Secondary 4 Social Studies Social Documentary Essay Should Singapore give ex-convicts a second chance in terms of job employment? I agree to a large extent to the statement that‚ in the Context of Singapore‚ ex-convicts should be given a second chance in terms of employment. Firstly‚ when ex-convicts are not given an equal chance in employment‚ they will fall back into the viscous cycle of crime and imprisonment. In many cases of crimes‚ such as theft and drug abuse‚ are caused as a result of
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of people who will be successful in their life‚ thus contributing to the country. Success in life includes both the quantitative (financial ability‚ material well-being) and qualitative (mental and spiritual well-being) aspects. However‚ both are very much related to the economic success of a person in today’s increasingly pragmatic society. I believe that education still remains as one of the main factors to success‚ although its significance has been reduced. Today‚ we live in a more inter-connected
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Gambler’s fallacy 1 Gambler’s fallacy The Gambler’s fallacy‚ also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913)[1] . Also referred to as the fallacy of the maturity of chances‚ which is the belief that if deviations from expected behaviour are observed in repeated independent trials of some random process‚ future deviations in the opposite direction are then more likely. For example‚ if a fair coin is tossed repeatedly and tails
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Failure and Success The Ateneo‚ a private and prestigious university‚ asked us: “Are there any significant experiences you have had‚ or accomplishments you have realized that have helped to define you as a person?” I thought about that question for weeks‚ speculating about what have I encountered that helped define myself as a person. My mind was puzzled - it was a rather difficult question. And then I thought: All my triumphs and experiences had not yet defined myself as an individual.
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Every Child Matters (ECM) Every Child Matters (ECM) is a Government ambition‚ which was launched in 2003‚ that covers England and Wales. The initiative primarily focuses on protecting children and ensuring that each child fulfils their potential. Their goal is to create an environment that offers both security and opportunity for children up to the age of 19‚ or 24 for those with disabilities. Child protection is a fundamental element that is carried out across all private and voluntary organisations
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DIFFERENCES MATTER: A NEW PARADIGM FOR MANAGING DIVERSITY BYLINE: by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely; David A. Thomas is an associate professor at the Harvard Business School in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Robin J. Ely is an associate professor at Columbia University ’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York City. Their research and teaching focus on the influence of race‚ gender‚ and ethnicity on career dynamics and organizational effectiveness. ABSTRACT: MAKING DIFFERENCES MATTER: A NEW
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Do people deserve a second chance? The question may be easy to ask‚ but quite difficult to answer. In life‚ most people believe that they deserve a second chance. However‚ there are so many different factors that go into a decision on whether or not to give someone a second chance. In literary work‚ there are numerous examples of asking and sometimes receiving second chances. It’s usually better if the author has personal experience to draw upon when it comes to the material that they write about
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2. OVERVIEW OF CON EDISON SYSTEM AND LIC NETWORK 2.1. Electrical System Overview 2.1.1. Power Delivery System Con Edison delivers electricity to 3.2 million customers in New York City and Westchester County – a service territory of 660 square miles with a population of approximately 9 million people. Electricity is delivered through approximately 94‚000 miles of underground cable and almost 37‚000 miles of overhead cable. As shown in Figure 2-1‚ the Con Edison electric power delivery system is
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Still Matters The Hard Reality of Global Expansion by Pankaj Ghemawat • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion 12 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0108K TOOL KIT Distance Still Matters The
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R. Michael Gosselin English 101-10 11/6/2012 Success “In order to succeed‚ your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” ― Bill Cosby What is success? By definition it is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose or the attainment of popularity or profit‚ but is that how we really measure success. Or do we measure it by our happiness and self-content? When I was younger my mother used to ask me “what is being successful”‚ my reaction was near instant‚ as if it was a
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