There has been much debate about the importance and benefits of funding the humanities in school. Many people are of the view that the study of the humanities is a waste of time and that more money and effort should be expended on teaching the STEM disciplines (science‚ technology‚ engineering and mathematics). On the other hand there is the school of thought which express the importance of maintaining the humanities. Others like Christina Paxson in the article “The Economic Case for Saving
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Britain asserted its authority in India from 1750 to 1870 with nonmilitary methods. Britain used political‚ social‚ and intellectual ways to get India. Britain influenced India politically. They expanded their territories and tried to get as much land under the British East India company’s rule. The more they expanded the more company men would come to Africa and to the land of British India. They also had Indians that join the military wear the uniforms of the British military. They influenced
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The Importance of Prayer Submitted by: La’Tonya A. Brown November 16‚ 2012 Survey of the New Testament REL 210 - 71B Prayer can be defined as a reverent petition made to God‚ a god‚ or another object of worship‚ or the act of making a reverent petition to God‚ a god‚ or another object of worship; an act of communion with God‚ a god‚ or another object of worship‚ such as in devotion‚ confession‚ praise‚ or thanksgiving; a fervent request; the thing requested; or the slightest chance or hope
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Education is an important human activity. It was born with the birth of the human race and shall continue to function as long as the human race lives. The importance of education may be summed up as under. Highlights 1. An essential human virtue. 2. A necessity for society. 3. Important for integration of separate entities. 4. Gives significance of life. 5. Educated men are .superior. Aristotle 6. Sign of freedom. Epictetus 7. A controlling grace. Diogenes 8. Basis of good
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CHAPTER I Introduction History is the science whose business is to study events not accessible to our observations‚ and to study these events inferentially (Philippine Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 1993). History is not merely the records of past events: it is the record of what one’s age find worthy of note in another. History as a narrative (which of written‚ visual‚ oral or a combination of all these) about past events that has a meaning to a certain group of people in a given time and
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particular significance; although they now occupy less than six per cent of the land surface of the earth‚ they sustain more than half of the biological species on the planet. Notwithstanding the debt we owe to trees‚ its emotive power‚ and its importance to other forms of life‚ the forested area of the earth is steadily being depleted. This in turn is leading to the degradation of the environment and the extinction of many species. A real danger cropping up is that in the near future man will destroy
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is the uneducated and illiterate people who think women are not entitled to education. A person becomes perfect with education as he is not only gaining something from it‚ but also contributing to the growth of a nation. We must realise the importance of education. We must aim to ensure that each citizen of our nation is educated and independent. Education is most important among all of us. Education plays a very important role in your life. For living a luxurious life or for living a better
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The importance of laughter to our health and well-being is becoming increasingly more recognized by the medical profession‚ health care providers‚ as well as the population at large. Nothing is more personal than your smile and your laughter. They are your personal signature and are totally unique to you. Babies start laughing when they are 10 -12 weeks old. When they laugh their whole body jumps and bounces. Everything in their small bodies is engaged in a laughter that is innocent‚ pure and
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specific question. If they use someone else’s idea in their assignment (by using their own words or making a quotation)‚ they must cite and reference the source. Foreign students who come studying in Britain may be surprised by this working method. The importance of citation and referencing in all academic submission will be discussed in the first part of this essay. Then‚ the essential characteristics of the Harvard system of referencing will be described. The main reason for referencing is to avoid
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Importance of Education Generally‚ at the start of a very young age‚ children learn to develop and use their mental‚ moral and physical powers‚ which they acquire through various types of education. Education is commonly referred to as the process of learning and obtaining knowledge at school‚ in a form of formal education. However‚ the process of education does not only start when a child first attends school. Education begins at home. One does not only acquire knowledge from a teacher; one can
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