The report claims that getting an education in Jamaica is viewed as primarily a female activity. This cultural attitude encourages males to leave school early. In 2008‚ girls outnumbered boys in secondary school by a ratio of 1.04:1. At the same time‚ boys were more likely to have to repeat a year of school. Only 16% of boys passed five or more Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams compared to 30% of girls. Boys outperformed girls only in vocational subjects and physics. The report cites
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Chance means change. For decades‚ thousands of migrants arriving in Australia‚ all face the same dilemma‚ how do I live here? With such a different environment and lifestyle to get accustomed to‚ how can a person adjust themselves to a new way of life after living their whole life somewhere else? But does it matter? Migrants have a free choice. They come and stay if they see what they like‚ if not they take the next flight back to wherever. But for the most part‚ those migrants won’t see what they
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Swimming with the stingrays The boat slowly pushes its way through the crystal clear salt water channel. With the blistering heat beating down on us. We were going to swim with the stingrays I knew This is gonna be the one of the best day ever. I call out to the captain “How long is the boat ride.” “About 10 to 15 minutes at the most” the captain said. “So not to long” I just had to ask I couldn’t wait to get to the sand bar about 10 miles out.”yes I think I see it”there were about 20
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19th Century American Slavery: Expository Synthesis Essay Every great civilization or country has had at least one dirty little time in their history that all would rather forget. America knows this feeling well‚ especially within the 19th century‚ the slave era. America was divided‚ the North was generally against slavery and all for letting the African Americans roam free in a colony in Africa. The South on the other hand viewed African Americans as tools‚ essential to the economy and work‚ however
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Computer Virus “A true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance.” Computer virus has now become widespread. It’s almost everywhere in every computer. It is one of the major problems of the computer users. Viruses are like the disease of the computer. Letting the virus in it can cause harm or even destroy all files stored in the computer. Virus infection costs millions even billions of money if virus penetrates into major servers like government database system
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American History Expository Speech Compare early American government to today’s government. Our government first declared their independence on July 7th 1776 by signing the Declaration of Independence. Since 1776‚ our government has had the same basic foundation‚ which makes the United States the 4th on the list for oldest government. Our government was founded on the Democratic ideal of “All men are created equal.” In 1791 James Madison our fourth president‚ wrote and published the outline
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“In times of conflict‚ self-preservation may lead us to compromise many of our values.” The fight for survival is a conflict that all species encounter. It is instinctive for all animals to put up their best defence and protect themselves when a threat is encountered. In higher order thinking animals such as us humans‚ confronting a challenging conflict requires elaborate cognitive thought processes. Depending on the individual’s own conscience‚ some people may succumb to compromising their values
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1. How long had Serafina and Neela been swimming fast? ANSWER: For over an hour 2. On who did Serafina’s uncle wanted her mother to declare war? ANSWER: On Admiral Kolfinn 3. What might be the last thing Neela ever say to her brother? ANSWER: That he was a tube worm 4. What’s the full name of the merman
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Expository Speech Good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ the topic that I have chosen to present this morning is one that is very dear to my heart‚ for in my relatively short existence on this earth I have watched my aunt battle a disease which literally changed every aspect of her life and day to day living. Scleroderma is a chronic auto-immune disease of the connective tissue. Coming from two Greek words ‘sclera’ and ‘derma’ which mean ‘hard’ and ‘skin’ respectively‚ scleroderma in actuality is
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Since the beginning of civilization‚ mythology and religion have existed as an explanation to the unexplainable. The Nez Perce tale‚ Coyote Finishes His Work ‚ talks about the spirit‚ Coyote‚ and his work on earth up to the point where he met the Great Spirit. The works of Coyote‚ and the message left behind by the Great Spirit‚ parallel those by beings of other mythologies and religions. Each one involves an archetypical figure who acts as a supreme deity‚ and another which teaches and aids humankind
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