the English words. Therefore‚ this research addresses two questions by taking into account the influence of the learners’ first language on their pronunciation: 1. Does a learner’s L1 influence the pronunciation (phonemes) of his or her L2 (English)? 2. Does the pronunciation differ between the languages? Literature review A research conducted by James (2007) examined the relationship between learner’s interlanguage (IL) and transfer of learning. From this research has come an understanding that different
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Marina French ENG 102: Section 1 Paper 1: Comparative Essay October 9‚ 2014 Like Sophocles’ famous tragedy Oedipus‚ Leslie Norris’ short story “Shaving” explores the formative influence of fathers on their sons’ lives. Oedipus and Barry‚ the protagonists in each work of literature‚ have different levels of knowledge about their past‚ which plays into the fact that their fathers amount of involvement in their lives shapes who they have now become. Their fathers’ involvement not only affects their
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√2 Although it wasn’t Pythagoras himself who discovered the square root of two and the changes it caused to Ancient Greek mathematics as well as the future of mathematics‚ his follower did and because of this he is mainly accredited. It is not believed that Pythagoras himself who revealed this mathematically changing idea because it went against his philosophy that all things are numbers. It was in reality a Pythagorean philosopher Hippasus who was able to demonstrate the irrationality of the square
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Obesity is a leading cause of Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes raises the risk of kidney failure‚ blindness‚ stroke and heart disease. If untreated‚ diabetes may even result in the loss of a limb. In today’s modern society‚ more children are being exposed to an increased risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes than ever before. The changes in technology‚ population growth and economy have had a large effect on their lives and ability to
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SOCI 1015EL 10 Understanding Society Essay Two November 21‚ 2014 Elder Abuse In its most basic sense‚ elder abuse is harm to an older adult. The World Health Organization defined abuse and neglect of older adults as: “…single or repeated acts‚ or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust‚ which causes harm or distress to an older person.” Sadly‚ elder abuse is prevalent in our society and while elderly abuse may not be a new phenomenon
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BSBWHS401A Implement and monitor WHS policies‚ procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements Assessment Task 2: Work Health and Safety Project Part A: Develop handouts Handout 1: Legislation Explain the purpose of Work Health and Safety legislation‚ including the function of a WHS Act‚ WHS regulation and WHS Code of Practice: Purpose of WHS legislation The principle point of the WHS enactment will be to ’secure the wellbeing Also wellbeing of specialists What’s more workplaces through
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Medicine (NCCAM)‚ alternative medicine practices are recognized into five main categories: alternative medical systems‚ biologically based therapies‚ mind-body interventions‚ energy therapies‚ and manipulative and body-based methods (Rahul‚ nd: 1of 2). In discussing whether or not to use alternative medicines‚ people need to first consider two sides of coin. On one side‚ alternative medicines point to their emphasis on mind-body care and the use of natural substances. On the other side‚ some argue
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Sir Mohammad Iqbal‚ better known as “Allama” (scholar) Iqbal‚ is a unanimously celebrated poet and thinker all over the state of Pakistan. He is considered among the founders of Pakistan‚ and often credited for the very idea of an independent state for Indian Muslims‚ “Quaid-e-Azam” (the great leader) Mohammad Ali Jinnah being the man who realized Iqbal’s vision and founded “Pakistan” (the land of the pure) in 1947. Born in Sialkot‚ Punjab‚ now part of Pakistan‚ Iqbal belonged to a family of reasonable
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Lab 2 – Water Quality and Contamination Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination Table 1: Water Observations (Smell‚ Color‚ Etc.) Beaker Observations 1 Water is perfectly clear/No odor 2 It was cloudy with an oil sits on top of the water/no odor 3 This sample had a slight odor which was mostly unidentifiable and had good clarity 4 Bubbles formed on surface and had a cloudy appearance /no odor 5 Some sediment in water and brown in color /no odor 6 Water is brown in color with some
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but a golden color ran underneath‚ and the two knobs of her cheeks were illuminated by a yellow burning under the dark. Under the rag her hair came down on her neck in the frailest of ringlets‚ still black‚ and with an odor like copper.” (Paragraph 2) The author draws a clear picture of Phoenix Jackson’s appearance with this very descriptive paragraph. Not only are we able to tell that she is elderly by the author’s description of her appearance‚ we can also tell by how slowly she moves and the fact
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