productive. With all the generous benefits unions provide for their employees‚ who is incurring the hefty costs? When the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) went on strike in September 2012‚ teachers asserted a larger pay increase. Among other grievances‚ the CTU was negotiating for a 17 percent increase over four years. When negotiations failed with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel‚ the teacher’s union decided the only course of action was to strike. That strike caused Chicago’s public schools to close down‚ leaving
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collective nouns‚ and are the opposite of countable nouns. The highlighted words in the following sentences are non-countable nouns: Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen. The word "oxygen" cannot normally be made plural. Oxygen is essential to human life. Since "oxygen" is a non-countable noun‚ it takes the singular verb "is" rather than the plural verb "are." We decided to sell the furniture rather than take it with us when we moved. You cannot make the noun "furniture" plural. Collective Nouns
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despite the extreme heat. People had evolved into humans that could dwell in very harsh climates. In a family‚ the father and sons would get up early and work the fields while the mother and daughters would wake at dawn and do housework. That was how life was like in Greece those many years ago. That all changed later that month….. Prosperous Demeures woke early to see a beautiful pair of suns gleaming down at him in unison. He got dressed and quickly ate his morning meal. He lived alone as he had
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In students life extracurricular activities empower them to make their own active decisions and also help them to gain an accurate experience‚ skills‚ and confidence to lead them on the path of their future. It is truly considered that through participation in sports and different games‚ students learn co-operation‚ teamwork‚ leadership methods and time management. Games also help students by discovering their hidden talents‚ help them interact with different people and make them learn about many
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Life during the 1500’s People complain about some ridiculous stuff these days. Their room is a mess or what their mother made for dinner was not good enough for them. If people were to live during the 1500’s they would realize that they should take for granted what they do have instead of complaining about what they could have. Life during the 1500’s‚ specifically in England‚ was terrible. The people lived a very dirty lifestyle without everyday necessities which caused diseases very quickly and
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животного‚ если не занят в пьесе. Программа Compere: Dear parents‚ boys and girls and teachers. I’m glad to see you. Every year we meet here. You dance‚ play games‚ recite poems‚ sing songs‚ show plays‚ have competitions. I hope you all enjoy our English parties. This time we are going to talk about animals. What animals do you know? Сидящие в зале учащиеся поднимают руки‚ встают и называют всех известных им животных. Compere: That’ll do. You know a lot of animals. Perhaps you know a few poems
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knowledge‚ or if there isn’t food he would not grow properly. So if either of these things is missing ‚ unseemly effects will take place. Thus every thing counts in‚ be it a sapling’s or student’s life. But‚ many people ignore on an important ingredient of a child’s life‚ that is sports. Sports in life cannot be ignored ‚ many schools don’t pay attention to sports activities and this will make the students unaware on how useful ‚ fit ‚ healthy ‚ and a knowledgeable person could be‚ by practicing
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commonly dress unlike common girls and at most would try to stand out. This notion of “life is short” drastically affected many in different ways and ultimately made everyone strive to better himself or herself. Some went the political route‚ others individually‚ and most turned to crime which reaped easy money. Ultimately‚ all the innovations‚ cultural‚ scientific‚ and liberating were driven by anxiety brought about by “life is short” and the simple instinct of any human “how do I make my
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Setting goals are very important in life‚ the main purpose is to outline a set of objectives and by which means you will be able to achieve them. Goals provide direction in life‚ and help a person stay focused‚ motivated‚ and improves performance. Goal setting is a process. The goals have to be realistic and attainable. Effective goal setting requires mixing goal types‚ such as outcome‚ performance based‚ and process goals. Short-term goal setting means setting a goal that will be accomplished in
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Essay Since I was a child‚ music has been a part of my life. I can remember being indulged in music from both friends and family ranging from rapper Jay-Z to legends such as Jerry Garcia. This exposure to such a broad variety of genres helped generate a unique personal passion for music. This passion only grew stronger as time went on. Whether it was playing an instrument or simply listening to the radio‚ music has been the one thing in life that has always made sense. I can vividly remember my
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