Some people prefer to live in a big city‚ while others would like to live in a small town or in the country. Those people who live in a big city and those who live in a small town or in the country lead dif ferent ways of life. We choose where to live according to our preferences and character. There are a lot of advantages of living in a big city. Firstly‚ people have more opportunities to receive good education and to find a well-paid job there. In any city there are a lot of educa tional
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My Culture Is My Own This I Believe Throughout my life‚ I have encountered many relentless conflicts with both direct and indirect family members. Many of these arguments were linked to my association with my culture and its timeless traditions. I am an Arab‚ yet I am a stranger to the Middle East. I am an Arab‚ yet I can barely speak the language. I am an Arab‚ yet I was born in the American Midwest and raised underneath the liberal skies of the Montreal metropolis. I am an Arab‚ yet I have
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ll religions and all societies have given parents an honorable status. From a purely material viewpoint‚ we find ourselves indebted to our parents‚ particularly our mother. She not only nourished us in her womb‚ but went through pain and suffering. She loved us even before we were born. She toiled when we were totally helpless infants. She spent sleepless nights caring for us. Our parents as a team provided for all our needs: physical‚ educational‚ psychological‚ and in many instances‚ religious
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More and more research is showing that our brains change constantly with learning and experience and that this takes place throughout our lives. Does this have implications for students ’ motivation and learning? It certainly does. In my research in collaboration with my graduate students‚ we have shown that what students believe about their brains — whether they see their intelligence as something that ’s fixed or something that can grow and change — has profound effects on their motivation‚ learning
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Informative Speech Outline “What I would I do if I won in the lottery?” General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech‚ my audience will know what I would do if I won in the lottery‚ by three important things. Thesis: If I won in the lottery one day I will do three important things: to invest‚ to travel and to help people. In my point of view these are the best way to spend the money. I. Introduction A. Have you ever thought about what would you do if you won in the lottery
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Research Paper No. 2092 Veterans‚ Organizational Skill and Ethnic Cleansing: Evidence from the Partition of South Asia Saumitra Jha Graduate School of Business‚ Stanford University Steven Wilkinson Yale University January 2012 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES Veterans‚ Organizational Skill and Ethnic Cleansing: Evidence from the Partition of South Asia Saumitra Jha Stanford GSB Steven Wilkinson∗ Yale University January 16‚ 2012 Abstract Can combat experience foster organizational skills that
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WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY Opinion essays are discursive essays in which we present our personal opinion on a particular topic. They are normally written in a formal style. An opinion essay consists of: * an introduction in which we introduce the topic and state our opinion clearly. * a main body which consists of two or more paragraphs‚ each presenting a separate viewpoint supported by reasons/examples. We can include a paragraph giving the opposing viewpoint supported by reasons/examples
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emphasis on the rights of parents and the duties of children towards them. According to Islamic teachings‚ to be obedient and to show kindness to parents has been enjoined in the Holy Quran in such a manner as to say that among the noble deeds‚ to obey parents‚ treat them respectfully and to show kindness to them is next to worshipping Almighty Allah. According to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)‚ the parents of a certain person arehis
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DUTY OR DAMNATION Obey man’s unfair law on earth‚ or disobey to save your soul? Daily we are faced with the perpetual issue of good versus evil; right versus wrong‚ all the while attempting to find a safe middle ground on which to stand so we may extricate ourselves from all distasteful situations. Humanity often finds itself preferring to stand idly by‚ allowing others to make the hard decisions‚ letting apathy take over and allowing others to lead them blindly. Easily denying responsibility for
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Heterosexual-Parents and Homosexual-Parents Most people have an automatic belief that a child who is raised by heterosexual-parents is better off than a child who is raised by homosexual-parents. The belief held by most people may make the task seem more socially acceptable. However‚ there is no law against it‚ nor is it written in stone that a child should not be raised by homosexual-parents. Furthermore‚ with the same amount of love‚ structure‚ effort‚ and stability homosexual-parents can be equally
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