Engelsk tentamen Task 3 Making difficult decisions is a part of life We face decisions everyday‚ we decide what to wear in the morning‚ what to eat for breakfast‚ how to get to school‚ the list goes on and on. But sometimes we have to make decisions that mean a lot more‚ that have consequences no matter what you choose and that can effect the people around you. In this text I am going to present two films where the characters have hard decisions to make. Billy Elliot is a film about Billy
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20th Century International Relations – 1919-1991 Were the Peace Treaties fair 1919-1923? Focus points: What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles? Why did the victors not get everything they wanted at Versailles? What was the impact of the Peace Treaty on Germany up to 1923? Could the treaties be justified at the time? Background to Versailles War was fought between two Alliance Groups: a) Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria‚ Hungary‚ Turkey‚ Italy‚ Bulgaria b) Triple Entente:
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Can you imagine a life in which you never try anything new? How impossibly boring! I concur with that which Ralph Waldo Emerson once posited: "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow." It is important to try new things that one has not already mastered because growth is essential‚ the challenge encourages resilience‚ and there is enjoyment to be gained by doing so. Challenging one’s self is what teaches us to be resilient. Without challenge
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focus to the negative sides of things. When confronted about this‚ the employee always tends to shift the focus away from his results and into the company’s lack of marketing support‚ warm leads (making his sales easier) etc. etc. Not really too difficult case as a person‚ just his method of not really looking in the mirror is challenging from time to time. Case 2: Employee in support is always complaining about the lack of personnel in the support team and that they are overloaded as a unit.
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“In difficult situations‚ some people react calmly‚ while others react with panic.” Discuss. Usually‚ different people have different perspectives on viewing a difficult situation. In general‚ a difficult situation is the situation that is extremely hard to accomplish or endure. It may be dangerous‚ unpleasant‚ complicated‚ urgent‚ disastrous and etc. For example‚ crisis is one of the difficult situations which it requires immediate response for to avoid major damages. The most common theory of
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Enron Corporation has been accused of cooking the books and overstating company profits in its financial reports. In addition‚ Enron’s trading business adopted mark-to-market accounting‚ which meant that once a long-term contract was signed‚ income was estimated as the present value of net future cash flows‚ even though in some cases there were serious questions about the viability of these contracts and their associated costs. Author Andersen provided both consulting and auditing services which
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1. What prominent northern hemisphere star was the first to have its spectrum photographed? 2. An interstellar cloud of gas known as an H-II region is mainly composed of what? 3. What celestial object is known as the morning star or the evening star depending on when it is seen in the sky? 4. Which planet of the Solar System is accompanied by two moons named for the Greek gods of fear and terror? 5. On what kind of diagram are stars plotted according to their surface temperature
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Dealing with Difficult Patients Over the past 15-20 years there have been changes in patient physician relationships and changes in the workloads given to nurses and other staff. Before‚ the doctor was always considered an authoritative source of information and treatment; patients had little dissatisfaction. Nurses were able to give more personalized attention. Now‚ with advertising‚ internet and self help groups patients are relying less on their doctor’s knowledge and
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Prejudice‚ discrimination‚ stereotype and racism are terms used in everyday conversation. We hear and read about these daily on the news and in the media. How do we define them? Where do they come from and what do they mean? “Many people believe prejudice and discrimination as meaning the same thing‚ In fact‚ prejudice is an attitude or belief‚ whereas discrimination refers to behaviour or action.”Smith and Mackie (2000‚ p 156) According to Baron and Byrne (1991‚ p183) prejudice: “Is an
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Racism and prejudice has been present in almost every civilization and society throughout history. Even though the world has progressed greatly in the last couple of decades‚ both socially and technologically‚ racism‚ hatred and prejudice still exists today‚ deeply embedded in old-fashioned‚ narrow-minded traditions and values. Racism is a case of misplaced hate’ and ignorance‚ being not only discriminatory‚ but also seemingly foolish with disregard of all human commonsense. Why does racism
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