Public transport is a fantastic idea. It’s cheap‚ it’s accessible‚ it’s safe‚ it’s quick and it’s better for the environment. If this is the case‚ then why is it that it’s still vastly underutilised by the general public? Well‚ the description above is wrong. All of these positive statements have actually turned public transport into a nightmare. Whilst on public transport‚ all I feel is misery and anguish at the prospect of the journey continuing and wondering why I left my car at home. The worst
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A number of organisations and individuals have criticised aspects of the ’Green Economy’‚ particularly the mainstream conceptions of it based on using price mechanisms to protect nature‚ arguing that this will extend corporate control into new areas from forestry to water. The research organisation ETC Group argues that the corporate emphasis on bio-economy "will spur even greater convergence of corporate power and unleash the most massive resource grab in more than 500 years." Venezuelan professor
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| | Merit pay is used to reward successful performance and is based on the amount of funds released by the Finance Department. Larger merit increases are awarded to those who consistently exceed performance standards. Increases are not granted to employees whose performance has been rated unsatisfactory overall. In accordance with LKY Group of Companies guidelines‚ supervisors recommend whether an employee should receive any increase based on annual performance review and the amount of increase
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In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless starts a new life for himself in the values he thought were worthwhile and pursued the ideals that he felt were important. McCandless distanced himself from his family‚ invented a new name‚ and created a new life as Alexander Supertramp. His irrational actions brought Chris McCandless many criticisims‚ however it is these actions of self reliance that helped to test his independence. We are always in the same routine everyday and look
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Background: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is a luxury resort‚ situated in the world’s most mesmerizing natural settings‚ within the Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains‚ overlooking one of the most photographed panoramic sceneries in the world. The resort hotel is owned and operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto‚ Canada. Fairmont Hotels and resorts is a leading North American operator of luxury hotels‚ with properties in Canada‚ USA‚ Mexico
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Pollution of Hussain Sagar Lake Man is a selfish animal. Nature has been its main victim since time immemorial. Man is basically responsible for polluting the environment. But what have we done about it? The pathetic condition of Hussain Sagar Lake speaks for itself. WHAT A pity for the Hussain Sagar Lake at Hyderabad. It is a mean act by the educated Hyderabadis. The Hussain Sagar was actually developed by the early Nizams‚ for depicting the glory of Hyderabad. But‚ if you get to know how
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Once More to the Lake E.B. White‚ The author of “Once More to the Lake” argues that after returning to the lake with his son after many years or generations of visiting the lake with his own father bought back historic memories. One very important aspect or main idea of E.B. White story is concerning the passing of time and changes that it brings to him and his son while visiting the lake. He very much recalls and remembers his childhood at the lake with his father as an “infinitely precious and
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Jacques Cousteau’s 1968 Lake Titicaca expedition[edit] In 1968 Jacques Cousteau mounted an expedition to explore Bolivia and Peru’s Lake Titicaca in search of submerged Inca treasure. [29] [30] [31] [32] Starting off the coast of Peru the diving equipment was tested and practive dives were made. Poor weather inturupted the practice session. Departing from the Port of Matarani Peru on the Pacific Ocean‚ Two mini Submarines were unloaded onto rail cars. The train climbed up the Andies Mountians
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In The Chosen‚ Potok describes the Jewish culture during the period of World War I. Beginning with the affluence of Polish Jews before the war‚ Potok established a circle of relationships. In the book‚ there are three main relationships. The first one is father-son‚ between Danny and his father‚ Reb Saunders and between Reuven and his father‚ David Malter. The relationship between Reuven and Danny is the second main relationship in The Chosen. The third main relationship is Hasidism verses Zionism
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Female voices in classic literature are rarely allowed to be heard as they should‚ especially in a society like Shakespeare’s‚ where women are expected to make children and hot meals and not much more than that. While Shakespeare does take drastic steps forward in allowing such prominent female characters as Gertrude and Ophelia‚ he fails to make them strong or independent‚ and therefore an example for women everywhere. If it were not for the horrible mistreatment of Ophelia and the horrible misunderstanding
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