school so much and he left after finishing Primary One. When Jackie was seven years old‚ his father was hired as chief chef in the American Embassy in Australia and went there to improve the family’s financial status. At the age of seven‚ Jackie’s life changed direction as he studied at the Chinese Drama Academy‚ studying and working 19 hours a day under the famous Chinese Opera Master‚ Yu Jim-Yuen. The students practiced Kung Fu‚ stunts‚ flips and somersaults‚ and helped with cleaning and washing
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About the author (2006) Gary Soto was born April 12‚ 1952‚ and raised in Fresno California. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Fresno City College‚ graduating in 1974 with an English degree. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines‚ including The Nation‚ Plouqhshares‚ The Iowa Review‚ Ontario Review and Poetry‚ which has honored him with the Bess Hokin Prize and the Levinson Award and by featuring him in Poets in Person. He is one of the youngest poets to appear in The
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CYP 3.1 Understand Children and Young Person development There are many factors that influence child development‚ and for most of them‚ we do have some control. When working with children and young people it is important to have a good understanding of what children need to grow‚ so as professionals we are better able to address the needs. A child’s environment‚ for example‚ their family or school play a huge part in their development. Some of the main factors that influence a child’s
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“t” if the end of the word sounds like: K‚ S‚ Ch‚ Sh‚ F‚ P‚ Th Example: I helped my mom make cookies yesterday. • In this example‚ the end of the word “help” sounds like P. So‚ the “ed” ending is pronounced “t”. Directions: Write your own sentences that use “ed” endings that sound like “t”. 1) _____________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________________________________________________________ 2)) “ed” endings are pronounced “id” if the end of the word
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learning potentials: 093.1.1/2 1. UNICEF works for children in more than 190 countries. We believe that every child‚ no matter who they are or where they live‚ has the right to grow up safe‚ happy and healthy. In 1989‚ the world’s leaders officially recognised the human rights of all children and young people under 18 by signing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention is the basis of all our work. UNICEF is the only organisation working for children recognised by the Convention
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Title Understand person centred approaches in adult social care settings Ref 27 Level 2 Credit value 4 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 1. Understand person centred approaches for care and support 1.1 Define person-centred values 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values 2. Understand how to implement a person centred approach in an adult social care setting 2.1 Describe how to find out the history‚ preferences
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Joseph Priestley Joseph Prietstley (1733-1804) Joseph Priestley‚ born 1733 is best knowned for his discovery of Oxygen gas or as he called it ‘dephlogisticated air’. Before Priestley’s discovery of oxygen‚ the science community believed in the phlogiston theory. The phlogiston theory stated that ‘phlogiston’ (Greek word for burned) was removed from a substance was removed when burned. This theory was first proposed by Johann Becher‚ who called it “combustible earth”. In the early 18th century chemist
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Louie Zamperini was an Italian troublemaker while growing up‚ Louie moved to Torrance California as a young boy. He had an older brother‚ Pete‚ and two younger sisters. Louie had a mother‚ Louise and a father‚ Anthony. Louie was troubled as a kid growing up‚ he would steal from stores and run vigorously to get away‚ he would get in fights and make trouble at school up until his freshman year of high school. Louie was always envious of his older brother Pete‚ and looked up to him because Pete had
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How Does the Computer Work? Specific purpose: To inform and educate the audience about how the computer works. Central idea: The types of hardware that all computer systems use and the types of software that make them run. Attention Statement: Most of American families nowadays have at least one or more computer in their house. Computer has become a very important piece in our life. May be some people don’t realize it but we use computer almost every day. Like millions of computer users‚ microcomputers
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Today I am interviewing one of David Shay’s six kids‚ Polly for some questions about his dad. He walks into the room and sit down. I took out my notebook and we started.I asked‚”How did Shays’ Rebellion end?” He responds‚”It ended with a donation.The donation was mostly from Boston merchants.The money was raised for an army to fight against my dad army.Sadly the winter was hard on his armyies.The army was soon sentenced to death when they found them‚ but they didn’t kill them.” When I finish writing
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