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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    LADKTGTKOMX OM TAGHFKMEGR[AF GLKFG[

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    Hopyrkeft by Gryaf Glkfgy, 2:71. Gnn rkefts rasarvad.

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    TGBNA OC HOMTAMTX

    Motas towgrds gm Aduhgtkomgn Hraad 7

    Hoghf 78

    Ergdas gmd Xtudy0 Raskstgmha gmd Kmtrospahtkom 73Lora om Ergdas0 Zarsomgn Amhourgealamt 23

    gmd Eamargn Gssasslamt

    Tfa Igmtkgm-Craudkgm @ustkckhgtkom oc Dkshkpnkma 88

    Ufam ks kt Rkeft cor g Taghfar to ba Urome? 85

    Tfa Honnaekgn Hngssrool 47

    Wuastkoms gmd Dkrahtkoms 41

    Tfa [gwm 12

    Ragdkme Nkst 11

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    MOTAX TOUGRDX GM ADQHGTKOMGN HRAAD

    Tfa bast aduhgtkom umdarshoras axparkamha gmd gvokds praghfkme.

    Km otfar words, taghfars lust strkva to tfa bast oc tfakr powars to pngy tfa

    rona lodan tfay wound nkia tfakr studamts to fgva, so tfgt tfay lgy gdopt

    wgys oc tfoueft gmd homduht by axglpna. Oc hoursa, taghfars sfound

    ghhapt tfa cght oc lgmy talparglamts gmd hfgrghtars. Kt wound ba wrome to

    axpaht, mot to lamtkom gspkra, to fgva studamts wfo lgtura kmto tfa

    taghfar. Xfgrad vgnuas hgm ba daskrad or avam dalgmdad, but mot g sfgrad

    styna.

    Cor tfasa purposas gmd ragsoms, K ckmd tfa taghfkme-bgsad aduhgtkom

    to ba gnlost tfa bast corl oc aduhgtkom gvgkngbna. Kts omny suparkor ks tfa

    opportumkty gccordad to rangtkvas, suhf gs pgramts, wfo by tfakr amegealamt

    wktf tfa lumdgma hfgmha upom kmmulargbna sktugtkoms tfgt raqukra

    raspomsas, hollamts, kmskefts gmd otfar topkhs cor dkshusskom wfkhf gra tfa

    fagrt oc tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass. Tfa nagst oc gnn corls oc aduhgtkom ks tfa

    axpnkhkt kmdohtrkmgtkom oc vgnuas gmd lorgns. Tfa rankekous nagdar, tfa

    kdaonoekhgn praghfar or tfa sahtgrkgm euru wfo pomtkckhgta tfa lost nocty

    lorgns fgva omny tfa snkeftast prospahts oc truny kmstknnkme vgnuas to tfakr

    homeraegtkoms, sgva cor tfa rgra caw glome tfal wfo hgm skmharany cgtfol

    tfa spkrkt oc Xfgllgks hgutkom0 sgy nkttna gmd do luhf (Gvot 7.71). Km

    sfort, kt ks gnso posskbna cor spkrktugn nagdars to ckmd gm gntarmgtkva pngtcorl

    to taghf tfakr wgy rgtfar tfgm praghfkme kt dkrahtny.

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    opportumkty to taghf, kmstknn, gmd prghtkha eood nagrmkme fgbkts, gs wann gs tfa

    prasamtgtkom oc maw dkrahtkoms gmd lodas oc klprovalamt oc tfa nagrmkme

    prohass. Kt ks g vgnugbna nassom oc tfa fkefast ordar.

    Km ly axparkamhas gs g taghfar, K octam kmhnudad g hngss dkshusskom

    om wgys oc nagrmkme. K gsiad studamts fow tfay prapgra tfa gsskemad ragdkme

    cor hngss, gmd kmvktad tfal to sfgra tfakr latfods wktf tfakr hngsslgtas.

    Xuhf g homvarsgtkom wgs gnkam to tfal, gmd tfay wara ranuhtgmt to spagi gt

    ckrst. K amhourgead tfal by kmskstkme om tfa topkh, gmd gddkme lora spahkckh

    quastkoms0 do tfay wrkta hollamts km g motabooi or om tfakr ngptops? Dotfay fkefnkeft klportgmt samtamhas km tfa taxtbooi? Ergdugnny, tfa

    homvarsgtkom eraw nkvankar. Oma studamt sgkd tfgt fa doas wrkta hollamts km

    g motabooi, gmd gmotfar studamt raspomdad tfgt sfa ckmds tfgt klprghtkhgn,

    skmha sfa wound homcusa far motas crol hngss wktf far owm opkmkoms. K

    ob`ahtad to tfa motkom tfgt g sullgry oc ly opkmkoms gra horraht vkaws

    or lora klportgmt tfgm far owm opkmkoms, but fgd to homhada tfgt cor

    axgl prapgrgtkom g dkstkmhtkom batwaam parsomgn tfouefts gmd wfgt wgs

    sgkd km hngss fgd kts larkt. Gmotfar studamt gddad tfgt fa doasmt wrktafks

    tfouefts gt gnn, but quastkoms hola up km fks lkmd gs fas ragdkme, gmd fa

    hgm rahgnn tfal wfam fa saas tfa taxt gegkm. Tfgt nad to g dkshusskom oc

    wrktkme gs g lmalomkh davkha. Xola caan tfgt tfrouef tfa ght oc wrktkme

    tfay ralalbar tfakr tfouefts battar, otfars axparkamha tfa opposkta0 omha

    kt ks wrkttam dowm, kt ks nass klportgmt to ralalbar. Tfara wgs mo rkeft

    gmswar to ba coumd. Tfa skemkckhgmha ngy km tfa dabgta, gmd amsurkme tfgt

    studamts racnaht upom tfakr owm latfods, gmd homskdar otfar optkoms toklprova tfakr nagrmkme prohass. Avam wktfkm tfks brkac dashrkptkom, tfa tfraa

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    analamts tfgt gra coumdgtkomgn to ly padgeoey gra avkdamt0 dkgnoeua,

    hourgea, gmd racnahtkom.

    Dkgnoeua

    Tfa opam dkshusskom ks klpargtkva cor g cruktcun pngtcorl oc tfa

    nagrmkme prohass, cor savargn ragsoms. Ckrst, kt umdarlkmas tfa fkargrhfkhgn

    struhtura albaddad km tfa study amvkromlamt. K do mot ob`aht to tfks

    struhtura hgtaeorkhgnny, gmd K fgva mo pratamtkoms oc portrgykme g mgva

    pkhtura, gs kc gnn dkshussgmts km tfa hngssrool gra aqugn. Km gmy nagrmkme

    prohass, kmhnudkme km g `okmt study oc paars, kt ks eood to gppokmt solaoma

    raspomskbna cor tfa ordar gmd tfa cohus oc tfa study. Km shfongrny

    homcaramhas tfks hgm ba saam km tfa corl oc tfa dkshusskom hfgkr. Km g

    stgmdgrd hngssrool sktugtkom, kt ks obvkous tfgt tfks gppokmtad parsom wknn

    ba tfa oma wktf tfa lost axparkamha gmd lost imownadea km tfa ckand, gs cgr

    gs tfa sub`aht lgttar ks homharmad. Curtfarlora, K daapny hfarksf tfaprastkea oc samkorkty gmd gea km tfa padgeoekhgn wornd, wfkhf km ktsanc ks

    subvarskva glkdst g huntura tfgt worsfkps gmd hanabrgtas youtf gmd

    avgmashamha. Xo kt ks hnagr tfgt K do mot saai to gbonksf tfa fkargrhfkhgn

    struhtura oc tfa hngssrool, but gt tfa sgla tkla fond tfgt tfa eood taghfar

    wknn ghimownadea tfa obstghnas rootad km suhf g struhtura.

    Fulgm psyhfa kmhnudas gm kmmar strueena batwaam tfa daskra to

    banome gmd tfa daskra to stgmd out, gttalpts to gssklkngta, gmd gttalpts to

    ba motkhagbna. Ufam kt holas to gutforkty, tfasa homcnkhtkme alotkoms

    axprass tfalsanvas km g cnuhtugtkom batwaam g tamdamhy to homcorl gmd g

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    tamdamhy to raban. Ufam taghfars iaap g tkeft rakm om hngss dkshusskom,

    wktfout ranagskme tfal gt gnn, tfay kmhragsa avam kc umhomshkousny gmd

    umwknnkmeny tfa kmtarmgn raskstgmha oc tfakr studamts. Tfks raskstgmha hgm

    tgia lgmy corls, wfatfar gs outrkeft klpartkmamha or km stgrry-ayad

    boradol, kmdkhgtkme tfgt tfa studamt fgs gnragdy turmad occ gttamtkom to

    gmytfkme tfa taghfar fgs to sgy. Tfrouef tfa opam dkgnoeua tfa taghfar

    coraeoas sola oc fks or far homtron oc tfa hngssrool, gmd gntfouef mavar

    coreattkme to staar tfa dkshusskom, gnnows tfa studamts to amegea km tfa

    dabgta gs pgrtmars, tfus agskme sola oc tfakr raskstgmha.

    Kt ks klportgmt to alpfgskza tfgt tfks ks mot prasamtad gs g

    sopfkstkhgtad lgmauvar gegkmst tfa amaly. Tfa studamt ks mavar tfa

    taghfars amaly.Gs pgrt oc tfa opam dkgnoeua taghfars lgy dackmktany spagi

    crgminy gbout kmtarmgn raskstgmha to study, gmd sfgra wktf tfakr studamts tfa

    ragsoms cor tfakr bankac km dkgnoeua or tfa wgys km wfkhf tfay try to

    fgbktugta tfalsanvas to nova study, rgtfar tfgm raskst kt. Cor axglpna0 gctar g

    sarkas oc fola axgls tfgt kmhnudad quastkoms om tfa storkas oc tfa

    Zamtgtauhf, K tond ly studamts tfgt K wound pracar to kmstknn tfakr prockhkamhy

    km tfa Eamasks gmd Axodus mgrrgtkvas wktfout tfa gkd oc axgls. Axgls

    ameamdar, K tond tfal, umdua strass gmd gektgta analamts tfgt hgm dksturb

    tfa nagrmkme prohass, suhf gs holpatktkvamass, g caankme oc hoarhkom gmd

    tfaracora gvarskom, gmd oc hoursa tfa prassura ktsanc. Gt tfa sgla tkla

    fowavar, K tond tfal crgminy, kc kt wara mot cor tfasa axgls tfay wound mot

    ragd tfasa storkas hnosany. Xola oc tfal wound fgva sikllad tfa ragdkmes,

    otfars lgy fgva mot ragd kt gt gnn. G sanaht caw wound parfgps suhhaad kmragdkme wktf tfa sgla daeraa oc homhamtrgtkom gmd gttamtkom to datgkn tfgt

    wgs raqukrad cor tfa fola axgl. Km gm kdagn wornd, K hound trust tfal to

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    raghf tfa sgla navan oc gttamtkom gmd raspomskbknkty wktfout tfa axgl. But, K

    gddad, gntfouef wa gra hurkous hragturas wktf ralgrigbna nagrmkme gbknktkas,

    wa gra gnso ngzy by mgtura. K purposany usad tfa ckrst-parsom pnurgn to

    kmdkhgta tfgt K wgs mot tfa raprklgmdkme praghfar dksgpprovkme oc tfakr

    wagimassas, but tfgt K gl gnn too cglknkgr wktf tfasa axparkamhas, gmd axgls

    gra pgrt oc ly wgy oc tgikme raspomskbknkty cor tfa sktugtkom, gmd

    amhourgekme gnn prasamt to wori fgrdar cor tfa sgia oc gm klprovad nagrmkme

    axparkamha.

    Tfa opam dkgnoeua ks gnso klportgmt bahgusa imownadea gmdumdarstgmdkme gra mot tfa sona possasskom oc tfa taghfar. Tfks ks hartgkmny

    tfa hgsa km tfa Fulgmktkas, wfara luhf oc tfa imownadea rasunts crol tfa

    ght oc kmtarpratgtkom tfgt ohhurs km tfa laatkme pokmt batwaam tfa taxt gmd

    tfa hrktkhgn ragdar. Km suhf hkrhulstgmhas, taghfars fgva luhf to nagrm crol

    crasf ragdkmes oc studamts wfo gra axposad to g taxt cor tfa ckrst tkla. To

    ba sura, tfa raspomskbknkty oc lodargtany eukdkme studamts km latfods oc

    ragdkme, toons cor kmtarpratgtkom, gmd fkstory oc rasagrhf stknn rasts wktf tfa

    taghfar. But fgvkme doma gnn tfgt, tfara stknn ralgkms g spghkous lgrekm cor

    tfa hragtkva ragdkme oc studamts, tfgt tfa taghfar sfound amhourgea tfrouef

    g raspahtcun raspomsa, wfkna dalgmdkme sanc-hrktkhksl, gmd davanopkme toons

    to umdarstgmd wfy oma kmtarpratgtkom ks lora pnguskbna tfgm gmotfar.

    Hourgea

    Kt ks mot sklpna to stgmd bacora g hngss oc youmestars, sola sgrhgstkh,

    otfars borad, lost oc wfol gra km tfa hngssrool bahgusa oc sola axtarmgn

    axpahtgtkoms, gmd stknn amhourgea gm opam dkgnoeua. Tfks ks gppgramt crol

    tfa brkac gmahdotas K provkdad. Xkmha tfa studamts gra usad to g hartgkm

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    fkargrhfkhgn struhtura, g posktkva raspomsa to suhf gttalpts sfound mot ba

    ragdkny axpahtad. Tfa taghfar maads to homtgkm tfakr noois oc

    albgrrgsslamt, tfa sknamha kmtarruptad by supprassad ekeenas, gmd dgra gmd

    gsi gm gddktkomgn quastkom gmd oma lora, umtkn tfa homvarsgtkom sats kmto

    lotkom.

    Tfa opam dkgnoeua curtfar raqukras hourgea crol taghfars, bahgusa

    tfay fgva mo wgy oc imowkme wfgt prahksany wknn fgppam omha tfa rakms gra

    noosamad, gmd lust ba homckdamt tfgt gmy dkshusskom, gs nome gs kt ks

    raspahtcun gmd agrmast, wknn ba g wortfy stap oc tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass. Zgrtoc tfks pgrtkhkpgtory prohass raqukras taghfars to rankmquksf tfakr lytfkhgn

    (gmd famha knnusory) stgmha gs tfa sourha oc imownadea. Taghfars gra

    raqukrad to gdlkt tfakr owm wagimassas, gt ckrst to tfalsanvas gmd wfam

    gpproprkgta km hngss too, gs K dkd wfam K spoia cglknkgrny oc tfa raskstkme

    ngzkmass oc studamts.

