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QUESTION 1

Gadgets, examples are smartphones, iPad and tab has destroyed omm!niation

among "riends and "amily# $o yo! agree or disagree% Use spei"i reasons and

examples to s!pport yo!r ans&er#

Intord!tion

In most peoples opinion gadgets s!h as smartphones, ipad, and tab are the most

important !rrent in'entions# It is a good ed!ator, bea!se it pro'ides people &ith

ne& and !se"!l in"ormation and (no&ledge# On top o" that it is also a great

entertainer# )lmost all o" !s had a gadget#

Tehnology in today*s &orld o""ers a plethora o" &ays to omm!niate e""eti'ely so

that e'ery member o" a "amily an (eep in to!h# +rom text messaging, S(ype,

&ebams, +aeboo(, T&itter and emails, the "ailitation o" omm!niation has ne'er

been more a'ailable# o&e'er, there are times &hen the one-on-one omm!niation

bet&een h!man beings "alls thro!gh the ra(s and tehnology an ta(e ontrol o'er a

"amily#

.hen soial net&or(ing &ebsites "irst e'ol'ed, many people ritii/ed them and

g!essed that they "aded a&ay !st another temporary "ad o" pop and hip hop !lt!re

&hih lost their o'erall rele'ane# o&e'er, those onl!sions and ass!mptions ha'e

learly been pro'en &rong &ith the passage o" time#

U)2) 2U3PU4, 56 $eember 5017 - 8Parents sho!ld in"orm yo!rsel" abo!t the

tehnology, espeially soial media# $o not be a"raid to learn IT to di'ide the hildren

an bonded# 8 S!h reommendations $ato 9Pro"# :adr!lhisham, "ormer $ep!ty ;ie


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8No need to be an expert or sophistiated in !sing soial media# :!t =!ite simply to

monitor their (ids so they do not "all to the things that are not desirable, 8he said again

as a panelist at the +aeboo(, :log ? T&itter seminar Parents

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terms o" global interation, b!t &ider in terms o" one-on-one relationships# e

belie'es the more hildren are le"t to themsel'es and the Internet, the less li(ely &e

are to see "amilial interdependene# e belie'es ompanies that prod!e all o" these

tehnologies are ma(ing 'irt!al interation synonymo!s &ith "ae-to-"ae interation#

e belie'es this an be disastro!s "or "amily li"e#


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$o &e learn more "rom "inding o!t that &e ha'e made mista(es or "rom o!r

s!ess"!l ations%

Introd!tion

To me experiene is the best teaher and yo! learn immensely "rom yo!r "ail!res and

mista(es# I am not saying &e don*t learn "rom o!r s!esses, I !st thin( &e learn

more "rom o!r "ail!res# The problem I see &ith this onept o" learning "rom

s!esses is that &e o!ld ha'e hit !pon the right path by hane# .hile ahie'e

s!ess, &e don*t really get to (no& o" &rong paths @and there o!ld be many o"

themA so there is e'ery possibility &e miss the right path &hen &e try the same thing

next time#

o&e'er, &hen &e "ail, &e &ill analy/e and !nderstand the reasons, and then hoose

the right path# )nd that sti(s &ith !s D res!lting in learning# No one li(es to do

&rong# :!t i" &e &ant to go thro!gh li"e &ith the good, there is no g!arantee that &e

do not ma(e mista(es# I" &e an learn o!r mista(e, then &e &ill get ne& "!el to mo'e

"or&ard# .e sho!ld be a&are that errors are an important part o" sel"-de'elopment#

2earn ho& &e an learn "rom these mista(es#

+ail!re to reate ne& options# 3aybe yo! an not absorb all the lessons yo! reei'ed

"rom yo!r "ail!res, b!t nonetheless it is a prieless treas!re "or yo!# +ail!re is also a

per"et moment &here yo! re"let ba( on yo!r initial goal, loo( aro!nd, and deide

the reason &hy yo! an not gi'e !p# The best part "rom a "ail!re is yo! &ill be ta(en

to a street yo!9'e ne'er "o!nd be"ore# The ne& door &ill open yo!r onnetion to

some people may be stronger#

3ista(es 4emind Us to 3a(e )pologie

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I" yo!9'e made a mista(e that h!rt or harm others, is 'ery important "or !s to =!i(ly

apologi/e earnestly# 3a(e s!re that it is right that an aident &ill not happen again#

Good apology &ill restore the person9s le'el o" tr!st in !s# I" &e do not apologi/e, its

li(ely people &ill atta( !s "or re'enge# )pology is a sa"e &ay to resol'e arg!ments#

:e 'ery e""eti'e i" &e personally apologi/e ompared by mail or email# Fet, so &e

ha'e to apologi/e, not to ma(e the same mista(e again, bea!se it is "oolishness and

