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    anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865 and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union. In 1973‚ this occasion was recognized as World Telecommunication Day. Following the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005 and the 2006 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference‚ 17 May was designated as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.     On 17 May 2010‚ ITU will celebrate its 145th anniversary. The global celebration of this landmark

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    To Give Is Better Than To Receive Today’s society is plagued with a disease called homelessness. This can be a great downfall of modern society. Homelessness has been more common in most countries today. Due to this and some experiences I have encountered‚ I came to a realization that to give is better than to receive. Sometimes people do not fully understand a maxim or a dictum until they have a personal encounter that made them comprehend the concept fully. About six months ago a tragic event

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    It is better to be late than never I saw a photo when I was packing my thinngs‚which was me and my grandfather playing together.We look blessed and happy in it.However‚he was already passed away few years ago and I missed him so much. Few years ago‚in one humid afternnoon‚I was walking home from school as usual.The weather is too hot so I decided to have a drink at the stall nearby to quench my thirst.When I was drinking‚ I saw a grandfather playing with his grandchild happily at the playground

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    “Death is better than slavery”. This is a quote from Harriet Ann Jacobs where she believed that people who were experiencing slavery will be much more painful than their death. There’re examples from different countries in which they

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    College In “Two Years Are Better Than Four”‚ Liz Addison makes the point that community college has become the definition of the college experience. The article begins quoting Rick Perlstein saying‚ “College as America used to understand it is coming to an end.” He loved the college experience so much that he never really left. When he went back he saw something he would never see‚ students actually committing themselves to their work. He thought the “rite of passage as it was meant to be-must

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    FIFTY YEARS OF LANGUAGE PLANNING FOR MODERN HINDI The Official Language of India 1. ABSTRACT Hindi - according to the 1991 Census of India‚ is the mother tongue of 233‚432‚285 persons (22% of the entire Indian population)‚ and is spoken as a language (which includes 47 or so mother tongues cobbled up under it) by 337‚272‚114 persons (42.22% of the entire Indian population). It is also used as a second language by another 6.16% of the population‚ and as a third language by yet another 2.60% by

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    English1010 Community Colleges VS. Universities In her article “two years are better than four‚” Liz Addison speaks about community colleges and their importance. Many people are scared to start college and move away to have the experience‚ which is why Addison explains community colleges are a great stepping stone. It’s a great way for students to begin quickly in their education and understand that they can do what they

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    traditional year round summer vacation. That is a reality for thousands of kids across the United States. This is why I believe that the traditional school system is more beneficial than a year round system. Year round schools have disruptive schedules‚ the day amounts end up being the same in year round and traditional school and‚ year round schools cost more to maintain and run year round. The first reason I believe that traditional schools are more beneficial is because of year round schools

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    Good afternoon everyone‚ im here today to persuade you that tablets are better than textbooks especially in our generation today. But first I must define shortly what is a tablet. A tablet is ... So how tablets surpass the importance and usefulness of textbooks? 1. Tablets help students learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%. 2. Tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks on one device‚ plus homework‚ quizzes

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    In the short essay “Two Years are Better than Four” Liz Addison responds to Rick Perlstein’s essay titled “What’s the Matter With College?” She believes that American community college is where anyone can begin an education‚ where anything and everything is possible. On the other hand‚ Perlstein says that college no longer holds importance‚ and “College as America used to understand it is college coming to an end.” Liz Addison grew up in London‚ according to their education system an average student

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