of Official Bilingualism behind the Economic Efficiency Disclosure about maintaining official bilingualism in Canada has been controversial issue among those interested including the government‚ companies‚ and individuals. The main approaches surrounding this issue can be summarized by economic and social reasons. To elaborate‚ various economic sectors‚ and particular certain companies‚ have to pay the cost when they produce their products by offering information based on bilingualism for customers
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to refer to a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant group have over theirs? a. minority group b. majority group c. stratified group d. social group 2. In sociological terms‚ a majority is the same as a a. numerical minority. b. numerical majority. c. dominant group. d. subordinate group. 3. Members of a minority or subordinate group a
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ELA)‚ attributing its motivations to the unification of the country. Because of its ‘coincidental’ timing‚ the nonprofit U.S. English is generally thought to go hand-in-hand with the birth of the English-Only movement and thus‚ the rejection of bilingualism. Influencing 30 out of the 50 states to pass Official English Legislation between 1981 and 2009‚ the heavily funded U.S. English has been met politically with more embrace than backlash. However‚ despite its wide support at both the individual
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cognitive advantages of bilingualism. However‚ evidence supporting the cognitive disadvantages of bilingualism does exist‚ but the publication of them is not as frequent. Positive abstracts supporting cognitive advantages were published due to numerous reasons and the authors of this study suggest one reason is called‚ publication bias. Publication bias occurs when the outcome of a research study influences the decision of publication. For example‚ if a publisher believes that bilingualism gives him/her a
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History: The Cartesian coordinate system is named after René Descartes(1596-1650)‚ the noted French mathematician and philosopher‚ who was among the first to describe its properties. However‚ historical evidence shows that Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665)‚ also a French mathematician and scholar‚ did more to develop the Cartesian system than did Descartes. The development of the Cartesian coordinate system enabled the development of perspective and projective geometry. It would later play an intrinsic
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Study Coordinate systems form a common frame of reference for description of positions and on the other hand‚ coordinates are simply an ordered set of numbers that are used to describe the positions or features in coordinate system. Transformation parameters are required to move from one system to another. Also‚ new technologies like global positioning system have provide new methods of coordinates determination the map production‚ update and revision are based on geographical coordinates‚ map-grid
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pot for cultures‚ languages‚ religion etc. Things have very much changed since then. English may be the dominant‚ but millions of Americans speak more than just English at home. Bilingualism is all around us; in a country that is dominated by English I think bilingualism would strengthen the United States. Bilingualism is not typical but it is common now a days. With a growing number of people that are bilingual‚ how many are actually fluent? “Writers and journalists routinely use what is called
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Manager and Subordinate Consultations Productivity and Communication; Keys to Success Regular consultations between managers‚ leaders‚ and their subordinates impact productivity and job satisfaction by enhancing the flow of communication both vertically and horizontally. Communication increases understanding of goals and objectives‚ and the realization of increased self-esteem through performance appraisal. Productivity is enhanced through positive communication in a vertical manner‚ which is
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Dominicans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Mexicans‚ Colombians are the result of a culture that despite not living in our country of origin is part of each of us. It is something that identifies us as individuals wherever we go‚ and that is why language is through which we express our feelings‚ frustrations‚ our achievements‚ and joys.It is because we do not express our deepest thoughts through writing as Julia Alvarez would say in an interview who once received the advice of his mother that if not Could show what
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This would be most effective starting at the grade school level. Maria Glod‚ a writer for the Washington Post newspaper‚ wrote an article about bilingualism occurring in grade schools across the state of Washington in 2006. The government wanted to add foreign languages in elementary school because the government wants more bilingual speakers to stay competitive and fight terrorism (1). Teaching a
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