'ery annoying# Immediately orret yo!r ations#

$o not be The Per"etionist9

+ail!re to train yo!r patiene# I" yo! are a "ast emotional, espeially &hen yo! ha'e a

"ail!re, it9s a 'ery nat!ral thing# I thin( almost e'eryone "eels regret or anger in the

"ae o" "ail!re# :!t the important point is not to b!ry yo!r disappointment or anger#

I" yo! li'e &ith "ear to ommit the o""ense, then yo! &ill spend yo!r li"e &ith is not

doing anything# Not a problem i" &e made a mista(e, bea!se one again it is an

important part o" li"e so that &e ontin!e to progress# The more responsibility &e ta(e

on, hanes are &e made a mista(e e'en more o"ten#

I" &e al&ays &ant to "eel e'erything is per"et, al&ays &anting to a'oid the tiniest

o""enses, it &ill e'ent!ally "orti"y o!rsel" psyhologially and &e beome a"raid o"

ta(ing ris(s#

$o not Thro& Time by +inding B!sti"iation

.e h!mans ha'e a nat!ral apaity to "ind !sti"iation "or the &rongs &e ha'e done#

.hen &e made a mista(e, the a'erage "irst reation &e are blaming others#

8Fes, I ha'e r!n into a ar in "ront o" me, b!t that is bea!se my "riends al&ays all

me gossip to split my onentration ###8

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8I o!ld not "inish the ob on shed!le bea!se my omp!ter is misbeha'ing ###8

.e need to (no&, &hen the o""ense has been made, o!r boss is not impressed at all

&ith the all !sti"iation &e ma(e# .e "ind !sti"iation "or o!r high ego# Sometimes,

the best thing to read is 'ery simple> 8Fes, I9'e made a mista(e#8

Understand .hy O""enses That


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eah other# .rite an essay explaining ho& people o" di'erse ba(gro!nds an get

along better#

Introd!tion

$i'ersity an be de"ined as people oming together "rom di""erent raes, nationalities,

religions, and sexes to "orm a gro!p, organi/ation, or omm!nity# ) di'erse

organi/ation is one that 'al!es the di""erene in people# It is one that reogni/es that

people &ith di""erent ba(gro!nds, s(ills, attit!des, and experienes bring "resh ideas

and pereptions# $i'erse organi/ations eno!rage and harness these di""erenes toma(e their ser'ies rele'ant and approahable# $i'erse organi/ations dra& !pon the

&idest possible range o" 'ie&s and experienes so it an listen to and meet the

hanging needs o" its !sers# The eno!ragement o" di'ersity bene"its soiety#

The &orld &e li'e in today is a large and di'erse melting pot o" people in &hih many

di""erent (inds meet and interat on a daily basis, both online and in person# Some

may "ind lang!age barriers or !lt!ral di""erenes ma(e things di""i!lt to !nderstand#

Others may !st "eel !nom"ortable aro!nd people &ith di""erent olored s(in#

o&e'er, it is important to get along &ith people o" all (inds, both in the &or(plae

and in day to day li"e#

In soiety today, people o" di'erse ba(gro!nds m!st learn to get along &ith eah

other# o& an &e aomplish this goal% ere are some &ays people o" di'erse

ba(gro!nds an get along together#

3ost ;ersatile .ay to Treat Eah Person

Some &ays ho& &e an better get along &ith people o" di""erent raial, !lt!ral,

ethni, and religio!s ba(gro!nds are as "ollo&s> The "irst and most 'ersatile &ay is

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to treat eah person &ith !nbiased, olorblind, e=!ality# B!dge a person, to =!ote

3artin 2!ther ing> 8Not by the olor o" his s(in, b!t by the ontent o" his harater8

4egardless o" ba(gro!nd, one an al&ays tal( abo!t art, m!si, hobbies, interests,

and pop-!lt!re# In doing so, one may diso'er s!rprising things in ommon &ith

many o!t&ardly di""erent people#This is a good &ay to bond &ith anyone, regardless

o" di""erenes and b!ild a strong "o!ndation "or "riendship#

Try 2earning 3ore )bo!t People )ro!nd Us

One a good "riendship has been established, yo! may &ish to try learning more abo!t

them# Perhaps the best &ay to do this is by as(ing them =!estions#$o not be a"raid to

as( abo!t anything yo! are !rio!s abo!t or do not !nderstand# Some interesting and

exeptable =!estions may inl!de 8.hy do yo! &ear that%8, 8.hat holidays do yo!

