Salahudin Yaacub Julia Malail Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Bangsar Kuala Lumpur Malaysia October 4th 2011 Dear Salahudin and Julia‚ We write to inform you that we are members and inhabitants of the affected local communities including chiefs‚ elders‚ women and youth within the proposed Malaysian palm oil company‚ Sime Darby 220‚000 ha oil palm concession in Liberia. Specifically‚ we are local inhabitants of towns and villages which include a) Sije‚ b)Moore town‚ c) Kon town
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Several schools in the U.S have started programs that pay their students for good grades. So the question is‚ should all students be paid for making good grades? Many students would most likely agree with this topic‚ and me being a student I would definitely agree. The reason I believe students should get paid is because we work hard to earn and maintain grades. Students should get paid for making good grades because school is a job‚ it motivates them to do better in school‚ and it builds a thirst
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Pressure groups are formal (Insider) and informal (Outsider) associations whose goals are to further the interests of a specific section of the society to promote a particular cause by influencing the decisions of the government. An insider group is a pressure group which is very involved in the decision making of policies e.g. Cancer Research UK. An outsider group is a pressure who is not associated with decision making as they like to assert their independence and lack political clout e.g. Greenpeace
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Cash for grades is a program‚ designed by a professor from Harvard‚ where students get good grades in exchange for money. Over the last few years‚ there have been debates whether this program would benefit the students and their education. Students should not get paid to get good grades. First of all‚ it defeats the purpose of school if students get paid for their grades. One of the main points of school is to learn. They shouldn’t bribe students with money for them to do better in school. If
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Some students require an incentive to do well in school. Should students be paid for good grades? Students learn what it means to work for money. The money warned can be used for necessitates‚ college funds and school supplies. Getting good grades is the expectation requirements for students. To begin with‚ students should be paid for good grades. They need to learn what it means to work for money. Receiving money from a parent can be considered as an incentive to help to help push children to
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The Effect Of Mobile Phones On Society There are many reasons why people own and use mobile phones; they are a big part of society today‚ so much so that as a mobile phone owner myself‚ it is difficult to imagine what life would be like without one. Presently there are over sixty million people world wide who own a mobile phone. One main effect of owning a mobile phone on society is that people can be contacted when they are not at home or in their place of work. This is useful in business if a
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If students get paid for every little thing they do in school‚ they will expect to get paid for everything out side of school. Students need to learn that learning will pay off in the end when acceptance letters and scholarships rush their way. Students shouldn’t get paid because they will expect to get paid every where‚ they will be studying for all the wrong reasons‚ and student’s grades will drop after they get their money. Some students have to work so they will get paid. At their jobs‚ they
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nature of peer pressure perceive by adolescent‚ Brown‚ B.Bradford‚ et al (1896)‚states that 373 students in grades 7-12 were asked to indicate‚ on a 12-item index‚ the degree and direction of peer pressures they perceived from friends and acquaintances‚ and to describe their personal attitudes and behavior in areas corresponding to index items. Analyses revealed that peers were seen as encouraging misconduct less than other types of behavior. Females reported stronger peer pressure than males toward
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A Good Student A good student maintains good work habits‚ follows all directions‚ and has a positive attitude towards learning. These attributes are the key to not only succeeding in school‚ but also succeeding in life. Good work habits ensure that all assignments are completed and turned in on time‚ while following directions affords the student a positive relationship with the teacher. Meanwhile‚ a positive attitude towards learning shows the instructor that the student appreciates the class
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Should Students’ Grades in Gym Class Affect Their GPA? I personally do not agree with grades in gym classes affecting students’ grade point averages. I believe that gym class should be strictly for fun. There are many students who are not very athletic. Many females do not enjoy playing sports or running a mile. I do not think it is fair that schools make their students run a full mile‚ time them on it‚ and grade them on their times. Certain students are not great runners and the fact that
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