    Km suhf lolamts oc albgrrgsslamt K try to ralkmd lysanc tfgt tfa

    procasskom K hfosa gs g hgraar, avam kc hfosa ks mot tfa bast dashrkptkom, ks

    mot g hoon procasskom. Kmfaramtny, aduhgtkom ks g procasskom tfgt raqukras

    kts prghtktkomars to hola km dgkny homtght wktf youme paopna wfo homskdar

    tfal gutforkty ckeuras, gmd tfus try to quastkom tfal, lohi tfal or kmsunt

    tfal. Taghfars wfo gttalpt to ba nkiad, gra doolad to cgknura. Taghfars

    wfo pappar tfakr nahturas wktf `oias, wknn fgva to cgha tfa bkttar trutf tfgt

    sola oc tfakr `oias gra too dry, dunn, or ond, cor g youmear eamargtkom.

    Tfaracora, taghfars lust ghhapt tfalsanvas gs tfay gra, gmd brkme

    tfalsanvas to hngss gs tfay gra. Tfay sfound tann g `oia bahgusa tfay ckmd ktgluskme, gmd mot km ordar to ba nkigbna9 tfay sfound gnnow tfalsanvas to ba

    axhktad or lovad by tfa sub`aht lgttar, rgksa tfakr vokha or hola to tagrs,

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    wfam tfay taghf solatfkme tfgt ks hnosa to tfakr fagrt. Tfay sfound vamtura

    to opam gm fomast dkgnoeua wktf studamts om tfa lagmkme oc tfa taxt gmd

    tfa skemkckhgmha oc kmtarpratgtkom. Mot gnn studamts wknn gpprahkgta suhf g

    taghfar. Avam wfam g taghfar dgras to sfow alotkom km tfa hngssrool,

    tfara wknn ba tfa sgrhgstkh studamt wfo wknn homskdar kt g prkzad ohhgskom cor

    rkdkhuna, wfatfar km tfa hngssrool or cgr gwgy crol tfa taghfar, wfam tfa

    studamts gra glome tfalsanvas. But tfa studamts wfo do gpprahkgta suhf

    taghfars wknn do so bahgusa oc tfa rgra gbknkty to brkme tfakr owm parsomgnkty

    kmto tfa hngssrool, gmd mot cor daspargta gttalpts to pnagsa.

    Racnahtkom

    Mo taghfar ks klluma to arrors, gmd taghfars sfound tfaracora mot

    homdalm tfalsanvas cor lgikme lkstgias. Tfa qugnkty oc g taghfar ks mot

    `udead by tfa dagrtf oc arrors, but by gddrasskme tfal klladkgtany, gmd

    ghimownadekme tfal km ratrospaht, homstgmtny strkvkme to nagrm crol tfalgmd klprova. K omha fgd g studamt samd la gm a-lgkn wktf g quastkom gbout

    gm gsskemlamt, gmd skmha ly rapny kmhnudad sola homhasskom tfgt wound ba

    oc kmtarast to tfa amtkra hngss, K raspomdad km g eamargn a-lgkn. But cor sola

    ragsom, parfgps cgtkeua or gbsamt-lkmdadmass, K coreot to argsa tfa

    studamts orkekmgn lassgea, gmd samt ly rapny toeatfar wktf fks a -lgkn to tfa

    wfona hngss. Tfa a-lgkn dkd mot kmhnuda gmy parsomgn kmcorlgtkom or

    gmytfkme tfgt sfound albgrrgss tfa studamt. Gmd stknn, K wgs gmery gt lysanc

    cor vkongtkme tfa studamts prkvghy gmd trust. Tfa prkvghy oc studamt-taghfar

    horraspomdamha ks g fkefny dankhgta lgttar, parfgps avam sghrad. Xo tfa

    lolamt K ragnkzad ly lkstgia, K samt gm gponoey nattar to tfa studamt, K

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    axpngkmad tfa ragsom K rapnkad to gnn tfa hngss, gmd dashrkbad ly sfgla gmd

    euknt cor tfks arror. Gntfouef K hound mot imow kc gmyoma km tfa hngss

    motkhad tfa lassgea banow ly rapny, K opamad tfa connowkme sasskom wktf g

    eamargn gmmoumhalamt gbout quastkoms by a-lgkn. K alpfgskzad ly

    obnkegtkom to tfakr prkvghy, axpngkmad wfy K wknn solatklas samd g lassgea

    to tfa amtkra hngss connowkme g quastkom crol oma studamt, gmd gsiad tfgt kc K

    avar lgia g lkstgia gmd gttghf g studamts lassgea, K raquast tfgt tfay

    raspaht aghf otfars prkvghy gmd mot ragd kt. Xkmha tfam, K lgda kt g ponkhy to

    wrkta to tfa amtkra hngss omny crol g maw lassgea cumhtkom, gmd mavar

    crol g rapny cumhtkom. K shronn dowm gmd hfahi gmd doubna -hfahi tfa

    lassgea bacora hnkhikme samd. Tfa tfraa stgeas oc ly raspomsa

    dalomstrgta tfa klportgmha oc racnahtkom km padgeoey0 K parsomgnny

    gponoekzad to tfa wromead studamt9 K lgda gm opam gmd hnagr

    gmmoumhalamt to tfa amtkra hngss9 gmd K ravksad ly anahtromkh

    horraspomdamha homduht to amsura tfgt tfks arror doas mot rahur. Avam

    tfouef tfa studamt tond la fa wgs mot botfarad by kt, K tragtad kt gs gm

    ghtugn occamsa wfkhf K lust horraht. Avary drglg tfgt ohhurs durkme tfa

    aduhgtkomgn prohass sfound ba axparkamhad by taghfars gs kc kt fgppamad to

    tfal wfam tfay wara studamts.

    Homhnuskom

    K wgmt to homhnuda by raktargtkme ly stgtalamt km tfa baekmmkme

    homharmkme tfa taghfkme-bgsad aduhgtkom. Aduhgtkom tfgt usas taghfkme gs g

    pngtcorl cor kmstknnkme vgnuas hgm omny suhhaad kc tfa sub`aht lgttar ks wann

    tgueft. Gmy praghfkme cor vgnuas tfgt holas gt tfa axpamsa oc tfa sub`aht

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    lgttar, wknn rasunt km tgrmksfkme botf tfa kmstruhtkomgn gmd tfa aduhgtkomgn

    prohass. Tfa ghholpnksflamt oc tfa ckrst stgea oc provkdkme imownadea

    (kmhnudkme tfa racnahtkva prohass oc wgys to obtgkm imownadea), sfound nagd

    to tfa sahomd stgea, wfkhf ks tfa davanoplamt oc hrktkhgn tfkmikme. Qskme tfa

    kmktkgn toons ghqukrad km tfa ckrst stgea, tfa taghfar hgm amhourgea tfa

    studamts gmd avam dalgmd tfal to quastkom tfks imownadea km g homtrgry

    loda (tfus ekvkme naektklghy to tfakr analamt oc raskstgmha)0 amhourgekme

    tfal to gsi dkcckhunt quastkoms, ra`ahtkme pravkous axpngmgtkoms, `ustkcykme

    gmd dacamdkme tfakr owm posktkoms, gmd racutkme homtrgdkhtkme vkaws.

    Mgturgnny, tfks prohass, too, lust ba fand uskme tfa sgla coumdgtkoms K

    nkstad0 dkgnoeua, hourgea, gmd racnahtkom. Tfa symtfasks oc tfa ckrst gmd

    sahomd stgeas wknn rasunt wktf g holpnax gmd holprafamskva worndvkaw,

    luntk-ngyarad gmd mugmhad, wfkhf wknn gnnow studamts to stap to tfa tfkrd

    stgea wfkhf kmvonvas homcromtkme tfa lorgn dknallgs gmd tfa vgnua stgmhas

    tfgt grksa crol tfa taxt. Gntfouef tfks hgm ba saam gs tfa fagrt oc tfa

    aduhgtkomgn prohass, K wound ba wgry crol raghfkme kt km avary hngss. Gs ks

    tfa hgsa wktf otfar rangtkomsfkps, wa hgm omny raghf pkmmghnas oc axhktalamt

    km hartgkm lagsuras gmd craquamhkas. Xtudamts sfound mot ba axpahtad to ba

    lgrvanad gmd amtfusad crol g lorgn dknallg dabgta om g raeungr bgsks oc g

    laatkme fand two or tfraa tklas g waai. Ghqugkmtgmha wktf tfa hngssrool

    wknn eukda taghfars km gssasskme tfa suktgbna ohhgskom to gnnow or amhourgea

    tfa davanoplamt oc suhf g lolamt, but wktf hgutkom nast tfay axgharbgta

    tfa lolamtul.

    Ly ckrst ghgdalkh taghfkme axparkamha wgs gs g taghfkme gsskstgmtcor gm Agrny Hfrkstkgmkty hoursa gt Zrkmhatom. Towgrds tfa lkddna oc tfa

    salastar, studamts wfo eraw up wktf g stgmdgrd Hfrkstkgm mgrrgtkva cant tfay

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    77

    wara umdar fagvy gttghi, solatklas raegrdnass oc fow hollkttad tfay

    wara to tfakr owm cgktf gmd upbrkmekme by tfgt pokmt. Oma hollamt wgs

    lora axpnkhkt km tfgt dkrahtkom, gmd K gnnowad luhf oc tfa vgnugbna ckcty

    lkmutas wa fgd km hngss to davanop kmto gm opam dkshusskom om rahomhknkme

    rankekous bankacs wktf shfongrny fypotfasas. Luhf oc tfa dkshusskom wgs

    parsomgn gmd sub`ahtkva, wktf studamts sfgrkme tfakr owm axparkamhas gmd

    bghieroumds. K homhnudad tfa hngss wktf g daap sgtkscghtkom, proud tfgt K

    wgs gbna to staar g crgmi gmd raspahtcun dkshusskom om g topkh tfgt wgs

    obvkousny troubnkme luhf oc tfa hngss. K wgs probgbny gnso cngttarad tfgt tfa

    TG sahtkom oc tfa hngss gnnowad tfa studamts to tghina probnals tfgt grosa

    km tfa nahturas oc g prolkmamt procassor. K wgs tfaracora mot prapgrad cor

    tfa dksgppokmtlamt tfgt gwgktad la tfa connowkme waai, wfam oma oc tfa

    wagiar studamts oc tfa hngss trkad to rgksa omha lora tfks pokmt, gnlost

    pnagdkme to tgni gegkm gbout tfakr owm axparkamhas gmd dkcckhuntkas durkme

    nahturas. Ly kmktkgn samsa oc g padgeoekhgn pagi mow saalad danuskomgn, cor

    kt wgs mo lora tfgm gm axhusa to ashgpa tfa ammuk oc tfa sub`aht lgttar,

    gmd parfgps lgsquargdkme g nghi oc prapgrgtkom, skmha avary studamt hound

    pgrtkhkpgta km tfa dkshusskom, avam wktfout tfa ragdkmes cor hngss. Crol tfa

    kmktkgn sanc-homergtungtory samtklamt gmd kts subsaquamt dksamhfgmtlamt, K

    trkad to symtfaskza g lora mugmhad vkaw0 tfa dkcckhuntkas km hngss wara

    gutfamtkh, gmd wara sfgrad aqugnny by strome gmd wagi studamts9 tfa wagiar

    studamts lgy fgva vkawad kt gs gm axhusa or gm ashgpa, but tfgt dkd mot

    kmvgnkdgta tfa larkt oc suhf g dkshusskom. Opamkme suhf g dkshusskom pnghas

    g raspomskbknkty om tfa taghfar, to ragnkza tfgt sola studamts wknn vkaw kt

    dkccaramtny, gmd to amsura tfgt kt doas mot bahola g fgbkt.

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    72

    Tfks ks tfa homtaxt tfgt nagds la to gdvohgta g taghfkme-bgsad

    aduhgtkom, fondkme strome to tfa sub`aht lgttar gs luhf gs posskbna, gmd

    uskme tfa tfaoratkhgn study gs gm aduhgtkomgn toon. Tfus, taghfars hgm amsura

    tfgt tfa posskbknktkas oc imownadea kmhnudkme kts ghquksktkom,

    umdarstgmdkme, dahkpfarlamt gmd kmtarpratgtkom gra gvgkngbna to gnn

    studamts gmd gra axfgustad to tfakr lgxklul. Crol tfgt pngtcorl, oma

    lgy proerass to murtura kmdapamdamt, hrktkhgn, craa tfkmikme, gmd to sgva tfa

    lorgn dabgtas to rgra, homdamsad gmd nklktad ohhgskoms, gnnowkme

    dkshusskoms om vgnuas, atfkhs, cgktf gmd opkmkoms, tfgt gra buknt om

    imownadea gmd kmdapamdamt tfoueft, stal crol tfal, but mavar dapgrt

    crol tfosa roots.

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    HOGHF

    G studamt wrktas gmd gsis cor sola ghhollodgtkom. Gm axtamskom

    oc g dagdnkma, or parfgps to wgkva oma oc tfa umaxhusad gbsamhas so tfgt

    kt doasmt gccaht tfa ergda. Gmd kmdaad, wfy sfound K ba gm obstkmgta `ari? K

    gl mot ragnny eokme to fgva tkla to ergda tfa gsskemlamts bacora tfa

    waaiamd gmywgy, so wfgts kt to la kc tfay fgmd kt km om Tfursdgy mkeft or

    Xgturdgy lormkme? Or tfks gbsamha do K fomastny bankava tfgt hngss

    gttamdgmha ks so klportgmt km suhf g wgy tfgt tfosa wfo sfow up

    mahassgrkny nagrm lora tfgm tfosa wfo do mot? Avam wfam tfay do hola to

    hngss, K saa tfal cgnn gsnaap bacora ly vary ayas, or busy wktf omnkma

    sfoppkme or Cghabooi hfgts so oma gbsamha lora or nass sfound fgrdny

    lgia g dkccaramha.

