FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | | McMaster Undergraduate Calendar 2012-2013 Additional Calendar Information General Academic Regulations Grading System | Grading System | The method for determining your final grade will be given in the course outline. Unless otherwise specified in a course outline‚ course results determined on a percentage scale will be converted to an official letter grade‚ as indicated in the equivalent percentage scale which follows. The results of all courses
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Subject Content Most of the objectives specified in this section relate to Knowledge with Understanding‚ although some indication has been given as to where the skills of Handling Information and Solving Problems may be developed. Teachers are reminded that‚ in the written papers‚ 40% of the marks are allocated to these higher ’thinking’ skills. In almost every section‚ students should therefore be given practice at dealing with unfamiliar situations so that these higher thinking skills can be developed
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a soldier After long hours and days of hard training to get to where soldiers are now they have to be in such great shape and every single day their life is on the line‚ but one day with one mistake there life is now over. “In The Sniper”‚ by Liam O’ Flaherty‚ the theme is War has the potential to destroy ones humanity. War destroys humans in many ways‚ like soldiers getting hurt for the rest of their lives‚ injured for a long period of time or even worse killed. In some cases you can kill family
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Why did the Vietnam War really start? Why was the United States fighting? Did it have something to do with the Domino Theory? All of these were questions Tim O’Brien had in “On the Rainy River.” O’Brien was an average young adult who had a job and a family and who did not really care about the Vietnam War that was going on. On day‚ O’Brien received a draft notice and all his thoughts on the war changed‚ but not in a good way. He hated the war so much that he went up to the northern tip of Minnesota
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to be taught‚ I wait for the day to begin as Mrs. O’ Toole takes the daily attendance. My 6th grade teacher‚ Mrs. O’ Toole‚ was an inspiring and influential teacher who changed my life forever. She taught her students to work hard with determination and passion. In addition‚ this extraordinary teacher dedicated herself to seeing her students aspire to their full potential and filling our days with learning and fully understanding her objectives and lessons. Mrs. O’Toole intrigued her pupils with
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William Shakespeare’s play Othello and Tim Blake Nelson’s contemporary appropriation O both portray universal themes that are relevant to their contexts. Both composers used a variety of techniques to effectively explore various themes and values in their text. Although the values of each composer’s time have changed as time progressed‚ many themes are still evident in both texts. These include jealousy‚ racism and appearance versus reality‚ however the techniques used by both composers that differ
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‘O Captain! My Captain’ is a moving poem in which Whitman expresses his profound sense of grief at a tragic end of a leader of men is addressed to Abraham Lincoln‚ one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ who fought a war (the American Civil War) against the Southern States to give the Negro slaves freedom and human dignity. The war was won‚ the slaves were freed‚ but Lincoln‚ soon after his election as president for a second term‚ fell a victim to an assassin’s bullet.
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If anyone is ever looking for a movie based on a Shakespeare play‚ poorly adapted into a modern story about high school basketball players‚ and complete with uninspired acting‚ then the movie O‚ directed by Tim Blake Nelson‚ is the perfect choice. The movie‚ which stars Mekhi Phifer‚ Julia Stiles‚ and Martin Sheen‚ takes place in modern America and centers around private school basketball players. The star of the team‚ Odin‚ is favored by Coach Duke which rubs many players‚ especially the Coach’s
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The Light of Humanity in the Poor Life Reading after the short stories by O. Henry As one of the most prominent short story giants in the history of literature‚ O. Henry’s works possess comprehensive readers. Recently‚ I have finished some of his short stories. I prefer to talk about some of his short stories which are well known. O. Henry’s ending is the symbol of his short story‚ which is famous for its unexpected but also in the way that was expected. Once the readers get into the ending‚ the
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The primary character of the work is John F. O’ Donnell an American comedian. In the podcast Mr. O’ Donnell is doing a stand-up show in which he shares with the audience his experience during a manic episode. Even though Mr. O’ Donnell chose a “funny” way to share his story‚ he did an incredible job educating the audience on mania and walking them through the experience of someone who has actually lived it. He also did a good job showing the symptoms even though he wasn’t really going through a manic
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