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Okay so I've wanted to be a midwife since I was about 12, I'm 18 now (19 in july) and I studied Alevels last year, however I didnt do the subjects that would be relevant to studying midwifery on their own ( I did psychology and sociology) I have applied for an access to health professions course at a local college and even though I know that this isn't for those who have failed A levels i have had an assessment for it and have been invited to interview. Do you think that this course will be enough, I am also studying advanced anatomy and physiology via a distance learning college, however I am wondering if it would be worth it to study the access to midwifery course offered by the distance learning centre as well?
Help i'm just a bit worried that I won't get there very soon I know i definitely want to be a midwife though.
Thanks
A. Best Answer: I think the access course sounds ideal for your situation. If you've got as far as an interview then you have a very good chance of getting on the course. I know it is presented as being for those who don't have any qualifications or are older, but when I did my access course a very large proportion of students were young (under 22 or so), and had done A levels but had either done the wrong subject or got poor grades. Access courses are very inclusive and are really for anyone that can't get into uni with their current qualifications, for whatever reason. So long as you demonstrate commitment to the course, you will be extremely likely to be accepted.
As to your second question - yes, the access course will be enough. I know that at my college, the course incorporated some kind of healthcare work experience placement, which is very important when applying for degrees like nursing, midwifery etc. You will also study all the subjects you need, and will get loads of help with study skills, choosing universities to apply to, your personal statement etc etc. The courses are specifically aimed at getting people into uni and are very good at doing just that - I know that my college had something like a 99.5% success rate of students getting at least one offer from the universities they applied to.
I would wait and see whether you get onto the access course at your local college before thinking about doing any more distance learning courses. The access course is really all you need - by this time next year you could be just a few months away from starting your degree! Good luck!
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Q. Question?
This is based on the question about how loneliness is portrayed in Of Mice and Men.
Be Honest!
Loneliness is an inevitable part of life that not even the strongest of people can avoid, which is shown throughout each character in John Steinbeck?s novel, Of Mice and Men. Set in the 1930?s during the great depression, on worn-down ranch in California, we learn of the discrimination and prejudice of many of the characters, which ultimately result in loneliness and isolation.
Each and every character in this book displays loneliness, although it is not always clear to see. At the start of the book we meet George and Lennie, two friends on the run from their last town due to an accident that Lennie caused. It soon becomes clear that Lennie, a large, lumbering childlike man, has a mild mental disability which often makes him forget his own strength. Due to his disability, he is completely dependent on George, a small, wiry, quick-witted man who is fiercely protective of Lennie. Although he often talks of how easy his life would be without having to take care of Lennie, it is obvious that he is devoted to him. George?s behaviour is motivated by the desire to protect Lennie, and, eventually deliver them to the farm that they both dream of owning one day.
It is clear to see why Lennie would be isolated, due to his disability and the fact that, in that day and age, disability?s, particularly mental, are not fully understood. Although Lennie would not probably know that he was lonely, as it seems that in his head, all he really needs is George, it is clear that he is discriminated by some of the other workers. George on the other hand is too lonely, as his devotion to Lennie makes him fiercely protective, which can cause him to push others away. If he feels Lennie is being discriminated in any way, he retaliates by acting aggressively.
In the most obvious ways, we learn of Crook, the black stable-hand on the ranch, who is isolated from the other men because of the colour of his skin. Loneliness has made Crook a very bitter and isolated man, and he fully admits to feeling extremely lonely when Lennie visits him in his room saying ?S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy `cause you was black...A guy needs somebody to be near him?. At first, Crook turns Lennie away, claiming that if he could not come into the white men?s house, then they couldn?t come into his, but eventually, his desire for company ultimately wins out, and he invites Lennie to sit with him. Like other characters, Crook turns his vulnerability into a weapon to attack those around him. He plays a cruel game with Lennie, suggesting that George would not come back to him, and it is only when Lennie displays signs of violence does Crook back down.
Another character that portrays loneliness in the novel is Candy, an ageing ranch man who lost his hand in an accident. Candy, like Crook, is and outcast because of his age and this distances him from his workmates too. Although lonely, candy has one faithful companion in the form of his equally ancient dog. When one of his work mates, Carlson, makes it clear that the ageing dog is starting to become a foul-smelling, flea-bitten mutt, Candy fears he will be forced to part company with his one true friend. His work friends refuse to let the dog stay in the bunk with them any longer, and it is then that Carlson offers to put the dog out of his misery and shoot it, claiming it is cruel to keep him alive longer. Candy is distraught at the fact that his companion would soon leave him but has no chose, fearing his age and disability is already enough for the boss to let him go, the last thing he needs is his workmates complaining to the boss about his dog. He reluctantly lets Carlson shoot him, but it is clear this has effected him deeply, stating "I wish somebody would shoot me when I become useless". After the death of his dog, Candy must look for companionship elsewhere, and he hopes he can find this in George and Lennie.
Loneliness is also portrayed in the form of the boss?s son Curley?s wife. Throughout the story, the woman?s name is not mentioned. The men on the farm only refer to her as a ?Tramp?, ?Tart? or ?LooLoo?. Dressed in fancy, feathered red shoes and dress, she represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world. Steinbeck does not portrait Curley?s wife as a villain, but rather as a victim. Like the ranch-hands, she is desperately lonely, being the only woman on the ranch, and Curley being possessive and aggressive towards his flirtatious wife so much as looking at another man. Just like Crook, her vulnerability gets twisted and she seeks out weaknesses in other characters, such as Lennie?s mental handicap, candy?s debilitating age and the colour of crooks skin in order to steel herself against harm, although at some points, he vulnerability creeps through, such as when she confides in Lennie her dream to be
A. Best Answer: To be honest, there is no way I'm going to read all that.
But to get the best grades you need to:
-- support your points with evidence (quotes) from the text.
