Can English be dethroned? Roland J.-L. Breton‚ geolinguist and emeritus professor at the University of Paris VIII. Major languages other than English are spoken by over half the people on the planet. What can be done to give them more clout in international bodies? Back in 1919‚ U.S. President Woodrow Wilson managed to have the Treaty of Versailles‚ which ended the First World War between Germany and the Allies‚ written in English as well as French. Since then‚ English has taken root in diplomacy
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turned. Factory based mass production replaced independent artisans‚ who now worked for business firms (Volti‚ 2009‚ p. 187). The workers became dependant on businesses to provide facilities to work in‚ tools to work with‚ and wages to take home‚ creating a society of employees (Volti‚ 2009‚ p. 187). Since work and income was now dependant on the factories‚ workers need to find homes in relative proximity‚ thus leading to higher density of individuals within the urban areas surrounding the manufacturing
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Explain two possible benefits to Love Wood LTD from having a patent. (7 Marks) A patent is an exclusive right granting the holder the right to be the only user or producer of a newly invented product or process for about 20 years. Having a patent means that Love Wood has a Unique Selling Point that uses a patterned effect wood‚ this means that Love Wood can charge premium price for their individually designed wooden toys which will mean that they will have an increase in revenue thus increasing
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Which colour jellybean can you taste? The experiment ’s aim is to see whether boys or girls are more dominant at guessing the correct colour of jellybeans‚ which are going to be tasted. It will be recorded whether the guess was right or wrong. It is a known fact that women generally have a finer sense of taste than men. Women have more taste buds than men‚ which make them more sensitive to sweet‚ salty and bitter flavours. This might contribute to the experiment that will be conducted. "Women
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Can schools really be 100% safe for students? I have heard a lot about violent activities that have been happening in schools not only colleges‚ but elementary schools as well. People are shooting and killing innocent people. “The National Safety Center believes that schools have the choice to create and maintain safe schools or return to their institutions to safe‚ secure and effective places of learning”. So‚ why are we letting this happen? We need to make some changes to make our schools a safer
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Can Utopias Exist Rough draft Utopias… Utopias are the “perfect cities” of this world. But I believe they never existed. I believe that Utopias cannot exist. They cannot exist because People might not like the decisions made by the people in charge‚ People could never be perfect‚ and People will always break the rules ‚even if they don’t mean too. One reason might be People might not like the decisions made by the people in charge. (Chapter 3 pg 22 paragraph 7) This quote supports me is because
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noise in intercultural communication. For effective communication in an intercultural interaction‚ marketers should use common languages in their communication process and avoid using slangs (Nordquist‚n.d) In order to cut through noise‚ advertisers can adopt a range of strategies. A critical and one of the most important strategies in breaking through the noise and delivering the right message to the right customer is through consistency. No matter what marketing channel advertisers adopt‚ it is vital
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Conclusion “How can we test and treat the Acme wastewater?” We need to test the pH to see what the waters health is. We also need to see if there is any copper in the water‚ if there is‚ we need go go throught the procedure. If the water is turbid‚ we need to figure out a way to make it clear and clean. My hypothesis was partially correct and incorrect. It was correct because we did need to test the water to see if it was hazardous‚ and part of it did. We needed to fix that fast. It was partially
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Name: Isaac Tan Yu Heng Date: 1/12/2011very good work 10/10 Subject: Art - How innovative or original can a successful artist be? Art is considered to vary across culture and also through time. Art considered as a masterpiece by this group of people might not even be appreciated by another group of people. Art changes through time and the value of a certain artistic piece might increase or decrease through time. Art is what defines a culture‚ thus it is regarded by many as the main (not sure
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“How Junk Food Can End Obesity”-Critique In “How Junk Food Can End Obesity‚” by David H. Freedman‚ Freedman discusses how fast food restaurants and junk food companies can aid in decreasing the obesity rate in America. Fast food chains provide cheap‚ quick‚ and tasty meal and these establishments line just about every major street in America. Because of this‚ fast food has become the most popular food choice for most people and families. A side effect of this convenience is the growing rate of obesity
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