Students are meant to be receiving an education and gaining recognised qualifications. Higher Education institutions place a greater importance on the curriculum than the co-curriculum when selecting students‚ and so do employers. Co-curricular activities are nice‚ but they have never been shown to actually play a vital role in a student’s life. And if they distract students from focusing on their academic qualifications‚ then they could be actually harmful. There is no obvious logic in having super
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Short Essay on Extracurricular Activities in School An ideal school gives to students the scope and the spirit of healthy competition — to excel at all levels. Class work and the home work given by teachers have their academic importance; in this also one who excels wins the praise and appreciation from the teachers. But academic distinctions alone do not fulfill all the purpose for which the school exists. A school is the workshop of life-building in which the raw material is the nascent young
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Zi Zhu February 27‚ 2013 Hairy shifted his bed and woke up‚ hearing the earsplitting‚ non-stop ringing sound coming from the hallway. He squinted. A glow of radiant blue light beat down on his eyes‚ coming through the ajar window‚ like an alien spaceship hovering above them‚ pointing the light to search for it’s prime victim. It gradually faded and the darkness ascended once again‚ but the ringing has not stopped. He heard his chum Thomas still snoring. He called out out to Thomas‚ and he immediately
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ a drum major is defined simply as “the leader of a marching band.” However‚ I think that the drum major is more than just a leader. He is the image‚ the personality‚ and the character of the band as a whole. I believe I have the ability‚ charisma‚ and leadership qualities to fill this honorable position. I pride myself on being an honest‚ confident‚ and reliable person. Next year will be my fourth year in the band and I have always made my best effort
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Africa. Considering the type of literature this is‚ it is obvious to state that Malcolm X is the main character. Malcolm X‚ as a child‚ was intelligent and popular amongst his friends. He had graduated middle school as the top of his class. His interest and devotion to school was crushed when he told a favorite teacher of his dreams of becoming a lawyer‚ in which the teacher responded that being a lawyer was "no realistic goal for a nigger." After dropping out of school‚ he became a street hustler
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Chapter 4 Activity-Based Costing 4-1 4-2 Traditional Costing and Activity-Based Costing Traditional Costing Systems Allocates overhead using a single predetermined rate. ► Job order costing: direct labor cost may be the relevant activity base. ► Process costing: machine hours may be the relevant activity base. Assumption was satisfactory when direct labor was a major portion of total manufacturing costs. ► Wide acceptance of a high correlation between
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my knowledge of language‚ beliefs‚ and customs of the Mexican culture. Also‚ the majority of the students (involved in the same program) and I‚ have come together to form a soccer team where I am currently the captain of the squad. Other sport activities where I participate are
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Major in Success by Patrick Combs is a book that serves as a guideline for guaranteeing a happy and successful career for oneself. The main theme of the book focuses on the idea that to become successful‚ you must find a personal passion and incorporating that into your daily life and eventually into a career. His book is very informative for any student and provides valuable advice to those that are having a difficult time trying to decide on what they want to do after graduation. Combs breaks
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A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water‚ while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are often used in conjunction with dams to provide clean electricity for millions of consumers. It can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed
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The major rules of Netiquette. Do you always follow them in your cross-cultural communication? I suppose that it is needless to say what Netiquette is. It is popularly believed‚ that Netiquette is the etiquette of cyberspace‚ that is the world wide web’s culture. To the best of my knowledge‚ these are forms required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be required in all aspects of our social and official life. Thus‚ Netiquette is a cultural and consequently a cross-cultural phenomenon
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