‘I am all for slaying the PSLE sacred cow‚’ wrote a member of parliament in his blog. The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) issue once again came under the spotlight. Popular opinions have been rising for scrapping the PSLE‚ for it puts unnecessary stress on young students and limits their holistic development. However‚ proponents of the system have been equally strong in their support for the exam‚ arguing that no viable alternative exists to ensure the fairness of selection. According to
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Do you think pro athletes deserve high salaries ? Some of you may say "no" while others say "yes." I think yes because they have to take on more risks ‚ the 4 - 8 month season ‚ then they would have to start training in the off season . These pro athletes have to dedicate their lives to sports like basketball ‚ football ‚ baseball ‚ soccer ‚ and hockey. One reason they deserve high salaries is because they have to take on risks. In pro sports athletes get into big collisions or
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A person’s career choice should be determined by his or her interest That is the truth that the decision to involve yourself into a particular occupation is fateful for your way to the future. Therefore‚ it is serious about choosing your occupation and you must be prudentially in making upyour decision. I am strongly agreed that a person’s career choice should bedetermined by his or her interest. In this essay‚ I will attentively focus onthe three dimensions which have greatly influenced the individual
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Since there are few places that produce Tc-99m there is a high need for the substance and is therefore manmade to keep up quantity. What is Tc-99m used for and why is it in high demand? Tc-99m is used for research purposes. It can be used for medical reasons as well. Tc-99m can evaluate what kind of condition that the heart‚ kidneys‚ lungs‚ liver‚ spleen‚ and bones are in. It can also evaluate blood flow throughout the body. It’s in high demand because it is used in over 80% of all nuclear scans
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Cigarettes Should be Banned Smoking cigarettes has been a worldwide habit for a long time. According to the World Health Organization report‚ about 2 billion people smoke all over the world‚ 48% men and 12% women and even a number of child smokers. Everyone knows the harm of cigarettes and many countries have published smoking bans. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was the first one to forbid tobacco sales (BBC News). I strongly approve of the cigarette ban because cigarette is bad for people’s
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Watching‚ following‚ and playing sports is a tradition for families all across the world today. Sports are taken very seriously by athletes and fans and it forces players to feel the need to enhance their performance artificially. Although performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are banned in professional sports today‚ many players feel it’s a necessity to compete vigorously with fellow players. PEDs can cause negative physical and psychological effects to the body. Athletes have used various substances
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Guns Should Not Be Banned in the US Just a few weeks ago a man with the name Adam Lanza decided to take the guns of his mother and take the life of 20 children and 8 adults‚ including his mother ’s and his own. This atrocity hasn ’t been the first one. In the weeks since the massacre‚ gun control supporters have called for a new federal ban on assault weapons and for reductions in the number of concealed-carry permits issued to private citizens. However‚ to blame assault weapons for this tragedy
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“ Should College Education Be Free” If Elementary‚ Middle School and High School are free‚ how come College isn’t? More than two-thirds of Americans think college should really be free just like it was a century ago (NBCNEWS.com). Now the cost of attending college is just too high‚ many students can’t afford it (NYTIMES.com). Students that didn’t have the chance to go to college said that college should be for everyone‚ because everyone has a dream or a goal.(ThinkAdvisor.com) It also would really
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ethical behavior is because of their self-belief and compassion in them. There are a few opinions that ethics and morality should not be based on religion. The first argument why ethics and morality should not be based only on religion is because; there is a secular approach to morality called secular ethics. Secular ethics is a philosophy of moral that based on human awareness about the morality‚ why they need to act ethically and morally within their logical knowledge and not based on supernatural
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MSN 532: Selected Topics in Materials Science and Nanotechnology M UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology SN ADEM YILDIRIM 53 2 C ou rs e M NANOCATALYSTS at er ia ls Outline Catalysis • Types of Catalysts • Examples of Heterogeneous Catalysis Nanocatalysis • Preparation • Size Effects • Shape Effect • Support Materials Some Recent Advances • Nanocatalyst Preparation • Silica Supports • Carbon Supports M SN 53 2
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