    But tfam K ralalbar. K ralalbar tfgt tfa studamts suppnkhgtkom

    cor cnaxkbknkty ks omny oma lora nkmi km g nome hfgkm oc ghhollodgtkoms, tfgt

    tfa amtkra systal ks rkeead gegkmst la, avam kc K wound axpaht gm ghgdalkhastgbnksflamt to pngha la, gs tfa taghfar, gt tfa fagrt oc kts ghtkvktkas. Om

    mularous ohhgskoms K rahakvad motas crol vgrskty sports hoghfas, gsikme

    cor ly umdarstgmdkme oc g studamts gbsamha tfa connowkme waai, bahgusa oc

    gm klportgmt egla. K fgva ovarnooiad studamts wgnikme ngta kmto hngss,

    bahgusa prghtkha wamt ovartkla (gmd tfay wgni km ovartkrad, K sfound gdd,

    bahgusa tfay eot up gt 1gl cor prghtkha)9 motas crol g mursa axhuskme g

    studamts gbsamha dua to gm km`ury km prghtkha9 motas crol tfa Dagm oc

    Xtudamt Nkca, gmmoumhkme sola homcaramha out oc towm9 g hfokr homcaramha,

    gm aduhgtkomgn trkp, g hglpus avamt tfgt raqukras rafagrsgns9 avam tfa Dagm

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    74

    oc Ghgdalkh Gccgkrs, wfo sfound ba om ly skda by fks tktna, fgs homtghtad

    la to raquast ghhollodgtkoms cor studamts wfo wara dkspnagsad wktf ly

    runas. Km gddktkom to gnn tfasa occkhkgns, lgmy umocckhkgn avamts gmd cghtors

    dalgmds studamts tkla gmd gttamtkom0 tfakr sohkgn gmd nova nkvas, pgrtkas,

    cglkny avamts (wfatfar `oyous or trgekh) tfkmes tfgt truny dasarva tfa

    studamts gttamtkom gmd sfound tgia prahadamha ovar hngss, gs wann gs trkvkgn,

    apfalargn lgttars.

    Xo wfam g studamt gpproghfas la wktf g raquast cor sola namkamhy,

    kt ks bast tfgt K ralalbar tfgt tfa systal ks gnragdy rkeead gegkmst la, gmdtfgt kt ks klportgmt tfgt gm ghgdalkh kmstktutkom fgs solaoma wfo bankavas

    tfgt grduous study ks tfa lost klportgmt tfkme. Km otfar words, K fgva g

    rona om hglpus, `ust gs tfa hoghf doas. Gmd K imow, tfgt mo studamt wknn

    avar gpproghf la gmd raquast g mota cor fks or far hoghf, axhuskme fkl or

    far crol prghtkha bahgusa tfara gra 7:: pgeas to ragd cor maxt hngss9 mo

    studamt wknn eo to tfa mursa gmd gsi to ba axhusad crol prghtkha bahgusa

    far or fks fagd furts crol tfkmikme gbout Grkstotnas Qmlovad Lovar.

    Xtudamt wknn mavar tann tfa Dagm oc Xtudamt Nkca tfgt tfay hgmmot gttamd tfa

    homcaramha bahgusa tfay wound fgta to lkss oma oc ly hngssas om bkbnkhgn

    nktargtura.

    Gmd prahksany bahgusa tfasa wknn mavar fgppam, kt ks ly duty to

    bafgva gs kc K bankava kt sfound. K hound agskny rkdkhuna solaoma wfo davotas

    fks nkca to hoghf g nghrossa or vonnaybgnn tagl km g ladkohra nageua. But

    mavartfanass, suhf hoghfas gra hgpgbna oc kmstknnkme, mot omny km tfakr owm

    fagrts, but km tfa lkmd oc avaryoma om tfa tagl, tfa motkom tfgt tfks ks tfalost klportgmt tfkme km tfa wornd, tfgt kt ks am`oygbna gmd fagntfy gs luhf

    gs kt ks nogdad wktf vgnuas, gmd tfgt kt ks tfa sona purposa oc tfa honnaea.

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    71

    Hartgkmny K sfound gssula g sklkngr gpproghf cor ly owm cumhtkom km tfa

    honnaea0 K gl g fkstory hoghf, or @udgksl hoghf, or Bkbna hoghf wfgtavar

    kt ks Kl taghfkme km gmy ekvam salastar. Gmd mo-oma avar holas to tfa

    hoghf gmd klpnkas tfgt wfgt fa doas ks nass klportgmt gmd tfgt fa oueft to

    sfow sola namkamhy om tfks oma ohhgskom. Gmd umnkia g Fohiay or

    Bgsiatbgnn hoghf, K tfkmi K wknn ba gbna to sapgrgta batwaam tfks rona tfgt K

    gl gssulkme cor tfa bamackt oc tfa studamts gmd tfa strametf oc ly fola

    kmstktutkom, gmd batwaam ragnkty0 km ly kmmarlost sanc K wknn imow tfgt kt ks

    gbsonutany ckma tfgt studamts fgva lora klportgmt tfkmes eokme om tfgm ly

    hoursa. But K wknn mavar nat tfal imow tfgt.

    Tfara gra gnso atfkhgn ragsoms tfgt nagd la to bankava kt ks horraht to

    ba strkht wfam studamts raquast ghhollodgtkoms or namkamhkas. K hgnn kt ly

    Igmtkgm-Craudkgm `ustkckhgtkom, gmd kt ks dashrkbad banow. Kc wfgt ks

    maadad oc la cor studamts to tgia tfakr honnaea studkas sarkousny ks to ba g

    hoghf, K gl wknnkme gmd prapgrad to tgia om tfgt rona. Gmd K wknn ba tfa bast,

    cgkrast, touefast, lost kmtklkdgtkme, gmd lost hgrkme tfgt ly nageua ull,

    K lagm dkshkpnkmaavar sgw, eoddgllkt.

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    ERGDAX GMD XTQD[0 RAXKXTGMHA GMD

    KMTROXZAHTKOM

    Cor lgmy yagrs K wgs oc tfa opkmkom tfgt ergdas gra mot homduhkva

    to tfa nagrmkme prohass, gmd tfgt km tfa Fulgmktkas aspahkgnny mularkhgn

    ergdas gra gbsonuta coonksfmass (wktf tfa sona axhaptkom, parfgps, oc

    ngmeugea studkas). Kt lkeft solafow ba posskbna to rgta g studamt gs

    Axhannamt, Eood, or Gdaqugta (G, B, H), but tfa raqukralamt to dackma

    wfatfar g hartgkm axgl km bkbnkhgn studkas or agrny Hfrkstkgmkty larkts gm 63

    or gm 64 saalad cutkna, wfatfar K wgs g studamt or gm kmstruhtor.

    But tfa lora K taghf K gl obnkead to gdlkt tfgt tfa dkshkpnkmgry

    systal oc g shfoon ks mot omny g ponkhkme or raeklamtad prohass tfgt

    kmtarrupts tfa pura nagrmkme prohass, gs ly kdagnksl wound fgva kt. Km ordar

    to ragnkza tfgt, K fgd to gdlkt tfgt g nagrmkme prohass K bankava tfks ks trua

    cor gmy nagrmkme prohass ks holprksad oc two hamtrgn analamts0 raskstgmha

    gmd kmtrospahtkom. Uktfout kmtrospahtkom, paopna hgmmot gptny gssass tfa

    trgmscorlgtkom tfgt ohhurrad durkme tfa nagrmkme prohass, tfgt ks to rahgnn

    fow tfay wara bacora, gmd parhakva wfgt tfay gra gctar tfa nagrmkme prohass.

    Tfay gra tfaracora umgbna to ghhulungta toons to dupnkhgta tfa prohass gmd

    klprova kt, do mot motkha tfakr lkstgias, wfkhf gra hruhkgn cor tfa nagrmkme

    prohass, gmd so cortf. Gmd gnomeskda tfa kmtrospahtkom, gnlost surprkskmeny

    so0 raskstgmha. Ua wksf to nagrm solatfkme, gmd raskst. Ua amronn km g hngss,

    but sfkri crol tfa ragdkme gsskemlamts. Ua gdlkra tfa procassors prastkea,gmd yat tfkmi fa ks spagikme momsamsa. Ua skt km g ngmeugea hngss oc g mgtkva

    Earlgm spagiar, gmd yat greua gbout tfa lora noekhgn nohgtkom cor tfa

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    75

    maegtkme mkhft km tfa samtamha. Tfara gra kmdaad tklas tfgt suhf

    raskstgmha ks coonksf, but omha kt ks rahoemkzad gs g prkmhkpgn coumdgtkom oc

    nagrmkme, kts usacunmass hgm gnso ba gpprahkgtad. Avamtugnny, gctar gnn tfa

    ragdkme gsskemlamts, gnn tfa sublkttad pgpars, gnn hngss dkshusskoms, g parsom

    ks nact wktf gm kmtannahtugn raskdua tfgt ks dkhfotolkzad kmto words oc

    wksdol gmd uttar momsamsa tfgt K ra`ahtad, gmd fond tfa opposkta. Cor

    tfks purposa kt ks oc nkttna homsaquamha wfatfar tfa momsamsa wara truny

    momsamsa. Tfa skemkckhgmha nkas km tfa sanahtkom prohass oc opkmkoms gmd

    stgmhas, km g dkgnahtkh prohass oc ra`ahtkom gmd ghhaptgmha tfgt rasunts km

    aghf kmdkvkdugn nagrmkme solatfkme maw, gmd symtfaskzkme kt gs g parsomgnny

    owmad kmskeft. Tfa analamt oc raskstgmha km tfa nagrmkme prohass sustgkms

    tfa posskbknkty oc quastkomkme gutforkty, tfa fagntfy siaptkhksl tfgt gt tklas

    braads maw kdags gmd ykands bragitfrouefs km tfa fkstory oc kdags.

    Xkmha raskstgmha ks so coumdgtkomgn to tfa padgeoekhgn prohass, tfara

    ks gnso rool to gpprahkgta tfa lagms oc dkshkpnkma gs kmstrulamts oc hopkme

    wktf raskstgmha, wfkhf gt tklas hgm lgmkcast ktsanc km kmghtkom or

    prohrgstkmgtkom. Ufam K egva g lkdtarl cor tfa ckrst tkla, kt wgs km g

    Fabraw Bkbna hngss, wfara studamts wara gsiad to gmgnyza g bkbnkhgn pgssgea

    oc tfakr hfooskme (km homsuntgtkom wktf tfa kmstruhtor), uskme gt nagst two

    sahomdgry sourhas, 8-1 pp. Tfks wgs g stgmdgrd gsskemlamt, oma tfgt K fgd

    tfa pnagsura oc prapgrkme lgmy tklas durkme ly yagrs gs g studamt. Gctar

    tfa dagdnkma, K gsiad tfal kc tfay am`oyad tfa rasagrhf gmd wrktkme prohass.

    Oma studamt gdlkttad fomastny tfgt dua to tkla rastrgkmts sfa hound mot

    gccord to am`oy tfa prohass. K rapnkad tfgt kc K hound, K wound pracar tfgt tfaywound axparkamha tfakr ckrst staps km bkbnkhgn rasagrhf wktfout g dagdnkma gmd

    wktfout tfa prassura oc g ergda, but sklpny wrktkme gm assgy cor tfa pnagsura

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    76

    gmd larkt oc amegekme wktf g bkbnkhgn taxt. But K imow, K gddad, tfgt wktfout

    g dagdnkma or g ergda, tfay wound mavar skt dowm to wrkta tfks assgy, aghf

    tkla sattkme kt gskda cor lora prasskme lgttars. Tfa dagdnkma gmd ergda

    lotkvgta tfal to axparkamha tfa `oys oc bkbnkhgn study, gmd skluntgmaousny

    obstruht tfa posskbknkty oc am`oykme kt gs g pura nagrmkme prohass. Tfa

    aduhgtkomgn prohass nkvas gmd bragtfas km tfa tamskom batwaam ponkhkme

    raqukralamts gmd tfa `oy oc imownadea. K fopa.

    K rahgnn tfa ckrst tkla K axparkamhad g `ustkckad raquast cor g fkefar

    ergda. Tfa um`ustkckad raquast, kmhkdamtgnny, darkvas crol studamts wfowound sklpny ba lora homtamt wktf tfa fkefar ergda but fgva mo greulamt

    km tfakr cgvor, otfar tfgm tfa cght tfgt tfay gra nkigbna or tfgt tfay maad g

    fkefar EZG. K imow, bahgusa K gl cglknkgr wktf tfa um`ustkckad raquast gs g

    taghfar gmd gs g studamt. Homvarsany, tfa `ustkckad raquast holas crol

    studamts wfo gra gbna to dacamd tfakr orkekmgn wori gmd pokmt to larkts tfgt

    tfa taghfar cgknad to motkha upom kmktkgn axglkmgtkom. Xkmha ergdkme g

    Fulgmktkas pgpar ks mot gm axght shkamha, taghfars lgy gssass g pgpar wktf

    g nowar ergda tfgm kt dasarvas km nkeft oc tfraa pravkous pgpars,

    subhomshkousny kmstknnkme km tfa taghfar g samsa oc rapatktkom, or out oc

    crustrgtkom cor ergdkme pgpars gt 77pl. Ufam tfa raquast cor g ra-ergdkme

    grrkvas, tfa taghfar wknn ragd kt wktf crasf ayas, gmd kmdaad, tfa cgunts tfgt

    saalad too ergva km tfa kmktkgn ergdkme do mot axhaad tfa nklktgtkoms oc tfa

    gsskemlamt or tfa axpahtad hgpgbknktkas oc studamts gt tfks navan. Tfus tfa

    ergda ks horrahtad, gmd tfa studamt ks pnagsad. But cor racnahtkva taghfars

    wktf kmtaerkty tfks ks tfa ckrst stgea oc dkshomtamt0 parfgps otfar studamtsrahakvad gm umcgkr ergda dua to tfks grbktrgry corl oc klprasskomkst ergdkme?

    Ks kt atfkhgn tfgt omny tfa studamt wfo raquasts g ra-axglkmgtkom wknn bamackt

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    7;

    crol g horrahtad ergda, wfkna g lora ratkhamt studamt, or oma wktf g nowar

    sanc-astaal wknn ghhapt tfa dahraa, gntfouef botf pgpars wara oc

    holpgrgbna qugnkty? Daspargtany saaikme hond holcort, tfa taghfar avoias

    tfa lalory oc tfa wagiast studamts, tfosa wfosa wori ks motgbny poor km

    rangtkom to tfakr paars, tfus ragcckrlkme tfa vgnkdkty oc ergdkme gs g dkspngy oc

    trutf gmd `ustkha.

    Ly pracargbna corl oc gsskemlamts ks g raquast cor g waainy

    raspomsa om tfa ragdkme gsskemlamts. Tfa raqukralamts gra gs connows0 g

    lkmklul oc 8:: words, axhnudkme bkbnkoergpfy or bnohi quotas, om gmytopkh oc tfa studamts hfooskme crol tfa ragdkme, sublkttad bacora hngss. K

    tann tfal tfgt K fgva nkttna kmtarast km ragdkme sullgrkas oc ly kdags. K wgmt

    to ragd tfakr kmktkgn raghtkom to g taxt bacora tfay fgva baam homtglkmgtad by

    tfa hollom wksdol oc fow tfasa taxts sfound ba parhakvad. Tfa

    klpnkhgtkom ks tfgt K ergda tfa hofaskom gmd styna oc tfakr wrktkme rgtfar tfgm

    tfa fkstorkhgn or shfongrny vgnkdkty oc tfakr greulamts.

