Content-Based Second Language Instruction: What is it? Origins and Definitions • Although it is most often associated with the genesis of language immersion education in Canada in 1965‚ content-based instruction is hardly a new phenomenon. We know that "until the rise of nationalism‚ few languages other than those of the great empires‚ religions‚ and civilizations were considered competent or worthy to carry the content of a formal curriculum" (Swain & Johnson‚ 1997‚ p. 1). • CBI is ".
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“Set up as a top-secret biological and chemical weapons facility during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War Two‚ Unit 731 has been referred to as the Asian Auschwitz. Through the practice of lethal human experimentation‚ the unit is thought to have been responsible for the death of up to 200‚000 civilians and military personnel – the vast majority Chinese and Korean nationals‚ but also South East Asians‚ Pacific Islanders and Allied POWs. In the sprawling six kilometer-square complex in the
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DATA BASE SYSTEM Introduction Data is a virtual organizational resource which is an important input in an information system. This data resource is traditionally called the data base. It is from this data base that data is processed and converted into information to satisfy information needs of the organization. Nowadays we find that the internal and external information resources available to organizations are increasing at a rapid rate‚ due to which data bases are becoming larger and
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London‚ and one of the greatest “celebrities” of his day. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a first and only novel written by Oscar Wilde. It was published in 1891. The book is focusing on the actions of a very egocentrical character who thinks he can do whatever he wants because he is beautiful‚ Wilde highlights the things that are wrong in our society. It is a very interesting and instructive story. Dorian Gray‚ young man whose physical appearance is handsome and innocent. The painter‚ Basil
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inexperienced juvenile‚ one develops into a certain type of person over a period of time through the influence of their close ones. As depicted in The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde demonstrates the many undesired effects when exposed to influential individuals. With the introduction of external negative influences‚ Dorian Gray becomes a tainted man within the norms of not only a Victorian‚ but also a modern society‚ producing a corrupted life of duplicity‚ betrayal and artificiality. Originally
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backs like uncontrollable flooding‚ which destroyed lives and crops. Regardless‚ both the success and failure of Mesopotamia was affected by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Euphrates and the Tigris rivers were on both sides of Mesopotamia‚ and the people living there used the water as an advantage to trade. The location of the rivers is an example of how geography affected Mesopotamia positively. Petroleum and red clay were two popular natural resources that would be traded using the water as transportation
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the importance of choice. Faust inspired a lot of other works‚ one of which is The Picture of Dorian Gray . Oscar Wilde builds on the arguments introduced by Goethe‚ such as the personification of Evil and on the exploration Evil as a symbol‚ specifically through faith and religion. Additionally‚ the context of production; namely the values and desires of the Victorian Society‚ also affected Wilde’s presentation of Evil. The focus of this essay will be
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order to get to know the person we need to look to the inside into the soul. This is the place where the real beauty and ugliness are hidden. The notion of inner and outer beauty is perfectly presented in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde. The story described in this book shows how the external attractiveness influences people’s behavior and corrupts the inner beauty. The plot situated in the XIX England perfectly describes the higher class of this period. Shallow and
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Criticism The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel that depicts the evil side of human nature and is developed by motifs and the morals of the characters. There are many characters that show opposite moral believes‚ allowing the reader to judge the deterioration of a character’s virtues by comparison. This novel has also lead to many personal issues for Oscar Wilde as it was used against him in a trial for homosexuality. There are many theories to the main theme of the
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are people who do what they believe is right‚ but as they say‚ ’The road to hell is paved with good intentions.’” In The Tempest by Shakespeare‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ and Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe‚ intentions blind each of the main characters into carrying out malicious actions. Dr. Faustus and Dorian Gray are both overcome by their intentions and cannot redeem themselves no matter how hard they try. However‚ Prospero manages to suppress the urge to harm his enemies. The
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