I often encourage people to become travelling pigeons. The world is full of experiences if you find them. The reasons are that I learnt to speak French. English is a popular second language for most parts of the world‚ so you will get along. It is so much better to be able to speak a few words like “hello‚ goodbye‚ thank you or how much is this?”(c’est combine?) You will pick up some slang‚ intonation‚ or vocal expressions by the locals. And if you can converse it will expand your cultural horizons
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There are many rumours in people’s minds about why coupons or bad or useless‚ leading them to avoid using coupons. It is time to debunk these wrong assumptions and put them to rest. Here are six of the most common myths regarding coupons and why they are false: Coupons are Not Worth the Savings Some people feel that coupons only save a fractional amount of money which won’t matter anyway in the long run. Another thing people feel is that stores know you’ll use the coupons‚ so they increase prices
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700/233 1.1 Issue 1: Maternity Leave 233 The issue of maternity leave is a debatable topic among governments‚ employers and employees with differing interests. Varying across countries‚ Malaysia practices a minimum of 60 days according to the Employment Act 1955 (Lawnet.com.my 2010) . In theSun Newspaper‚ Chandranagayam (2010) discussed how Malaysian practitioners responded poorly towards National Union of Bank Employee’s (NUBE) call to increase maternity leave from 60 to 90 days‚ citing business
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The green leaves Leaves look green because of the chemical chlorophyll. The other reason is that they reflect light in the green spectrum. Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue portion of the spectrum‚ and then some in the red portion. Leaves receive their green color during the process of trying to absorb energy from the sun. The sunlight strikes the leaves‚ which contain chlorophyll‚ and the chlorophyll reacts by emitting the green color. Leaves are green because that is the
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Do Blind People Dream? Sight or vision is the capability of the eyes to receive visible light through the retina of each eye to where our nerve receptors send messages to our brain that we translate as colors‚ hues‚ and brightness. We have two main receptors in our eyes called cones and rods. Rods distinguish light not color. Cones are responsible for all the colors we see‚ but are sensitive to dim light‚ for example it’s difficult to make out colors in poorly lit situations yet you can see the
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Rebecca Syer Mrs. De La Fuente 4th block 18 February 2013 Divination by Tea Leaves The divination of tea leaves began in the 17th century when tea became a very popular drink. As people began drinking their tea‚ they came up with tasseomancy‚ or tasseography‚ which is just a type of tea leaf divination. People prefer divination by tea leaves because it is the easiest and most accessible for everyday people. It is a form of scyring. First of all‚ Tea is poured into a cup without a strainer‚ and the
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The portuguese colonies suffered a lot in their fight for independence‚ being many times tortured and slaved by the Portuguese. Angola‚ for instance‚ was desperate for independence. Different from other countries Portugal didn’t grant independence for their colonies after World War II‚ they kept them and explored them. On 3 January 1961 Angolan peasants in the region of Baixa de Cassanje‚ Malanje‚ boycotted the Cotonang Company’s cotton fields where they
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the twenty first century‚ Egypt was always known as a developing country. Throughout the years‚ there were obvious studies showing the decline of Egypt’s civilization and development. Evidently‚ to solve such a dilemma‚ one must approach the faults of the nation. Of course‚ in such situations‚ things are easier said than done. Nevertheless‚ such a step should be taken. One of the faults of Egypt’s reference as a developing country is its education problems. The purpose behind education is to build
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Nora Helmer Exposed: Her Wrong Decision to Leave A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen was first performed in 1879 when European society strictly enforced male supremacy over women. The play consists of a middle class couple‚ Torvald and Nora Helmer‚ who seem to have the perfect marriage‚ three children‚ and a pending respectable income with the husband’s recent promotion to bank manager. Torvald treats Nora like a doll‚ manicuring and manipulating her looks and actions. Although his controlling demeanor
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Paternity Leave “Paternity leave” refers to a kind of special leave granted to employees for meeting their family need. (ref 1) It is a kind of parental leave that is for caring of newborns or newly adopted children (ref 15). In the society‚ people put more emphasis on creating a better work-life balance. Paternity Leave is one of the sources of creating work-life balance. According to the studies of the University Of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme‚ it found that Paternity leave is one of the
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