Jimmy Carter aspired to make Government "competent and compassionate‚" responsive to the American people and their expectations. His achievements were notable‚ but in an era of rising energy costs‚ mounting inflation‚ and continuing tensions‚ it was impossible for his administration to meet these high expectations.Carter‚ who has rarely used his full name--James Earl Carter‚ Jr.--was born October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Peanut farming‚ talk of politics‚ and devotion to the Baptist faith were
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Achievements With Steve Jobs’ passing‚ we have lost one of the greatest technological innovators of our time. Jobs wasn’t just a savvy businessman‚ he was a visionary who made it his mission to humanize personal computing‚ rewriting the rules of user experience design‚ hardware design and software design. His actions reverberated across industry lines: He shook up the music business‚ dragged the wireless carriers into the boxing ring‚ changed the way software and hardware are sold and forever altered
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understanding of writing‚ I grew to hate writing and so I began to write just enough for what my teachers were requiring and what they wanted to hear‚ so I guess one could say that I am a scholarship boy (or girl?). In Richard Rodriguez’‚ “The Achievement of Desire‚” he looks back on his childhood and realizes that he was so enthralled in school that he wasted his childhood. Rodriguez wasn’t always so enthralled in school‚ when he was in the second grade‚ he didn’t see the point of going to school
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Explain the functions of assessment in learning and development. Assessment is carried out to evaluate that learning has taken place. It measures the learner’s attainment of knowledge and skills in their particular learning area. Assessment encourages learners to ask questions on anything they have not fully understood‚ as learners know that they will have to prove their knowledge and understanding during assessment to the standards of the awarding body. The anticipated outcome of assessment
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Hannah Aste’s Scholarship Essay Goals and Achievements It has been nice to grow up in a small town in the same house for the past twenty-two years. I have enjoyed the opportunities that our family has been blessed with. I have one brother who is eight and a half years older than I. He is married with two children. Growing up‚ it was especially nice to have cousins close to me in age and proximity. I love my family and friends‚ and enjoy every minute I have with them. Along with biological
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nation in the history of China. Afterwards‚ he made himself the highest ruler and claimed himself as "Huang-Di" which is emperor in Chinese. Some historians praise Qin Shihuang for his achievement during his time. Some historians criticize him for his cruelty and some questionable decisions. For his achievements‚ he established the system of prefectures and divided the entire nation into 36 prefectures. Moreover‚ he unified laws‚ weights
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3.2 MY VIEW ON MEANINGFUL TEACHING AND LEARNING No single principle can account for development of cognition without reference to the social and cultural influences”. Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) researched and developed a theory in cognitive development focusing on socio-cultural contribution towards cognitive development while Piaget also developed a cognitive development theory but without any focus at all. Social and cultural influences have proven to have an influence on the development of cognition
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The Romans had many accomplishments; however the three important achievements impacted the Romans discussed‚ imperialism‚ eclecticism‚ and practicality. Imperialism made a huge different in several ways‚ with philosophy‚ government‚ civics and art. The Romans culture and cavitation time lead to shape the way people live today. A few ways they did this was with stoicism important philosophy that taught Romans kinship and law and justice for all their people as today. Stoicism was very important
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summited Mount Everest at age 70 on May 22nd‚ 2003‚ he summited again in 2008 on May 26th‚ at the age of 75‚ and became the only man on earth to summit Everest twice after becoming 70! He then summited one last time at the age of 80 in 2013. Miura’s achievement eclipses that of a Nepali man who climbed Everest at age 76 in 2008‚ so of course Yuichiro had to summit again. When Yuichiro summited in the 2013 expedition‚ Yuichiro was the team leader‚ his son Gota was expedition Sub Leader‚ sherpas also climbed
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Evidence of the presence of wheat and some legumes in the 6th millennium BC have been found in the Indus Valley. Oranges were cultivated in the same millennium. The crops grown in the valley around 4000 BC were typically wheat‚ peas‚ sesame seed‚ barley‚ dates and mangoes. By 3500 BC cotton growing and cotton textiles were quite advanced in the valley. By 3000 BC farming of rice had started. Other monsoon crops of importance of the time was cane sugar. By 2500 BC‚ rice was an important component
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