Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

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Unit 1, Activity 1a: Canadian and World Issues/Setting Goals for Your Study of World Issues

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability.

Your Motivations for Taking This Course

Why did you choose to study world issues? In your response, consider such factors as your need for this credit, your hope for a satisfying mark, the nature of the course material, or your desire to make a difference in the world.

I chose to take the world issues course as it is a university preparatory course that will allow me to further develop my skills in preparation for my upcoming change into post-secondary school. I also took this course as I have previously done well in social studies courses and need to ensure my marks are as high as possible to …show more content…
Another area I could improve upon is ensuring that I re-read every piece of work I produce to ensure that there are no grammar or spelling mistakes.

a) In what non-academic activities are you involved? Consider such things as a part-time job, volunteer work, hobbies, religious involvement, music, lessons, sports teams, etc. AT school I am involved in a program called Best Buddies, as a best buddy I am paired up with a student with a mental or physical disability and we participate in events, weekly lunches and other activities to ensure that the student participates in the school community. I also participate in link leaders, a program that involves mentoring grade nines and assisting them in the transformation into high school. Outside of school I tutor a grade four twice a week, have a part-time job and babysit.

b) How many hours per week do you spend on each of these?

Typically I work twenty five to thirty hours a week at my job, tutor for two hours and babysit for about ten hours, along with hanging out with friends and participating in school related

Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

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