30 June 2009 INTRODUCTION It’s a pleasure to be here at the Royal Society for the Arts – I am grateful to you Matthew for the kind invitation and appreciate the trouble you’ve taken to provide me with a platform today. I am also appreciative of the work you have done with the RSA since you took over – under your leadership the Society has flourished as never before‚ and leads debate in social policy‚ in science policy‚ and on educational reform. And talking of leadership changes… It is just over two
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Hadrian was born the 24 of January in AD 76 in Italica‚ Spain‚ which was part of a Roman settlement. When he was only 10 years old his father passed away and his father’s cousin‚ Trajan was granted custody. In AD 98 Trajan became emperor of Rome. Trajan sent Hadrian to fight and train in the military when he was around 14 years old‚ but Hadrian much prefered hunting and living a more luxurious life style. He was able to leave the military and Trajan have him a position on an inheritance court in
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People around you may ask “do you know why it is important to vote?” and you might know what to say‚ but at the same time you might not. That is why I am here. I am here to show you exactly why voting is important so‚ if you don’t know why voting is important then keep reading and you will find out. Voting is important because it’s a way of expressing your voice and it is also about supporting a peaceful and consistent transition of power. It is NOT just about supporting the candidates and amendments
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Baseball Why should anyone ever play baseball? It just seems like those who devote their lives to the game can never win. I’m in high school‚ and even I have to get up every weekend to go to the baseball fields‚ sometimes even as early as 7:30 A.M. Imagine my disappointment‚ after I drag myself out of bed at the crack of dawn on a non-school day‚ just to lose to the opposing team and go back home. But here’s the thing: gambling with my only day off; that is‚ risking I’ll feel that
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There are two main reasons why I want to become an Officer. First of all‚ I want to make a difference in the training of Reserve Soldiers. Second of all‚ I enjoy challenges and becoming an Officer would be a new challenge that I would take with complete seriousness and would excel in. I have been in the United States Army Reserves for almost ten years. During these ten years I have became very proficient at my MOS‚ which is a 12N and I have been deployed to Iraq in 2003. Training soldiers is the
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Why are Friends Important? “Friends are like shadows that will always be with you.” - Unknown (2005) Can you imagine a world where everyone was friendless? Our whole society will change completely! Everyone will be solitary‚ lonely and sad. This is why friends are important in every individual’s life. Friends are people who will support you throughout your entire life; from the very beginning until the very end. You need them for a variety of reasons because they play a huge role in your life
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example towards his patient when he is performing a serious operation‚ he should remain calm and emotionless. At the same time‚ it is evident‚ that emotional bond‚ more confidential relations usually build between a patient and a nurse. That is why it is so important‚ that a nurse is able to not only provide assistance in taking pills or changing the bed-clothes for the patient‚ but also do her best and be a kind of moral support for him. The basis of pediatric nursing is the same‚ but still there
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Why is it important to be bilingual? Answer: Being bilingual allows you to communicate better with other people. It can aid you in school‚ business‚ travel or everyday life. Many people find that learning a second language also helps them improve their first. Phonetics‚ grammar points‚ and other things that native speakers usually take for granted‚ you will start to notice in your own language after learning about them in another. It’s important to be bilingual because it knowing two
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Those early skills will be fine-tuned‚ expanded and honed over their lifetime; but the basic building blocks of socialization begin to take shape while the children are quite young. As children develop‚ it is important we nurture their communication skills so they are capable of expressing themselves clearly and confidently. This will teach them how to build relationships with other peers‚ and learn how to build relationships with adults. Even if the child is still
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Cursive is something I hated from the day I first learned it in the fourth grade. It seemed like a complete waste of time and I thought there was no point to it. The teacher used to come up to me and tell me that I needed to work on Z since it was the first letter in my name and as such that was the only letter I ever really worked on. This resulted in my undermining of the other letters which made my cursive basically scribbles. So I was praising the day that we would no longer have to write
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