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    According to Spoors et al. (2011) thinking is perhaps one of the most difficult of all psychological processes to describe. We can organise our thoughts by using mental images‚ forming concepts or developing schemas. In this essay‚ I will describe each way of organising thinking in turn and illustrate how they can help us improve our memory. First‚ to consider the role of mental images. Forming mental images simply means thinking in pictures. Spoors et al. (2011) suggest that it works best if the

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    Essay Last date of receipt of entry Words limit Language Students of Class X and above including Under Graduate & Postgraduate from school/colleges recognized by Board/University Not more than 27 years as on 31.12.2009 Making Oil Conservation a way of Life 31.10.2009 Maximum 1000 words Language (A) Hindi & English OGCF function 2010 in New Delhi Language (B) Tamil‚ Kannada‚ Telugu‚ Malayalam‚ Marathi‚ Gujarati and Bangla OGCF function 2010 being organized by State Level Coordinators in Chennai

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    Standard 2013 Area of Study: Change The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger Analysis Questions Chapter 1 - We meet Holden Caulfield (pp. 1- 5) 1. What evidence is there to suggest that our narrator is currently receiving medical treatment/ recuperating? (Please refer to p. 1 & p. 4). 2. In what ways does our narrator appear to be an ‘outsider’? 3. Why does Holden get expelled from Pencey Prep? 4. Consider why Salinger waits until the end of the chapter to reveal Holden’s name?

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    Urbanisation a way of life? The notion of a rural-urban dichotomy and a distinctive disparity between the utopian perception of ‘rural’ and the ‘anomie’ (Phillips and LeGates‚ 1981) of the city are ubiquitous themes throughout the urban sociological school of thought. Conflicting views between scholars concerning the reality of life in the city in addition to the correlation between ecological aspects of the city and sociological behaviour subsist‚ however none deny that the urban way of life contains

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    Alice‚ had died in an automobile accident and I was struggling to make sense of that age old question: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” I don’t remember now how I got my hands on Of Human Bondage or why I started reading it‚ but once I did‚ I couldn’t put it down. For those of you who have never read it‚ it is perhaps Maugham’s best work. It is the life story of Philip Carey and his search for meaning in life. After Carey’s parents die‚ he is sent to live with his uncle‚ a vicar

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    "It takes strength and grace to make choices in life‚ rather than simply making ethical decisions."  Instead of doing what the public says is alright‚ do what you think is best and go with it. Ethical decision making helps people make difficult choices when faced with an ethical dilemma‚ a situation in which there is no clear right or wrong answer. Ethical decision making typically examines three perspectives: the ethic of obedience; the ethic of care; and the ethic of reason. The ethic of obedience

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    Grant’s article “Does Trying to Be Happy Make Us Unhappy?” and Guest’s article “Pursuing the Science of Happiness” have many connections with the quotation from Viktor Frankl. Grant and Guest would agree on the quote from Viktor Frankl. All three of their sayings of happiness are based on the same thing stated by Viktor Frankl‚“...happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” This means that all three of them have the same argument which means that Grant and Guest will respond positively to the quotes

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    Different points of view make life interesting. Today’s society is crawling with copious amounts of individualistic personalities. We have such a broad spectrum of opinions and beliefs because we are so much more wide spread than previous years. People are more out-going‚ more liberal‚ more independent‚ and generally more unreserved and outspoken. Different viewpoints‚ opinions and beliefs enrich our lives by creating a more colorful and complex world. Could you imagine a world without opinion

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    what way is Hamlet relevant in our world today? In that question‚ the word Hamlet is not underlined because the play itself is not nearly as relevant as a whole as Hamlet the person is. The play is full of allusions‚ jokes‚ and implications that is difficult for a modern audience to pick up on and understand their significance to the overall work. After all‚ Shakespeare wrote this as a performance piece that was to help pay the bills as much as it was to be a work of art. This is in no way to suggest

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    Written by Victor Hugo after the French Revolution‚ Les Misérables is a story that examines the many levels of social injustice in nineteenth-century France. Its protagonist‚ Jean Valjean‚ is central to the understanding of this injustice. Sentenced to 19 years in prison for committing a petty crime‚ Valjean comes to observe the law as an arbitrary force lacking in compassion and equality. However‚ Valjean’s view is fanatically contradicted by Inspector Javert‚ a man whose commitment to the law

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