INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS – UNSE 2013 REACTION PAPER ON”THE HUMAN LANGUAGE SERIES - PART ONE` VIDEO What is Language? Is it simple or complex? At first sight‚ both questions seem so common‚ but beneath the surface these two and some more questions developed later in the video‚ make you think into deeper thoughts‚ especially for someone who is taking an introductory course on theoretical linguistics for the first time. The human Language series part 1” video is an extraordinary piece
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I will admit that I am rather new to the discussion on bigotry‚ privilege‚ and the various -isms. I was speaking with a female friend of mine a few months ago‚ and I remarked that women‚ on average‚ are less able to compartmentalize their emotions than men. She was (justifiably) irate‚ and I qualified myself. You see‚ I had never been explicitly exposed to the socially-propagated idea that women are emotionally unstable. When I found out‚ I felt rather embarrassed in not only being sexist‚ but
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United States of America has the highest incarceration rate than any developed countries in the world. America puts herself to shame to the rest of the world‚ despite ironically calling her the Land of the Free. The phenomenon of “Prison Industrial Complex” can be traced back to the mid-1970s when the politics around prison had a complete transformation. Nelson Rockefeller‚ the governor of New York until 1973 who later served as the vice president under Gerald Ford‚ advocated for enhanced sentencing
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Amanda hamner | Australian Aborigines and their Complex Kinship | Introduction into Cultural Anthropology | | Kathryn Grant | 6/11/2012 | | Australian Aborigines and their Complex Kinship Aborigines have a complex system in relation to their social and marriage laws‚ based on the grouping of people within their society. To understand the complexities of their social organization‚ consider it this way: divide it first into three main parts. The first part is the physical structuring
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Humanity needs government in order to thrive and progress. According to the documents that describe the Neolithic error‚ which will later be discussed in depth‚ the laws that were set up by government were there to guide the people in moral and spiritual conduct. Furthermore if it were not for the ‘social ladder’ created by government‚ there would be no aspiration for elevation which resulted in competition among the people. The government also generated the need for specialists. As the state grew
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Plants That Can Move Inspire New Adaptive Structures http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/02/23/plants-that-can-move-inspire-new-adaptive-structures Summary: Researchers at the University of Michigan and Penn State University have been studying a species of shape-changing plant that they believe can help them develop a new breed of structures that can twist‚ turn‚ bend‚ stiffen‚ and otherwise adapt to their environments. The Mimosa plant‚ which folds its leaves on contact through a phenomenon
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Single parent families have grown larger with the incoming years. Today‚ 1 of every 4 families with children under the age of 18 is a single-parent family‚ up from 1 of every 10 in 1970. As of 2000 an estimated 13.5 million single parents had guardianship of 21.7 million children less than 21 years of age whose other parent lived somewhere else; single parent families. One parent families numbered over 12 million in 2000. Single parent families have increased almost half of the percent in a span
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Oedipus the King Sophocles Translated by David Grene CHARACTERS OEDIPUS‚ King of Thebes JOCASTA‚ His Wife CREON‚ His Brother-in-Law TEIRESIAS‚ an Old Blind Prophet PRIEST PART I: Scene: In front of the palace of Oedipus at Thebes. To the Right of the stage near the altar stands the PRIEST with a crowd of children. OEDIPUS emerges from the central door. OEDIPUS: Children‚ young sons and daughters of old Cadmus‚1 why do you sit here with your suppliant crowns?2 the town is heavy with a mingled burden
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A day in the life Alex Sander: Driving in the fast Lane at Landon Care Products Alex‚ as almost every fresh starter at his/her career‚ is fast‚ energetic and output oriented employee. The performance review by his supervisors‚ peers and subordinates shows that he is task oriented‚ committed‚ multi-tasking‚ and assertive colleague. These are the qualities which every employer wants to see in his/her subordinates. Alex does contain some traits necessary for effective leadership which are namely
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businesses within the United States. Congress passed various laws that grant the post office a “statutory monopoly” on non-urgent First Class Mail and the exclusive right to put mail in private mailboxes. Although these laws grant the USPS a market advantaged they also restrict its ability to compete with rival package delivery and courier services‚ as well as the technological innovations. How it got started The Post Office Department has origins in America dating back to the 17th century‚ when
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