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    secured complex known as Silver Woods Country Estate in the district of Pretoria‚ Dr. Stipp‚ a medical practitioner‚ and Mr. Stander heard gunshots and screams for help. They entered to the house and found Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius‚ the Olympic and Paralympic Games athlete that had represented South Africa on 2012‚ kneeling alongside a 29 year old model‚ Miss Reeva Steenkamp‚ who was lying on the floor at the foot of the stairs leading to the sleeping quarters of the house. Pistorius and Steenkamp met

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    COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH The University of the State of New York REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH Tuesday‚ January 11‚ 2011 — 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.‚ only Check to make sure that the answer sheet that has been given to you has your name and student ID entered on it. If the information has not been pre-entered‚ you must do so now. You must also fill in the heading on each page of your essay booklet that has a space for it. The examination has four parts

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    In the hospitality industry‚ a various range of tools have been used to execute a strategy. According to Philips and Louvieris (2005)‚ Balanced Scorecard (BSc) model has been successfully applied since 1994 by Hilton Hotels. Other popular approaches have also been considered‚ for example‚ Six Sigma‚ contingency approach‚ system approach‚ stochastic frontier approach and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Recently‚ as a common trend‚ finance managers have taken the centre position in any corporate

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    1896: Olympic Change

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    Olympic Change The Olympics have changed dramatically since 1896. From the games played‚ the place it was held‚ and who was allowed to participate. In 1896 there was only seven games played in the Olympics. Now in 2018 there are around thirty. There is also winter olympics which have about fifteen games. Only men could play in 1896. Now women and many countries play. The Olympic games were held in Athens‚ Greece in 1896. Now it is hosted in different every four years. 241 athletes participated

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    Public Enemy

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    Public Enemy is an American Hip Hop group formed in Long Island‚ New York in the late 1900s. The original members were Chuck D (original name Carlton Ridenhour‚ born on August 1‚ 1960 in Queens‚ New York)‚ Flavor Flav (original name William Drayton‚ born on March 16‚ 1959 in Long Island‚ New York)‚ Terminator X (original name Norman Lee Rogers‚ born on August 25‚ 1966 in New York City‚ New York)‚ and Professor Griff (original name Richard Griffin‚ born on August 1‚ 1960 in Long Island‚ New York)

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    Remember the Titans Favourite Character Gerry Bertier was one of the most racial-abusive people on the football team. He believed that the whites were the dominant race‚ but Gerry is one of the prime examples of the 1980s who were racist even after the great Martin Luther King‚ and the abolishment of slavery‚ nearly a century ago. However this is about him and not other historic times before him. Bertier’s parents divorced early in his childhood (around age 7) and he was raised primarily by his mother

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    sprinting and in no time he had already shocked the world of sports with his extraordinary athletic abilities by winning more than twelve gold medals in the very few events he had participated in. At Oscars first event which was the Athens Paralympics he broke the world record and won gold in 200m and he won bronze in the 100m. Pistorius was put all over the front pages of the world. Although he has achieved great things he has had to work hard to overcome a lot of obstacles such as the fact

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    Vancouver

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    Vancouver Vancouver  is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia‚ Canada. The 2011 census recorded more than 603‚000 people in the city‚ making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities.] The metropolitan area‚ with more than 2.3 million residents‚ is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country] and the most populous in Western Canada. With 5‚249 people per square kilometre (13‚590 per sq mile)‚ the City of Vancouver is the most densely populated Canadian municipality

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    The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad[2] and commonly known as London 2012‚ was a major international multi-sport eventcelebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games‚ as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The first event‚ the group stage in women’s football‚ began two days earlier‚ on 25 July.[3][4] More than 10‚000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated

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    Inclusion and Equality

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    Task 1 Explain briefly what is meant by the terms equality‚ diversity and inclusion. Write your answers in the boxes below: |Diversity |The difference between individuals and groups in society e.g cultures and religion | |Equality |To see each child as an individual and help them achieve what they are good at | |Inclusion |Identifying understanding and breaking down barriers

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