The cause of the tsunami in Sumatra on 26 December 2004 which affected the entire Indian Ocean was a very violent earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale. It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded after the one in Chile on 22 May 1960‚ with a magnitude of 9.5. It originated at 00:58:53 GMT (7:58:53 AM local time)‚ on a fault in a subduction area between the Indo-Australian plate and the Burma plate (which forms part of the larger Eurasian plate (see fig. 1)‚ with the hypocenter at a depth
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2008 11:00-12:50 Body language is said to account for over fifty percent of communication. If your mouth is saying one thing while your body is saying another‚ people are most likely to believe what your body is telling them. Even though you are not aware of it‚ many people send and receive non-verbal signals all the time‚ and it usually reflects a person’s true feelings. Body language has been used as a form of communication since there wasn’t a language made to be spoken‚ I took the weekend
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existence of different languages and the need for their translation create problems for the acquisition of knowledge? According to Sartre‚ words carry more power than we think and have the ability to betray their proper meanings. Words‚ or in a broader sense‚ language‚ is far more powerful than we give it credit for and is ambiguous in its nature to either be powerful in a good way or treacherous. When language is translated properly and knowledge is acquired successfully‚ language is powerful. However
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CULTURE AND LANGUAGE In today’s societies of the world‚ there are many cultures inside of one country. All countries have their own unique ways of life in the differences of how people are raised and their different locations. Many people migrate to other countries and feel lost due to this. More frequently‚ nations have been trying to mingle their own ways with others in America to create diversity that goes around the world. I have been raised mostly in the southeastern coastal region of the
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Weaknesses of Language as a WOK Language may often be defined as “a body of words and the systems for their use common to people who are of the same community or nation‚ the same geographical area‚ or the same culture/tradition” (dictionary.reference.com). Although language is a basis for communication‚ it has many forms and variations‚ not only specific to the same lingual group or nation‚ thus causing it to present both strengths and weaknesses depending on the situation in which language is used
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Hebrews 10:26-31 The book of Hebrews is a confirmation of the validity of the Gospel message‚ and the legitimacy of Christ as the Son of God. This is done in a way that expresses the superiority of Christ over all beings‚ the preeminence of His teachings regarding the Mosaic Law‚ and defines what applications should be made pertaining to Mosaic Law in light of His teachings. The author then validates the trials Christians would face by assuring the glories of the kingdom to come. Hebrews was written
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LANGUAGE LEGISLATION: VOTER DRIVEN INITIATIVES Kelly M. Jefferson Grand Canyon University: SPE 523 July 23‚ 2012 The issue of language policy and the education of English language learners (ELLs) in this country has been hotly debated and widely contested. Students who enter our school systems without an understanding of the English language must attain not only conversational proficiency‚ but also academic literacy in English. Academic literacy is the
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PROBLEM 26-1 : Dover Rubber Company If volume is "100.000" ; Revenue = 73.50$ x 100.000 = 7.350.000 $ Variable cost = 34.30$ x 100.000 = 3.430.000 $ Contribution Margin = 7.350.000 - 3.430.000 = 3.920.000 $ If volume is "500.000" ; Revenue = 41.65$ x 500.000 = 20.825.000 $ Variable cost = 34.30$ x 500.000 = 17.150.000 $ Contribution Margin = 20.825.000 - 17.150.000 = 3.675.000 $ ** According to the calculations‚ Dover Rubber Company should reject the offer because the difference between two contribution
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ Article 26‚ Section III “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children” To choose the kind of education parents want for their children has been violated the human right itself. Education has been regarded in all societies and throughout human history both as an end in itself and as a means for the individual and society to grow. Its recognition as a human right is de rived from the indispensability
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Algeo and Butcher (2013) state that the purpose of language is to communicate‚ whether with others by talking and writing or with ourselves by thinking. There are many differences between speaking and writing in English and studies have been conducted to evaluate these differences (Chafe & Tannen‚ 1987). The spoken language is a transient (Crystal‚ 2005) and automatic response accompanied by body language‚ hand gestures‚ facial expressions and paralanguage. Unless speech is recorded‚ it becomes an
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