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    CYPOP 30: Support the creativity of children and young people 1.1 Explain evidence‚ approaches and theories about the benefits of creativity for the well being of children and young people. Ofsted have evidence about creative partnerships and the benefits of creativity for the well being of children and young people. They praised creative partnerships in 2006 for helping to improve pupil’s personal and social skills. It also gave the teachers‚ school leaders and creative practitioners more

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    "We cannot effectively combat terrorism without a clear definition of what it is." Discuss. If we are to critically analyse this statement‚ we must first look at what ‘terrorism’ is‚ what a ‘clear definition’ of terrorism should include and whether one is available to us‚ and what ‘effectively combatting’ terrorism is considered to be. So‚ what definitions of terrorism are available to us today? Etymologically‚ the word ‘Terrorism’ is derived from the Latin root “terreo”‚ meaning “to frighten

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    Dark tourism scholarship: a critical review Philip Stone Philip Stone is Executive Director: Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR)‚ School of Sport‚ Tourism and The Outdoors‚ University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)‚ Preston‚ UK. Abstract Purpose – Commonly referred to as dark tourism or thanatourism‚ the act of touristic travel to sites of or sites associated with death and disaster has gained significant attention with media imaginations and academic scholarship. However‚ despite

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    Calcium Carbonate due to results from the Flame Test and Anion I Test. Throughout our lab days‚ my friends would help me determine various odors and colors of the substances which allowed me to confirm my answer. Also‚ I looked select test results up on the internet to see if they matched my observations. On our first lab day‚ I received my bottle and noticed a white precipitate in the bottom therefore‚ my unknown was insoluble. I started my testing with the Flame Test and did not evaporate my unknown

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    King Jr. took his stand and eventually made this country more civil‚ however it would be foolish to say that racism doesn’t still exist in our country. In Frank Darabont’s film‚ “The Green Mile”‚ racism was clearly the contributing factor in the death of John Coffey. As citizens of this country‚ we are told we are innocent until proven guilty. John Coffee was not treated with this same fairness during the film. Coffee was convicted and executed for a crime he never even committed. It was evident

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    The Dark Ages – Defining the Darkness The Dark Ages as a term has undergone many evolutions; its definition depends on who is defining it. Indeed‚ modern historians no longer use the term because of its negative connotation. Generally‚ the Dark Ages referred to the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This took place when the last Western emperor‚ Romulus Augustulus‚ was deposed by Odoacer‚ a barbarian. AD 476 was the time of this event. Initially‚ this era took on

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    The 1986 film "Sixteen Candles" tells a timeless tale of growing up in suburban America. The film’s star‚ Sam‚ played by Molly Ringwald‚ wakes up with big expectations on her sweet sixteenth birthday only to be completely disappointed. Not only does she find that she looks exactly the same as when she was fifteen‚ but her family is so preoccupied with her older sister’s wedding that they forget her birthday altogether. The film opens with Sam on the phone with her best girlfriend Randy. She

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    I can still remember that day. If you asked me‚ I thought the world was coming to a blazing end. Well‚ at least my world. It was a very humid and hot summer afternoon. Unusually warm for New England‚ it was the type of weather found in the deep south of our country. It was quite a coincidence actually; since this was the type of weather I would have to be used to. After all here I was on my way down to the south moving to Kentucky. It was a slightly a year before when I was first told by my parents

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    CAN WE EVER REMOVE CORRUPTION? Corruption: This word corruption is something disreputable which we always come across in our day to day life whether it reveals in politics or is seen in our regular jobs.Corruption exists in almost all the countries of the world. The rich and powerful people are the real beneficiaries of corruption and they are never part of movement to eradicate the corruption. All of them need to be made center of attraction before the society and media for their act of corruption

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    | |candles.  | |Attention Getter |What comes to mind when you see candles? We associate candles with celebrations (like birthdays) or | |Citing source |special occasions. Accoridng to Wikipedia‚candles date back to the Ancient Egyptians who are credited | | |with making the first candles.

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