X115/201 NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2008 THURSDAY‚ 15 MAY 1.00 PM – 2.00 PM ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 2 Close Reading Answer all questions. 30 marks are allocated to this paper. Read the passage carefully and then answer all the questions‚ using your own words as far as possible. The questions will ask you to show that: you understand the main ideas and important details in the passage—in other words‚ what the writer has said (Understanding—U); you can identify‚ using appropriate terms
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The Shareholders vs. Stakeholders Debate T he stakeholder theorists smell blood. Scandals at Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ ImClone‚ Tyco International and WorldCom‚ concerns about the independence of accountants who are charged with auditing financial statements‚ and questions about the incentive schema and investor recommendations at Credit Suisse First Boston and iMerrill Lynch have all provided rich fodder for those who question the premise of shareholder supremacy. Many observers have claimed that
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of Christianity are by far the majority‚ about seventy percent of the U.S. population as of 2001‚ other groups still retain considerable numbers of followers (Farrell). Doctrines of many religions‚ Christian doctrines being the most often used in debates‚ clearly classify abortion as immoral‚ a form of murder‚ and not allowed. This fact‚ however‚ does not mean Christian women never undergo abortions. In fact‚ studies show that twenty percent of 2002 U.S. abortions were obtained by Catholic women‚
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The debate on selling Organs Patients on a waiting list for organ transplant live under tremendous emotional stress‚ physical limitations‚ continuous medical care‚ and in some cases‚ under daily medical attention. Family members and close friend are also affected by watching their love one day-after-day live with limitations and medical needs that a simple pill can’t fix. Furthermore‚ the financial medical hardship creates even more unwanted stress. So it’s easy to see why family members would be
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Debate Over MMR Vaccine Enraged victims of the MMR Vaccine fight for the government to release evidences on the MMR Vaccination and how it is connected to Autism. While a lot of children are getting their regular vaccinations‚ there are some parents who avoid getting their child vaccinated‚ in fear of the regression of their child’s health. Vaccinations were developed to improve the health of children; however‚ the benefits of the vaccinations‚ like the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination
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Pro national licensure debate by Zhaojun Huang Introduction Suppose there is a Labor/Delivery nurse with many years of experience; a national healthcare organization employs him or her to be a teletriage nurse‚ a role which he or she enjoys and contributes more to the public. He or she can be located in Calofornia‚ giving advice to a patient in North Carolina. Software programs are used to guide patient through a series of questions. Depending on this nurse¡¯s
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The Debate Over Homeschooling Lynn Waite Grantham University Abstract Homeschooling is defined as learning outside of the public or private school environment. Homeschooling can be looked at from both the advantages and disadvantages. Those who are in favor of it list the advantages of homeschooling to be the freedom to incorporate religious teachings to their children‚ one-on-one attention between student and parent‚ the strengthening of the family relationship‚ and the socialization with a
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"The Debate over Coastal Developments Poses a Danger to Coastal Cities at Risk to Storms and Rising Sea Levels" The purpose for this essay is to summarize and respond to the article by Jennifer Weeks. Her article ’s central theme is on the "Coastal Development and the risk posed for these communities when flooding‚ super storms‚ and rising sea levels continue to impact these cities in these coastal zones. Coastal cities in these zones would be highly vulnerable to flooding during storms and rising
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Nike: The Sweatshop Debate MGT/448 May 31‚ 2010 Instructor: Adrianne Ford Nike: The Sweatshop Debate The purpose and intent of this paper is to describe the legal‚ cultural‚ and ethical challenges that face the Nike Corporation in their global business ventures. This paper will also touch on the roles of the host government and countries where Nike manufactures their products and the author will summarize the strategic and operational challenges that Nike managers face in globalization of
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far may be irreversible. Reduction of the rainforests‚ continued growth in hydrocarbon industries‚ increases in livestock‚ and depletion of the ozone are all considered factors in the debate. Skeptics maintain that the climate change is a natural phenomenon‚ that man’s effect on nature is largely overrated. The debate
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