Immigration has been an important part of Singapore’s demographic history. Its economy has been built on immigration. Migration from China‚ India and the countries surrounding Singapore was the main contributor to population growth up to the period around World War II. Singapore’s immigration policy tries to maximise the economic benefits of immigration while minimising its social and economic costs. Depending on their skills levels‚ the terms and conditions for foreigners to work or stay in Singapore
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If Life Stinks‚ Get your Head Outta Your Buts by Mark L. Wdowiak labels itself as a no-nonsense self-help guide for those who don’t know how to accept responsibility for themselves. At 132 pages‚ the book provides what is supposed to be quick insight on how to be an adult. To keep reader’s accountable for making a change‚ Wdowiak requires the reader to initial the end of each chapter. I really wanted to enjoy this book because of the title. It was so quirky and clever. I also liked the concept
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR LIFE INTERESTING? You don’t like your life? Change it! Change your life for the better! There are many ways on how to make your life interesting. Some of the most worthwhile things in life aren’t easy. One of the things I dislike most about “power of positive thinking” style personal development philosophies (such as “The Secret”) is the implication that if you just have the right attitude and the right state of mind‚ the rest will just fall into place. I think it causes a lot of
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is the largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between children and adults. Its purpose is to provide friendship‚ emotional support‚ and guidance to youth through their involvement with positive role models. BBBSA’s national motto is "making a difference‚ one child at a time." According to the Big Brother Big Sister Association of Cincinnati‚ the idea of developing one-to-one
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I had my life set. At the age of 15 I had no worries‚ no qualms about life. My daily routine comprised of going to school‚ coming home‚ resting for a while‚ waking up‚ going out with friends‚ coming back home‚ sleeping‚ and then repeating the same thing the next day. I didn’t care about my homework‚ or even classwork for that matter. Why? My dad. He was the shelter to my ’whatever-who-cares’ lifestyle. He gave me designer clothing‚ watches and accesories more expensive than many of my classmate’s
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Nap makes your life cap! When a person feels sleepy at afternoon while working or studying‚ what choices will he make? There are two choices. One is to take a nap; the other is to avoid himself falling into sleep. Which will be better to him? In long term‚ taking a nap will be much better. There are several benefits of taking a nap. It can be divided into two parts; brain and body. Analyzing these will be better to understand. Also‚ the benefical way of taking a nap will be listed. . There is
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“A Psalm of life” by Longfellow and “Live your life” by TI. TI is an American rapper who is 39 years old‚ born on September 25‚1980. Longfellow is American poet and educator who is born in the Romanticism Era. Longfellow in the “A Psalm of life” is more like a inspirational and motivational speaker in the poem. TI and Longfellow both share similarities and differences with how they express how life should be lived. Longfellow’s and TI similarities are that you should enjoy life. They think
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How To Discover Your Life Dreams I have an assignment for you. Do you want to know why you were born? What your sacred mission in life is? Here’s what you do: Schedule a few hours for a personal retreat; a whole day is even better. Get your calendar and cross out that special day with a fat red pen. No one touches that day. It’s your date where you discuss your life with God. Take that extended time of personal reflection and bring these questions with you. Here are some “heart questions”
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How self-esteem affects your life. No one said life was easy; many trials and tribulations bring you to who you are today. It could be the simplest thing like‚ parents going through a divorce or moving out of state. Having to make new friends‚ starting a new school or finding a new job. All of these factors in life build you up and make you who you are. If you go against the grains of society‚then you may have a more difficult life. Being different from others may cause you to have
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Has your cheese been moved? While recollecting reading of a book called “Who moved my cheese “and evaluating the same in world around us‚ led to writing of this post. It is a fact for individuals as well for organisations that any stream of earnings‚ workings or processes cannot be taken for lasting for ever without any disruption. Especially in today’s world where intelligence has moved to Artificial Intelligence and human behaviours are being imbibed in Robots to do routine jobs‚ changes or disruptions
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