Endangered Languages CONOR MCDONOUGH QUINN Languages that are threatened with the loss of natural generational transmission are referred to as endangered languages. Language endangerment generally occurs in the later stages of language shift‚ that is‚ when a speech community moves away from their earlier variety‚ dialect‚ or language to a new one or new set thereof (Fishman‚ 1991). While the processes of endangerment and extinction have likely been constant throughout the history of human language
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thick. Pandas once roamed large areas in China‚ but as the human population has increased‚ the area in which a panda can live has decreased. Pandas are very solitary animals‚ and do not venture into the areas where humans live . Pandas have become endangered for two main reasons. First‚ the area in which they can safely live has shrunk. Second‚ they are often hunted for their pelts‚ which can go for thousands of dollars on the black market. The Amur leopard is a very rare leopard subspecies that
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wild tigers from becoming extinct? As people change forests to cities and farms‚ tigers have lost their living areas. On top of that‚ poaching—the illegal hunting of wild animals—is a major threat to the cat’s survival. People sometimes hunt endangered species‚ like the tiger‚ to illegally sell the animal’s body parts for souvenirs‚ medicines‚ and even food. Some people even pay high prices to buy tiger skins or other animal parts on the black market. By selling just one tiger‚ poachers can make
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Health Promotion for the Mastectomy Patient The focus of this paper is on the journey of a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with breast cancer‚ recovering from a mastectomy. The patient’s health will be explored using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns and the Determinants of Health. Pre and post admission‚ different health related strategies‚ and resources will also be discussed. Client Description The patient in question is a fictional character that has been used with discretion from the creator
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make life easier‚ perform thousands of tasks that in the past required physical labor. As a result of sedentary life and over-consumption‚ the excessive fat accumulates in the body‚ and may have significant health consequences. Multiple research studies have revealed that excessive weight gain increases the risk of diabetes‚ hypertension‚ dyslipidemia‚ coronary heart disease‚ stroke‚ osteoarthritis‚ and many forms of cancer. In particular‚ abdominal obesity has been recognized as strongly associated
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The tiger is the largest cat species in the world; the largest tiger sub-species is the Siberian tiger. The approximate weight of the male is 500 pounds and the female is 300 pounds. The average length of the male tiger is 10 feet and the female 8 feet. The average height of a tiger is 3 feet. The appearance of the tiger depends to a great extent on where the animal lives. Tigers that live in cold regions are paler in colour and larger in size; their fur is long and thick. In warmer climates‚ tigers
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Endangered species are those considered to be at risk of extinction‚ meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. Endangered species are threatened by factors such as habitat loss‚ hunting‚ disease and climate change‚ and usually‚ endangered species‚ have a declining population or a very limited range. The current rate of extinction is thought to be far greater than the expected natural rate‚ with many species going extinct before they have
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EXECUTIVE ORDER Donald Trump did not change the existing immigration policy. He signed an Executive Order threatening to withhold Federal funding in order to force sanctuary cities to comply with the existing law. Trump’s Executive Order requires the Director of Homeland Security to compile a weekly list of all crimes committed by non-citizen. Depending on the severity of the crime‚ the order in which they should be deported was decided. The Order calls for a list of all undocumented immigrants
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ENDANGERED SPECIES Introduction An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of all organisms based on the sample of species that have been evaluated through 2006.Many nations have laws offering protection to
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Endangered species From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Endangered species (disambiguation). "Endangered" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Endangered (disambiguation). Conservation status | | By risk of extinction | Extinct | Extinct (List) Extinct in the Wild (List) | Threatened | Critically Endangered (List) Endangered (List) Vulnerable (List) | At lower risk | Conservation Dependent (List) Near Threatened (List) Least
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