superficially different mathematical descriptions which can all be proved to define curves of exactly the same shape. One description of a parabola involves a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). The focus does not lie on the directrix. The locus of points in that plane that are equidistant from both the directrix and the focus is the parabola. Another description of a parabola is as a conic section‚ created from the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a planewhich is parallel to
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Achieving Goals - The Power Of Focus By Trevor Emdon Mar 6‚ 2009 We all love to achieve our goals‚ and I suppose most of us experience some twinge of envy when someone gets something that we want too. What have they done that we didn’t? Why should they have all the luck? It’s lovely to blame luck because then we can absolve ourselves of responsibility for not achieving our goals. Unfortunately‚ "responsibility" has become synonymous with "blame" and they are not the same at all! "Response-ability"
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Wole Soyinka’s A Shuttle in the Crypt contemplates a critical period in Nigerian history between 1966 and early 1971. Soyinka’s efforts to curtail the Nigerian Civil War in 1967 resulted in his arrest and imprisonment without trial by the federal military government. Soyinka’s work remains inseparable from his activities as a political dissident. His commitment to promoting human rights in Nigeria and other nations reflects his new approach to literature as a serious agent of social change. A Shuttle
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Assessed Assignment 2: Focus on the learner Muftah‚ married with four children‚ is a pleasant student who is struggling in class. Muftah did not receive any English in secondary school or university. He worked as a Physical Education teacher for two years‚ and then was employed with the Ministry of Youth and Sports for twenty years. In his years of employment‚ Muftah never needed to speak or write in English until about two years ago‚ when he started attending International House. He says that
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Customer focus Customer satisfaction and loyalty are two important indicators for business. If organizations can meet customer expectations‚ it only can help improve customer satisfaction but not loyalty. However‚ if the quality can exceed customer expectations‚ it can help improve and sustain customer loyalty. There are tremendous practices for performance excellence in terms of customer focus. For example‚ identify different customer groups and understand their needs‚ create an organizational culture
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Chapter Focus Questions Directions: Answer the questions below and turn in by each due date. They should be written in ink (not typed). Chapter One: New World Beginnings 1. What was Native American society like before European contact? What similarities and differences existed? 2. What factors led to Europe’s increased exploration and to the discovery of the New World? 3. What was the role of conquistadores and encomienda in establishing a Spanish Empire in the New World? 4. What was the
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Case study Case Overview Three men were arrested following a public appeal where a red Ford Focus was stolen from Bournemouth town centre‚ and used in an armed robbery of a bookmaker in Winton. Two of the men deny any involvement in the crime and the third admits to being the getaway driver. During the robbery the masked man carrying the sawn off shotgun fired it into the ceiling demanding everyone to lie on the floor. He then assaulted the store manager using the shotgun and forced him to open the
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Text focus Questions – Unit 1 His 101 1. Describe Ziggurats (Ch. 1) 2. Identify the “black lands” of Egypt (Ch. 1) 3. How is the modern era different from other previous eras according to the author (Are We Human) 4. Identify the new human species highlighted in this article and how it became extinct? (Are We Human) 5. Why does Babylonian society limit the freedom of women in the Code of Hammurabi (Ch.2) 6. Describe and define the Axial Age. (Ch. 2) 7. How does the author challenge current theory
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Focus on the Learner Learner Characteristics Learner characteristics are difference between learners which influence their attitude to learning a language and how they learn it. These differences influence how they respond to different teaching styles and approaches in the classroom and how successful they are at learning a language. The differences include the learner’s motivation‚ personality‚ language level‚ learning style‚ learning strategies‚ age and past language learning experience. Learning
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Focus on the Learners A. The Intermediate level students have different backgrounds‚ learning experiences‚ and learning styles‚ but they find some common ground in the learning styles preferred‚ the parts of speech to be corrected‚ and the skills to be developed. The class is composed of 11 students who fall within the age range of 17 to 43 years. The group diversity also extends to their nationalities: five Thais‚ two Sri Lankans‚ two Pakistanis‚ one Japanese‚ and one Korean. The students with
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