What we call a "Chicago accent" is actually called the Inland North American dialect. This encompasses the major cities around the Great Lakes. The dialect used to be considered the standard American accent until the region experienced a vowel shift‚ now called the North Cities Vowel Shift. Who Speaks the Chicago Dialect? Or rather‚ who doesn’t? The answer‚ of course‚ is African Americans in the Chicago region‚ who have their own (and infinitely more interesting) dialect. Though this may be obvious
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intersectionality. Having coined the term in her book‚ Gender Trouble‚ Judith Butler’s theory on gender peformativity is arguably one of the most widely referenced concepts in the gender studies field. Gender perfomativity theorises that we‚ as
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Why France is in Trouble with Its Economy? Economy of France Items Rank GDP Statistics 5th (nominal) Nominal : $2‚609 trillion USD GDP growth rate -0.2% (Q1 2013) GDP per capita Nominal : $41‚141 USD (2012‚18th) Inflation rate 2.3%(June 2013) Unemployment rate 11.0%(June 2013) Gov’t debt $2‚486 billion USD Gov’t debt to GDP ratio 91.2%(2013Q1) GDP Comparison Source: Eurostat Unemployment Comparison Inflation Comparison What’s wrong with France? Govt’s spending What is
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story presents an interaction between John Proctor and his wife‚ Elizabeth. The interaction between the couple emphasizes that their relationship is anything but normal than that of a married couple. The main cause of their awkward relationship stems from Johns wandering lust. John Proctor has conflicting emotions towards Elizabeth because both of them are trying to avoid the huge fact that he committed adultery. The conflicting emotions are present when John Proctor tries to avoid confrontations
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a job at Boeing‚ and looking into various other art colleges [not collages]‚ to name a few‚ I have found that the Art Institute of Seattle has just the programs I’m looking for and just what I need to be successful at my goals. It has been a life-long [add hyphen] dream of mine to put my imagination‚ with my world and characters‚ into life-like [add hyphen] animation. I would like to create video gaming with three dimensional modeling as well as flash animation with thrilling story-lines that appeal
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Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry Plot Summary Such a Long Journey examines the life of a handful of Parsi Indians in the turbulent early 1970’s. When Britain withdraws from the subcontinent in 1948‚ two states are created. Muslims form one state‚ Pakistan. Pakistan’s two parts are widely separated by its massive southern neighbor‚ India. In India‚ Hindus predominate‚ although society is officially secular. Parsis are a tiny‚ secretive religious minority. The inhabitants of Khodadad
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Huck’s Escape When Huck’s father comes back‚ he kidnaps Huck to a cabin located across the river from St. Petersburg’s. Huck’s father constantly leaves the house‚ locking Huck inside‚ and comes home drunk. When his father comes home drunk‚ he would hallucinate and try to beat Huck for no reason. Huck was tired of the beating and confinement that he planned and executed his escape. Huck fakes his death by killing a pig and spreading its blood all around the cabin. He runs away in a canoe toward
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the term “practical intelligence” on page 101. Explain. Do you feel you hold a good grasp of practical intelligence? Highlight four ways this semester‚ either at school‚ work or play that you believe will help you build practical intelligence. In “Trouble with Geniuses”‚ Gladwell explains one important skill that one must have in order to become an outlier. The author states that readers often jump to a conclusion that success is determined by ones IQ or talent. However‚ those are not the factors that
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Abortion In an article written by Diane Dew‚ titled The Trouble Teens Face‚ It was stated that in recent years the media has been flooded with articles about the problems teens face. These problems range from drugs and violence‚ to pregnancy and abortion. I want discuss abortion because it is such an important issue for my generation. Since the 19th century English common law forbade abortion. Abortion prior to quickening was a misdemeanor and then a felony. In 1967 the first two states to
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Long Term Care Insurance: what is it? How does it Work? Individual / Group? Policy types and characteristics? ADL triggers? Consumer utilization? Taxation? Answer: Long Term Care Insurance is a kind of insurance product that sold in the USA‚ UK and Canada. The main purpose of it is to help or provide the cost of long–term care that is spent in a predetermined period. This kind of insurance covers generally care not covered by health insurance‚ Medicaid and Medicare. Persons of all age group can
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