Cambridge International Advanced and Advanced Subsidiary Level 9708 Economics November 2009 Principal Examiner Report for Teachers ECONOMICS Paper 9708/11 Multiple Choice (Core) Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Key B B D C C A B C C A C C B D C Question Number 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Key C C A C B C A C C D B B C A B General Comments There were 4022 candidates with a mean score on this paper of 15.58. This was a fall from the corresponding exam last year
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Communication is arguably the most important skill set we possess. Because of its important role in our everyday lives‚ it is very critical that we look into ways to improve and also understand ways communication can be harmed. There are various ways in which communication can be influenced whether it is beneficial or detrimental. Specifically‚ immigration and cultural diversity are two of the harmful things that cause negative effects on communication. Immigration and cultural diversity in the
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How does the way we describe something affect the way we see it? People get different types of information from their surrounding through different senses. We have five senses: sight‚ sound‚ touch‚ taste and smell. We rely on it‚ but it is well known that our senses can deceive us. Our perception consists of sensation and interpretation. Interpretation is provided by our minds‚ so each person has different interpretation. This can led to the problem of misunderstanding between people. For example
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THE CULTURAL TALE OF TWO SHUTTLES NASA’s habit of relaxing safety standards to meet financial and time constraints set the stage for the Feb. 1 loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts‚ investigators said Tuesday. They warned that the agency’s “broken safety culture” would lead to tragedy again unless fundamental changes are made. In a wide-ranging analysis of decades of NASA history‚ the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said the space agency’s attitude toward safety
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Describe a day when bad weather in your area caused a change of plans. It was Sunday‚ 14th May‚ that started like any other Sunday morning. The only difference was that it was the morning of our parents’ wedding anniversary. As usual‚ it was meant to be a small celebration between family‚ relatives and close friends. We planned to have an outdoor garden party to suit our budget. The freshly mowed lawn variegated with rows of bright green and red leafy plants was the venue for the celebration.
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Over a hundred thousand jobs the U.S. economy has created in the past ten months. It is still below the two hundred thousand needed to drastically bring down the unemployment rate‚ which is around eight percent. The positive we have is income and consumption and GDP growth‚ but it is still growing below trend rates. The housing market still shows little to no sign of life. The high prices of oil are presenting a significant headwind in the U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve still try’s to stimulate
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proud‚ and that he cowards away from the people he knows can damage and hurt his reputation. When a problem arises Claudius runs and hides away while someone else comes along to confront and fix it. In the play Hamlet‚ the characters downfalls are caused by their own weaknesses of character. Weakness can be brought upon a person in many ways. Poloniuss weakness is thehis inability to control his actions towards other people. Polonius has a controlling personality that ultimately causes his downfall
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detailed a concept of “survival of the fittest.” The jailed World War I veteran describes a racial war—with his Aryan race as the dominant‚ prevailing group. His belief that progress could only be made if the dominant people were put into places of power and responsibility coupled with a proposal of fighting to live. Hitler’s strong sense of nationalism and self/Germany-entitlement evoked a passionate following which later led him to German leadership. His specific declaration of Jewish people as
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females‚ homosexuals‚ immigrants‚ and any minority who does not fit within society’s norms. Out of context‚ some of these words do not seem like used to dehumanize and belittle‚ but the context and hate attached when these words are used can make them offensive and disrespectful. The act of renaming a person robs an individual of their sovereignty and forces the individuals into submission. Calling a person out of name is when individuals with more power address a person with significantly less using
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Question: What are the major components in sociology to see the broader social context? Social Context: In order to see the broader social context we must need to understand first what social context actually is? Social context is the indirect and direct influence of individuals that are in constant communication. It is basically a social environment in which people of different type lives. This environment influences the life of an individual and tells us how these people are influenced
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