Education in the Middle East
The Dutiful Servant
Secondary education in the Middle East is a test for survival. Corporal punishment, verbal threats, and academic intimidation are the dominant theme in school. It is a study in hazing, discipline and control. Secondary school is the last stop before life. Competency tests...
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Number of sentences: 5
Number of words: 80
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Learning a New Language
Life is full of little challenges, but some become larger than originally anticipated. People are always learning. A person may learn to build a new mousetrap, how to paint a kitchen, or how to tune-up a car. A person might learn to use new computer software, but I have never found it more...
Number of paragraphs: 10
Number of sentences: 57
Number of words: 895
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Trapped in My Homeland
Most people have fond memories of their homeland and long to return. Immigrants are often disappointed with their choice to find a
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Fire by Black and Decker
A harmless looking white rectangle hung from my white raised panel kitchen cabinets. Labeled Black and Decker, its two supporting arms passing through the base of the cabinets into the storage area's lower shelf, the benign object could do no harm. However, the six inch white electrical cord...
Number of paragraphs: 2
Number of sentences: 9
Number of words: 206
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My Neighborhood
My neighborhood is called Zayed Town and it is located in The United Arab Emirates. Zayed Town is one of many neighborhoods built by the government and it is not very pretty. However, it is a good place to live and it made the people who lives there feel safe.
Zayed Town was not a very large...
Number of paragraphs: 8
Number of sentences: 28
Number of words: 416
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Red Cat
People keep pets for different reasons. I have a cat. In fact, I think that I have the smartest cat in the world. Red is a tabby cat, he is fat, and he is old. However, some days I think he is human and other days I know it.
I got my Red Cat by accident. I walking through the mall and he was...
Number of paragraphs: 8
Number of sentences: 35
Number of words: 500
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Cats
Having a pet is a very popular practice. Everyone wants that warm fuzzy animal who will cuddle up next to him and depended on him. Pets are like children, they make life worth living. Now there are dog people and there are cat people. Dog people want and animal they can train and mold. Cat people...
Number of paragraphs: 2
Number of sentences: 14
Number of words: 210
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Amateur Automotive Technicians
Amateur Automotive Technicians: The True Professionals
There was a time when anyone with a tool box could call himself a mechanic, but the days of the traditional grease monkey are gone. Today, the individuals who work on automobiles are called technicians, a fancy word for grease monkey....
Number of paragraphs: 8
Number of sentences: 49
Number of words: 842
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Operations Manuals, Promotions and Writing Skills
When most students think of writing, they think of school. Most people do not have many writing tasks in their lives, but students seem to live with a pen and dictionary in hand. Still, in the real world there are many opportunities to write and often writing can be done for both fun and profit....
Number of paragraphs: 9
Number of sentences: 32
Number of words: 675
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HATEWATCH
This essay is a statement of optical action by a fictional school group that wants to stop hate crimes. It is an organizational manifesto. Very emotional. Contains associated material (see letter to the editor).
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HATEWATCH
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Number of paragraphs: 16
Number of sentences: 46
Number of words: 755
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