Prompt: You have read the extract below as part of a newspaper article on the loss of national and cultural identity. Readers were asked to send in their opinions. You decide to write a letter responding to the points raised and expressing your own views. ‘We are losing our national and cultural identity. Because of recent advances in technology and the easy availability and speed of air travel‚ different countries are communicating more often and are therefore becoming more and more alike. The
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in Malaysia until I received the letter. I wanted to escape from National Service badly because I heard from many people that life during National Service is not fun. I had also been told that it is like a concentration camp where people are tortured. I thought of registering myself into a college so that I can escape from going for National Service‚ but my parents would not allow me to do it. They insisted me to attend the National Service. Because of that‚ I argued with my parents. One day‚ my
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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA AED 1313 INTRODUCTION TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT SEMESTER I 2013/2014 CONTENT TITLE PAGE Background and Design Component of Taman Wetland Putrajaya Definition of wetland and their roles. Services provided by wetland ecosystems Biotic and Abiotic factors Roles of Producer‚ Herbivore‚ Carnivore‚ Omnivore‚ Scavenger‚ Parasite and Decomposer Predator-prey
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Chap1: The National Economy I. THE SCOPE OF MACROECONOMICS the major macroeconomics issues Economic growth; governments try to achieve high rates of economic growth economies suffer from inherent instability. As a result‚ economic growth and other macroeconomic indicators tend to fluctuate. Rate of eco growth: the percentage increase on national output‚ normally expressed over a 12 month period. Unemployment waste of human resources‚ unemployment benefits are a drain on gov revenues
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In the effort of creating a national unity between difference races‚ the government had implemented a National Service Training Program (PLKN). This program was commenced in 2003 and fully operated since year 2004. It is a full time live-in dormitory based three months‚ for those teenagers who fresh graduated from high school. It is meant to address racial polarization and encourage national unity among the youth. The National Service Training Program (PLKN) is implemented to achieve the following
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Living During the Nuclear Threat HIS 145 Living under the threat of nuclear war would have been a very scary and unimaginable event‚ especially in the 1950s. Terrorism is another very dangerous threat‚ but it is different in its own. Living under the threat of nuclear war was a scary time for Americans. The media had to curve the tension people thought by making a television cartoon to enhance people to think they were save as long as they followed a few rules. Society in that period
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Introduced in the UK by the government (1988)‚ the National Curriculum is several themes and ideals used by schools to children whilst teaching them the same things. It ensures that the teacher knows what is to be taught‚ to what standard. The curriculum is divided in to four groups‚ to teach children at a certain level based on their age group. The key stages consist of the following groups; Key Stage 1-4. Early years consists of the younger children from ages 3 to 5‚ during these years’ children
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to the meeting place. I ride on a jeep onto legarda then another jeep onto Manila City Hall. When I arrived at Manila City Hall‚ I quickly go to UDM to wait for the others to come. And when we are all there‚ we started walking until we reached the National Museum beside of Luneta Park. That was Sunday so we entered the Museum just for free then we walked around and keep taking pictures with the displays in the Museum. I keep observing every fossils in the cage and it was really amazing‚ if you will
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Stereotype Threat BACKGROUND. Stereotype threat refers to the concern that is experienced when one feels “at risk of confirming‚ as a self characteristic‚ a negative stereotype about one’s group” (Steele & Aronson‚ 1995‚ p. 797). A wide range of stereotypes have been tested (e.g.‚ her lack of ability in math and science: O’Brien & Crandall‚ 2003; Negros’ underperformance on standardized tests: Steele & Aronson‚ 1995; White males’ athletic inferiority: Stone‚ 2002). In the current work‚ the authors
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Fort Sumter has to be one of the most historic national monuments in South Carolina. This fort has gone through a lot of history over the past years. I will inform you with some of the history behind this fort. The fort was appointed after the man called Thomas Sumter. He was conceived in 1734 and he past away in 1832. One of the main reasons why this fort is so famous is because its known as the first battlefield where gunshots started and it began the civil war. This fort had received an enormous
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