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Is an educated person the same as a degree holder?
Make a list of the behaviours in educated people that you find unacceptable:
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
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Solution
- Callousness
- Single-minded thinking
- Impatience
- Inconsiderate approach.
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