seen strong economic growth saw significant slowdowns. For example‚ growth forecasts in Cambodia show a fall from more than 10% in 2007 to close to zero in 2009‚ and Kenya may achieve only 3–4% growth in 2009‚ down from 7% in 2007. According to the research by the Overseas Development Institute‚ reductions in growth can be attributed to falls in trade‚ commodity prices‚ investment and remittances sent from migrant workers (which reached a record $251 billion in 2007‚ but have fallen in many countries
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Can Life Really Be What YOU Make It? A lot of people say they would like to change their life or retract their steps‚ but me I wouldn’t trade any of it for the world. Brooke Smith‚ my first child‚ that I went through 34 hours of labor with is a reminder of all that I have went through‚ what I have done to get to where I am today and what I will do for her to have the best life I can possibly give her being her mother. Certain things in my life were trying and devastating to where I wanted things
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What makes us good citizens? It is hard to answer that question because every person can think about different definition of a good citizen. Many can call themselves good citizens just because they work‚ pay taxes and obey law. But is it enough? Not for everyone. Good citizens do not serve their own interest but rather understand that their deeds affect the world around them. They serve their families‚ friends and others in need without prejudice and selfishness. They care about the condition of
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Explaining to your parents why you arrived home later than your curfew is a form of extempore speaking. When you watch a beauty pageant on television and the contestants have to draw a question and answer it for the judges‚ they are extempore speaking. Every time you speak you are preparing for extempore speaking. You probably prepare without even knowing it. You have to read to learn new things for this type of speaking. When doing extempore speaking‚ you need to use the knowledge that you have and use
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Different people are of different opinions about what makes a good movie. Usually‚ their opinions are based on the main reasons why they watch movies. From my observation‚ I find that some people watch movies for entertainment purpose‚ some others for educational purpose‚ and some else for a balance between both purposes. Those who watch movies mainly for entertainment purpose think that most people watch movies because they need or want entertainment. Therefore‚ the most important factor which
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only if they let it. It is hard to overcome a painful childhood. It is hard to rise above the sorrow. It is extremely difficult to become successful after such a childhood‚ but it is possible if one has enough emotional strength and determination to make their life better (Kendall-Tackett). So‚ how does it feel to be unable to depend on anyone? Jeannette Walls knows. She grew up being relocated from town to town‚ with no sense of security or belonging. Her father was an alcoholic‚ and her mother
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"Evaluate" -- Make Sure Your Response is Analytical Read the prompt for option #1 carefully -- you need to "evaluate" an experience‚ achievement‚ risk or dilemma. Evaluation requires you to think critically and analytically about your topic. The admissions folks are not asking you to "describe" or "summarize" an experience (although you’ll need to do this a little). The heart of your essay needs to be a thoughtful discussion of how the experience affected you. Examine how the experience made you grow and
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Allyson Stearns September 10‚ 2013 Block 8‚ Humanities Life is What You Make It When thinking about my view of the world‚ there is a jumble of different philosophies‚ beliefs‚ and ideas going on in my head. There is so much to take into consideration‚ and it seems that everything is connected but also scattered in a way that it is hard to really be able to dig deep and explain on paper what my worldview is. After many headaches and deep thoughts‚ I boiled it down to the things that I could not
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A‚ Wallingford Bowling Center is facing low profit performance after four years in business. This reduced in profit is due to many factors. As we have seen ‚ wallingford is not operating in full capacity for most days of the week but it is still open for twenty four hours regardless of its operation. The net income is 2.38 percent of he total revenue generated and it shows that operation cost is very high. Having the above mentioned problems and more‚ wallingford can not have a good future unless
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Everything Straight What is something that you show without much thought? There a lot of facial expressions that a person can make. Some seem more common and the more subtle differences are lost in different traditions and cultures‚ but the most universal facial expression with same meaning across all culture is indicated by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth or simply‚ a smile. I smile knowing that smiling changes my mood. According to psychologists if you smile for a minute‚ no
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