My group chose to do the topic on the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) because it deals with rascism‚ which is a topic that is very important to Singapore’s society and controversial at the same time. To get the major races mingling and to prevent people forming racial enclaves‚ HDB introduced the EIP in 1989. Soham and me are from a minority race which makes the issue more relevant to the group. The foundation of this country is bulit along Racial Harmony‚ we have seen what can happen with an
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The 9/11 incident is an event involving four plane crashes in a single day and the targets were the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. It was a very tragic event and it affected the thoughts of people‚ especially who were close relatives and acquaintances that were killed in the incident. It immediately changed the history of the United States. Since the first plane crash on the World Trade Center (WTC)‚ it was already known that America was under attack. This was believed to be the
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The bubonic plague and “the little ice age” drastically changed medieval European society . It also affected family life and the role women played in society. The plague was an outcome of Mongol occupations. They had an empire that extended from Russia to China. There were many trade roads in the Mongol Empire‚ and their rule kept Eurasian trade avenues in check. Society flourished due to the increased amount of trade‚ but rats with fleas reached Europe along the trade routes. These rats lead
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tools ‚ processing actions and extracting of materials . In my life there have many great changes in technology . Many of these changes have affected my life greatly . They have made it both easier and faster to do things . The one piece of technology that has affected my life is the computer and all its programs . The computer and all its programs have made my life so much easier . Before the computer was invented
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athletes‚ I was pretty much destined to carry on the torch in the world of sports. Wrestling took me by storm early at an early age and continued to grow on me throughout my teenage years. The topic that I want to express to readers is that of how wrestling affected my life. Through my childhood‚ maybe from the ages of 7 to 8‚ I was told that I should participate in a sport. My mother was a great track runner in her younger days‚ while my father was a great basketball player in his. I was not impressed
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Hester Prynne committed a serious sin‚ adultery‚ which resulted in many different consequences. It not only had public consequences‚ but personal ones too. Many people would mock her or make fun of her‚ assuming she was a bad person. Also‚ she had the scarlet “A” on her chest that made it clear to everyone the sin she had committed. One woman even said‚ “‘This women has brought shame upon us all‚ and ought to die. Is there not law for it? Truly there is‚ both in the Scripture and the statute-book…’”
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The experiences that I have gone through have affected my interactions and relationships with others in many ways. The most prevalent way that I have been affected has been being comfortable of loneliness. As address earlier my family placed a lot of responsibilities on me early on‚ and the way I would cope with being overwhelm was to isolate from them. Looking back as I isolated from my family I isolated from others as well. A path of negative life events from the early stages to teenage years increased
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What is in a name? A name defines an individual and some of their aspects. Through the names of his characters‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne already begins to define their personage and their role within the Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of the novel‚ leads a life filled with ordeals‚ but her name hold different meaning. The first part of her name‚ he‚ is mainly referred to as the pronoun for the male sex but it can also mean people in general such in the statement: as he should
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The Importance of Religion Religion is a believe that relates humanity to spirituality. One of the major themes in the novel ‘Life of Pi’ is religion and the significance and importance of it is portrayed throughout the novel. In the novel ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel‚ Martel shows the importance of religion in Pi’s life‚ as religion helped Pi understand the nature of animals‚ also helped him in his daily life and helped keep Pi from giving up on life. Yann Martel portrays the events as real
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Eveline and How They Affected Their Lives In A Doll’s House and “Eveline‚” Nora and Eveline confront unique circumstances that require vital decisions to be made. Pain‚ hatred‚ death of a parent‚ and dissatisfactions haunt the women’s thoughts and lives. The struggles the ladies face definitely become part of who they are as a person and how they put their thoughts together. Although each must act as a supporter‚ mother‚ care provider‚ and nurturer for their families‚ they realize how strenuous
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