SPEECH BY MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM‚ MINISTER FOR EDUCATION‚ AT DEEPAVALI LIGHT UP SWITCH-ON CEREMONY ON FRIDAY‚ 15 OCTOBER 2004‚ AT 7.00 PM Mr Heng Chee How‚ Minister of State‚ Ministry of Trade and Industry‚ and Mayor‚ Central Singapore CDC Mr Lim Neo Chian‚ Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive‚ Singapore Tourism Board Mr V R Nathan‚ Chairman‚ Hindu Endowments Board Dr Uma Rajan‚ Adviser‚ Little India Shopkeepers & Heritage Association Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
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Can Money Buy Happiness In today’s materialistic world‚ the phrase that ‘money can’t buy happiness’ is tending to be proved hence otherwise. Social research and surveys have shown results based on an individuals income‚ health and the political scenario which is dominant in his or her region. It is quite obvious that the gap between the privileged and the not so is growing into a great divide giving rise to different class and status‚ thus defining ones social circle. It should therefore be understood
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Reaction to our health care system A baby gets sick and the parents take it to the doctor‚ a child breaks its arm and it gets taken to the doctor‚ an elderly woman is ill and she gets taken to the doctor. This is the way that it should be. When people get sick they should be able to visit the doctor in order to help them get better. Unfortunately‚ this is not how it is in reality. In the United States people go to the doctor without worry only if they have health insurance. Many people do
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I am extremely interested in the Duke TIP Field Studies programs. The truth is I feel I haven’t been taking advantage of the opportunities given to me‚ ones that will surely help develop my sense of self and pave a road to my future career. The reason for this past lackadaisical attitude towards contemplating my future is that I never had a positive idea of what I wanted to do; I neither had the motivation nor the guideline from a mentor. Neither of my parents went to college‚ so they told me to
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of this essay is to take a look at the current Irish health care system and to compare it with a universal health care (UHC) system. The first half of this essay will investigate the main features of the Irish health care system that is in place at the moment. The second half will explain the main aspects in a UHC model. The Netherlands‚ Germany and Sweden’s health care systems will also be looked at to further explain what a universal health care involves. From examining the three of these countries
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Cause Beth Loffreda‚ an associate professor of English and the advisor of the Gay and Lesbian rights group at the University of Wyoming‚ stresses for change in her publication "Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder" (2000). Her publication is a study of how the residents of Wyoming responded when Shepard‚ a young gay student at the university in Laramie‚ was brutally beaten‚ tied up to a fence‚ and left to die by the side of the road. Loffreda examines and
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philosophers of our time. His ideology was adopted by many systems throughout history‚ for models on economic and political structure. At the heart of Marxism exists a central relation between class and power within institutions of society. Universities are institutions which embody much of Marx’s ideology on co-operation‚ wealth‚ consciousness and political rights. In particular‚ the purpose of this essay is to examine how Australian universities essentially reflect Marx’s ideas on the importance of
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Makes a Good University? Thoughts and Suggestions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Universities are places where students come to learn various courses from instructors. A good university must be able to support the learning process. It must have enough qualified instructors‚ many modern buildings with adequate high technology facilities‚ and the most.of.all.good.management. Being a place where students come to learn‚ it is important that universities have enough
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated that "The health of the individual is almost inseparable from the health of the larger community and that the health of every community in every state and territory determines the overall health status of the nation." It has now become clear that our economy in terms of healthcare insurance is not healthy; the healthcare system in the United States spends 1 cent of every healthcare dollar in the prevention of diseases
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Chapter 1: Introduction Background of the study Money‚ Its History and How It Evolved Ever since trading began‚ money existed‚ thus‚ it can be said that money and trading co-exists. The earliest form of money is actually very different from what we are using nowadays in this modern world. The history of money begins around 2500 years ago. Money is any clearly identifiable object of value that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts within a market or which
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