Good afternoon. I am pleased to announce that one of our students‚ Marissa Kelleher‚ has been named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Today‚ I presented Marissa the Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). About 34‚000 Commended Students throughout the nation (and the only one at GHS!) are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2014 competition for National Merit
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Main purpose of education Nowadays‚Hong Kong education system has an controversial issue which is about the teachers train their students in order to ensure they obtain the highest grade in public examination. As a result ‚they do not know how to apply the knowledge they learned into the workplace. Teachers only teach the knowledge and students recites the information from the textbook‚thus many secondary school graduates are lack of the ability to present their opinion and idea in a precise and
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Outline the functionalist view on the role and purpose of education in society Functionalists argue that education has three broad functions. Education teaches that solidarity and skills are required by a modern industrial society. Solidarity is being together‚ treating people fairly and going with the norms and values of society and stop discrimination‚ without it there would be a state of chaos where there are no rules. In order to prepare yourself for work you need the skills provision to help
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The Purpose of the High Education Aristotle‚ one of the greatest ancient philosophers‚ said that the roots of education are bitter‚ but the fruit is sweet. Many people hope to go to college or university‚ despite the fact that it’s a hard work. There must be a purpose of the hard work of high education. I believe that the purpose of high education is to live meaningful life‚ by allowing them to acquire knowledge‚ identity and a successful job. The purpose of the high education is to live the
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Alkyl Halides Alkyl halides are a class of compounds where a halogen atom or atoms are bound to an sp3 orbital of an alkyl group. CHCl3 (Chloroform: organic solvent) CF2Cl2 (Freon-12: refrigerant CFC) CF3CHClBr (Halothane: anesthetic) Halogen atoms are more electronegative than carbon atoms‚ and so the C-Hal bond is polarized. H H μ C + C-l δ δ H The C-X bond is polarized in such a way that there is partial positive charge on the carbon and partial negative charge on the halogen. Dipole moment
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patients and develop the therapeutic relationship. This essay will demonstrate the importance of self awareness by discussing how it can be developed‚ the advantages of self awareness‚ and the consequences of not practising self awareness in nursing contexts. There are a number of ways that a nurse can develop self awareness. Smith and Jones (2012) suggested that self awareness can be developed by … Johns and Harrison (2009) agreed‚ but also suggested that … would be useful. However‚ there was some
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Formal and informal institutions’ lending policies and access to credit by small-scale enterprises in Kenya: An empirical assessment By Rosemary Atieno University of Nairobi AERC Research Paper 111 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi November 2001 © 2001‚ African Economic Research Consortium. Published by: The African Economic Research Consortium P.O. Box 62882 Nairobi‚ Kenya Printed by: The Regal Press Kenya‚ Ltd. P.O. Box 46116 Nairobi‚ Kenya ISBN 9966-944-52-4
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The Purpose of Higher Education Higher education is important because it aids students into finding self-awareness. Self-awareness is especially important because when people have a better understanding of themselves‚ they are often encouraged to build on their areas of strength‚ as well as identifying the areas that could use improvement. Self-awareness often leads to setting goals. Setting goals can lead to success. In other words‚ higher education is very beneficial and helps lead to success
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12/11/2012 Higher Education and its purpose Education is always one of the most important parts of society‚ since it has close relationship with the development of the next generation and the future of the country. Along with the development of society and the improvement of technology‚ the meaning of education is becoming more and more important. Currently‚ the question of the purpose of higher education has drawn the public’s attention. A many people insist that higher education should teach students
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University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Pharmacy EFFECT OF pH ON ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY Abogado‚ Paula Isabel‚ Agustin‚ Nikka Rebecca‚ Andres‚ Mary Anne B.‚ *Austria‚ Beatrice April‚ Baybay‚ Jan Miko Aaron 2BMT I. ABSTRACT pH greatly affects the activity of enzymes. There is a point or pH level where maximum activity of enzyme can be achieved‚ this is called optimum pH. Invertase was extracted from yeast and used as the detanured enzymes. Two sets of six test tubes were each added with different
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