Summary When we were asked to choose a topic to do something in Goa so that we could give back to the society‚ enthusiastically‚ we picked up Give to Receive. The basic idea was to be able to help those who actually need it by seeking support from those who have excess. We started approaching various organizations with our idea and tried aligning our objectives with theirs. With the way the things panned out for us‚ and knowing that another group was working with the children at First Point‚ we chose
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Don’t give up Have you ever doubted yourself during a rough time? Have you ever felt like it’s not worth putting the effort into it? Anne Frank and Eva from the movie Freedom Writers both felt like this during some point of time. But in the end they powered through it. Both “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Freedom Writers” teach readers that you should never give up just because life is messy. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived in hiding for a long time during the Holocaust. Anne felt as
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We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up‚ formed your aspirations‚ and accomplished your academic successes. Please describe the factors and challenges that have most shaped your personal life and aspirations. How have these factors helped you to grow? (800 word limit) (772 Words) To make a pizza‚ the dough has to be kneaded evenly‚ the sauce spread sparingly‚ and the toppings placed perfectly. As an elementary school kid‚ listening to my dad tell
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There are many influences which can affect a child’s development‚ personal factors include influences before and at birth‚ health status and disabilities‚ sensory impairments and learning difficulties. Genetics affect a child’s development at conception where the sperm and egg determine sex‚ height and eye colour. If the genetics are faulty this can affect the child’s health and development. During pregnancy the mother needs to ensure that she does not smoke‚ drink or use drugs‚ all of these things
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Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors. There are several personal factors which affect children and young people’s social‚ language‚ emotional or intelligence development. This includes: Health status‚ disability‚ allergies and nutrition‚ sensory impairment visual or hearing‚ exercise‚ Addiction. Health Status: Premature births‚ genetic conditions do affect the rate of physical growth. Also some long term illness like meningitis‚ conditions
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lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” In the face of overwhelming adversity‚ what gives me the cause to hope? Ever since I was little I have been competitive in all different levels and types of sports‚ many of which I have stared right into the face of adversity. Injuries‚ family problems‚ and being strewn out between 400 miles of highway between Tennessee and Georgia have given me plenty of reason to give up on my sports…my true passion and desire. Did I give up? Did I let the face
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I believe that there are many factors that have already positively influenced Shidad’s learning of English. One of these factors is the fact that Shidad was born and raised here in the United States. Being born in the United States gave Shidad an early exposure to English‚ which gave him a lot of time to learn the language. Another factor that positively influenced Shidad is the fact that he was taught all of his life in America. This means that Shidad is used to the American school system and how
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Stephen Henriquez Mr. Nelson IB TOK 01/24/10 When should we trust our senses to give us truth? Our senses should be trusted in certain circumstances. Our senses can only provide us with raw information‚ but in order to gain knowledge and understanding of the information we need to implicate other ways of knowing. There is a limitation to trusting your senses because our perception will only go as far as our sense organs will allow us‚ but other ways of knowing such
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1. Who and what gives us our identity? There are many things that make up who we are today. Which include language‚ culture‚ race‚ personal choices‚ nationality‚ tastes in music‚ food‚ etc. I believe that the most important components of our identity comes from our race‚ culture‚ religion and socio—economic status. Race and religion play an important role in formation of our identity because these factors are the roots. The beginning of the beginning. Race is something that you can’t change‚
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life is like riding a bicycle. When I learned to ride a bike‚ I started off with training wheels‚ and then as I grew up‚ I learned to ride the bike without the training wheels‚ sometimes I fell because I needed to accustom myself with only two wheels. But‚ finally I learned how to balance myself with two wheels. Riding the bicycle best explains how life has given me the strength‚ to overcome the challenges that life faces me in an everyday basis. Being the oldest sibling in the family has not
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