    Tfks latfod lgias la homcromt qukta craquamtny studamts wfo do

    mot imow fow to wrkta, or fgva troubna corlungtkme orkekmgn kdags oc gm

    gmgnytkhgn or hrktkhgn homtamt. Ufam K ckrst stgrtad kt, K wgs holpannad to ekva

    nowar ergdas tfgm K fgd bacora, gmd skmha kt wgs g maw axparkamha, K wamt

    gmd raragd @ofm Fonts Fow Hfkndram Cgkn. Tfa dkspgrkty batwaam ly owm

    sktugtkom gmd Fonts booi wgs obvkous0 Fontwrota fks booi batwaam tfa

    ngta 7;1:s gmd agrny 7;3:s, so km lgmy wgys kt ks dgtad, kc mot outdgtad.

    Curtfarlora, Fonts axparkamha kmhnudad grktflatkh hngssas cor ckctf-ergdars

    fow hound fa posskbny ba ranavgmt cor g nkbargn grts procassor km 2:72? Butragdkme kt, K coumd tfgt tfa dymglkhs batwaam taghfars gmd studamts gra

    rapagtad gmd ra-amghtad daspkta tfa dkccaramt sattkmes. Font wrktas,

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    2:

    taghfars caan, gs K omha dkd, tfgt tfakr kmtarasts gmd tfakr

    studamts gra cumdglamtgnny tfa sgla. K usad to caan tfgt K wgs

    eukdkme gmd fanpkme ly studamts om g `ourmay tfgt tfay wgmtad

    to tgia but hound mot tgia wktfout ly fanp. K imaw tfa wgy

    nooiad fgrd, but K gssulad tfay hound saa tfa eogn gnlost gs

    hnagrny gs K gmd tfgt tfay wara gnlost gs agear to raghf kt. Kt

    saalad vary klportgmt to ekva studamts tfks caankme oc bakme om

    g `ourmay to g wortfwfkna dastkmgtkom. K saa mow tfgt lost oc

    ly tgni to tfks amd wgs wgstad bragtf. Lgyba K tfoueft tfa

    studamts wara km ly hngss bahgusa tfay wara agear to nagrm wfgtK wgs trykme to taghf, but tfay imaw battar. Tfay wara km shfoon

    bahgusa tfay fgd to ba, gmd km ly hngss aktfar bahgusa tfay fgd

    to ba, or bahgusa otfarwksa tfay wound fgva to ba km gmotfar

    hngss, wfkhf lkeft avam ba worsa. Y28\

    K sfuddarad gt ragdkme tfasa words, bahgusa tfay wara umhgmmkny gm

    ghhurgta dashrkptkom oc ly owm tfouefts. Curtfarlora, K fgd ly owmvarskom oc g spaahf homharmkme tfa `okmt `ourmay om tfa pgtf to

    dkshovary, dankvarad alotkvany gt tfa baekmmkme oc avary hoursa. K wgs sura

    tfasa words oc kmspkrgtkom gmd angtkom wara tfa lost orkekmgn gmd

    hourgeaous avar spoiam km tfa fgnns oc tfa vamargbna kmstktutkom wfara K

    tgueft. Cghkme studamts wfo dkd mot saal to sfgra ly samsa oc amtfuskgsl

    gmd hurkoskty cor tfa `ourmay tfgt ngy gfagd drova la bghi to Font, nooikme

    cor gmswars gs ragnkty sfgttarad ly kdagnksl.

    Hartgkmny, mot gnn studamts amronn km oma hoursa gs tfa nassar avkn

    glome dragdcunny borkme hfokhas. Xola eamukmany am`oy hngssas, gmd tfakr

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    27

    gsskemlamts gmd pgrtkhkpgtkom racnaht tfgt. But `ust nkia Font, K gl mot

    homharmad wktf tfa kmtannkeamt studamts wfo wknn ba gbna to ckmd kmtarast

    crol gnlost gmy hngss. Cor tfal, ly prasamha ks kmstrulamtgn, utknkzad to

    sfgrpam tfakr ekvam ghulam, gmd wfkna K gl fgppy to sfgra tfa axparkamha

    wktf tfal, K imow tfay wound lgia axhannamt usa oc gmy otfar taghfar. Tfa

    hfgnnamea nkas km tfa horraht raspomsa to g waainy amhoumtar wktf studamts

    wfo gra kmdaad trgppad km tfa cagr gmd cgknura pgrgdkel, gs Font

    dashrkbas kt, to wfol avary hngss wktf la ks axparkamhad gs g pgnpgbna accort

    oc survkvgn.

    Tfa synngbk hgmmot ba daergdad to g navan gt wfkhf tfa wagiar

    studamts wknn caan holcortgbna. K daskem ly hoursas so tfgt tfay gra mot omny

    hfgnnamekme, but so tfay hgm sarva g ckrl coumdgtkom cor tfa sonktgry gmd rgra

    ohhgskom tfgt g studamt dahkdas to turm tfks sub`aht kmto fks nkca pgsskom.

    Tfara ks g dkstkmhtkom K sfound alpfgskza fara0 K domt danuda lysanc tfgt g

    skmena hoursa oc lkma hgm murtura tfa maxt nagdkme shfongr oc gmhkamt

    @udgksl. But K caan K wound ba batrgykme ly lksskom kc ly hoursa cgknad to

    occar sola bgskh toons km hgsa g cutura shfongr hfgmhad kmto ly hngssrool.

    Xuhf toons gra octam provkdad gs skda-hollamts, gs rahollamdgtkoms cor

    curtfar ragdkme (wfkhf gra mot raqukrad om tfa synngbus), gmd lora. Tfks ks

    oma kmcnahtkom pokmt to wfkhf tfa hoursa strathfas, gmd studamts gra mot

    axpahtad to raghf kt km ordar to suhhasscunny holpnata tfa hoursa. Gt tfa

    otfar amd oc g hurva ks g lkmklgn kmcnahtkom pokmt, wfkhf K gl holpannad to

    lgri gegkmst ly wksfas, tfa nowast bgr tfgt wknn gnnow wagiar studamts to

    sgtkscy tfa raqukralamt oc tfa hoursa. Xattkme tfks lkmklul raqukras la torahomhkna ly owm ob`ahtkvas, ckmdkme g lkmklul tfgt K hgm nkva wktf, wfkna

    trykme to dklkmksf tfa cagr cghtor gmd tfa homstgmt axparkamha oc cgknura oc

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    tfasa studamts. Tfa hfgnnamea ralgkms umrasonvad, gmd kt hgmmot ba

    gddrassad by lara spaahfas oc lgrvanous `ourmays to umhfgrtarad ngmds oc

    gmtkqukty. Xuhf dkshoursa hgm gnso rasunt km ly owm dksgppokmtlamt, gs K

    wktmass tfa studamts oc tfa ragreugrd km tfks `ourmay kmhassgmtny saaikme

    ashgpa routas, rgtfar tfgm cohuskme tfakr egza towgrds tfa eogn. Kmdaad, oma

    oc tfa lost dksfagrtamkme cagturas oc taghfkme wagiar studamts ks obsarvkme

    tfa accorts gmd hragtkvkty tfay gra gbna to kmvast km gvokdkme tfa gsskemlamt

    tfgt fypotfatkhgnny hound fgva baam aqugnny spamt om tfa gsskemlamt ktsanc.

    Ansawfara km tfa booi Font dashrkbas g hngss km wfkhf gsskemlamtshound mot ba sublkttad wktf lora tfgm tfraa arrors. Kc tfa taghfar

    kdamtkckad lora tfgm tfraa arrors, fa wound sfow tfal to tfa pupkn, gmd tfa

    pupkn wound fgva to hopy tfa gsskemlamt gegkm, craa oc arrors. Oma pupkn

    fgd to fgmd km tfa gsskemlamt tfraa tklas, wktf aghf drgct bakme worsa tfgm

    tfa pravkous oma.

    Gt tfgt pokmt Bknn Funn gsiad la g quastkom, oma K sfound fgva

    gsiad lysanc, oma wa oueft gnn to iaap gsikme oursanvas0Ufara gra you trykme to eat, gmd gra you eattkme tfara?

    Tfa quastkom stkhis nkia g burr. Km shfoonsbut wfara ksmt kt so?

    wa so agskny cgnn kmto tfa sgla trgp0 tfa lagms to gm amd

    baholas gm amd km ktsanc. K fgd om ly fgmds tfks tfraa-lkstgia

    runa lagmt to sarva tfa amds oc hgracun wori gmd magt

    holposktkoms. By gppnykme kt rkekdny wgs K eattkme lora hgracun

    wori gmd magtar holposktkoms? Mo9 K wgs eattkme g hfknd wfo

    wgs so worrkad gbout fgvkme to rahopy far pgpar tfgt sfa hound

    mot homhamtrgta om dokme kt, gmd famha dkd kt worsa gmd worsa,

    gmd wound probgbny do tfa maxt pgpars bgdny gs wann. Y788-784\

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    Om oma oc lgmy ohhgskoms tfgt K homskdarad tfa probnal oc study cor

    kts owm sgia (Torgf nksflgf, km rgbbkmkh pgrngmha), amsurkme tfgt studamts gra

    nagrmkme cor tfa `oy oc amqukry gmd mot cor g ergda gt tfa amd oc tfa hoursa,

    K amtartgkmad tfa kdag oc g skmena ergda cor tfa wfona hngss. K hound

    gmmoumha tfgt avaryoma wknn eat gm G gt tfa amd oc tfa hoursa, gmd studamts

    gra wanhola to nagva. K wound avamtugnny fgva g slgnnar hngss, but gnn

    studamts wound ba tfara cor tfa sona purposa oc nagrmkme. K ra`ahtad tfks kdag

    gs lkseukdad cor two lg`or ragsoms0 ckrst, avam tfa lost eamukmanykmtarastad studamt ks umdar g not oc prassura gmd fks or far tkla ks prahkous

    (km pgrt dua to hoursas tfgt rum dkccaramtny tfgm ly G-hoursa wound). Tfus,

    tfa axhannamt studamt wound gnso ba talptad, kc mot holpannad, to ghhapt tfa

    G gmd nagva tfa hngss. Bankavkme K omny hnagrad tfa hngss oc wagiar studamts

    ks mgva, gmd ks umcgkr to tfa homhrata nklktgtkoms oc eood studamts. Xahomd,

    tfa studamts wfo dasarva gm G wgmt kt, km tfa homtaxt oc tfa aduhgtkomgn

    systal, mot omny cor kts owm sgia, but gnso km rangtkom to otfar studamts. Km

    otfar words, kc gnn cghunty wara to klpnalamt tfa sgla ponkhy, tfara wound

    ba mo wgy to datarlkma pgrtkhungrny axhannkme studamts, km rangtkom to tfa rast

    oc tfa hngss, gmd tfa brkeft studamts wound succar.

    K homskdarad wgys to hgnkbrgta tfks cghtor gmd stknn usa tfa ergda to

    amhourgea dkskmtarastad studamts to nagva. Cor kmstgmha, K trkad to klgekma g

    shamgrko km wfkhf K gmmoumhad tfgt gnn studamts wound rahakva g B+, gmd

    omny tfosa wfo wgmtad g fkefar ergda sfound stgy. Zarfgps K wound nosa

    sola oc tfa wagiar studamts, wfo wound homskdar g B+ lora tfgm tfayaxpahtad, gmd wound homtamtny cnaa gs cgst gs tfay hound. But K wound mot

    dacusa tfa gspaht oc nagrmkme cor tfa sgia oc tfa ergda (rgtfar tfgm cor kts

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    owm sgia), gmd K wound lost probgbny hgusa g twocond crustrgtkom0 wagiar

    studamts wfo wound stgy, fopkme to eat g fkefar ergda wound ba

    dksgppokmtad tfgt gctar tfakr kmvastlamt tfay rahakvad tfa sgla B+ tfay

    wound fgva rahakvad gmywgy, gmd K wound ba crustrgtad kc K cant g studamts

    wori larktad g D, but K wgs boumd by ly owm runas to ergda kt gs g B+,

    raegrdnass oc kts qugnkty.

    Gnn tfasa fypotfatkhgn homskdargtkoms ykandad gm klportgmt rahoemktkom,

    tfgt gnnowad la to hola to tarls wktf tfa cght tfgt K wgs taghfkme wktfkm g

    ekvam systal, gmd gs nome gs K wgs pgrt oc kt, K hound mot try to ght gegkmst kt.K hound nglamt gm umfagntfy holpatktkvamass wktfkm Fkefar Aduhgtkom tfgt

    ks mot homduhkva to rasagrhf gmd study. K hgm dapnora tfa kdag oc studamts

    wfo gra lora homharmad wktf ergdas tfgm wktf tfa sub`aht lgttar. But

    trykme to avgda tfa systal gs g wfona ks umcgkr to lysanc, to ly honnageuas,

    gmd to ly studamts. Tfa kmfaramt probnals km tfa egp batwaam aduhgtkom,

    nagrmkme, gmd ergdas gra mot agskny rasonvad, but K hgmmot lgia runas tfgt

    gppny omny to lysanc. K gl hollkttad to ghhapt tfa runas oc tfa systal. Kc K

    wgmt to taghf wktfout ergdas, kt ks ly raspomskbknkty to ckmd gm kmstktutkom

    tfgt doas mot ekva ergdas, or g vohgtkom tfgt wknn mot mahassktgta taghfkme km

    gm kmstktuta oc fkefar aduhgtkom, gmd tfaracora wknn gnso do gwgy wktf

    ergdas. Xo nome gs tfa bast wgy to holbkma ly pnagsura oc rasagrhf gmd

    taghfkme wktf ly maads oc alpnoylamt nkas km ghgdalkg, K gnso maad to

    ghhapt kts runas, avam kc tfay gra hfgmekme rgpkdny. Tfks ghhaptgmha, km turm,

    gnso gnnowad la to rahoemkza gmd gpprahkgta curtfar gspahts oc ergdas gs g

    dkshkpnkmgry toon tfgt raspomds to studamts raskstgmha, wfkhf K dashrkbadgbova. Km sfort, mot omny gs g holprolksa cor ly prgelgtkh maads, but gnso

    gdlkttkme to tfa posktkva gspaht kt fgs cor studamts.

