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    Write about a time when you went on a holiday that turned out to be disappointing. The November holiday had finally arrived after a long wait. I had finished my N level examination and could finally pamper myself for a holiday trip with my friends. While I was pondering over which destination we will be heading for‚ I came upon an advertisement on the internet‚ promoting on a holiday trip at Malaysia. The advertisement caught my attention and hence‚ I decided to go ahead for it. It was the

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    The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: Cultural Clash This book focuses on the “clash” of cultures that occurs between the Lee family‚ immigrants to the US from Laos‚ and the doctors that treat their daughter‚ Lia‚ who has been diagnosed with epilepsy. Lia’s parents‚ Foua and Nao Kao believe that Lia has fallen ill because she has “lost her soul”. This clash of ideas highlights one of the problems that the Lee’s faced when dealing with the medical community in the US – the Lee’s believed

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    What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ written by Sherman Alexie‚ tells a story of a homeless man who is struggling with identity issues and reminisces about much of his culture. Jackson Jackson‚ the main character‚ is a round and flat character‚ showing characteristics of both. Jackson’s conflict is internal conflict because he wants to save money to purchase his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnbroker‚ but he also wants to spend money on his fellow Indians and friends. Through Sherman’s short story

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    What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life.  It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered

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    HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light

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    TMA01 With reference to what you have learnt about City Road‚ outline some of the differences across time and space on a street that you know. With reference to the materials I have studied‚ I am going to compare the similarities and differences between City Road and Spring Bank‚ Hull. Spring Bank is a street full of different identities and has many uses from different transport‚ people and shops to the night time life that’s around. Spring Bank in Hull‚ is a street of very familiar

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    “Which Path Should You Take?” Paul Arden once said‚ “If you always make the right decision‚ the safe decision‚ the one most people makeyou will be the same as everyone else.” The truth of this quote not only applies to everyday life‚ but also compliments the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. In this particular poem‚ the speaker of the poem must make a decision when he/she is faced with one road that diverges into two separate paths. They can either choose the path that has been heavily

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    In everyone’s life there comes a point in time when you assess your life‚ not just look back in time‚ but see the progression‚ the triumphs and the failures.....Eleanor Smith had reached this point. She sees that things aren’t as they seem‚ the passion and desire is gone from her marriage‚ she is unable to influence her children’s life‚ her best friend‚ who is an alcoholic seems to have her life in more order then Eleanor. How did her happy life slip away before her eyes. The story evolves

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    Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s article‚ “SuperFreakonomics: What Should You Worry About?” is a piece that explains what we as humans worry about that aren’t as big of a deal as we think. Levitt and Dubner claim that we are terrible at assessing risk and that we focus more on things like shark attacks and lightning strikes versus things like heart disease which has a more likely chance of doing harm to us. Economics is a key term that they use to explain how we can assess the risks that

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    Coming of Age In Danielle Evans book‚ Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self ‚ three African-american girls find their true identity within their faults and experiences struggling with modern day issues such as sexism‚ racism‚ and differences of age amongst the characters. It is expected as young girls to follow society’s rules that is in the environment to which they live and belong to. Each girl attempts to be and do things that are not of their own natural state of character. All not entirely

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