Module One Exercise A: Borrowed Words and Useful Cognates and False Cognates 1. Select the response that best answers the question. Which of the following is a word borrowed from the Spanish language and used in the English language? 1. El poncho 2. El sándwich 3. El champú 4. El zíper 2. Which of the following is a word borrowed from the English language and used in the Spanish language? 1. El poncho 2. El sándwich 3. La salsa 4. La piñata 3.
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COMPANY PROFILE NATIONAL BAZAAR (NB MARKETING CORPORATION) San Fernando City 2500 National Bazaar was established in 1932 by the late Mr. Dy Keh Hio as a single proprietorship engaged mainly in the distribution of general merchandise. In 1977‚ NB Marketing Corporation was incorporated under the laws of the Philippines and assumed the ownership and took over the operation of National Bazaar. National Bazaar is now a leading business establishment with diversified business interests renowned
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Lakshmi Mittal Biography: Lakshmi Mittal Profile Lakshmi Mittal Born on 15th June 1950 in Sadulpur village‚ in the Churu district of Rajasthan‚ India. He is the CEO and founder of and has been the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal since the merge. He also serves as a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs‚ EADS and ICICI Bank and is presently the vice chairman of the World Steel Association. Mittal has grown the family business into one of the largest steel companies in the world‚ with steel making
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND & PORTUGAL Macroeconomics ECO201 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Country Introduction 3 1.2 Sector Introduction 3 2. Findings 4 2.1 Gross Domestic Product 4 2009 4 2010 4 2011 5 2.2 Inflation 5 2009 5 2010 5 2011 6 2.3 Unemployment 6 2009 6 2010 6 2011 7 2.4 Balance of trade 7 2009 8 2010 8 2011
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mundos or pillar dollar is considered one of the world’s most beautiful coins. The barilla‚ a crude bronze or copper coin worth about one centavo‚ was the first coin struck in the country. The pesos fuertes‚ issued by the country’s first bank‚ the El Banco Espanol Filipino de Isabel II‚ were the first paper money circulated in the country. On the other hand‚ counterstamping reached the Philippines as well. Gold coins with the portrait of Queen Isabela and silver pesos with the profile of young Alfonso
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General de Oriente + Comandancia General de Occidente Comandancia General de Occidente = (Durango y Chihuahua) + (Sonora y Sinaloa) + Nuevo México Comandancia General de Oriente = Coahuila y Texas + Nuevo León + Nuevo Santander Nueva Vizcaya (= Durango y Chihuahua) Nuevo Santander (= Tamaulipas) Nueva Galicia (= Jalisco y Zacatecas) Bajío (=Guanajuato‚ Michoacán y Querétaro) Persona Padre Madre mestizo español india mulato español negra Zambo Indio negra De los ciento
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The departures of Núñez and van Gaal were hardly noticed by the fans when compared to that of Luís Figo‚ then club vice-captain. Figo had become a cult hero‚ and was considered by Catalans to be one of their own. However‚ Barcelona fans were distraught by Figo’s decision to join arch-rivals Real Madrid‚ and‚ during subsequent visits to the Camp Nou‚ Figo was given an extremely hostile reception. Upon his first return‚ a piglet’s head and a full bottle of whiskey were thrown at him from the crowd
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04.09 Module Four Exam Review Matching: Rooms of the Home Lesson 04.01 _____ el garaje | a. the bedroom | _____ la sala | b. to be (location; feelings) | _____ el patio | c. the flowers | _____ la sala familiar | d. the car | _____ el jardín | e. the arm chair | _____ la mesa | f. there is; there are | _____ el sofá | g. the dining room | _____ la lámpara | h. Latin America | _____ la butaca | i. the living room | _____ la silla | j. the garage |
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Humanities Today The Encyclopedia Britannica (2006) defines the humanities as "Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings‚ their culture‚ and their self-expression." (Humanities). Those branches of knowledge include philosophy‚ literature‚ languages‚ the arts‚ religion and history. The humanities examine the human condition by studying the elements of culture that describe what is or was valued and considered important at a particular point in time. 15th century Italian humanists referred
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These Indians raided several Spanish settlements in Coahuila and Neuva Vizcaya. Then‚ during the 1770s and 1780s‚ Lt. Col. Hugo Oconór and Col. Juan de Ugalde led several crusades against the Mescalero Apaches. After a while‚ they drove the Mescaleros as far north as the Guadalupe Mountains. The Comanche Trail passes through
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