Contents 1. Doreen Pope 2. Education: Doing bad and feeling good 3. Dance cards 4. Language and literature 5. Inflation DOREEN POPE by Mary Loudon (The Independent Magazine‚ 20 August 1994) 1. Practically no one reading this will have heard of Miss Pope. Her greatness is not obvious and it has never been documented‚ but she is my hero nevertheless. This year she retires after a lifetime’s teaching‚ the last 25 years of which has been spent as a junior-school headmistress
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Written task 1 A speech from an English Businessman‚ Michael Grospberry‚ who is a well known sociologist answering some questions that people from Latin schools asked about the introduction of English taught as a second language in every school at Latin America. What is the importance of knowing English? English is the second language most frequently spoken around the world after mandarin‚ this is considered a lingua franca because people that don’t have it as a native language speak this language
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California DMV written test #1 1. It is illegal for a person 21years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (bac) that is _____ or higher. a. 0.08%- Eight hundredths of one percent 2. You must notify DMV within 5 days if you: a. Sell or transfer your vehicle. 3. Highways are typically most slippery: a. When it first starts to rain after a dry spell. 4. A police officer is signaling you to continue driving through a red traffic light. What should you do? a. Do as the
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MUS360 – Written Assignment 1 Michaela Cash In the early half of the nineteenth century‚ religion was a key driving force that affected people’s thoughts and actions. Religion permeated every aspect of society and was a common foundation of popular music at the time. The popular country music of today hasn’t deviated much from the mold formed in the early nineteenth century‚ religion is still a prevalent theme in a large portion of country music‚ and many artists incorporate religion into their
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Part X Types of non-verbal messages in the video In this Mr. Bean video‚ we can trace different types of non-verbal communication such as eye communication‚ facial communication and body communication. In the following paragraph‚ I will explain each of them in detail. Let’s get started with the eye communication found from the movie clip. In the movie clip‚ Mr. Bean heavily relied on eye contact to communicate with others. For example‚ he expanded his pupils and starred at the airport police when
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Alternative Beverage Industry and Coca-Cola Analysis Student Example Dickinson State University April 24‚ 2014 Author Note This paper was prepared for Business Policy‚ taught by Holly Gruhlke. Alternative Beverage Industry and Coca-Cola Analysis The alternative beverage industry‚ including sports drinks‚ energy drinks‚ and vitamin-enhanced beverages have developed into a key component of beverage companies’ brand lineup. Alternative beverages have been relied upon by companies such as
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Essay Outline Prescribed question: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? Title of the text for analysis: Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe Part of the course to which the task refers: Part 3: Literature – text and context Key Points: • Define masculinity in Okonkwo’s viewpoint • Explore how Okonkwo never shows his emotions because of fear • Describe the struggle of Okonkwo’s strength • Discuss the importance of Okonkwo’s reputation of Umuofia •
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“Vacillation” is a poem by William Butler Yeats that explores the source of joy and how it can only be achieved if one understands what grief is. The poem begins with the speaker using extremities to question what exactly joy is. In the second stanza of the poem Yeats introduces a mystic tree that is half burning in flames and is half abounding with foliage. In the third and fourth stanzas the persona advises the readers to gather all possible materialistic wealth‚ destroy it‚ lament over it‚ and
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TREASURE The hot sand stung their bare feet with each step they drew closer to the sea. They walked until they found the cool refuge of the wet ground before it and lifted their eyes. The sea rose in front of them‚ vast and welcoming. Its surface glittered‚ stretching as far as the eye could see‚ and waves after waves raced and stumbled and slid‚ foaming‚ trying to reach their tiny feet. "Come on!" shouted a boy behind them. "Why are you just standing there?" They turned their heads and saw him
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It was a day in early spring. The poet sardines in a grove. It was then that he heard some sweet music. It was a happy blending of a large many musical notes like the song of birds‚ the whispering of the breeze‚ the rustling of leaves and the murmur of the streams etc. the poet’s mind was at rest. He was in pleasant and meditative mood. When one is on such a state one experiences pleasant thoughts. The pleasant thoughts brought about by the joys in nature induce sad thoughts as one thinks of man
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