elebrate%8, 8.hat sort o" traditions and or 'al!es did yo! gro& !p &ith%8, and 8a'e

yo! learned any traditional reipes, danes, songs, or stories o" yo!r !lt!re "rom

"amily%8

Fo! may learn many things "rom a person abo!t their !lt!re simply by as(ing, b!t

yo! may also learn "rom other so!res one yo! ha'e opened that door# :oo(s, the

internet, and international "airs and exhibitions are all exellent plaes to learn many

things abo!t other !lt!res# +ormal lasses on lang!age, !lt!re, and religions o"

others are also a good option "or those &ho ha'e time and money to do so# o&e'er,

one sho!ld al&ays ma(e s!re to as( a person9s rae and ethni ba(gro!nd be"ore

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ne!trally by as(ing their opinion on the matter# That &ay, one an tal( "!rther i" the

person agrees &ith their opinion against it or hold one9s tong!e and hange topis, i"

the other disagrees in "a'or o" it#

)ll people an get along, i" &e treat e'eryone the

same, (eep an open mind to their !lt!re, and try to be as !nderstanding as &e an be#

.e m!st bare in mind there are no people better or &orse as a &hole# )"ter all, &e are

all li'e in one &orld#

One o" the many &ays people an get along is by as(ing =!estions abo!t a person or

sit!ation to better !nderstand or to gain more insight abo!t a person o" a di'erse

ba(gro!nd# .hen yo! as( =!estions, both yo! and the other person an better get

along and li'e in harmony#

Other &ay get along &ith people o" di'erse ba(gro!nds is to not pre!dge people and

their sit!ation# This means &hen yo! "irst see someone, don9t be so =!i( to say

something bad abo!t the person# $on9t disli(e someone !st bea!se yo! had one bad

experiene &ith that nationality in the past# .e m!st learn that di""erent people do

di""erent things#

.e an better get along &ith people o" di'erse ba(gro!nds is by listening to others9

opinions# $on9t be so =!i( to shoot them do&n or ignore them# I" their opinion ma(es

a good point, don9t disagree !st bea!se yo! &ant to be right# Ta(e e'erybody9s

opinion !st as i" it &as yo!r o&n opinion#

)s a person, &e ta(ing somebody "or his or her harater# This means don9t pre!dge

them b!t rather ta(e them "or &hat (ind o" person they are# I" they are nie, "!n, and

easy to get along &ith, !dge them by their harater# )ept them "or their good

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=!alities and not by ho& they loo( or dress# $on9t label somebody "or his or her

o!t&ard appearane#

These =!alities an be instilled in hildren at a yo!ng age# I" the mother and the "ather

teah them the right &ay, they &ill gro& !p to be good-hearted people# It9s all !p to !s

to p!t all the e""ort to get along# That9s &hy people o" di'erse ba(gro!nds an get

along together#

QUESTION H

It is di""i!lt to ma(e hanges in one9s li"e# $o yo! agree &ith this statement% State

yo!r 'ie& in an essay# Use yo!r personal obser'ations, experiene, and (no&ledge#

Introd!tion

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2i"e belongs to the indi'id!al, b!t as a h!man being &ho li'es in soiety, e'eryone

m!st hange their li"estyle "or the better and per"et li"e# Somebody &ho is going to

hange their li"estyle may "ae 'ario!s hallenges that ma(e di""i!lties# There are

many things to onsider that play a role in a li"e hange#

)nyone an hange anything abo!t their li"e as long as they p!t their mind to it# It is

di""i!lt to ma(e the hanges in a person*s li"e# :!t adapting to it is hallengeable# I"

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others be"ore (no&ing &hat the person*s li"e loo( li(e# :!t "irst o" all the people in

the soiety m!st loo( "or their li"e be"ore !dging others# $!e to this obser'ation, I

ome to reali/e that it is only one main reason &hy hange is not as easy#

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mo'e their ho!se to another neighborhood# )t "irst, it is really di""i!lt to adapt to

ne& en'ironment and ma(e ne& "riends# Sometimes they ha'e to brea( some old

habits or learn ne& lang!age# I" they re"!se to hange themsel'es, they &ill ne'er "it

in and an probably be isolated#

I ha'e also ome aross a "e& people that o!ld a""ord to hange, b!t "or some reason

they did nothing to impro'e the =!ality o" their li"e# .hen as(ed &hy, they simply

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Those &ho ret!rn to an old habit or beha'ior then o"ten p!nish themsel'es internally

as a "ail!re, laiming to themsel'es that not s!eeding &as their "a!lt and they are a

bad person# .hereas it is merely a "ail!re to reate a ne& and better habit#

It is possible to ma(e positi'e hange, b!t it is hard &or(, (eep a goal in mind and

ma(e these steps to the goal easily attainable at "irst# I am tending to say, hange is

easy "or those that an do it# +or those that &ant hange, b!t ha'e barriers in the &ay

m!st (eep trying# Fo! are going to r!n into dead end, b!t yo! ha'e to (eep searhing

