Section 1: Individual oral commentary Weighting: 15% Duration: Preparation 20 minutes; delivery 10 minutes The individual oral commentary is a literary analysis of an extract taken from one of the works studied in part 2 of the course. Choice of extract Self-taught students prepare for section 1 of the alternative oral examination—the individual oral commentary—by using guiding questions supplied by the IB as a basis for choosing extracts from the works studied in part 2. Each extract must
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Today is my first day writing in a journal. I live in Egypt in a small cave made in the year of 1473 right know I am a slave for the Pharaoh. I am a mother of two kids a boy a girl her name is Ariella and the boy’s name is Abram. My husband died a year ago from a very serious disease. Nowadays I feel like the days keep on getting longer without him. Me and my very poor family don’t have much to eat for every meal we get one slice of bread. Somedays I have to go without eating a crumb so that my
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Situation The experience happened during our second meeting for Operations Management class when we were asked to analyse a case study in groups then present an output. I joined a group of managers who have very strong personalities and the discussion became highly technical. Confronted with this unfamiliar situation‚ I kept quiet and observed. I listened to everyone’s points but said nothing significant until the discussion ended. I also did not sound confident when I gave my short comments
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6:00 am My life as a gladiator started early morning‚ as soon as our cells were unlocked we walked to the eating area to have breakfast. I was used to eating my three meals a day‚ my breakfast was cereal‚ dried fruits and goat cheese and water. We were only allowed to drink water and occasionally goat milk‚ but never wine. During meals speaking was not allowed‚ and eating was somehow relaxing to me. 7:00 am I walked towards the center of the barracks to start my training of the day‚ it was
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“Poor governance leads to‚ and encourages and breeds‚ corruption in a number of ways‚ for instance through bribery and extortion‚ nepotism and fraud and embezzlement‚ It reduces the efficiency on which an economy depends‚ and by increasing the cost of investment‚ lowers the potential return. It also reduces the government’s resources and hence its capacity for investment. Common to other South Asian countries‚ corruption in Pakistan is unique because it occurs up stream‚ it has wings which
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The mass of Gliese 581 is 30 percent of the mass of the sun. Luminosity means how bright something is‚ and the luminosity of Gliese 581 is .2 percent of the Sun’s luminosity. From this information‚ we know that Gliese 581 is a very dim star! There are three confirmed and two other possible planets that orbit Gliese 581. Each of these five planets are close to the star and have a circular orbit. The planets orbiting Gliese 581 were named in the order they were discovered and are named Gliese e‚ Gliese
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Porter’s Generic Strategies Porter’s notion on “stuck in the middle” or “hole in the wall” is debatable‚ it being mutually exclusive. It might be true in some cases but not all the time. Even beyond Porter’s generic strategies‚ Toyota has been operating and already proven that it’s possible to be a low cost producer of a differentiated product. It was able to achieve leadership in North America‚ surpassing General Motors. They continuously find ways to reduce production costs and at the same optimize
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Argumentative essay Auggie and his family have been through many tough decisions in life. And even though there are more negatives than positives in school ‚ and daily life . They will get through it by getting back up even stronger . “how could you live with face like that “ those are the kind of comments auggie gets on the daily. Because of this comment it makes it harder for him to go out or to school until ‚ his mother decided that he should go to school even though most of his life
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Over the quarter of this semester I have completed a total of three essays. Throughout my coursework I have been able to identify my strengths and weaknesses as a writer. Going through graded papers I have identified my strengths to be using sensory language well to convey a vivid picture‚ using proper verb tense‚ and organization of an overall paper. However‚ I frequently struggle with comma errors and using transitions to create cohesion throughout an essay. My strong point as a writing is being
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Diary entry 1: I open my eyes‚ the light glistening through my eyes.White as bright as the sun‚ the sun‚ a giant ball of light.I sit up thinking about last night.My family and I‚ had a feast of a lifetime all night. We had venison‚ mutton‚ turkey‚ ducks‚ fruits.I think about the freshly cooked mutton and how it tasted like meat from heaven .Still remember the magical evening the night before‚ I get called by my mother‚ for a meal‚ while the sun slowly rises.I walked to the kitchen still thinking
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