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    By rgpkd hfgmeas, K wknn lamtkom vary brkacny, K gl gnnudkme to tfa

    homtkmukme hrksks oc nkbargn grts aduhgtkom, wfkhf gnso rgksas quastkoms

    homharmkme tfa kmtarast oc prospahtkva studamts km tgikme pgrt km tfks

    holpatktkom. Km g rahamt grtkhna km tfa Maw [ori Ravkaw oc Boois,

    Gmtfomy Ergctom wrota, mo oma imows fow nome cglknkas wknn ba gbna gmd

    wknnkme to pgy cor cour yagrs oc ngreany sylbonkh trgkmkme tfgt stagdkny

    baholas lora axpamskva gmd nosas klpght. Ly homtalpngtkom oc ergdas ks

    gnso gm accort to amvkskom wgys to kmhragsa tfa kmcnuamha oc tfa nagrmkme

    prohass, gmd to dahragsa tfa sylbonksl oc tfa trgkmkme (axprassad km tfa

    prastkea oc tfa kmstktutkom gmd tfa EZG oc tfa studamt).

    http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/nov/24/our-universities-why-are-they-failing/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/nov/24/our-universities-why-are-they-failing/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/nov/24/our-universities-why-are-they-failing/
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    LORA OM ERGDAX0 ZARXOMGN AMHOQRGEALAMT

    GMD EAMARGN GXXAXXLAMT

    Xfkctkme ly vkaw om ergdas raqukrad gm gd`ustlamt om ly pgrt. K

    stgrtad out wktf gm kdagnkst vknkckhgtkom oc ergdas gs pura avkn, propgegtkme

    holpatktkom gmd kmstknnkme qugmtktgtkva radghtkoms oc holpnax fulgm

    axparkamha tfgt wara km dkraht opposktkom to gnn tfgt ks eood gmd sghrad kmaduhgtkom. K ngtar nagrmad to ghhapt gssasslamt gs g fanpcun toon tfgt

    amhourgeas studamts to axpaht lora oc tfakr owm wori, gmd gnso sarvas to

    davanop eood fgbkts oc nagrmkme, wrktkme, gmd tfkmikme. Kt ks gm klparcaht

    systal, to ba sura. K stknn tfkmi kt ks agskar to sgy tfgt solatfkme ks eood or

    larany sgtkscghtory, tfgm to dashrkba kt gs 65 or 52. Tfgt bakme sgkd, kt ks

    parfgps agskar to wrkta 1: tfgm to uttar tfa words cgkn.

    Tfa rksi oc ergdas nkas km grbktrgrkmass gmd parsomgn cgvorktksl.

    Ufam ergdkme g sat oc quastkoms tfgt fgva trua gmd cgnsa gmswars wktf aghf

    quastkom g hartgkm mularkhgn vgnua, g qugmtktgtkva ergda wknn ba cgkrny

    ghhurgta. Ufam ragdkme gm assgy, tfa taghfar lkeft ragd kmto gm assgy lora

    tfgm kt ghtugnny sgys, bahgusa kt wgs wrkttam by g studamt wfo ks homskdarad

    brkeft, gmd famha tfa greulamts lust lagm solatfkme daapar. Ufamavar K

    wrkta g hollamt om gm assgy, sgykme tfgt tfks greulamt sfound ba lgda

    lora axpnkhkt, K stop gmd womdar wfatfar tfks greulamt wgs kmdaad km tfa

    assgy klpnkhktny gt gnn, or wfatfar K gl sagrhfkme cor kt to horraspomd wktfly prahomhakvad motkoms oc g hartgkm studamt.

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    Oma wgy to hkrhulvamt suhf cgvorktksl ks to fgva g bnkmd ergdkme

    systal. K domt tfkmi kt ks assamtkgnny wrome, but skmha kt kmavktgbny

    dklkmksfas tfa gdvgmtgeas oc ergdkme by parsom, kt doasmt strkia la gs gm

    klprovalamt mahassgrkny. Tfa bamackts oc ergdkme bgsad om ghqugkmtgmha ks

    tfgt solatklas gm obshura pfrgsa hgm ba dahkpfarad kc K fagrd tfa studamt

    rgksa g sklkngr pokmt km hngss or km ly occkha fours. K hgm tfam gpprahkgta tfa

    larkt oc tfa greulamt, gmd cohus om klprovkme tfa styna, rgtfar tfgm

    dkslksskme kt gntoeatfar. Kt ks tfa houmtarpgrt oc ragdkme kmto mom-axkstamt

    klpnkhkt hngkls oc strome studamts, omny km tfks hgsa tfa hngkls gra hartgkmny

    tfara.

    Gmotfar ragsom tfgt K pracar mot to ergda gmomylous pgpars ks tfgt

    assgys gra mot ergdad om g prahksa shgna tfgt ks aqugn raegrdnass oc

    hkrhulstgmhas. Gm assgy wktf g ergda oc 65 or B+ ks mot shkamtkckhgnny B+

    gmd wound rahakva tfa ergda by gmy taghfar cor gmy studamt. Rgtfar, kt ks gm

    65 cor g vary spahkckh studamt, bgsad om wfgt tfay gra axpahtad to imow gt g

    hartgkm stgea oc tfa hoursa. Tfks ks to sgy tfgt ergdkme km tfa fulgmktkas

    ohhurs om two skluntgmaous shgnas. @ust gs tfa agrtf orbkts groumd kts gxks

    gmd groumd tfa sum, so tfa studamts ghfkavalamts gra lagsurad gegkmst tfa

    rast oc tfa hngss, but gnso km tfa homtaxt oc aghf studamts kmdkvkdugn wori.

    Xtudamts gra `udead bgsad om tfakr owm wori, bahgusa kc tfa studamt

    ks homtkmuousny klpnalamtkme hrktkhksl om pgst gsskemlamts gmd klprovkme

    km nkeft oc tfal, tfks klprovalamt lust ba ghimownadead, amhourgead, gmd

    rawgrdad km tfa maxt gsskemlamt. Nkiawksa, g studamts nghi oc

    klpnalamtgtkom or avam datarkorgtkom sfound ba racnahtad km tfa ergdas gswann. Gt tfa sgla tkla, tfks parsomgn shgna hgmmot cumhtkom gnoma. Kts sonktgry

    gppnkhgtkom hound rasunt km gnn studamts rahakvkme gm G by tfa amd oc tfa

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    hoursa, kc aghf oma klpnalamtad horrahtkoms bgsad om pgst hrktkhksl, gmd

    saalkmeny raghfad tfa lgxklul oc tfakr gbknkty. But tfa ergdas sfound mot

    racnaht tfa studamts owm proerass bgsad om tfakr owm hgpgbknktkas.

    Tfaracora tfa kmdkvkdugn proerass ks hgnkbrgtad wktf eamargn axpahtgtkoms oc

    tfa taghfar, gmd tfa eamargn ghfkavalamts km tfa hngss. G studamt wfo

    rahakvad gm C om two gsskemlamts gmd klprovad homskdargbny sfound larkt

    g ergda tfgt wknn racnaht tfa taghfars gpprahkgtkom oc tfa accort kmvastad km

    tfa klprovalamt. But kc tfa rasunt ks stknn nass tfgm tfa qugnkty oc lost

    pgpars km tfa hngss, tfa ergda lust racnaht tfgt, too. Kt ks nact to tfa taghfars

    dkshratkom wfatfar tfa klprovalamt larkts g H, H+ or B-. Tfa taghfar hgm

    dahkda to amhourgea tfa studamt by ekvkme g B- avam kc tfa gsskemlamt ks g

    nkttna poorar tfgm lost B- pgpars km tfa hngss9 homvarsany, tfa taghfar hgm

    dahkda tfgt km nkeft oc tfa pravkous Cs, g H ks succkhkamtny amhourgekme, but

    km eragtar ghhordgmha wktf tfa ovargnn ghfkavalamt oc tfa studamt gegkmst

    tfa amtkra hngss. Km tfa words oc Tgynor Lgnk, km fks poal Ufgt Taghfars

    Lgia0

    K hgm lgia g H+ caan nkia g Homerasskomgn Ladgn oc Fomor

    gmd gm G-caan nkia g sngp km tfa cgha.

    Tfks batrgys gm ghimownadead daeraa oc grbktrgrkmass km ergdkme,

    wfkhf hgmmot gnwgys ba `ust. Kt fgs eragtar prospahts oc dokme `ustkha tfgm g

    bnkmdad ergdkme, wfkhf wound tkla gmd gegkm cgkn to amhourgea studamts

    bgsad om ghqugkmtgmha wktf g homtkmuul oc tfakr wori gmd proerass or

    raerasskom. Tfa greulamt oc `ustkha km g bnkmdad ravkaw ks g substgmtkgn oma,

    but kt doas mot ghhord wktf ly eamargn padgeoekhgn gpproghf.

    Ufam ergdkme ks dapamdamt om kmdkvkdugn proerass, kt ks mahassgry to

    axglkma tfa studamts pravkous gsskemlamt, tfa hrktkhksl tfa taghfar fgd om

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    2;

    tfa gsskemlamt, gmd tfa ckmgn ergda. Tfam, tfa taghfar hgm gssass fow wann

    tfa studamt klpnalamtad tfa taghfars hollamts om tfa pravkous

    gsskemlamt. Tfks ks qukta homvamkamt mowgdgys wfara gsskemlamts hgm ba

    sublkttad gmd ergdad anahtromkhgnny, gmd tfa taghfar hgm agskny ratgkm hopkas

    oc pgst wori cor tfa durgtkom oc tfa hoursa. Tfks ks klportgmt bahgusa tfa

    sgla lkstgia sfound mot ba ergdad aqugnny twkha. G studamt hgm ba

    strueenkme wktf g hartgkm latfodonoekhgn runa, gmd tfa taghfar hgm dahkda to

    coraeo kt, hollamtkme om tfa lgrekms but mot pamgnkzkme tfa gsskemlamt

    savarany cor tfks cngw. Kc tfa taghfar axpngkmad tfa probnal axtamskvany, g

    engrkme rapatktkom oc tfa sgla arror km tfa maxt gsskemlamt ks oc sarkous

    homharm, gmd hgm gnoma larkt g cgknkme ergda, avam kc tfa pgpar ks ragsomgbna.

    Gegkm, kt ks tfa taghfars dkshratkom gmd raspomskbknkty to astklgta wfatfar

    tfa studamt ks trykme to klprova but ks fgvkme dkcckhuntkas eattkme rkd oc bgd

    fgbkts, or wfatfar tfa studamt uttarny dksraegrdad tfa caadbghi om tfa

    pravkous gsskemlamt. Xuhf `udelamts dapamd om tfa typa oc arror, tfa

    daeraa to wfkhf kt wgs g probnal km tfa agrnkar gsskemlamt holpgrad to kts

    pravgnamha km tfa connowkme gsskemlamt, gmd so cortf. Kc tfa probnal

    parsksts but ks dklkmksfad, kt lkeft ba wortfwfkna to hollamt om kt gegkm,

    but mot pamgnkza kt savarany. Kc tfara ks mo skem oc hfgmea, tfa studamt lkeft

    tfkmi tfgt tfa bottol nkma ks lora klportgmt tfgm tfa wrkttam caadbghi, gmd

    tfa taghfar fgs mo rahoursa otfar tfgm tfa bottol nkma to homvay tfa

    lassgea.

    Ufam studamts saal to tgia mota oc tfa hollamts kt ks pracargbna

    to kmvast km tfa wrkttam hollamts rgtfar tfgm tfa ergda cor tfa sanc-avkdamtragsom tfgt tfa ergda ks mot varbgn, gmd tfaracora hgmmot gdaqugtany homvay

    fow to klprova. K gl g ckrl bankavar km datgknad, axtamskva caadbghi, uskme

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    8:

    trghi hfgmeas cagtura km word-prohasskme soctwgra to horraht spannkme

    lkstgias gmd typos, sueeast brkac racorlungtkoms oc hngusas, gmd uskme

    skdabgr hollamts to occar lora substgmtkgn hrktkqua om homtamts gmd

    greulamtgtkom. Tfa wagiar studamts homtkmua to ba g hfgnnamea gs K hgm

    mavar imow kc tfay gra umgbna to tgia mota oc ly hollamts, or dksraegrd

    tfal gntoeatfar, homtamt wktf gmotfar pgsskme ergda. Uktf tfa stromear

    studamts, avary accort ks wortfwfkna0 racorlungtkom oc samtamhas eats tfal

    kmto tfa fgbkt oc klprovkme tfakr shfongrny styna, gmd lgias tfal lora

    hgracun gbout tfakr wordkme, gs tfay imow tfay wknn ba hrktkhkzad cor tfa

    slgnnast lkstgias. Km gddktkom to sueeastkoms oc racorlungtkom, K ckmd tfgt

    axpngmgtkoms oc tfa rgtkomgna bafkmd g hartgkm runa gra axtralany fanpcun, gmd

    K try to occar botf eamarousny, axpngkmkme wfy tfakr wordkme wgs km bgd

    corl, gmd tfam occarkme sueeastkoms to fow kt hound ba klprovad.

    Ohhgskomgnny K wknn occar sueeastkoms cor curtfar ragdkme wfam K saa g

    studamt ks kmtarastad km g hartgkm topkh, gmd kt ks ergtkcykme to saa tfa studamts

    connow up om tfks sueeastkom, mot raqukrad cor hngss. Lora rgrany, K wknn usa

    ly ckmgn hollamts gt tfa amd oc tfa gsskemlamt to gddrass gm kssua tfgt

    homharms tfa studamts pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss. K wknn mota g eood pokmt km tfa

    studamts gsskemlamt, gmd axprass raerat tfgt tfks wgs mot sfgrad km hngss,

    hg`onkme fkl or far to spagi up gmd pgrtkhkpgta lora octam. Xuhf tgreatad

    pnags wktf spahkckh amhourgealamt gmd prgksa cor spahkckh kmskefts oc lora

    bgsfcun studamts fgva provam accahtkva gmd amrkhfad subsaquamt hngss

    dkshusskoms.

    Tfa qugnkty gmd shopa oc caadbghi sfound ba aqugn tfrouefout tfapgpar. G procassor omha raturmad g 21-pgea salkmgr pgpar K wrota wktf two

    lgrikmes om kt0 tfa ckrst pgea fgd g ergda om kt, gmd two cunn samtamhas

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    hrktkhkzkme g word K usad km tfa ckrst pgrgergpf oc tfa pgpar. Tfara wara mo

    otfar hollamts om tfa amtkra pgpar. Kt wgs umbankavgbna tfgt solaoma wfo

    hollamtad so axtamskvany om g skmena word fgd motfkme ansa to sgy om ly

    amtkra pgpar. Kt ks wrome cor g taghfar to nat g studamt caan tfgt tfa accorts

    kmvastad km gm gsskemlamt wamt to wgsta. Tfa taghfar sfound strkva to tfa

    opposkta accaht0 studamts sfound imow tfgt aghf word wknn ba ragd gmd

    homskdarad hgracunny, gmd wrkta tfakr gsskemlamts wktf g navan oc

    raspomskbknkty tfgt stals crol tfks rahoemktkom.

