1. What is the most outstanding academic achievement that you have achieved? My most outstanding academic achievement is tried for a encouraging academic scholarship at university in 2011. Its value isn’t so high‚ only 2 million VND‚ but so meaningful to me. At that time‚ I took part in many social and extracurricular activities so I didn’t have much time for studying. My grade point average had fluctuated from 7.5 to 7.9 before. And at the sixth semester‚ I tried my best to prove my ability; surprisedly
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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Probability (or likelihood[1]) is a measure or estimation of how likely it is that something will happen or that a statement is true. Probabilities are given a value between 0 (0% chance or will not happen) and 1 (100% chance or will happen).[2] The higher the degree of probability‚ the more likely the event is to happen‚ or‚ in a longer series of samples‚ the greater the number of times such event is expected to happen. These concepts have been given an axiomatic mathematical derivation in probability
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Under tough business environment‚ your low cost carrier (LCC) is in financial difficulty. As the CEO of this LCC‚ you however believe that if the airline manages to control the cost‚ your airline can survive. You therefore decide to reduce the operating expanse including the labour cost but you would avoid lay-offs. What cost reduction measures would you implement and why? In airline industry‚ the cost can break to two parts: fixed cost and variable cost. And there is
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What is the most difficult HRM-related problem have you encountered in your organization? How did you overcome it? HRM is all about managing people. It is about managing a totally complex component of an organization. And if I were to measure the extent of an organization’s complexity‚ I would say then that it greatly relies on how big an organization is. As one of the employees of a government office manned with approximately three hundred unique individuals‚ the most difficult problem
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Since the dawn of time‚ humans have pretentiously stomped through Earth lacerating trees and slaughtering animals without even one ephemeral compunction. Is this destruction not commensurate with murdering a human? Society has decided that it is not; however‚ we’ve also agreed we have an obligation to conserve the plants and animals--who are also arguably sentient--of the Earth. Why then should the law protect humans from senseless killing but not equally-sentient beings? If the two are not as diametric
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What Does the Library Have to Offer There are many benefits when it comes to using the Ashford University Library; the Ashford University Library is a digital library that a student can access at any time of the day. It is also a scholarly resource. Like a public library a user has access to books‚ magazines journals and multimedia. The difference between a library and the Ashford University Library is that all the books‚ magazines‚ journals and multimedia have been converted into digital formats
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What is meant by Blood Diamonds (or conflict diamond)? How‚ as portrayed in the video‚ does it impact on political‚ economic and ethical stability? It is sad to witness the abuse and unfair treatments of the poor people in countries such as Africa have to undergo in order to make some money. Also it is sad to know that after all that hard work these people put into what they do‚ these diamonds are smuggled and used to fund illegitimate activities. The Blood Diamond conflict has had serious
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RUSSIAN TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM: WHAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT LESS PAINFUL? CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. POLITICAL & ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ISSUES OF POST SOVIET RUSSIA  SOCIAL WELFARE  HEALTH CARE  EDUCATION SYSTEM  TAX COLLECTION 3. TRANSITION CHALANGES: FROM PLANNED ECONOMY TO THE MARKET ECONOMY SYSTEM  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TRANSITION TO THE MARKET ECONOMY  PRIVATISATION  LIBERALIZATION  MONETARY AND FISCAL
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Response The short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates was very interesting and appealing. It captures the reader’s attention from the beginning until the end. The main character‚ Connie‚ faces many challenges‚ one of which was temptation. In the story Connie meets a boy named Arnold Friend who tries to persuade her to go for a ride in his car. During this time she is faced with the conflict of temptation‚ whether or not
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