INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION DIPLOMA PROGRAMME Language A1 For first examinations in 2001 Language A1 April 1999 Copyright © 1999 International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate Organisation Route des Morillons 15 1218 Grand-Saconnex Geneva‚ SWITZERLAND CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION GROUP 1 NATURE OF THE SUBJECT AIMS OBJECTIVES SYLLABUS OUTLINE SYLLABUS DETAILS ASSESSMENT OUTLINE ASSESSMENT DETAILS ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: GENERAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA HL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
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Professor Adams HIS 312 June 23‚ 2014 Was Slavery a product of white racism or the desire to find a steady and reliable work force? Why did African slavery expand so rapidly in the late 17th century? Over one-half of all the immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans‚ virtually all of them sent to the Americas against their will. African society was portrayed as primitive and uncivilized. Africans were kept as slaves in Africa because of criminal behavior‚ unpaid
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I know it wasn’t right me to take Lace without asking you‚ but I did what i thought was right. Lace is very important to me and a chance to get her out of that hell hole was a rare opportunity since if I didn’t take her out the that house sooner she would have died since no one in that house wants to clean out her cage and she was sleeping and eating in her own filth. I’m sorry that u didn’t wait to ask you. I assumed since we have already discussed multiple times about lace and you have agreed
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No Exit is about three people damned to hell. Garcin‚ Inez‚ and Estelle committed wrongs in their life which lead them to go to hell after they died. When they get to their room in hell‚ they each expect to be met with eternal torture. “Where are the instruments of torture…The racks and red-hot pincer and all the other paraphernalia” (Sartre 4)‚ Garcin asks the valet upon arriving in the room. Inez believes that as well when she mistakes Garcin as her torturer (8). Even Estelle mistakes Garcin to
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Are all forms of censorship are wrong? The aim of this research is to analyse the role of censorship in the modern world and answer the question whether or not are all forms of censorship wrong. Henry Reichmann (Censorship and selection: issues and answers for schools) defines censorship as “(…) the removal‚ suppresion‚ or restricted circulation of literary‚ artistic‚ or educational materials- of ideas‚ images‚ and information –on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable in
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Why did slavery in America last so long? Slavery was legal in America from 1619 to 1865‚ that’s almost 250 years. The slaves were always treated with no respect and they had no rights. To this day‚ slavery is America’s dark background and it is an embarrassment‚ but why did it go on for so long? People didn’t revolt‚ because of the conditioning and the fear of resistance. Life as a slave was terrible‚ cruel‚ and depressing. Being a slave was a curse‚ they had to do whatever their master wanted them
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. CH1004. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT STUDENT-FILE
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It may seem obvious‚ but nothing ever gets done if we don’t take action. We know this instinctively‚ and yet many of us hem and haw about making a move. The reason we don’t take action is that we are procrastinators. But why do we put off taking action? And more importantly‚ what can we do to reverse the trend? Procrastination can be caused by several factors. Laziness is a distinct possibility‚ but it is also possible that a person simply doesn’t feel well or have much energy. Sometimes we think
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done great good to society have died because of suicide (Barry). People should see that suicide is wrong because it is not morally acceptable‚ it impairs society‚ and something should be done to prevent suicide. One of the biggest reasons that suicide is wrong is that it is morally not acceptable. For religious believers‚ God had mandated that "Thou shall not kill" as a commandment. No matter how you are killed‚ either by someone else’s hand or by your hand‚ it would still be killing (Rupnarain)
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over me‚ and called me a poor lost lamb‚ and she called me a lot of other names‚ too‚ but she never meant no harm by it‚” (Twain 8). What is morally right and wrong is a fine line between the cultures‚ religions‚ and beliefs of different lifestyles. Without guidance and direction its even harder to decipher what is morally right and wrong‚ but through the experiences of life one can develop the skills needed to mature and shape them; when a boy becomes a man. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚
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