heritage made by society (task 1) In The perspectives magazine there is many interesting texts. Some are about old traditions‚ some are about how a country was many years ago and some are about how are name makes who we are. The thing I like the most about the text in the magazine was the ones about how small things like our skin color or our name changes who we are in the eyes of the people around us. In the text “The day I became black” we hear a story from a boy with an African-American mother
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Hercules: A Self-made Hero From birth‚ it was easy to see that Hercules was a very unique person. Even at a young age‚ it was clear that he was unlike any other child because he had superhuman strength. Hercules was the child of the god Zeus and mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus’ wife‚ Hera‚ did not like Hercules one bit and one day decided to make him very upset anyway that she could. To do this‚ she sent him into a fit and went crazy. According to mythweb‚ "In a frenzy‚ he killed his own children [and
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DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER (M2.34) Understanding teams and teamwork The difference between a team and a group is that a team is internally organized‚ with specific roles for different members of the team. They all have the same aim and goal. A group is just a collection of people with something in common but each individual has a different goal. The Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing model of group development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965‚ who maintained
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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French Fries and how they are made The core reading is Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good”. Eric Schlosser was born in Manhattan‚ New York‚ he spent his childhood there and in Los Angeles‚ CA. Schlosser studied American History at Princeton University and earned a graduate degree in British Imperial History from Oxford. Schlosser is known for his bestselling book‚ “Fast Food Nation”. Schlosser helped make his book into a film directed by Richard Linklater. I find this
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not easy. You should find job vacancies for the job you want and then do a lot of preparation to get it. One of it is preparation for job interviews. The things you need to consider to face the job interviews‚ such as do practicing at the home‚ dressing and grooming‚ and your attitudes during the interview time. In the following paragraphs‚ I will explain it more detail. Firstly‚ do practicing before job interviews coming. You can do practice‚ like doing question and answer between you and your
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Gülin Langbroek 11.1 THE MAN-MADE DISASTER: CHERNOBYL “It is one of histories ironies that the worst nuclear accident began as a test to improve safety.”‚ states Snell (1988). The Soviets wanted to find out how the Chernobyl power plant would cope with a sudden power loss‚ therefore the experiment tested how long a spinning turbine could provide electric power to certain systems in the plant. Like many accidents‚ the Chernobyl accident resulted from a combination of human error and weaknesses
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Ms. Almonte Wednesday‚ April 16 2014 Ordinary That Does The Extraordinary “Heroes are made by the paths they choose‚ not the powers they are graced with.” Everyone in the world has a different opinion about what a hero is. They come in many shapes and sizes and have different characteristics‚ values‚ and beliefs. In my opinion‚ a hero is someone who is willing to put a hundred percent effort into helping you and the society they live in. This person doesn’t have to be physically strong or muscular
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CHEAP Chinese goods are flooding the Indian markets and Indian industry is finally waking up to the flip side of globalisation. As a wide range of cheap Chinese products flooded the Indian market‚ some local industries were adversely affected‚ while others benefited by using these products as raw materials The Chinese are exporting to India a wide range of low-cost consumer goods that have a mass market in India such as kitchen-ware‚ textiles‚ electronic items‚ furniture‚ toys‚ cosmetics‚ footwear
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skills. Pay attention to others when they speak. Don’t pre-occupy yourself and be distracted when someone is talking. Studies show that one is actively listening when questions are asked; information is paraphrased or repeated; and a dialogue is generated. During 1997‚ Metcalf wrote in an article that with passive learning‚ people retain 20%
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