collective nouns‚ and are the opposite of countable nouns. The highlighted words in the following sentences are non-countable nouns: Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen. The word "oxygen" cannot normally be made plural. Oxygen is essential to human life. Since "oxygen" is a non-countable noun‚ it takes the singular verb "is" rather than the plural verb "are." We decided to sell the furniture rather than take it with us when we moved. You cannot make the noun "furniture" plural. Collective Nouns
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we can apply this to modern daily life because when a person takes something from a state of nature and uses his blood sweat and tears to labor‚ this automatically becomes his property. In short‚ labor creates property‚ and when one works to do so common land that is equal to all humanity‚ is no longer considered standard but belongs to the laborer. Whether it be land‚ ownership of crops or guns‚ even your own body. The way that property applies to everyday life is that we all have a right to the
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How GE is disrupting itself 1. What are the unique challenges faced by GE in India and China? GE’s biggest challenge: changing the mind-set of managers who’ve spent their careers excelling at glocalization. Even the exemplars have a rich country bias. In a recent conversation with Jeff‚ one such manager – the head of a major business that’s doing well in India and China – still seemed preoccupied with problems beyond his control in the U.S. “I don’t even want to talk to you about your growth plans
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Maniquiz 1 John Maniquiz Ms. Cvejic English 10 Honors 18 June 2012 John Knowles’ Journey in Life. An author’s past experiences and memories has an extensive effect on his/her style in writing and the plot in their writings. The late John Knowles is no exception to this. Born into a well –off family in Fairmont‚ West Virginia‚ Knowles had no issues in attending prestigious schools. He left home at young age to attend Philipps Exter Academy‚ which was a well – known boarding school
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University Education: A Life Long Lesson Both John Henry Newman and Jon Spayde argue the true meaning of a University education in their works titled “The Idea of a University” and “Learning in the Key of Life.” Newman defines a truly effective education as a liberal one. He believes that “The University’s art is the art of social life‚ and its end is fitness for the world” (47). Similar to Newman’s belief that a well-rounded education is necessary‚ Spayde also agrees that “Humanities are the foundation
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Damian Perez Austin English II 5 October 2014 Rena’s Promise Essay Does history repeat itself? There are many different cases that have had leaders and governments that have used their power to commit crimes against humanity. There are many occasions before the 1990’s all over the world that have had genocide against a certain population. Some of the most famous crimes against humanity that are still talked about today are Communist in China‚ Khmer Rouge in Cambodia‚ and Muslim militia and the
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Unless‚ the author of a text is physically in front of the reader explaining her intentions at the moment of writing‚ the reader is the only one who is able to give meaning to the text. Rosenblatt (1993) rejects this dualism by explaining that the writer exhibits an aesthetic stance while writing her piece trying to bring as many clues as possible for the reader‚ however‚ the text could be interpreted from aesthetic or an efferent stance. The reader could enjoy reading complex mathematical theorems
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February 18‚ 2013 Dear Parents‚ Greetings from RiverDale! It’s a pleasure to connect with you once again. We are almost reaching the end of the last term of the current academic year. At present we are busy with academics as in less than month we begin our final exams. The ISC exams begin tomorrow although the practicals were completed last week. I am glad to inform you that our students fared well in their Practical Examinations. The ICSE Examination begins on 27th February 2013. At the moment
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John Merrow produced the documentary in 2005 doing a thorough research on campuses for 2 years with the purpose to raise public awareness of what is happening in American higher education‚ where it is heading‚ to inform the public that the higher education deviation from its original direction and the existing issues to students‚ parents‚ professors‚ higher education administrators and general public. The documentary reveals the challenges higher education is going through directly from freshmen
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A Summary of John F. Kennedy’s Life Experiences John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline‚ Massachusetts on May 29‚ 1917 and died in Dallas‚ Texas on November 22‚ 1963. Regarded as their father’s favorite‚ JFK felt continuously overshadowed by his older brother‚ Joseph Kennedy‚ Jr. JFK joined the Navy‚ where he commanded PT-109‚ a Patrol Torpedo boat‚ in the South Pacific. After a Japanese destroyer rammed his boat‚ he became a hero for his efforts in saving his men in August 1943. In November
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