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    PROFESSIONALISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION Introduction In the context of globalization‚ education becomes a perquisite for the supply of highly qualified and trained manpower. Education is seen not only as a key to social cohesion but also to mitigate the consequences of globalization. The fundamental requirement for global standards of education is the trained and professionally competent teachers. That a professionally competent teacher is indispensable even in

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    a lot of cannabis sativa to get his inspiration‚ which would explain why a lot of his work is hard to understand and the reason why he cuts of words just to mess with people in his play writings? (Sonnet 5)‚ “But flowers distilled‚ though they with winter meet‚ leese but

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    University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Paragraphs and Topic Sentences Part I: Review the four paragraphs below. There is one paragraph matching each of the following types: summary‚ analysis‚ synthesis‚ and evaluation. Once you have read each paragraph‚ complete the following chart to identify the paragraph types. Underline the topic sentence in each paragraph. Paragraph Type of Paragraph 1 ANALYZING 2 SUMMARIZING 3 EVALUATING 4 SYNTHESIZING 1. Alice Doe’s article discussed overlooked

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    What Does Pakistan Means?

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    What Does Pakistan Mean?   An old man was asked on a TV program‚ what does Pakistan mean to you? He replied telling a true story. He said "When I was coming to Pakistan‚ I saw an old man just like me‚ he was tired‚ injured and thirsty. He asked: “Has Pakistan arrived”‚ I said ’Yes’. He took the soil and kissed it. He asked for water. When I brought water‚ I saw some crows and a dog beside him. When I came near‚ the old man had died." The old man interviewed had tears in his eyes then. He said to

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    different ‘sections’ (see table 1)‚ which are used depending on what circumstance each patient has or needs1. To be sectioned means a compulsory detention into hospital by law. If a patient is willingly accepts to be admitted they are referred to as an ‘informal’ admission2. The patients who had to be sectioned are known as ‘formal’ patients2. A patient being sectioned is a last resort‚ and other alternatives must be considered first. There are guiding principles available in the code of

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    WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR?? While there were quite a few events that led to fighting‚ the actual causes of the war are fairly deeper. The major causes of the First World War were: the Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism and how all this had increased tension between the powers of Europe which were: Britain‚ France‚ Russia (Triple Entente) and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Triple Alliance). The minor causes of the war were: the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand

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    Sample Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose: Please describe your aptitude and motivation for graduate study in your area of specialization‚ including your preparation for this field of study‚ your academic plans or research interests in your chosen area of study‚ and your future career goals. Please be specific about why UC Berkeley would be a good intellectual fit for you. The writer of the statement below was admitted into UC Berkeley’s History Department. With her permission‚ I reprint

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    What does this magical word “happiness” mean? “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of” – Albert Camus. What is happiness? How is it affecting other’s lives? Many do not really understand the meaning of happiness. Happiness is a fuzzy concept can mean many different things to many people. When a person has something‚ or someone he or she wants‚ does that mean she or he is happy? Maybe being satisfied can lead to happiness‚ but that is not the only needed

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    Disobedience Thoreau​ opens “Civil Disobedience” with the maxim "That government is best which ​ governs least‚" and he speaks in favor of government that does not intrude upon men’s lives. Civil Disobedience means the active‚ professed refusal to obey certian laws‚ demands‚ commands of a government. Thoreau argues that the government is controlling the people and the people don’t have a say in what they are forced to do. On the state of the government in 1849 are represented throughout his essay. Thoreau

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    Chris Harrison Writing 39B‚ Assignment 1 5 February 2003 Justification For Higher Education After analyzing William A. Henry III s In Defense of Elitism and Caroline Bird s College is a Waste of Time and Money ‚ it is clear that Henry s argument concerning the purpose of an education is more rational than Bird s due to the fact that Henry supports his claims with credible statistics‚ logical insight‚ and uses current real world scenarios. Bird‚ on the contrary‚ bases her argument solely

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