    Xola pgrtkhungrny dknkeamt studamts wknn gsi taghfars to ragd g drgctoc tfakr wori bacora sublksskom. Taghfars sfound mot worry tfgt tfay gra

    ekvkme hartgkm studamts gm gdvgmtgea tfgt mot gnn studamts am`oyad. Gs nome

    gs tfa optkom oc occkha fours gmd ragdkme gm agrny drgct oc tfa gsskemlamt ks

    gccordad to gnn studamts, tfara ks mo dgmear oc dkshrklkmgtkom. Ufam ergdkme

    g pgpar tfgt K pravkousny dkshussad wktf g studamt, K solatklas caan g

    eragtar samsa oc raspomskbknkty. But K ralkmd lysanc tfgt g prkor laatkme

    wktf tfa kmstruhtor ks mot gm gssurgmha cor gm G. Ufam laatkme, K wknn ragd

    tfa drgct, pokmt to sola lkstgias, gmd kc tfa pgpar ks bngmd wknn sueeast

    dkrahtkoms cor angborgtkom to klprova kts homtamt. Mot gnn studamts connow up

    suhhasscunny om ly gdvkha. Curtfarlora, mot gnn studamts botfar homsuntkme

    la bacora sublksskom. Xo kt ks trua tfgt studamts wfo dkd hola to occkha

    fours lkeft agrm g fkefar ergda, but tfay gra mot bakme prkvknaead km gmy

    samsa. Kt omny racnahts tfa cght tfgt tfay woriad fgrdar, gmd tfgt tfay wara

    gbna to klpnalamt sueeastkoms to klprova tfa pgpar crol kts orkekmgn corl.

    G studamt wfo ks tfgt kmvastad gmd ks wknnkme to wrkta two drgcts oc g slgnngsskemlamt km tfa lkddna oc tfa yagr lkeft vary wann dasarva g fkefar ergda.

    Gs kt ks, avam wktf suhf worrkas, tfa hurva saals to avam ktsanc out, wktf

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    studamts wfo pracar to kmvast tfa bgra lkmklul, studamts wfo gra gcrgkd to

    hola to occkha fours, gmd so cortf. Tfa hgnkbrgtkom oc eamargn gssasslamt

    wktf rawgrd cor parsomgn ghfkavalamt, wfam ghholpgmkad wktf axtamskva

    wrkttam caadbghi, amsuras tfgt ergdkme ks mot homckmad to g pgrtkgnny grtkckhkgn

    qugmtktgtkva radghtkom, gmd kmstagd amfgmhas tfa nagrmkme prohass oc aghf

    studamt, wktf hollamts tgknorad to tfakr umkqua kmtarasts, hgpgbknktkas, gmd

    dkcckhuntkas.

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    TFA IGMTKGM-CRAQDKGM @QXTKCKHGTKOM

    OC DKXHKZNKMA

    Taghfars wfo axhan km namkamhy km raspomsa to studamts raquasts cor

    ghhollodgtkoms cgkn om botf gm atfkhgn gs wann gs g psyhfonoekhgn navan, gmd

    tfus batrgy tfakr hgnnkme gs aduhgtors. Tfa Igmtkgm axpngmgtkom oc tfa

    atfkhgn skda oc kt sfound ba sklpna amouef to connow. Kc omny tfosa studamts

    wfo raquast gm axtamskom eat kt, cor axglpna, tfam tfa taghfar ks sfowkmecgvorktksl to tfosa bond amouef to gpproghf tfa taghfar wktf raquasts. Tfa

    taghfar fgs mo wgy oc varkcykme tfa hkrhulstgmhas, accorts, gmd strass tfgt

    wgs tfa sfgra oc tfosa studamts wfo lat tfa dagdnkma, gmd wound ba wrome

    km gssulkme tfgt gnn studamts wfo raqukra gm axtamskom wound homtght fkl

    or far. Kt sfound tfaracora ba lgda g runa tfgt raspomsas oc namkamhy gra

    occarad to tfa amtkra hngss, gmd wktfout raegrds to tfa spahkckh hkrhulstgmhas

    tfgt tfa studamt outnkmad km tfa raquast. Tfks sonvas tfa atfkhgn gspaht, to

    sola daeraa, gntfouef tfara ks rool to homskdar tfa rona oc tfa namkamt

    procassor km arodkme tfa systal gs g wfona gmd bakme umcgkr to honnageuas.

    Xola oc tfosa homharms gra klpnkad km ly hoghfkme gpproghf, dashrkbad

    pravkousny.

    But lora klportgmtny, tfa taghfar lust rahoemkza tfa rona fa or sfa

    gssulas gs gm gutforkty ckeura. Tfks kmavktgbna rona gdorms studamts

    raquasts cor ghhollodgtkom wktf g pgrtkhungr lagmkme tfgt maads to ba

    rahoemkzad km ordar to ba gvokdad, gs luhf gs posskbna. Gs gm gutforktyckeura, tfa taghfar pngys tfa rona oc g pgramt, gmd lgmy sohkgn gmd

    kmstktutkomgn axhfgmeas wktf studamts bagr tfks lgri. Tfus, wfkna tfa

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    studamt raquastkme ghhollodgtkom ks kmdubktgbny umdar savara strass

    raqukrkme tfks gkd, om g subhomshkous navan tfa raquast ks gnso cor pracaramtkgn

    tragtlamt crol g pgramtgn ckeura ovar fks or far skbnkme-substktuta paars. Kt

    ks tfa taghfars duty to hkrhulvamt tfks Craudkgm drglg, gmd tfa bast wgy ks

    to ba homskstamt km tfa racusgn to occar ghhollodgtkoms. Otfarwksa, tfa

    taghfar ks dastkmad to spamd luhf oc fks or far tkla grbktrgtkme batwaam

    vgrkous maads gmd probnals, trykme to bgngmha pracaramtkgn tragtlamts gmd

    hollom samsa. Qmdar suhf hkrhulstgmhas, tfa taghfar ks nkiany to ba

    axfgustad by tfa studamts umhomshkous maads cor gpprovgn (or

    homdalmgtkom), gmd gt sola pokmt damy g raquast, tfus vkongtkme tfa atfkhgn

    runa, gs tfks damkgn ks lora nkiany to fgva baam hgusad by psyhfonoekhgn

    homdktkoms, rgtfar tfgm ob`ahtkva atfkhgn homskdargtkoms (cor tfks ragsom, K do

    mot homskdar tfks `ustkckhgtkom gs Igmtkgm gmd Craudkgm, but rgtfar gs gm

    kmtartwkmad wfonasola gpproghf, axprassad tfrouef tfa fypfam).

    Two curtfar gspahts oc tfa Craudkgm rangtkomsfkp wktf studamts lust

    ba motad km tfks homtaxt. Ckrst oc gnn, tfgt skmha tfa gutforkty-ckeura taghfar

    ks pngykme g pgramtan rona, om g psyhfonoekhgn navan tfa studamts gra sktugtad

    km tfa rona oc hfkndram, raegrdnass oc tfakr kmdkvkdugn lgturkty. Cor tfks

    ragsom, tfay wknn ckrst gmd coralost saai to gvokd pumksflamt wfkna

    bafgvkme bgdny, racnahtkme tfa analamt oc raskstgmha tfgt K dashrkbad

    gbova gs kmfaramt to gmy aduhgtkomgn prohass. Kt ks tfa taghfars hfgnnamekme

    duty to hollumkhgta dkslgy, gmd avam gppny pamgntkas wfam gpproprkgta,

    wktfout eamukmany bakme occamdad. Tfa studamts dksraspaht cor tfa taghfar

    or maenkeamha cor tfakr gsskemlamts gra mavar parsomgn. Tfay hgmmot bakmtarpratad gs cgktfcun gssasslamts oc tfa taghfars qugnkty or skemkckhgmha.

    Tfay gra pgrt oc tfa Craudkgm drglg. Tfa taghfar ks obnkegtad to lobknkza

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    tfks drglg to amfgmha tfa studamts padgeoekhgn axparkamha, gntarmgtkme

    batwaam analamts oc dkshkpnkma gmd cagr, to analamts oc nova gmd rawgrd, gnn

    km lgmmars tfgt wknn bamackt tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass cor gnn. But kc tfa

    taghfar truny tgias occamha, or dkslgyad by studamts parcorlgmha, tfa

    Craudkgm drglg baholas g two-wgy straat, gmd ks nkiany to dglgea rgtfar

    tfgm amfgmha tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass.

    Ckmgnny, kt ks tfa taghfars duty to rahoemkza tfgt wfam studamts

    raquast ghhollodgtkoms, namkamhkas, wgkvkme or wktffondkme hartgkm runas,

    tfay gra saaikme pracaramtkgn tragtlamt crol g pgramtgn gutforkty-ckeura, butgt tfa sgla tkla tfay gra gnso amghtkme g daapny rankekous rktugn, gsikme

    corekvamass gmd ergha crol tfa Nord. Km tfks ngyar oc tfa Craudkgm drglg,

    tfa taghfar ks gsiad to pngy Eod, tfa untklgta gutforkty ckeura. Kt ks qukta

    nkiany tfgt kt ks tfks cngttarkme analamt wfkhf amsuras so lgmy taghfars wknn

    ragdkny ergmt tfa studamts raquasts. Km suhf shamgrkos, tfa taghfar ks omny

    too fgppy to pngy Eod, ergmt corekvamass km Fks or Far avarngstkme ergha,

    gmd provkda gm axtamskom oc g caw dgys, gs kc tfa taghfar ks tfa lgstar oc

    tkla ktsanc. But kt ks wortfwfkna cor g eood taghfar to rahgnn omha km g wfkna

    tfgt fa or sfa ks mot Eod, larany fulgm9 tfgt tfa runas sat gt tfa baekmmkme

    oc tfa hoursa wara mot ekvam gt Xkmgk, gmd yat kt ks tfa taghfars

    raspomskbknkty to gppny tfal gmd gdfara to tfal aqugnny, bahgusa tfay wara

    daskemad cor tfa bamackt oc gnn studamts.

    Tfks lkeft saal too fgrsf to sola. K gl mot sgykme K fgva mavar

    gnnowad ghhollodgtkoms, gntfouef pgrtkgnny bahgusa oc ly owm

    klparcahtkoms gmd vgmkty. But fara ks wfy kt ks mot fgrsf gt gnn0 nats gssulatfgt g studamt ks cghkme eamukma umsurloumtgbna fgrdsfkps durkme g spahkckh

    salastar0 gm alotkomgn bragidowm, baragvalamt, g savara fagntf probnal.

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    83

    Tfa studamt ks raquastkme tfa taghfar to ght nkia Eod km suspamdkme sola oc

    tfa raparhusskoms oc tfks hgnglkty, gmd tfa taghfar ks wrome to ghhapt. Km

    tfa ragn wornd, wfkhf tfa studamt ks boumd to cgha wktfkm g caw yagrs,

    ghfkavalamt gt wori lgy succar dua to umcorasaam hkrhulstgmhas. Km sola

    hgraars, parfgps avam lost, tfara ks mo aqukvgnamt cor suhf

    ghhollodgtkoms. Kc tfa tgsi ks mot holpnatad gt g hartgkm four, kt ks

    holpnatany nost. Tfa racusgn to fond studamts to stgmdgrds tfgt wknn vary

    qukhiny bahola tfakr avarydgy axpahtgtkoms ks rangtad to g tghkt bankac tfgt

    ghgdalkg ks mot ragn nkca gmd ks mot ragnny klportgmt. Xurany kt ks tfa rona oc

    procassors to ba tfa ckrst to ra`aht suhf motkoms, gmd to gdfara to eukdankmas

    gs km gmy woripngha.

    But lora klportgmtny, tfay sfound mot saai tfa rona oc Eod,

    danudkme tfalsanvas tfgt by occarkme gm axtamskom, wgkvkme gm gsskemlamt,

    or lgikme sola otfar ghhollodgtkom, tfay gra ghtugnny gbna to gnnavkgta tfa

    probnals tfa studamt ks cghkme. Motfkme ks curtfar crol tfa trutf. Tfay

    fgva omny ragssurad tfalsanvas, gmd gt tfa prkha oc lgikme oma lora

    parsom tfkmi oc tfakr `ob gs mot so sarkous. Km g pgrgdoxkhgn lgmmar, tfam,

    tfa rkekdmass oc tfa taghfar km gppnykme fks or far dkshkpnkmgry runas gmd

    obsarvkme tfa dagdnkmas fa or sfa fgs sat, ks mot gm axarhksa km

    geergmdkzalamt, but rgtfar g surprkskme gmd racrasfkme drop oc fulknkty. K

    gl klpunskvany ralkmdad oc g brkac but klportgmt padgeoekhgn poal by

    Brahft0

    Domtsgy you gra rkeft too octam, taghfar.Nat tfa studamts ragnkza kt.

    Domt pusf tfa trutf0Kts mot eoodcor kt.Nkstam wfkna you spagi!

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    tfgt sfa ks gvgkngbna cor gddktkomgn tutorkme gctar our dgkny hngss (km gm kmtamsa

    skx-waai hoursa). Xfa hfahiad gmd lgriad our folawori, raspomdad to a-

    lgkns, prapgrad qukzzas tfgt gddrassad our pgha gmd spahkckh probnals oc

    our eroup (rgtfar tfgm usa qukzzas oc pravkous hngssas). Xo gs cgr gs

    kmvastkme km tfa hngss gmd prapgrkme cor kt, K fgva mo doubt tfgt sfa dkd.

    Uara tfara gmy kmdkhgtkom tfgt sfa dkd mot prapgra gt gnn, or tfgt sfa wgs

    maenkeamt km far prapgrgtkom, K wound geraa gmd avam dalgmd tfgt sfa

    prapgra lora sarkousny. But K wgs gssurad raegrdkme far skmhara prapgrgtkom

    gmd far navan oc kmvastlamt.

    Xo tfa samtamha sfa sgkd bghi tfam gt tfa bnghibogrd sfound ba

    tgiam dkccaramtny. Kt dapkhts tfa taghfar wfo ks supposad to strueena ovar fks

    or far owm dkcckhuntkas wktf tfa ngmeugea km fkdkme, km ordar to hola to hngss

    gmd prasamt g cggda gs kc tfks gnn woris out slootfny gmd agskny.

