Module code: FC 5012T Title: Skills for Study 1 Assignment question: What are the main problems associated with using plastic bags? Identify solutions to reduce these problems. Word count: 742 Tutor name: Bird‚ Marianne City University Number: 110065767 Submission Date: 26/10/2011 Plastic bags have been used on a daily basis since 1977 (Williamson‚ 2003) as a means of carrying items such as groceries as they are not only convenient but also cheap. However‚ the over-use of plastic
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College LGBT Students Discrimination in Employment‚ Education and Community: Problems and Possible Solutions Alcantara‚ Ma. Romelie Azucena‚ Claire The Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan (2006) once said that “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty‚ promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” However‚ despite this and all of the actions done by the LGBT (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual
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Global Problems and Non-Governmental Organizations Paper Women’s Issues By Georgia Roth The topic that I chose for this paper is women’s issues. Throughout history women have been struggling for equality and recognition. Today we have just about reached our goal. In order to maintain this equality‚ organizations were created to keep women and men involved in the issues that pertain to women today. In my essay I will discuss the actions of two large non-governmental organizations that deal
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English was spread in Asia and Africa through colonization by Great Britain and the USA. Among the countries are India‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Kenya‚ Pakistan‚ Nigeria‚ etc. It is estimated that there are 150 million to 300 million people used English as their second language. As non-native speakers of English‚ we often face some problems with English Language. However‚ I will not focus on all the problems. As a baby‚ we are able to learn speaking any language without any accents but when we
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impact of student loans May Luong 1990s when the average tuition fees jumped by 10% two years in a row. While the rate of tuition increase subsequently fell back to single digits‚ between 1989/1990 and 2008/2009 tuition fees more than doubled in constant dollars (Chart A). 1 The rise in tuition fees in most provinces brought increased attention to levels of student borrowing and associated debt loads. One study found that between 1982 and 1995‚ the proportion of bachelor’s graduates with student loan
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(Source: “Center for Medicare Advocacy‚ Inc.”‚ 2007) Issues Most Americans agree that affordable drug coverage under Medicare has been needed for some time. But instead of a solution to a growing problem‚ Congress gave the country a prescription-drug plan that achieves few of its original goals. The current problems with Medicare Part D are largely a direct result of the undemocratic way in which the plan was authored
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A working student is an individual who works while studying. It’s a matter of time management. In order to support their needs‚ they need to work for themselves. Being a working student is kind of tough for us ordinary students. Value of Study? So when we say the value of study‚ it is the importance of studying for us student. Why studying is acquire? Because without it we can’t communicate with others‚ we can’t land a better job. Studying is simply a key for success. That’s why we are entering
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Unemployment Problem in Australia Introduction According to the Labor government and the mainstream media‚ Australia has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world. In reality‚ joblessness has risen to serious levels‚ and is worsening‚ in working class suburbs across Australia. Officially‚ the unemployment rate in Australia increased to 5.70 percent in October of 2013 from 5.60 percent in September of 2013(Trading Economics‚ 2013). Unemployment is troubling for the unemployed people and
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Research Problem Sources of Research Problems 1. Personal interest and observation 2. Pressing problem needing a solution 3. Other’s investigator’s theories and research 4. Literature in one’s field of specialization 5. Completed researches 6. Suggestions from colleagues and teachers Ways of Stating the Research Problem 1. Declarative or Descriptive Form- is used when stating the main problem of the study. 2. Question Form- is used when stating the sub-problems or specific
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aggressively expanding overseas -- and like other global retailing icons‚ it is finding that international fame can carry a price. Starbucks has been boycotted by anti-war protesters in Lebanon and criticized by New Zealand advocates seeking higher coffee compensations to farmers. And‚ faced with the possibility of terrorist attacks‚ the company has pulled out of Israel. Such dissent overseas recalls some of the problems faced by the McDonald’s Corp.‚ which has been targeted by everyone from anti-war demonstrators
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