"Syllabus A paper is way too easy to pass and its level can hardly be compared with the level required for the AS-Use of English paper we take in Secondary seven. The two years we have in Secondary six and seven do not give us enough time to fill the gap‚" said Zero So Chi-ho‚ a secondary six student in a Chinese Medium of Instruction school. All students who attend Secondary five in English Medium of Instruction schools take Syllabus B paper in the English Language but not all students in Chinese
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Old Earth vs. New Earth Many Christian scholars are open to the belief in an old earth. One of these scholars is Colin Humphreys who believes that radioactive dating methods aren’t as accurate as most people think but they can still prove that we have a very old earth. Greg Koukl‚ is another Christian apologist‚ speaker‚ philosopher‚ and author who believes that the answer to the old earth/new earth lies in the heavens. The stars show light that takes millions of years to get to us. He argues that
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My upbringing and experiences in life have shaped me and made me who I am today. I am defined by my troubles in the past‚ my family‚ my education‚ my goals‚ and money. A lot of things have happened in my life that put me where I am today. I have been through an abusive family‚ exposed to inappropriate things‚ had run-ins with the law‚ and experienced a lot of things in my life. There are so many interesting stories in my life such as the time I was taken from my parents because of abuse and how
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more than likely‚ the dog did indeed descend from the gray wolf. Although the oldest fossils of a domesticated dog are from a 14‚000-year-old dog grave‚ DNA evidence suggests dogs diverged from wolves much earlier than that (with estimates ranging from 15‚000 to more than 100‚000 years ago) [source: Wade]. Regardless‚ historians agree that humans domesticated dogs before any other animal -- making dog man’s oldest friend‚ if not his best. Scientists can only guess how dogs and humans first became
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Sugata Mirta‚ an Educational Researcher. In the TED podcasts‚ “Sugata Mitra: How Much Can Children Teach Themselves”‚ and “Sugata Mitra: Can Schools Exist in the Cloud”‚ Mitra discusses a global educational issue: Schools and teachers are not accessible to children living in remote areas. Through a series of experiments‚ using a PCs with Internet connections in the slums of India‚ Mitra discovers a different way to teach children that do not have access to schools or teachers. Fred Guteri writes‚ “He
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dim in the long hallway‚ and the old boards creaked under her weary tread. She reached her room and turned the handle as softly as she could‚ pushing the door open just enough to slip inside‚ so that the hall lights wouldn’t wake her sister. The room was filled with a strange‚ metallic smell. She frowned a bit‚ her arms breaking out into chills. There was a strange feeling of malice in the room‚ as if a malevolent gaze were fixed upon her. It was a mind trick; the all-nighter was catching up
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CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT – ‘AN OLD WINE IN ANEW BOTTLE’ INTRODUCTION: Customer relationship is not a new concept; companies have been interacting and dealing with customers since the inception of trade. Earlier more focus and attention was on product and services instead of customer centric. With increase in competition because of globalization and usage of internet changed the picture of business. Customers have variety to choose from‚ more knowledge about the companies and
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results of your WACC calculations. What observations can you make? 4. Calculate EVA for 2001 to 2003 using the forecasts given in the case and the WACCs you have estimated. What is EVA? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using EVA as a measure of company performance? 5. Examine the historical performances of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in terms of EVA. What trends do you observe? What are the factors behind those trends? What do you think are the key drivers of EVA? 6. Interpret
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Write about the poem “When You Are Old”. You should describe what the poet writes about and how he uses language to convey his thoughts and feelings. In W.B Yeats poem "When You Are Old‚" an anonymous narrator requests of a former lover to remember her youth and his love for her‚ the poem continues to tell the tale of this unrequited love the narrative persona feels. Unrequited love is the theme for this poem and is illustrated through a number of different techniques. There are three stanzas
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they are trying to get a point across. Depending on how we use them‚ the message we are trying to deliver can be straight forward or indirect. Sometimes a phrase can have several meanings. For instance the phrase “lets get it on “ what are we trying to say‚ are we challenging an opponent‚ accepting an opponents challenge‚ or could we be asking or agreeing to a sexual encounter? This statement can be used to express many forms of readiness based on how it is used. Marvin Gaye and Juelz Santana both used
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