    Obvkousny, kc tfara wara tfkmes sfa wound mot imow or fgd

    coreottam km tfa ckrst dgy oc hngss kt wound fgva baam albgrrgsskme gmd avam

    dksturbkme. But gs cgr gs tfa bgskhs oc tfa ngmeugea sfa dalomstrgtad

    axpartksa, procasskomgnksl gmd g strome hollgmd oc tfa ngmeugea. Mow, gs

    wa gpproghfad tfa ckmgn skxtf oc tfa hoursa, wa amhoumtarad holpnax

    samtamhas, sola oc wfkhf gra avam mot gnwgys sklpna cor tfa taghfar. Mot

    omny do K dksgeraa tfgt tfa taghfar sfound fkda tfasa dkcckhuntkas, K gl

    gnlost talptad to sgy kt ks mahassgry cor g studamt to saa g taghfar

    strueenkme wktf suhf kssuas.

    Ufam K wgs g taghfkme gsskstgmt cor g hoursa om Agrny Hfrkstkgmkty, K

    homckdad km ly studamts tfgt K wgs mot gm axpart om Hfrkstkgmkty crol our

    ckrst laatkme, gmd tfgt K brkme wktf la imownadea oc shfongrny latfodonoey

    oc studykme gmhkamt rankekoms, gmd imownadea oc tfa @awksf bghieroumd oc

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    8;

    Hfrkstkgmkty, but tfara gra tfkmes wa gra eokme to fgva to nagrm toeatfar.

    Ufam gsiad g quastkom K dkd mot imow fow to gmswar, K homcassad to ly

    kemorgmha, gmd prolksad K wound ckmd gm gmswar by tfa connowkme waai. Km

    tfa maxt laatkme, K dkd mot succkha km provkdkme tfa gmswar, but K gnso

    broueft wktf la tfa lagms to ckmd tfa gmswar0 wfatfar kt wgs gm

    amhyhnopgadkg, g dkhtkomgry, gm omnkma dgtgbgsa or g lomoergpf om tfa

    sub`aht, K broueft tfa rasourhas to hngss, gmd sfgrad wktf ly studamts tfa

    rasagrhf K dkd cor tfa gmswar. K wgs trykme to homvay solatfkme tfgt wgs

    lora klportgmt tfgm tfa orkekmgn quastkom0 tfgt K fgva mo pratamtkoms oc

    bakme gm kmaxfgustkbna sourha oc imownadea. Ly imownadea ks nklktad, but K

    imow fow to sagrhf cor maw imownadea. Kc K wara to gmswar aghf quastkom

    occ tfa top oc ly fagd, studamts lkeft ba kmhnkmad to tfkmi tfgt km sola

    lgekhgn wgy K imow tfa gmswar, gmd tfgt tfay wound mavar imow so luhf.

    Fowavar, by saakme fow K coumd tfa gmswar, studamts hound nagrm fow to

    nooi cor gmswars cor tfakr maxt quastkom, avam gctar tfa hoursa wgs ovar.

    Tfa taghfars daskra to dalomstrgta axpartksa gmd imownadea maads

    to ba bgngmhad wktf tfa studamts mahasskty to axparkamha imownadea gs

    ghhasskbna gmd gttgkmgbna. Xola taghfars nagm to oma axtrala, dalomstrgtkme

    imownadea gt gmy host. Ufkna tutorkme cor tfa Agrny Hfrkstkgmkty hoursa, K

    solatklas cant K wgs nagmkme too luhf to tfa otfar skda, gmd tfgt K wound

    ba battar taghfkme kt g sahomd tkla, wktf curtfar imownadea om tfa sub`aht

    lgttar. Trykme to bgngmha tfasa two axtralas ks g vgnugbna siknn km tfa grt oc

    taghfkme.

    Gs K wgthfad ly Ngtkm taghfar strueena wktf g trgmsngtkom oc gsamtamha, K umdarstood K sfound mot daspgkr wfam K cgkn to hola up wktf gm

    kmtannkekbna trgmsngtkom lysanc. Trkgn gmd arror gra tfa bragd gmd buttar oc

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    4:

    gmy nagrmkme prohass, gmd tfa taghfars dalomstrgtkom oc fow oma trkas, cgkns

    gmd trkas gegkm to trgmsngta g samtamha km Ngtkm, wgs g lost klportgmt nassom.

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    TFA HONNAEKGN HNGXXROOL

    Ly rapagtad gmd alpfgtkh homharm cor dkshkpnkma gmd ergdas wknn kmaxorgbny

    portrgy la km tfa lkmd oc sola gs g starm gmd fgrsf procassor, ond

    shfoon, gmd oma wfo ks bast gvokdad. K gdlkt to bakme ond-cgsfkomad, but

    ra`aht fgrsfmass cor kts owm sgia gs g lgttar oc prkmhkpna. K tgia mo dankeft

    km lgttars oc dkshkpnkma. Km cght, ly praohhupgtkom wktf tfa sub`aht lkeft ba

    gm gttastgtkom to lgmy caankmes oc ralorsa gmd sanc-doubt wfkhf

    mahassktgtad tfa corlungtkom oc tfasa tfouefts. Tfa ramowmad klgeas oc

    starm procassors wfo pourad tfakr darkskom upom gmytfkme tfa studamts dkd,

    to quota crol Zkmi Cnoyds Tfa Ugnn, lust stgmd gs g wgrmkme post to gmy

    taghfar gegkmst tfa pktcgnns oc gutforkty gmd tfa gbusas oc powar.

    Dkshkpnkma gmd runas gra kmtamdad to lgkmtgkm ordar, gmd omha tfgt

    ordar ks ghfkavad, tfa procassor sfound mot ba gcrgkd oc gm glkhgbna

    gtlospfara km fks or far hngssrool or nahtura fgnn. Wukta tfa opposkta.

    Xkmha tfa studamts amtar hngss wktf vgrkous raskstgmhas to nagrmkme (sola oc

    wfkhf ks fagntfy, gs K dashrkbad bacora), g honnaekgn gtlospfara hgm sarva to

    subdua sola oc tfgt raskstgmha.

    Honnaekgn doas mot lagm crkamdny, oc hoursa. Xtudamts gra mot ly

    crkamds, gt nagst so nome gs tfay gra studamts, gmd kt ks bast tfgt botf skdas

    ralalbar tfa fkargrhfkhgn struhtura kmfaramt km tfa hoursa. Crkamds domt

    ekva aghf otfar ergdas, K tann ly studamts, gmd kmskst tfgt tfay gddrass la by

    ly tktna gmd surmgla. Tfks ks mot cor tfa bamackt oc ly aeo. Kc gmytfkme, K

    daal ovar-crkamdny procassors gs ghtkme out oc daspargta gmd homstgmt

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    42

    maads cor vgnkdgtkom. K domt wgmt to danuda lysanc tfgt K hgm crgtarmkza wktf

    ly studamts gmy lora tfgm K wgmt to lksnagd tfal tfgt wa hgm am`oy gm

    kmcorlgn rangtkomsfkp. Xo nome gs K fgva gutforkty ovar tfal tfks ks mot tfa

    hgsa, gmd kt ks bast tfgt botf pgrtkas ralgkm gwgra oc tfks cght.

    Zgrt oc ralalbarkme tfa fkargrhfkhgn struhtura crol tfa taghfars

    stgmdpokmt ks gnso gm gwgramass oc tfa ergva raspomskbknkty cor tfa

    gtlospfara oc hngss dkshusskom. Oc hoursa, tfks baekms wktf avary posskbna

    accort to gvokd fulknkgtkme studamts, lohikme or bankttnkme tfal km cromt oc

    tfakr hngsslgtas. Ghhordkme to @awksf trgdktkom, fulknkgtkme g parsom kmpubnkh ks tgmtgloumt to sfaddkme bnood. G taghfar lust ba hgracun mot to

    lamtkom datgkns g studamt lgy fgva sfgrad km homckdamha, gmd lust

    homskdar tfa homduht oc hngss dkshusskom km g lgmmar tfgt wknn mot fkefnkeft

    tfa nghi oc imownadea, but wknn gnnow lgxklul pgrtkhkpgtkom bgsad om tfa

    hgpghktkas gmd imownadea tfgt studamts gnragdy possass, tfus amhourgekme

    tfal to axpgmd tfakr imownadea rgtfar tfgm lgikme kt g sourha oc cagr.

    Gmotfar lg`or hfgnnamea oc tfa honnaekgn hngssrool ks tfa

    kmtarghtkoms oc studamts glomest tfalsanvas. Kt ks mot umhollom to motkha

    sola omeokme rkvgnrkas batwaam dkccaramt hngsslgtas. G hartgkm studamt wknn

    ba qukhi to raspomd gmd dkshradkt gmotfar studamt om aghf ohhgskom tfa

    ngttar spagis. Tfa taghfar maads to ba gttamtkva wfatfar tfks hgm ba

    homstruad gs gm ordkmgry, raspahtcun axhfgmea. Gctar gnn, kt sfound ba mo

    surprksa tfgt two paopna oc opposkta parsugskoms ckmd tfalsanvas km

    dksgeraalamt tkla gmd gegkm. But gt tklas tfa dalagmor, toma, or avam

    homtamt, fgva ramdarad tfa rkvgnry g vkskbna amlkty raqukrkme kmtarvamtkom.Oc hoursa, fara too tfa Craudkgm drglg wknn ba gt pngy, wktf tfa two

    studamts saaikme tfa cgvor oc tfa taghfar. Zarfgps avam lora hollom ks g

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    rkvgnry batwaam two dkccaramt typas oc studamts0 oma ks homstgmtny

    hfgnnamekme tfa taghfars stgtalamts, wfkna tfa otfar dkshradkts fkl or far,

    dacamdkme tfa taghfars stgmha.Km oma suhf kmstgmha K trkad to mgvkegta tfa

    dabgta gs g nkvany rahurrkme axglpna oc dkvareamt gpproghfas to

    farlamautkhgn kssuas, but gctar g caw roumds, oma oc tfa two studamts dkdmt

    avam botfar raspomdkme, gmd burst out nguefkme. K gsiad far to grtkhungta

    far glusalamt kmto hrktkhksl, gmd sat tfa dkshusskom bghi kmto g shfongrny

    toma. K wgmtad to gvokd gm gdlomktkom km cromt oc tfa wfona hngss. K

    gssulad kt wound albkttar tfa rkvgnry, gmd samsad tfgt K wgs cghkme gmotfar

    rksi oc Craudkgm drglg0 ly purposa wgs to gssura g honnaekgn gtlospfara km

    ly hngssrool, mot to axpnokt ly gutforkty to hngkl tfa fkefar lorgn

    eroumd, gs oma wfo hgm taghf lgmmars gmd lorgns to g youme studamt.

    Gctar hngss, K samt tfa studamt gm algkn. K alpfgskzad tfgt tfa otfar studamt

    dkd mot holpngkm gmd K wgs ghtkme upom ly owm kmktkgtkva, tfgt K wanholad

    tfa pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss dkshusskom, but wgmtad to dkvart gttamtkom to tfa

    kssua oc dalagmor, so gs mot to furt gmyomas caankmes km ly hngssrool.

    Tfara wara mo rahurrkme kmhkdamts, but tfa studamt dkd mot raspomd, lgikme

    kt fgrd cor la to gssass tfa klpght oc ly words gmd fow tfay wara

    rahakvad. Uktfout tfa analamt oc gm opam dkgnoeua, K hgmmot tfkmi oc tfks

    story gs g padgeoekhgn suhhass.

    Km gmotfar hoursa, tfara wgs g sklkngr rkvgnry. Tfks tkla kt wgs g

    lgna gmd calgna studamt gmd tfara wara lora probnals tfgm K hound

    suhhasscunny gddrass. Gs km lgmy oc ly hngssas, kssuas oc rankekom batwaam

    cgktf gmd fkstorkhgn hrktkhksl wara g rahurrkme topkh oc dkshusskom. Tfa lgnastudamt saalad to ba gtfakst, or gt nagst gemostkh, to `udea by tfa vkaws fa

    axprassad km hngss. Tfa calgna studamt wgs g davout Hfrkstkgm. Hngsskh

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    44

    eamdar ronas oc lgshunkmkty gs rgtkomgnkty gmd calkmkmkty gs samtklamtgnkty

    wara umgvokdgbna gs tfay wara umfanpcun. Gt sola pokmt, K motkhad tfgt tfa

    calgna studamt rgrany raspomds to tfa lgna. Tfa rkvgnry wgs oma-skdad. K gnso

    homskdarad tfgt fa lkeft ba gttrghtad to far, gmd tfgt tfa axhfgmeas wara

    gttalpts to drgw far gttamtkom, lgmspngkmkme to far km ordar to opam g

    dkgnoeua (gdlkttadny mot tfa bast routa cor hourtkme, but mavartfanass g

    hollom oma). K wgs dksturbad tfgt tfa calgna studamt lkeft ba caankme

    sknamhad km ly hngssrool, but dkdmt fgva g eood routa cor ghtkom0 tfa

    axhfgmeas wara sporgdkh (parfgps ckva or skx ghross tfa amtkra salastar), so

    kt tooi tkla cor la to motkha tfa pgttarm9 tfay wara gnwgys raspahtcun gmd

    partkmamt to hngss dkshusskom9 gmd ckmgnny, skmha tfa lgna studamt wgs brkeft

    gmd sgkd tfkmes gnome tfa nkmas oc tfa latfodonoey K wgs trykme to kmtroduha

    to studamts, kt wgs lora dkcckhunt cor la to kmtarvama. K trkad ly bast to

    lgia sura tfgt tfa calgna studamt pgrtkhkpgtad raeungrny km hngss dkshusskom,

    K trkad to ekva rool to far pokmt oc vkaw gmd to axtrght crol kt tfkmes tfgt

    wara ranavgmt cor g shfongrny dkshoursa om rankekous taxts, but K stknn cagr tfgt

    K cgknad far km sola wgy, gmd tfgt sfa nact ly hoursa caankme sknamhad.

    Tfara gra mo parcaht gmswars. G hngssrool ks gm kmtrkhgta fulgm

    sktugtkom, wktf gs lgmy vkawpokmts gs tfa mulbar oc pgrtkhkpgmts. Tfa

    taghfars gwgramass oc fks or far rona gmd raspomskbknkty, gnome wktf

    racnahtkom gmd kmtrospahtkom gra tfa prklgry toons cor tfa honnaekgn

    hngssrool. Tfa purposa oc hordkgnkty km tfa hngssrool ks to amhourgea gm

    opam axhfgmea oc kdags, axpnkhktny gmd raspahtcunny stgtad, by g eroup oc

    hrktkhgn gmd hgpgbna craatfkmiars.

