A STUDY OF THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCHOOL GUIDED BY MRS. KALPAN CHAVAN SUBMITTED BY Ms. Manjula S. Gaikwad A Project submitted as Part fulfillment of the Bachelor of Education Degree Course of the university of Mumbai ST. XAVIER’S INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 2010-2011 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis titled “A STUDY OF THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ATTITUDE
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GATTACA questions. Q1. ~The significance of the two quotes that appear at the start of the film. “Consider God’s handiwork‚ who can straighten what he hath made crooked?” This quote is implying that God made things the way he did for a reason and we are in no position to try and change them. “I not only think we will tamper with Mother Nature‚ I think Mother Nature wants us to.” This quote means that as we are growing‚ we are exceeding Mother Nature‚ and it’s getting to the point where Mother
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Which is more important- talent or determination? In the movie GATTACA‚ Vincent is part of a minority- those whose genes have not been manipulated before birth. He is known as an invalid. He has a heart problem‚ and a short life expectancy. With constant genetic testing in the workplace‚ and genetics playing such a huge role in his life‚ it will be difficult Vincent to get ahead. He dreams of space travel‚ but it seems unlikely for him. His brother Anton‚ however‚ who is a valid‚ or someone whose
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Analyse how the beginning and end show a character’s change in the visual or oral text(s). Gattaca is a dystopian film directed by Andrew Niccol. It is set in the ’not-too-distant future’ where discrimination is based on your genetic makeup and has become the defining factor of your societal class. One character that changed throughout the film is Jerome Morrow. The beginning portrayed him as a cold and depressed valid that had been in an unfortunate accident‚ costing him his legs. As the film progressed
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Gattaca takes science fiction to a whole new gene pool of ideas. We all know where Sci-Fi movies stand nowadays‚ laser-beams‚ alien-invaders‚ and hyperspace-travel. But what is different about Gattaca you ask? Does it bring new ideas to the table? I can answer with confidence‚ it does! In a world where ones’ genetic profile is used to determine a person’s career and livelihood‚ Jerome Morrow‚ Navigator first class (Ethan Hawke)‚ will be flying out to Titan‚ one of Saturn’s moons for Gattaca‚ the
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Steve Jobs‚ co-founder of Apple who visited PARC‚ decided that GUI on a computer was more useful than a text-based interface. Then Apple I and Apple II were just another less interested computers as other computer giants including IBM were taking over economical stand. For an economic success‚ Steve Jobs introduced Apple Lisa with GUI as similar as Xerox Alto computer. It was sold with costs as high as $9‚900 roughly. Commercially‚ it was not successfully due to high price and Apple suffered
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have adversity? The world is suppose to be a happy‚ peaceful place. Life is a precious thing‚ and why must there be difficulties to ruin that? “Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handle it that makes people unique.” The quote just stated came from Kevin Conroy. These words are very truthful and real. This point is proven in both the novels Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom and Night by Elie Wiesel. These books each have their own themes of adversity‚ they
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Adversity is a bellowing thunderstorm waiting to strike. Parts of people’s lives that nothing is bad‚ is a life of ease‚ but sometimes a loud crack of thunder could bring up frightful events that could change how people view themselves called adversity. Adversity is when an event occurs that negatively‚ or terribly affects someone by letting them find their true self. Adversity ranges from a lot of different events that could happen to a person that has a negative effect on that person’s personality
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theme "overcoming adversity" due to the spider overcoming all the animals using trickery and deceit. The first example of this is the bees. The bees symbolize the adversity that Anaanu was able to overcome by trapping the bees in a calabash. The second example of this theme is the snake‚ which again is the adversity. Anaanu overcomes the snake by tricking it to wrap around a pole and tying it to the pole. The final example is that of the leopard. The leopard does symbolize adversity and he overcame
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task. Comprehending the material was never an issue‚ but handling the workload was always arduous. I was made aware of this issue through counseling at a young age‚ and I was resolute to persevere. Despite being aware of this issue‚ I still faced adversity in the classroom. Many of my learning difficulties went unaddressed‚ and as a result I was often reprimanded as apathetic with the only suggestion being that I should simply “work harder”. My greatest achievements during my time in school came
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