Robert Kuok has been the 33rd richest person in the world‚ Over taking Tan Sri Dato Dr Yeoh Tiong Lay (YTL) ‚ Dato Ananda Krishnan and Dato Brian Tan. Kuok’s father arrived in Malaya from Fujian‚ China at the beginning of the 20th century‚ and Robert was the youngest of three brothers‚ born on 6 October 1923‚ in Johor Bahru. He claims he began in business as an office boy‚ and later started a business with relatives’ support. [2] In fact‚ upon graduation‚ he worked in the grains department of Japanese
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How Productive Are You? Find out how you can get more done. © iStockphoto/pryzmat When we want to get more done‚ many of us simply work longer hours‚ move deadlines around‚ and multi-task. Although these strategies can provide some short-term relief‚ they aren’t sustainable in the long term. Pretty soon‚ this approach becomes a way of life‚ leading to high levels of stress and eventually‚ poor productivity. Productivity is a measure of how much you accomplish – not how busy you are.
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Blood. Blood was the first thing that I had seen when I walked in to the E.R. of NYHQ in Flushing‚ Queens. A young man‚ about the age of 25‚ had been injured in a car accident. There was blood running down the left side of his face. This reminded me of one of my favorite television series‚ "HOUSE‚" the only difference was that this was reality. I was standing in the middle of the emergency room in a real hospital‚ a hospital full of real sick people. Community service means much more to me than
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Why SHOULD YOU learn English? Good question. I believe everyone should learn the English language for the following reasons. Distribution English is the most widely spoken language in the world based on the distribution of native speakers. * There are over 400 million native English speakers worldwide. * There are over 500 million speakers of English as a second or foreign language. 900 million people using English‚ out of a total world population of about 6.7 billion people‚ is only
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Bullying: What Can You Do? Bullying in America used to be a rite of passage for kids of all ages‚ something that everyone went through‚ and survived‚ coming out none the worse in the end. I remember going through it. It wasn’t easy‚ and I had to endure quite a bit of it because of what I looked like‚ even as a seemingly regular kid. But I survived‚ nonetheless‚ and came out better for it‚ more empathetic‚ and more sensitive to the needs of those around me who may not have been able to find
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused and remembered
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2. What do we want to learn? What are the key concepts (form‚ function‚ causation‚ change‚ connection‚ perspective‚ responsibility‚ reflection) to be emphasized within this inquiry Key concepts: Form‚ responsibility‚ connection Related concepts: cooperation or conflict‚ interdependence What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? Lines of inquiry
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Ibn Tufayl in mid conversation about truth. They have been arguing the point that truth can not be taught‚ you must see if for yourself. Plato: You all live in a life of lies‚ you have never seen the truth. Not like how I have. Ibn Tufayl: And how have you seen the truth? Plato: I have left “the cave” that you are all living in. I have climbed out and can see the light of the world while you can only see the shadows that are cast on the wall. Ibn Tufayl: What do you mean by shadows? Plato: The shadows
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because he questions the party’s principlesTotalitarianism/Knowledge Is power “Big brother is watching you”‚ omnipotent‚ omnipresent (P.3) also signified by the fact that Winston needs to hide his thoughts because he is more intelligent than the norm Knowledge is dangerous‚ especially independent thought‚ Intelligence leads to rebellion‚ can be seen through Winston’s perception of O’Brien”Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted‚ all else follows.” freewill (p
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13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover who he is. Oates equips Friend with
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