English historical narative - draft 2

DRAFT 2 -Justice

It was pitch black, they were quietly waiting in the bushes for the Sinhalese soldiers. Suddenly there was a loud explosion coming from the opposite direction. The plan to ambush the Sinhalese soldiers was a success! Kumar heaved a sigh of relief and turned to his comrade, saying, “Yes, we did it!”


Kumar was a 15 years old Tamil boy who aspires to be a government official one day, is living with his parents in Sri Lanka, which means beautiful island. Kumar’s great grandparents were brought in by the British to work in a tea plantation. However, when the Tamils were brought in, tension between the Sinhalese and Tamils started during British colonial rule which favoured the Tamil minority in terms of jobs and education. In 1948, Sri Lanka gained independence. The government was mainly made up of Sinhalese, who passed the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948.


This caused Kumar and his family to become stateless, not being a citizen of any country. However, his parents continued to work in tea plantations, contributing to the Sri Lankan economy. Soon after, resettlement was introduced and caused unhappiness among Tamils. Sinhalese peasants were transferred to Tamil areas. Kumar found it annoying to live with Sinhalese peasants because of the Ceylon Citizen Act.


In 1956, The Official Language Act was established. Since Tamils were better act English, they occupied some of the most powerful jobs in the government service although they were the minority in the country. Now that the Official Language Act Is established, Sinhala was made as the country’s official language. Tamils in the government were given three years to learn Sinhala or be dismissed. Kumar wanted to try to learn Sinhala so as to get a high ranking job to support his parents so that they would not need to work so hard in the plantations.


“I support you in everything you do my son.” said Kumar’s father encouragingly.


Three years passed and Kumar still could not understand Sinhala. He felt so disappointed with himself. Luckily, there was a new university admission criteria and the examination was in English. Kumar felt there was hope again. He took the examination and qualified for an engineering course. He later found out that only a certain number of Tamils were able to get in the course since there was a higher number of Sinhalese in the population. Unfortunately, Kumar was unable to get in. He felt that the Sinhalese government was unfair to the Tamils.


With much anger, he decided to gather other Tamils to support him in making peaceful demands to the government to be fair to everyone and not give special treatment to certain religions. The Tamils did not resort to violence in their demands. When their demands were still not met, Kumar formed a militant group called the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam(LTTE). They believed that violence was the only way to demand and obtain their Tamil rights. The Sinhalese also showed hostility towards the Tamils with violence. This led to many riots for the next few years.


During one of the riots, Kumar had a plan to bomb up some Sinhalese soldiers. He placed some explosives in the ground and just waited, like a predator waiting for a prey.

History narrative - draft 1

DRAFT 1--> Justice


It was pitch black, they were quietly waiting in the bushes for the Sinhalese soldiers. Suddenly there was a loud explosion coming from the opposite direction. The plan to ambush the Sinhalese soldiers was a success! Kumar heaved a sigh of relief and turned to his comrade, saying, “Yes, we did it!”


Kumar was a 15 years old Tamil boy who aspires to be a government official one day, is living with his parents in Sri Lanka, which means beautiful island. Kumar’s great grandparents were brought in by the British to work in a tea plantation. However, when the Tamils were brought in, tension between the Sinhalese and Tamils started during British colonial rule which favoured the Tamil minority in terms of jobs and education. In 1948, Sri Lanka gained independence. The government was mainly made up of Sinhalese, who passed the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948.


This caused Kumar and his family to become stateless, not being a citizen of any country. However, his parents continued to work in tea plantations, contributing to the Sri Lankan economy. Soon after, resettlement was introduced and caused unhappiness among Tamils. Sinhalese peasants were transferred to Tamil areas. Kumar found it annoying to live with Sinhalese peasants because of the Ceylon Citizen Act.


In 1956, The Official Language Act was established. Since Tamils were better act English, they occupied some of the most powerful jobs in the government service although they were the minority in the country. Now that the Official Language Act Is established, Sinhala was made as the country’s official language. Tamils in the government were given three years to learn Sinhala or be dismissed. Kumar wanted to try to learn Sinhala so as to get a high ranking job to support his parents so that they would not need to work so hard in the plantations.


“I support you in everything you do my son.” said Kumar’s father encouragingly.


Three years passed and Kumar still could not understand Sinhala. He felt so disappointed with himself. Luckily, there was a new university admission criteria and the examination was in English. Kumar felt there was hope again. He took the examination and qualified for an engineering course. He later found out that only a certain number of Tamils were able to get in the course since there was a higher number of Sinhalese in the population. Unfortunately, Kumar was unable to get in. He felt that the Sinhalese government was unfair to the Tamils.


With much anger, he decided to gather other Tamils to support him in making peaceful demands to the government to be fair to everyone and not give special treatment to certain religions. The Tamils did not resort to violence in their demands. When their demands were still not met, Kumar formed a militant group called the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam(LTTE). They believed that violence was the only way to demand and obtain their Tamil rights. The Sinhalese also showed hostility towards the Tamils with violence. This led to many riots for the next few years.


During one of the riots, Kumar had a plan to bomb up some Sinhalese soldiers. He placed some explosives in the ground and just waited, like a predator waiting for a prey.

English summary 2

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English Summary

Janina and Maria meet daily and help each other out. They live alone and are not affluent. Maria’s parents were anti-Nazi underground activists and sheltered Janina and her mother. Janina’s mother died of tuberculosis. Janina clung desperately to her new family. She was baptized to avoid being detected and killed by the Nazis. She gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States. During the Warsaw Uprising, the girls had to fend for themselves. Maria's father was sick and her mother was demonstrating against the Nazis. Maria was like a mother to Janina. Janina lost both parents. Her only sibling survived the war but later committed suicide. Both of them suffered from cancer. Maria is a widow. She contacted the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem to recognise Maria and her parents for saving her during WWI. The cash reward can improve Maria’s financial situation.

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ENGLISH JOB AA 3

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ENGLISH JOB AA 2

My career choice is to be an accounting executive.

what is accounting?
Accounting is the system of recording, verifying, and reporting of the value of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses in the books of account (ledger) to which debit and credit entries (recognizing transactions) are chronologically posted to record changes in value (see bookkeeping). Such financial information is primarily used by lenders, managers, investors, tax authorities and other decision makers to make resource allocation decisions between and within companies, organizations, and public agencies.


This is a key position in a busy and dynamic Finance Department that will suit individuals keen to gain practical experience and exposure to a range of tasks. An Accounting executive will perform administrative duties to support the CFO and Finance Department. Key areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, CFO telephone coverage, travel, calendar maintenance, filing, Departmental mail, correspondence, petty cash, accounts receivable processing, and meeting administration. Prepares periodic reports and engages in special projects as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Answers CFO telephone and relays messages accurately and timely.
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• High school diploma required.
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• Entry level accounting experience and the ability to work a flexible schedule is desired.
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ENGLISH JOB AA 1

Some of my hobbies are reading, playing sports,listening to music and shopping during my free time. Maths and Science are my favourite subjects. Although maths can sometimes be difficult and you're unable to get the correct answer, through hard work and perserverance, you will be able to get the answer somehow. The wave of happiness you get when you have successfully solved a maths question is priceless. I like animals, music and sports like badminton. I dislike failing exams, untidiness and unkept promises. In my everyday life, I come home from school and start doing homework straight away, so that whatever that is taught during school time will not be forgotten. To me, homework is a revision for what is taught that day in school. In school, I pay attention to what the teacher is teaching. Whenever i come acroos a question I do not understand, I will ask my friends to explain it to me. Therefore my interest in maths is why I want to be an accounting executive.