Bend it like Beckham gives an insight into the life of Jesminder Bhamra, a typical Indian girl with a passion for football. Being raised in a family with a strong sense of culture, Jess was unable to achieve her main goal in life which was to pursue a professional career in football, as it went against the laws and traditions of her Indian heritage. Having overprotective parents who were raised learning the ways of a typical Indian lifestyle also made it difficult for Jess to follow her dream of playing
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My true passion lies in helping others in a safe and effective way with the use of innovative pharmaceutical medicines. I have always wanted to work in health care for as long as I can remember. I am extremely looking forward to embarking upon my life-long learning career in Pharmacy and I will strive towards my goal by engaging in activities, which will benefit me in Higher Education. There have been different reasons I want to be a pharmacist. My brother was born normal; he had a normal childhood
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Task 2 1.2,c1.3, 1.4 Roles responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning What is the teacher/training cycle? This is a cycle that can be followed by both the learner and the teacher. It can be joined at any stage within the cycle due to its perpetual nature, but is only effective if all of the points of the process are followed through. The points of the cycle are: * Identifying needs * Planning and design * Facilitating * Assessing * Evaluating Identifying
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classroom I want to light the spark for learning and promote the love of learning. I truly believe education is the most important tool a person can have in life. I can remember while growing up my mother telling me that the only thing I could fall back on was my education. I believe that in order for me to accomplish what I have set out to do. I will need to apply several different strategies that have been based on the principles of cognitive functioning, learning theory, diversity issues, instructional
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The Open Book It was a sweet sunny day of February 9, 1991 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon when birds are chirping and flowers are blossoming out from their buds. Amidst the calmness and the hush of the air touching the leaves of a narra tree in the front yard, a very loud voice went out from a small nipa house. “It’s a boy”, said by an old woman in a cracking voice. It was like singing in chorus – a tone like a lullaby when the child cried. It was like a paradigm shift, who would have thought
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emulate and by developing the individual leadership qualities of the people in their charge. To ensure these principles are achieved, it is essential for a leader to possess qualities such as knowledge, courage, honesty, judgment, resilience and passion. As a leader, there is no better way to impress upon others what you expect of them, than by making yourself the shining example of that expectation. Can you imagine having a leader who lacks expertise, but expects you to know your position inside
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determined to give her the same opportunities as a male born in Pakistan. Malala’s childhood was normal, her father was an educator and Malala attended his school, she played outside and her love for reading and exploring the world in books became her passion. Unfortunately, the Taliban overcomes the Swat Valley, where Malala and her family lived. The Taliban ban things like television and playing music and eventually education for girls. If the people of Swat Valley did not comply they would be punished
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approach for an instructor to take is to address a variety of learning styles with their teaching plan. It is also helpful to encourage students to understand their preferred leaning style. By the time students reach the college level it is often assumed that they have figured out the best and most productive way to study to retain information. Of course, this is not a correct assumption. Teachers should make students aware of the various learning styles and encourage them to consider their preferred style
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novels are being taught to American high school students doesn’t prepare them for college nor challenge their minds to see beyond the obvious. They’re given books and asked the same questions over and over. Instead of learning new styles of writing, high school students are learning how to perfect one specific style, in turn making writing more procedural than creative. In no way does our current school system challenge student’s minds.
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Technology has been playing a big role, perhaps too big a role, in most peoples’ lives and has been rapidly accelerating over time. This technology is incredibly helpful to mankind, and though there are many positive results from technology, there are also many negative results that often get overlooked. These negative results are exemplified in the novel The Feed, in which computer-like devices are installed into peoples’ brains, making life “simpler,” at least for those who can afford it. Moreover
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