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achieving EFA but, more broadly, for reaching the overarching goal of reducing human poverty” (p. 19). The development of this document was based on an assessment of the West Gate Hills Schools performance which showed no progress in literacy for the years 2013 and 2014. Knowing the importance of literacy for human development the balanced approach to literacy will be the basis of the intervention in order to reinstate the school’s mastery performance in literacy. Statement of Problem…

Now 25, I had been out of school for seven long years. I had grown tired of going nowhere with my life and hated feeling stagnant. I was so nervous because I had completely forgotten how to be a critical reader, take notes, and write papers. So far, my experience has been great, my mind feels refreshed…

In my life, there have always been people who loved reading or writing, both, or none of the above. When I was little, I was that child who loved to read rapaciously but hated writing. Over the years I began to develop a disliking for school on the basis of teachers’ negative reinforcement. Their ideas and teachings made me question the value of education. Throughout my hardship however, I unearthed my desire to teach and it revived a love for learning and spreading the Gospel. Growing up I had…

My frequent trips to the eerily quiet school library started almost ten years ago, in my first grade class with Mrs. Yenser. Thick paperback novels, controversial science fiction, doomsday utopian societies, sappy romances, and even an educational biography every once in a while were some of my best friends throughout my elementary age. I flew through Tom Sawyer, the Alex Rider series, To Kill a Mockingbird, and several dozen other intriguing reads. Knowing I had become hooked on reading, many…

New Years’ of 2014 It all started on December 31, 2013. I had decided to bring in the year with a few friends, who at the time I thought were my true friends. Just to find out later on that they weren’t. I thought that this was going to be a great way to bring in the New Year; I was wrong. On the night of the 31st I was getting ready for the New Year’s Eve party that we have at my church every year. I’m always a part of the program, so naturally I was practicing. While I was practicing, I…

led me to see reading in a whole new light. I realized that fiction is not only useful for entertainment, but also for learning about the world. With this revolutionary state of mind, I sought out books such as Lord of the Flies and 1984. Just last year, I read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, which once again proved to me that novels are nearly as useful for learning about the world and developing one’s character as nonfiction books. With this new perspective in mind, I am excited to discover…

of the young boy. This is seemingly the first time that he has ever experienced an interest in girls, and the narrator is reflecting on the time when he went first went walking with a girl in the cold December. At the time, the narrator was twelve years old, but I think that the poem is about his growth and the changes that all young children go through when they are first discovering love and romance. Even though the poem is set in the mid twentieth century, it is still relatable. Every adult…

celebrated every year. In Pakistan several days are designated as national holidays in reminiscences of national heroes and significant events. Some most common of them are: • Pakistan Day – 23 March. • Independence Day – 14 August. • Defense of Pakistan Day – 6 September. • Birth and death anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam – 25 December and 11 September respectively. • Labor Day – 1 May. While some frequent religious festivals, celebrated according to the Islamic lunar calendar every year are as…

Losing my boyfriend of three years my senior year of high school was probably the hardest time of my life. Although now it has turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to me. Going through tough times has gotten me to where I am now. Losing him was a blessing, losing my boyfriend made me grow up and decide to go to college. For the third time, I tried to fix our relationship and convince myself that everything was worth it. We had spent all four years of high school together…

The month of December is fast approaching. Now is the time to plan for the year end celebrations. We tempt you to look beyond the same old ambience and party scene and bid adieu to the current year and celebrate the New Year in one of the world's hottest party destinations. From riotous street parties and fireworks extravaganzas, to marching bands and torchlight processions, here are some of the best New Year's Eve parties from around the world. Bali, Indonesia Bali has been celebrated as the…