The quote‚ “If you educate a boy‚ you educate an individual but if you educate a girl‚ you educate a nation” originated from an African proverb. It might have originated because of the societal roles of men and women‚ society’s expectations‚ and the contribution each gender has made to the community. Both men and women have educated the nation in many different ways‚ either by contributing to the society‚ or to their families. Hence‚ I disagree with this quote‚ as not all men have never educated
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[Document Title] Are You Connected ? Jason Tan Lecturer: Mark Regan Are you connected? Connected to the world where pictures of our daily lives are shared‚ a world where new friends are awaiting for us to be added‚ a world where a myriad of independent artist are trying to get their voices heard. I can go on and on. But the fact of the matter is this; the potential of social media is endless. Ever since Tim O’reilly came up with the term Web 2.0‚ social media has taken the world by storm. It has
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Would You Like Prozac With That? With all those strategically developed commercials for antidepressants such as Abilify‚ Cymbalta‚ and my personal favorite‚ Zoloft‚ it’s easy to see why one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 turns to these happy pills when they’re down. Since the late ‘90s‚ antidepressants have become very popular. So popular‚ in fact‚ that their usage has increased by 400% in the last two decades. Not only that‚ but many users don’t even need the pills. In 2011‚ the National
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Tahli McGill TM1144 A Story of American Freedom? The History of the United States from Pre-contact to the Present (MAMMD1SAF ) What does freedom mean to you? Tahli McGill TM1144 What does freedom mean to you? “If you really want to enslave people‚ tell them that you’re going to give them total freedom” Ron L Hubbard‚ from 1991 Time cover story. “Freedom” in literal terms means the power or right to act
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What do you like and what don’t you like in the system of our education? No doubt that education plays a very important role in our life. However‚ having studied at the University for 3 years‚ my own opinion about the system of higher education in Russia has formed and I’d like to share my thoughts with you. First of all‚ I would like to single out the things I like. Due to the system of our Education we get thorough knowledge for our future profession which will be very
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“Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies‚ let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker” (C.S. Lewis). We need heroes to stand out and help when needed or called to action. Heroes should be people that all cultures/people all over the world can look up to and have a good example no matter how bad their life is. A hero puts others before himself‚ loves to give back and not take‚ and one who stands
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ou sign charWould you sign Charles I death warrant? Charles I did not cooperate or want to work with parliament. He believed very strongly in divine right and abided by it throughout his reign. This is what started the civil war. This however does not mean that Charles should have been sentenced to death. Firstly there was no law in English History that dealt with the trial of a monarch and the order was based on an ancient roman law. The public were not allowed into the court until the charge
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What can S.H.I.T learn from VSU My definition of an education is any way of gaining knowledge through any situation or experience in a person’s life. Webster’s Dictionary defines education as the process of educating or teaching‚ to develop knowledge‚ skills‚ or characteristics of a student. On the contrary‚ I believe that anybody can be educated to a certain extent of what they want or need to know. Many people who learn like to learn about the things that interest them and their thoughts of
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Are you Experienced? by William Sutcliffe Author:William Sutcliffe was born in London on 9 March 1971 and grew up in Harrow‚ a north west London suburb. He attended the Haberdashers´ Aske´s School in Elstree (a school for boys) for 7 years and then he studied at Cambridge University. There he was a member of Cambridge Footlights‚ a well known performance group that mounts several shows a year.After graduation Sutcliffe worked as a television researcher for divers independent production companies
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August 2012 You Also Have the Right to Tell a Bigot What You Think By Leonard Pitts S Who is the speaker? Who is the voice that tells the story? The speaker is a syndicated columnist‚ a writer versed in and paid for expressing his opinion in an interesting‚ thought-provoking way. He is educated yet down to earth and not a bombastic or over-inflated or even lover of elevated lexicon or writing style. He is representative of the majority of educated US citizens. O What is the occasion
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