simply smile casually‚ and sometimes sheepishly reply “I came from an English speaking school”. I came from an English speaking school‚ that’s why I’m fluent in English. English is generally noted as one of the languages commonly used in the Philippines. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country‚ the other being Filipino‚ a standardized version of Tagalog. Sub-varieties of Philippine English is emerging based on the regional location of the speakers. Code-mixing
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is very descriptive and aims to inform the reader of the vivid and unique Australian landscape. The theme of “My Country “is one of loyalty. Mackellar is almost romantic in her descriptions of the various natural wonders of the country; she acknowledges the beauty of England in the first verse but goes on to brag at the wonder of the contrasting beauty of her land. “My Country” is a deeply emotional poem with feelings of great pride in the reader. Mackellar speaks of rural Australia‚ where natural
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English 102 16 November 2011 NASA can be hope for a brighter future Ever since humanity has been able to see stars there have been a dream to visit one‚ but it wasn’t until 1957‚ that mankind took the first big step to accomplish that dream. In 1957‚ Soviet sent their Sputnik 1 in to orbit around earth‚ and we entered the space age. NASA‚ the national Aeronautics and Space Administration were founded in 1958‚ when the Americans realized they were facing a space race of huge proportions. From
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gain knowledge and enlarge their view over the world. For example‚ learning by watching TV or reading books gives people a huge amount of information about anything they are interested in such as mathematics‚ current news‚ exchange rates‚ other countries’ cultures and so on. Apparently‚ people may become more useful and civilzed if better educated. In areas where residents are not able to receive an appropriate education‚ life cannot be as thriving and properous as locations where there is a high
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put into these movies. There are a huge number of movies that are like this. One in particular would be North Country starring Charlize Theron. This movie is a fictionalized account of the first major sexual harassment case in the United States—Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines‚ where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit (North Country). The movie is inspired by a brave woman who fought so hard for what she wanted‚ but the movie portrays her
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faced by Pakistan. The cost it has incurred‚ overweighs the losses bore in any other turmoil in history of the country. The complexity of this multifaceted menace lies in the fact that it is caused by multitude of factors ranging from internal situation to external developments. It has been damaging not only the economy‚ political stability‚ social sector and social fabric of the country but also national security and integrity. The country’s image abroad and its foreign relations are severely affected
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Sakib Choudhury Professor-Meredith Benjamin English-2150 13 March 2013 Snow White and Her Victims Growing up reading fairy tales all our lives‚ there was always a protagonist‚ and an antagonist. The moral of these fairy tales were all the same. It was the war between the good and the evil. After reading Anne Sexton poem’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”‚ which was one of the well-known Disney fairy tales‚ the story seemed to be a lot different than the original theme. Anne Sexton’s poem
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नमस्ते The Rebuplic of India is a country which can be found in South Asia‚ bordering on China and neighbouring Nepal‚ Bandladesh and Pakistan. Indian dependence was granted in 1947 thanks to Ghandi and Nehru who non-violently resisted the British rule after Great Britian became the dominant political power in India in the early 19th century. It is considered to be one third of the size of the US. While it is the home of the famous Taj Mahal and Himilayas‚ in it’s capital New Delhi lives 21.72 million
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9-913-517 OCTOBER 22‚ 2012 W. CARL KESTER CRAIG STEPHENSON Hill Country Snack Foods Co. The Chief Executive Officer of Hill Country Snack Foods had never enjoyed analyst conference calls‚ but in late January of 2012‚ Howard Keener was yet again asked about the company’s cash balances‚ capital structure‚ and performance measures. One analyst complained that Hill Country’s growing cash position‚ absence of debt finance‚ and large equity balance made it difficult for a company in a mature
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Venezuela Venezuela is one of the most pretty countries. They have a lot of pretty things their like landmarks and cities. Alonso de Ojeda was the one man to find a different island. So when he did he named the country Venezuela. Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America. With different attractions. Along its coast are tropical resort islands including Isla de Margarita and the Los Roques Archipelago.On the islands they have beaches for the guest you can feel the water as
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