"or &ays to better yo!rsel"#

QUESTION

.hat are some important =!alities o" a good s!per'isor @leaderA% Use spei"i details

and examples to explain &hy these =!alities are important

Introd!tion

3anaging a gro!p o" people &ho all ha'e di""erent personalities, abilities and &ho

may or may not interat &ell &ith eah other is not an easy tas( and, in my opinion, to

be s!ess"!l yo! re=!ire ertain =!alities and s(ills# 3any o" the responsibilities that

m!st be !nderta(en in order to protet the good name o" the organi/ation and ahie'e

the desired goals# The head also had to treat a 'ariety o" ills o" his s!bordinates#

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) ompany9s progress or do&n"all solely depends on the abilities o" its s!per'isor# )

boss sho!ld possess some =!alities that &ill aid in the per"et management o" the

ompany# The =!alities that I "eel are o" !tmost importane "or a good boss, are

exellent leadership s(ills, good organi/ational s(ills, and honesty# ) good boss

al&ays possesses an exellent leadership =!ality# e sho!ld (no& ho& to extrat and

!tili/e the expertise o" his s!bordinates# +or example, i" the boss is not able to get

&or( done by his !niors, then his s!bordinates &ill dominate him and &ill ne'er

"ollo& his orders# ) good boss is a strit disiplinarian b!t not a ditator# e sho!ld

al&ays be ready to listen to other9s opinion and sho!ld also be apable eno!gh to ta(e

a !nanimo!s deision, &hih is bene"iial "or the ompany as a &hole# ) boss sho!ld

ha'e good organi/ational s(ills#

Those &ho are !nder the organi/ational str!t!re, it9s !s!ally those &ho arry and

mo'e the organi/ation on instr!tions administration and proesses designed by the

top le'el# Problems &ill arise i" the instr!tions gi'en are not lear and do not

orrespond to the !rrent state o" the organi/ation, the goals are not met and the

organi/ation into disarray#

This is &here the sensiti'ity o" the head o" the lead organi/ation is re=!ired# ) good

leader m!st !nderstand the needs and re=!irements as &ell as the harateristis o"

s!bordinates and at the same time apable o" leading them in order to ahie'e

organi/ational goals and obeti'es#

+irst o" all a good boss has to be a good on"lit mediator# 3ost o" the problems

bet&een employees are d!e to l!( o" omm!niations and mis!nderstandings

bet&een them# The mediating "!ntion has m!h to do &ith reating bridges that helps

people to omm!niate and dissol'e the on"lits#

)lso something 'ery important "or being a good leader it is to be 'ery pragmati and

lear abo!t &hat he expets "rom the team or people that are &or(ing &ith him#


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boss it is di""i!lt to remember all o" o" the sta"" birthday# :!t that9s &hat the boss

needs to do to beome a great boss#

Sta""s )re +amilies in The O""ie#

$o not !st ass!me yo!r sta"" !nder a o-&or(er, b!t they are at!ally the seond

"amily in the o""ie# So do not !st treat them !st o-&or(ers to aomplish the tas(s

yo! assign# Fo! also need to (no& the problems and emotions# )nother good =!ality

it is to be empatheti &ith the employee*s "eelings and li"e sit!ations that they are

in'ol'ed o!t o" the ob# +or example people that &ill get marry soon or one that &ill

beame a "ather, s!rely &ill be stressed bea!se this impliates big hanges in li"e# I"

they ha'e the are and omprehension o" the s!per'isor s!rely &ill help them to relax

and "eel s!pported by their leader#

No&days people spend many ho!rs in their &or(s, good relations bet&een employees

is essential to reate a good &or( atmosphere# People that "eels om"ortable in their

&or(s are happier in their "amily li"e bea!se they ret!rn home relaxed# ) good

s!per'isor has an important role in reating the &or( a om"ortable plae to be#

$rops Pith#

There is so m!h going on, e'ery time a small o!nils or programs organi/ed by the

sta"", yo! as the boss &as not present "or the elebration# Fo! may s!bmit !nder yo!r

assistant to be present# :!t &itho!t yo! reali/ing yo!9'e let them do&n#

)ssign 4ights Under Fo!r Sta""#

It is not easy to beome a great boss# Fo! ha'e to "!l"ill all o" their rights so that they

&o!ld lo'e yo!# )ttend e'ery in'itation that in'ol'es &eddings, religio!s prayers o"

yo!r sta"" or 'isit their "amily and o""er to help them# $o not al!late the amo!nt that

yo! pay, b!t ta(e into ao!nt the =!ality yo! ha'e done# Things yo! may not do thisas yo!r side b!t great 'al!e on their side#

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