the "tyranny of the shoulds." She described the "tyranny of the shoulds" as being are the forces pressed on us by parents‚ peers‚ socio-economic class‚ teachers‚ career counselors‚ pop psychology‚ opinionated relatives and friends and the elusive conventional wisdom ’ (Richardson‚ 2006) . They tell us the many things we should or shouldn ’t do. These "shoulds" can be seen in anyone ’s life‚ especially in the lives of college students. Three particular "tyranny of the shoulds" that could apply directly
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely be used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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1. ------------------------------------------------- Change in PF contribution ------------------------------------------------- Dear All Need some clarification on change in Employer & Employee contribution to PF: Employer and employee is currently contributing 12% of basic into PF (basic being higher than Rs. 6500/-); and employee now wants to restrict his/her contribution now to only 12% of Rs. 6500/- basic‚ ie. Rs. 780/- pm. Example -- Current Basic on which PF contributions are made is
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ASSIGNMENT ON AN AUTO BOIGRAPHY ABOUT MYSELF ASSIGNED BY MISS MUBINA KHONDOKAR NAME: MD KHAJA BAHAUDDIN MOROL ROLL NO: SUBJECT: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION Introduction: I am very much thankful to Miss Mubina Khondokar for giving me a chance an opportunity to think and write an autobiography about myself. This assignment not only let me to think about myself‚ but also let me known what I really was‚ what I really am‚ and what I really wanted to be. It reminded me many several
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Lies have powerful effects on all of us based on the lecture “The Truth about Lying” by Judith Viorst. At an early age‚ I found out that lies could change our opinion about the people that lie to us and their credibility. It is not necessary to lie since if we feel that the truth might hurt the other person‚ a polite silence should suffice. As Viorst Says‚ “I suffer most from the misconception that children can’t take the truth” (135). This reminded me of how hurt and devastated I was when I found
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NAME: ZAINAB MUSTAPHA TAYO COLLEGE: LAW DEPARTMENT: LAW 100 LEVEL 17TH NOVEMBER 2012 SECTION A: A REVIEW OF CHAPTER 2 OF OLUSEGUN OLADIPO’S THINKING ABOUT PHILOSOPHY; A GENERAL GUIDE This chapter starts by introducing us to the areas which confuse students concerning philosophy‚ they are; the practical utility of their area of intellectual engagement‚ the usual impression of the philosopher as an intellectual generalist. A philosopher as intellectual generalist is one whose area of knowledge
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PART I ESSAY Origin of Essay History of essay as a literature form has begun in 1580 when Michel de Montaigne has published the book “Les Essais”. In French term “essais” means “try” or “experience”. It was a book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact
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I believe that Medicine C should be researched further. Some reasons why I believe that Medicine C is the best is because for one‚ the side effects are low and are not of high severity‚ there are very few restrictions and they are minor‚ and also even though only 35% of people got their headaches to go away that is still a pretty high number‚ and with some more research they could get that number up. In the data table provided in the book it showed that the only side effects were dry mouth and slight
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supply should be privatized Over the past decades‚ the National Water Commission have been providing Jamaicans with water‚ but ‚ is their service efficient? Water privatization refers to the provision of water service and sanitization by the private sector. More and more countries worldwide have taken the initiative to privatize their water system. Whether or not Jamaica’s water supply should be privatized is an ongoing debate among Jamaicans. Some Jamaicans believe that the water system should not
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Recruitment Introduction and meaning The success or failure of any organization depends on the calibre of its most important asset; that is‚ its workforce. An organization cannot progress and prosper without the positive and productive contributions from its people. Therefore‚ organizations need to recruit people with the necessary skills‚ qualities‚ and expertise to perform their operations and accomplish their goals. In simple words‚ recruitment refers to searching and inviting applications from
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