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    Environmental Burden of Disease •World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that “24% of the global burden of disease and 23% of all deaths can be attributed to environmental factors.” •For children 0-14 years of age‚ environmental factors cause 36% of all deaths. •In the developing world‚ 25% of deaths can be attributed to environment‚ while in the developed world – only 17% of deaths. What are the Major Environmental Factors? •Contaminated water – nearly 30% of environmental affects come

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    Word formation

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    Word formation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia In linguistics‚ word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change‚ which is a change in a single word’s meaning. The boundary between word formation and semantic change can be difficult to define: a new use of an old word can be seen as a new word derived from an old one and identical to it in form (see conversion). Word formation can also be contrasted with the formation of idiomatic expressions

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    The Word "Ghetto"

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    Over such long periods of time‚ words become manipulated‚ many times to the point where the meaning changes entirely. This is the case with the word “ghetto.” The word ghetto can be traced all the way back into the 1500’s. This word has infiltrated itself into today’s society and culture seamlessly. However the current definition of the word is far from what the original definition was. Perhaps due to the connection that the word ghetto has with urban culture‚ the word has evolved over time to have

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    Word Formation

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    Definition: The process of creating a new word out of one or more old words‚ either by adding a prefix or suffix or by compounding. Adjective:derivational. Examples and Observations: * "Morphology may be divided into derivation--rules that form a new word out of old words‚ like duckfeathers and unkissable--and inflection--rules that modify a word to fit its role in a sentence‚ what language teachers call conjugation and declension." (Steven Pinker‚ Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language

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    The "N" Word

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    CeCe Williams English 1010 December 7‚ 2012 The N-Word: From Then to Now Since the times of slavery in America‚ the N-word continues to hold a powerful impact on the way people intentionally and mistakenly use it. Many do not understand the content of the word as it used in several literary works. The N-word creates a setting that conveys the message of how Caucasians have deliberately insulted African-Americans‚ mainly to show that there was no point of respecting them prior or even post-Civil

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    colors into language. We can put some bright colors to words when we are happy‚ or dark colors to express that we are not in a good mood. We give them their own power‚ and in the article “A Question of Language” by Gloria Naylor‚ the author shows us her idea about that power of words. Words themselves are harmless; the problem comes from the way people want to use them. Naylor starts her text by mentioning about her first time hearing the word “nigger”. It was in her third-grade class‚ when she was

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    The Power of Words

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    Power of Words Do you remember the saying as a child‚ “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?” The second part of this phase was and still is commonly overlooked‚ but many can oppose this statement according to personal experiences. Not only have people’s feelings been hurt by words‚ but many lives have been lost as well. The power of words is extremely powerful and can affect one emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally. A certain phrase‚ phrases

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    The Word Retard

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    Words can have a huge emotional impact on people‚ and often affect their self-image and self-worth. It is words like "retard" or "retarded" for one‚ which can surely lead to such a result. People in today’s society are not aware of the true and hurtful meaning of this word when they use it. No matter when it is used or how it is used‚ it will always have the negative connection with those who have such mental disabilities. Futhermore with such frequent use‚ those suffering from these disabilities

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    Bombastic Words

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    intense or severe. 2. to satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst‚ for example). 3. to pacify or calm It sounds so cool....‚ and how it’s spelt looks awesome for how it sounds. just everything about it and its meaning. also "epiphany" is one of the best words as well so good you have it :) asthenic (as-THEN-ik) — extremely thin or wasted ataraxia (at-ah-RAK-see-ah) — calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquility. I love it because it sounds intriguing. atavistic (at-ah-VIS-tik) — of‚ pertaining

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    The F Word

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    Writing Project 2 In “The F Word” written by Firoozeh Dumas an excerpt from her autobiography titled Funny in Farsi‚ she talks about her struggles living in America from having a very different name‚ to not understanding English very well. Dumas uses examples from her childhood and all throughout her life to explain why she feels Americans are ignorant to new and different things. The author would like her audience to be aware of other cultures‚ and their names and lifestyles. She feels Americans

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