-- fully develop your points.
-- start each paragraph with topic sentences.
-- don't waffle.
-- use a variety of sentence structures.
-- show a good sense vocabulary.
-- show a variety of punctuation (use brackets, semi-colons, colons, elipses and dashes where appropriate).
-- good points that reflect on the exam question.
-- comment on the writer's language
-- comment on how this will effect the readers/audience.
-- comment on social/historical/cultural content (even a sentence would do to bring your grade up!)
Q. Question?
Here's the situation. During vacation a year and a half ago some friends and I went to Europe. I ended up meeting the most amazing girl I've ever met. She is Greek and lives in Athens. We hit it off right away and it was like a dream. My friends went home, i ended up paying extra to extend my vacation and said goodbye to my friends, and stayed with her for 2 weeks.
It was more than just a fling, after I eventually returned home, we stayed close. We would talk EVERYDAY for hours (Greece has free long-distance to America). We would talk go on the webcamera a little each day, etc. etc.
She begged me to come to Greece again...so i did. I spent Christmas and New Years with her instead of my family (for the first time). But I felt she was worth it, and we had such a strong connection. She PROMISED me if I returned, she would visit America the following summer.
So then fast-foward..
She just started acting different, I think because of the distance. but I was still crazy about her...
so it hurt me badly when she started changing.
#1 it made me look bad to my family, after talking about how great this girl was, then to tell them she wouldn't be visiting in the summer.
2. she never kept her promise after I flew there and went out of my way.
So I did some things like threaten her with words if she was going to treat me differently and start erasing me slowly from her life....
But I never would have done any of these threats, it was ONLY to get us to continue talking, because I loved her that much and didn't want to lose her.
but now, it is like I can't over-come the mistakes I made...
but there were REASONS, and the things were NEVER intended to hurt her, and I never would have hurt her.
I know this sounds stupid, but it is the truth. They were empty threats at all times, because I could never hurt her.
but her basically forgetting our good times made me hurt BADLY.
Now I can't move on, because I'm haunted with these thoughts that maybe it was a minor problem or a mood she was going through, and that maybe things would have worked out..
but now, because of my mistakes, I am constantly haunted.
And we aren't close enough now for her to even bother listening to me try to tell her that my mistakes were bad, but never intended to hurt her...
only to keep her in my life.
What do I do?
It is like I can't move on, because I have these regrets, and also SHE WAS SO PERFECT IN EVERY WAY...and my ideal.
And it was mutual. She was as crazy of me as I was of her in the beginning...
and now I want that back, and will do anything for it..
I have the money, I can buy a house in Greece, I would learn Greek with all my effort. I will open my business in Athens, etc etc. But what can I do?
I would do anything for her, why won't she at least hear me out. Because I am just lost without her, and the regrets are unbearable. I can't move on like this, and I can move forward like this, if she won't listen to me or care about me again.
So what can I do???
A. Best Answer: It sounds like you might need to move on
Q. Question?
Where can you do it near Richmond, North Yorkshire, UK?
I had mental health problems when I was doing them at 18 at got much lower grades than expected, CCE. I am interested in doing different subjects distance learning/in class. Can anyone help suggest something?
A. Best Answer: I don't know Richmond, so I can't help with that, sorry. However, I've done 2 A-levels at night classes in recent years (Business Studies and Law), it's entirely possible. It'll cost you perhaps £150 for a year's classes, and most A-levels are now split into 1-year AS and 1-year A2 classes so you're looking at 2 years to complete 1 A-level, with exams at the end of each year. A major school or community college in your area should be able to advise further.
Q. Question?
Is it considered equal to taking the course at an institution or less by employers?
I have a degree in business administration and planning to do my Msc in finance course by distance learning.
A. Best Answer: It is of no relevance to your future employer how you chose to study. The end result will be the same and it won't be marked on your graduation paper.
Good luck.
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At the beginning of January I applied for a distance learning course run by the London College of Fashion in Fashion Marketing and Promotion. I guess I was expecting to hear back within a few weeks and now I'm realising that's not going to be the case so I was wondering if anyone has any idea how long I'm likely going to have to wait.
Thanks.
A. Best Answer: I am still waiting after 3 months however, they can go to hell now. This kind of treatment seems to be happening more and more. Nobody cares. Post is filed in an in tray and sits there until it is dumped without anybody ever looking at it.
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I have very interesting situation here, i am studying aat distance learning through renowned college, i took my unit 31 simulation which is taken by college not aat, after two months they are telling me that they have not received simulation by post which is posted by their own supervisor and not by me. When i asked them to give me the tracking number so i can verify their claim on royal mail site, i have not received any answer yet. They are blaiming royal mail for it which i doubt it is their own misconduct otherwise they would not have any reason to provide me with tracking number. Can i claim for damages
A. Best Answer: Look at the contract that you have with the college...this should state what their conduct towards you should be. It's unlikely that you can claim for damages unless you can prove that this incident has damaged you.
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Hi there. I want to start my own business. I have no business qualifications however so I was wondering where the best place to start would be with regards to this? At the moment I would have to do any course in the evening or through distance learning. Thanks very much in advance.
A. Best Answer: Hello there,
People without formal business school training start their own businesses every day. All it takes is an idea for a business venture and the capital to fund the operation.
To start your business, I suggest you draw up a business plan. That allows you to work through many of the problems that you may encounter. If you have no accounting experience, get a good accountant lined up to do your business records and get a good business lawyer to advise you.
Most small businesses I deal with, the owners have no formal business school training. Some are very successful and some are not. I also have clients with formal business school training who have started businesses. Some are very successful and some are not. Much of what you need to know to run a small business you will not get in a classroom.
Later,