CANING AS A SOLUTION By : Luqman Rohaizat (5 Omega 2009) At first thought‚ caning may seem like an inhumane punishment for students‚ who are not yet fully matured in their thinking‚ and are still learning along the way. “It just hurts them‚ physically and emotionally‚ without doing anything else” I hear concerned parents say. But then again‚ is there a more effective way to punish and control students? Moreover‚ nowadays there seems to be a noticeable rise in disciplinary problems involving students
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volcano A volcano is an opening‚ or rupture‚ in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object‚ which allows hot lava‚ volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamberbelow the surface. On Earth‚ volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging. Amid-oceanic ridge‚ for example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge‚ has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart; the Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by convergent
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Microsoft logo since August 23‚ 2012 Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. The history of Microsoft began on April 4‚ 1975‚ when it was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque.[1] Its current best-selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software. In 1980‚ Microsoft formed a partnership with IBM that allowed them to bundle Microsoft ’s operating system with IBM computers‚ paying Microsoft a royalty
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Tourist & Historical Places | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Qutub Minar About 15 km south of Delhi‚ in Mehrauli‚ this 238 feet and 1 inch high Minar has been referred to as "one of the wonders of world". This soaring tower of victory was built immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu Kingdom in Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aibak laid its foundation in 1200 A.D. Iltutmish added three more storeys. After damaged by lightning in 1368 A.D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the
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Using your keyboard Page 1 of 7 Hide all Using your keyboard In this article How the keys are organized Typing text Using keyboard shortcuts Using navigation keys Using the numeric keypad Three odd keys Other keys Tips for using your keyboard safely Whether you’re writing a letter or calculating numerical data‚ your keyboard is the main way to enter information into your computer. But did you know you can also use your keyboard to control your computer? Learning just a few simple
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Mainland students hit by rising rents in Hong Kong http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1154850/mainland-students-hit-rising-rents-hong-kong Given a choice‚ mainland undergraduate Judy Su Xiaolin would prefer to stay in a hall of residence to enjoy university life to the full. Instead‚ the second-year politics student at the University of Hong Kong‚ like many other mainland students‚ has to rent a private flat in Western District. Returning to the city after an exchange programme last semester
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Higher Education In the time I have spent in higher education‚ I have noticed that educators generally encounter three categories of students. The first category‚ about 10 percent of the student population will always succeed because they have the attitude that failure is not an option. The second group‚ another 10 percent of the population‚ will inevitably fail‚ lacking the personal motivation and drive necessary to reach educational goals. Approximately 80 percent of students make up category
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The importance of college education has a direct and profound impact on the world but more importantly on me. As Nelson Mendela stated “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” By gaining knowledge through college education I am ensuring a better future for myself and in turn I am ensuring a better future for those around me thus changing the world one small step at a time. College education provides tools‚ knowledge and preparation necessary to compete in
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Education in America Mary Mitchell Foundations of Public Administration: PPA 601 Thomas Bailey July 10‚ 2000 Introduction Education is a hot topic in the news and for most American citizens. They are preoccupied with the level of education their loved one are receiving. With the deficit being the cornerstone of much of government funding‚ agencies are feeling the cutbacks‚ and education is no exception. States have made steep cuts to education funding since the
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Point out the various dimensions of the 17th century crisis. Explain why some countries were more seriously affected by this crisis than others. Intro: There was‚ for several decades in the seventeenth century‚ a period of major economic and social recession‚ crisis and secular readjustment‚ which contrasts strikingly with the periods of economic expansion which preceded and followed it. Its effects were not confined to any single country‚ but‚ with a few marginal exceptions‚ can be traced throughout
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