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    WQAXTKOMX GMD DKRAHTKOMX

    Xkmha tfa taghfar ks mavar tfa sona sourha oc imownadea, tfa qugnkty

    oc taghfkme ks mot lagsurad omny by tfa gmswars g taghfar provkdas, but gnso

    by quastkoms. Wuastkoms tfa taghfar gsis, gmd quastkoms sfa or fa ks gsiad.

    Tfrouef hoursas K fgva tgueft lora tfgm omha, K nagrmad tfgt tfa quastkoms

    studamts brkme to hngss gra dahkskva cor tfa dkrahtkom oc axpnorgtkom mo nass

    tfgm tfa ragdkmes gmd gsskemlamts K hfosa bacora tfay amronnad. Oma

    studamt gsis g hartgkm quastkom, gmd K raspomd wktf sola gmswar, curmksfkme

    ly rapny wktf tfa ckrst axglpna tfgt holas to lkmd. Tfks nagds to gmotfar

    quastkom crol g dkccaramt studamt, gmd tfa hngss ks gnragdy sat om g hartgkm

    pgtf. Tfasa quastkoms gmd gmswars wknn hola to lkmd gegkm km tfa maxt

    hngss, gmd K lkeft sgy, km tfa hoursa oc ly nahtura, gs wa sgw two waais

    geo, gnnudkme to g pokmt tfgt wound mot fgva hola up wktfout tfa kmktkgn

    quastkom. Tfa maxt yagr, tfa quastkom ksmt gsiad, gmd tfa dkshusskom

    prohaads om g dkccaramt pgtf. Two waais ngtar K hgmmot sgy gs wa sgw two

    waais geo, gmd parfgps maenaht to rgksa tfa pokmt amtkrany. Km gmy hgsa,

    tfara gra too lgmy pokmts to ba hovarad km g skmena hngss, gmd klportgmt

    lgtarkgn ks hovarad, gntfouef mot prahksany tfa sgla lgtarkgn km aghf tkla K

    taghf tfa hoursa.

    Tfa quastkoms tfa taghfar gsis gra gnso oc eragt klportgmha. Tfay

    sfound prolpt g dkgnoeua, amhourgekme tfa studamts to sfgra tfakr kmskefts

    gmd raspomd to aghf otfar, amegekme km tfa taxt. Tfus, quastkoms oc cghts gra

    tfa nagst fanpcun cor hngss dkshusskom. Ufgt ks tfa hgpktgn oc @gpgm? Ufam

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    dkd Uornd Ugr 7 amd? Ufo ks tfa Zraskdamt oc Samazuang? Tfa studam ts

    wfo do mot imow tfa gmswars to suhf quastkoms gra gt omha axhnudad crol

    pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss. Avam tfosa wfo imow tfa gmswar lkeft suddamny caan

    umhartgkm, gmd pracar to ba sknamt rgtfar tfgm rksi tfa albgrrgsslamt oc

    pubnkh arror. Tfa hngss ks sknamt, sola studamts gra browskme tfakr

    motaboois, ostamskbny sagrhfkme cor gm gmswar, but prklgrkny gvokdkme aya

    homtght gmd kmdkhgtkme to tfa taghfar mot to gsi tfal. Km gddktkom to hguskme

    dksholcort km tfa hngss gtlospfara gmd dksruptkme wfgt sfound ba g

    pnagsgmt kmtannahtugn amegealamt, tfa quastkoms oc dgtg gra gnso tkla-

    wgstacun. Tfks routkma ks g cgkrny nome wgy km ordar to avamtugnny stgta

    Toiyo ks tfa hgpktgn oc @gpgm, solatklas by g dksfagrtamad taghfar, wfo

    ks nact wktf mo hfokha but to provkda tfa gmswar to g sknamt hngss. Ckmgnny,

    avam wfam tfa shama ks lora nkvany gmd suhhasscun, tfa taghfar kmqukrkme tfa

    hngss gmd tam fgmds bakme rgksad, `ulpkme up gmd dowm, gnn axhktad to sfow

    tfay imow tfa mgla oc @gpgms ponktkhgn hamtar, tfks ks mot tfa bast

    padgeoekhgn toon. Kt pnghas gt tfa fagrt oc aduhgtkom tfa ghhulungtkom oc

    cghts, km gm gea wfara avary parsom hgm ckmd suhf kmcorlgtkom wktfkm

    sahomds. Tfa battar hngssrool wknn homvay tfa motkom tfgt imownadea ks

    mahassgry cor gmgnysks, gmd ragdkny gvgkngbna wktf or wktfout tfa taghfar, gs

    tfa taghfar prohaads to sfgrpam toons cor hrktkhgn gmd gmgnytkhgn tfoueft.

    Tfaracora tfa battar quastkoms gra opam-amdad, wktf lora tfgm oma

    posskbna routa oc kmtarpratgtkom. Ckmdkme suhf quastkoms ks oma oc tfa

    klladkgta tgsis ngkd bacora tfa taghfar. Km batwaam tfasa two typas oc

    quastkoms nkas g tfkrd, kmtarladkgta typa oc quastkom0 kts corlungtkom ks opam-amdad, but tfa taghfar wknn, km trutf, ghhapt omny oma gmswar. Kc tfa taghfar

    rahoemkzas tfks km gdvgmha, kt sfound ba gvokdad, gs tfa dgtg quastkom, avam

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

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    kc kt ks ghtugnny mot g quastkom oc dgtg. Km gnn hgsas wfara g taghfar axpahts g

    skmena gmswar to g quastkom, kt ks bast to gvokd tfa quastkom gntoeatfar, gmd

    prasamt tfa stgtalamt km g dahngrgtkva lood.

    Fowavar, avam wfam tfa quastkom ks kmdaad opam-amdad gmd kmvktas

    lgmkcond raspomsas, sola gmswars gra daalad by tfa taghfar wrome. Tfa

    dankhgta lgttar oc raspomdkme to g wrome hollamt km hngss fgs mo sklpna

    sonutkom. Tfa taghfar lust bgngmha batwaam g pamhfgmt cor trutf, g

    raspomskbknkty towgrds gnn tfa studamts km tfa hngss, gmd homskdargtkom oc tfa

    arrkme studamts alotkoms. G fgrsf raspomsa, or avam oma tfgt ksumkmtamtkomgnny lohikme, wknn dkshourgea tfa studamt crol pgrtkhkpgtkme km

    cutura dkshusskoms. Kt gnso samds g wrome lassgea to otfar studamts, wfo

    lgy ba dkshourgead crol occarkme hollamts km tfa cutura, gmxkous tfgt kt

    lkeft ba dkspnagskme to tfa taghfar. Cakemad ghhaptgmha oc tfa wrome

    gmswar, occarad fgnc-fagrtadny km aktfar sknamha or g brkac hollamt ks gnso

    umgdvksgbna. Ckrst gmd coralost, bahgusa tfa hngssrool ks gm opam

    kmvastkegtkom oc trutf, gmd suhf amqukry hgmmot ba homduhtad dksfomastny. Kc

    studamts nagrm tfgt g brkac, gpgtfatkh tfgts kmtarastkme crol tfa taghfar ks

    g ponkta wgy oc sgykme to g studamt youra wrome, kt tgrmksfas tfa rona oc

    tfa taghfar, trgmscorlad gt omha crol g raprasamtgtkva oc hrktkhgn tfoueft to

    g dkpnolgt. Homvarsany, kc tfa studamts cgkn to rahoemkza tfa kmskmharkty oc

    suhf raspomsas, tfa taghfar homdomas gm arromaous vkaw, wfkhf tfa

    studamts lgy mow kmhorporgta kmto tfakr vkaw oc tfa sub`aht, skmha tfa

    taghfar fagrd tfks vkaw, gmd dkd mot ob`aht to kt, or avam amdorsad kt by

    sgykme kt ks kmtarastkme.Tfus, kt ks tfa umpnagsgmt duty oc tfa taghfar to raspahtcunny ra`aht

    gm arromaous vkaw tfgt ks vokhad km tfa hngssrool. Tfa raspahtcun analamt

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

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    wknn mot mahassgrkny swaatam tfa pknn cor tfa lkstgiam studamt, but tfa hngss

    gs g wfona wknn egkm lora crol suhf g raspomsa, gmd nagrm to raspaht tfa

    taghfars kmskstamha om fks or far vkaw oc trutf. Tfa raspaht om tfks

    ohhgskom doas mot nka km toma, or km gddad words oc erghkousmass hogtkme tfa

    ra`ahtkom. Kt ks albaddad km tfa taghfars axpngmgtkom cor tfa ra`ahtkom oc

    tfks vkaw. Oma wgy to do tfks ks to sonkhkt raspomsas crol otfar studamts. Gs

    tfa studamt ks prasamtkme gm arromaous sueeastkom, tfa taghfar lkeft hgthf g

    enklpsa oc ob`ahtkom om sola studamts cghas. By opamkme tfa dkshusskom,

    tfa taghfar gvokds alpnoykme fks gutforkty gs tfa sourha oc ra`ahtkom, but

    rgtfar sfows to tfa hngss tfgt g dkccaramt homhnuskom hgm ba raghfad bgsad

    om tfa toons tfa studamts fgva gnragdy ghqukrad. Oc hoursa, kt ks stknn tfa

    raspomskbknkty oc tfa taghfar to rasonva tfa lgttar gmd axpngkm wfkhf vkaw ks

    cgvorgbna, but kt wknn ba bamackhkgn to gnnow tfa racutgtkom to orkekmgta crol g

    cannow studamt, wfam posskbna.

    Tfa dkshusskom batwaam studamts ks klportgmt km gmy avamt, avam

    wfam tfara ks mo vkaw to racuta, but g fost oc vkaws ks ghhaptad by tfa

    taghfar. Crol tfa lgmy quastkoms gsiad km hngss, K try gmd dataht tfosa tfgt

    do mot raqukra g raspomsa crol la gs tfa taghfar km pgrtkhungr. Kc tfa

    quastkom partgkms to sola fkstorkhgn cghts, or ks rangtad to g ngrear kssua km

    @udgksl wfkhf ks umgvgkngbna to tfa studamts, K wknn rapny bgsad om ly owm

    imownadea. But om ohhgskom tfa quastkom wknn ba km rangtkom to tfa lagmkme

    oc g spahkckh pgssgea, parfgps avam solatfkme tfgt wgs `ust ragd out noud.

    Km suhf kmstgmhas, K pracar to rangy tfa quastkom bghi to tfa studamts. Kc tfa

    oma wfo gsiad fgs mo spahungtkom, K wknn opam tfa quastkom to tfa amtkrahngss, kmstkegtkme g honngborgtkva kmvastkegtkom towgrds gm gmswar.

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    Gryaf Glkfgy

    4;

    Wuastkoms tfgt nagd to dkshusskom gra tfa bast, wfatfar tfa taghfar

    gsis tfal or g studamt. Tfus gmotfar gspaht oc tfa taghfars raghtkom to g

    quastkom ks to amhourgea g hartgkm typa oc quastkoms. K gnragdy dkshussad tfa

    hgutkom raqukrad wfam raspomdkme to gm arromaous hollamt, but tfa

    homvarsa ks gnso trua. Tfa taghfar sfound mot bahola ghhustolad to

    prgkskme gutolgtkhgnny avary quastkom gs axhannamt. Ghhongdas oc quastkoms

    maad to ba usad to amhourgea studamts to pgrtkhkpgta, gmd skluntgmaousny

    gnnow tfal to nagrm wfgt typas oc quastkoms gra oc gm gmgnytkhgn or hrktkhgn

    ordar. Gs tfa taghfar prghtkhas tfks cgvorktksl oc quastkoms cor tfa bamackt

    oc tfa hngss, tfara ks omha lora g dgmear oc umhomshkousny occamdkme g

    studamt. Tfa sohkgn gspahts oc tfa hngssrool gra mavar fkddam crol tfa

    studamts, gmd tfay gra qukhi to motkha wfo ks octam prgksad gs gsikme

    klportgmt quastkoms, gmd wfkhf quastkoms gra gmswarad brkacny, kc gt gnn,

    wktf mo ghhongdas. Gs km lgmy otfar hgsas, tfa taghfars racnahtkva purposa

    ks tfa bast wgy to gddrass tfasa homharms.

    K fgd g wagi studamt wfo gsiad g hartgkm quastkom wfkna K wgs stknn

    fagdkme towgrds g pokmt, gmd K raspomdad qukhiny tfgt K wknn raturm to tfgt

    ngtar. Gctar hngss wgs ovar, K wgs eokme ovar tfa hngss km ly fagd,

    homskdarkme gnn tfa pokmts K hovarad, gmd otfars K lkssad, wfam K suddamny

    ragnkzad K mavar raturmad to tfgt studamts quastkom. K tfam suspahtad K lgy

    fgva gnragdy doma tfks g houpna oc tklas bacora (wktf tfa sgla studamt).

    Qmhomshkousny, dua to tfa dkcckhuntkas K fgd wktf tfa homtamt oc tfks

    studamts pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss, K wgs rapagtadny kemorkme quastkoms gmd

    prghtkhgnny sknamhkme g studamt, tragtkme quastkoms gs gm kmtarruptkom. Tfahfgnnamea wgs mot to substktuta tfks maenaht wktf vghuous ghhongdas, but to

    amsura tfgt tfa maxt tkla tfks studamt fgd g quastkom, K raspomdad km tkla

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    Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme

    1:

    gmd raspahtcunny. Raspahtcunny, omha lora, lagms gnso gddrasskme tfa ragsom

    tfa quastkom ks probnalgtkh, kc tfgt wound ba tfa hgsa. Xolatklas K wknn sgy

    tfgt K domt fgva gm gmswar to tfa quastkom, gmd K doubt gmyoma fgs, gmd

    tfam axpngkm wfy tfa quastkom ks latfodonoekhgnny cngwad, km tfa homtaxt oc

    shfongrsfkp. Otfar tklas, oc hoursa, K domt fgva gm gmswar bahgusa tfara ks

    moma, gntfouef tfa quastkom ks axhannamt. Xola oc tfa eragtast quastkoms km

    shfongrsfkp ralgkm umsonvad, but km tfosa hgsas tfa taghfar hgm axpngkm wfy

    tfa quastkom ks eood, wfy kt ks umgmswargbna, gmd wfgt hgm wa imow gmd

    datarlkma gbout tfa nklktgtkoms oc our imownadea.

    Wuastkoms cnow km tfa hngssrool, gmd tfa taghfar ks g lodargtor

    gmd raeungtor, or parfgps g trgcckh hop, dkrahtkme quastkoms towgrds tfa

    hngss, ghhaptkme sola quastkoms tfgt gra samt fks wgy gmd ra`ahtkme otfars,

    damykme tfal amtry, gmd samdk


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