Mule Film works and 40 Acres were the Spike‘s production
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Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. British imperialism in India has affected the country in many ways. There is negative and positive effects that take place in the past or present. British rule in India lasted for nearly 200 years. However‚ British interest in India started in the 1600s and ended with India’s independence in 1947. In 1601‚ the British East India Company was set up in India‚ which represents the first of Britain
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S L A I C O S HISTRY PART-1 PRESENTATION E C N CIE 1. How ‚ When and Where 1: How important are dates? : There was a time when historians heated debates about the dates on which rulers were crowned or battles were fought. : In the common-sense history synonymous with dates. : History is certainly about finding out how things were in the past and how they changed : Time does not have to be always precisely dated in terms of a particular year or a month. : Sometimes it is hard to fix precise
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Texas. She graduated from Burleson High School in the year 2000 (Biography.com). After graduation‚ Kelly had moved from Fort Worth‚ Texas to Los Angeles‚ California. After Kelly sold millions of CD’s‚ she changed songwriters. She then wrote with Clive Davis (Biography.com). Kelly had some more career difficulties after changing writers‚ canceled a planned concert tour and she fired her manager in the year 2007! In the year 2009‚ Kelly released her 4th album called “All I Ever Wanted.” The first
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