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Thursday, 06 March 2008 |
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By Jen McVeity
 'Mum/Dad, will you read my story...?'
Such simple words - and such a simple trap...
When a child asks you to read their story, they mean only one thing. They have worked hard on it, they are proud of it and they want praise. Lots of praise.
But what do we give them? Criticism. 'That's good dear, but you've spelt 'pineapple' wrong. You'll need to fix that.'
Exit, stage right, a kid in a huff and bits of paper flying everywhere.
Now if someone really wanted help with their story, they would ask a totally different question.
'Mum/Dad I've got to do a 300 word story on elephants, what am I going to write?' This request does not come accompanied by sheets of paper and a fully written story. It comes at the very beginning of the writing process.
I learnt this the hard way when our daughter was in Year 7. She came to me with her story. She's a great writer, but I thought she wanted editing help and techniques to improve. Er...wrong. It |
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Wednesday, 05 March 2008 |
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By Peter Kenny
 One of the motivations that make many consumers consider the purchase of credit card is the consequent incentives or rewards that are attached to the cardholder package. With so many card companies competing for customers, it is not surprising to see a variety of rewards packages emerging, all seeking offer the best of the best in attractive incentives for using your credit card for purchases.
Credit card rewards are typically offered on a points system that is keyed into the total amount of purchases made with the credit card. The more purchases you make the more access you have to various levels or types of rewards. Thus, it is a good idea to know whether you are going to make beneficial use of a rewards credit card before you seek one out. Of course, in order to determine the potential benefits, it is important to know what kinds of rewards are available.
Types of Rewards
As far as the types of rewards or incentives, card companies offer a number of exclusive benefits and gifts to cardholders who decide to |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 March 2008 )
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