IJAPS‚ Vol. 6‚ No. 2 (July 2010) SINGAPOREAN YOUTHS MUST HAVE WINGS AND YET KNOW WHERE THEIR NEST IS Nicole Tarulevicz* School of Asian Languages and Studies‚ University of Tasmania e-mail: nicole.tarulevicz@utas.edu.au ABSTRACT Young people generally form the future of any nation state and Singapore is no exception‚ it is‚ however‚ especially concerned about the future of itself as a nation. For Singapore the theme of youth is doubled‚ as the newness of the nation is a mirrored reflection
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I have always had very neat hand-writing. I strongly believe that cursive helped me develop my hand-writing abilities‚ and possibly even my reading abilities. I know that it sounds odd‚ but I kind of sucked at writing until I was introduced to cursive in the first or second grade. My writing was messy and indistinct‚ but that changed once I learned to write in cursive. Based on what I have written so far‚ I am sure that you have concluded that I do in fact believe that cursive should be taught in
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Furthermore‚ learning how to counter the arguments that a smoker presents when convincing them to quit brought out the person in me who wants to help people by addressing their utmost concerns. The decision of getting residency training in USA and work as a doctor of medicine here‚ has a complex background. I have always been surrounded by the idea that I have to be more than who I am and training in one of the best health care system in the world is going to help me achieve my full potential. This
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Looking at the online assessment tools‚ the first one is the conflict management tool. This assessment placed myself in the compromising style approach. I was not surprised by this result because I have always known my approach to any conflict is to find a common ground. However‚ I can see how they state that no one ever is satisfied because each party has to walk away with not getting want they wanted. Although‚ I think that this prevents conflict from not getting resolved‚ and allows for open communication
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“Reflection is active‚ purposeful thought applied to an experience to understand the meaning of that experience for the individual” (Ashby‚ 2006 p.28). Reflective practice is vital to the nursing profession. Although there is little evidence based information of the benefits of reflective practice (Schutz‚ 2007)‚ there are many benefits pertaining to reflective practice and resulting in a holistic patient approach and therefore nurses are able to provide better care. There are many models available to
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Danielle Moeller Professor Schilling Lit Block 4-22-07 Observation Reflection As I walked into the classroom for my first day of observations‚ I was greeted with a warm “Hello!” In fact‚ each time that I entered a new classroom I was given the same greeting. All of the teachers were more than happy to be helping a future educator by letting me observe their teaching styles and learn new techniques to use. Through spending time in various classrooms‚ I have gained valuable information that I will
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Counselling a stranger can be difficult‚ counselling a friend is fraught with difficulties. I found this practice session particularly challenging as I asked a very old friend to play the part of the client. I understand as a result of this session why being a therapist for family and close friends is not advised. Even though I was playing the role of the counsellor‚ my inner self was in a constant tug-of-war between being a friend and keeping a professional step back as required by a counsellor
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I am very interested in a career in which my income reflects how hard I work. As I am a passionate guy I would also like to this‚ when faced with this opportunity I would prove my worthiness. Learning that my attributes align with that of a successful sales person was also a contributing factor in my continuing with the course. As I am taking extra papers this semester I was not sure if I would be able to keep up with the work load‚ it assured me that I had made the right decision in picking up professional
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the teaching portion of BMS so that it can be integrated in the classroom. During this week‚ BMS and the NLNCC seven was met by the integration of making new PPT’s and setting forth of a new term with new goals. The NLNCC eight‚ aligns between the work place and the educator’s personal values and the setting of personal goals and being able to meet them. The NLNCC eight deals with the three of the four of BMS‚ which are teaching‚ integration‚ and application. BMS integration best fit with the NLNCC
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Internet‚ the cell phone user‚ the video gamer‚ to the Ipod user‚ the youths of today have one. Children of today’s society have either one or all of these modern toys. Whether it is gaming‚ surfing the Internet‚ or talking on the cell phone‚ the youths today would be lost without having one of these things. These gadgets and toys have a major impact with the youths and help define their identities. I believe that the youths today can be classified as hi-tech. gadget owners and can be categorized
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