UNIT 1 VOCABULARY detriment dexterous discretion facetious gregarious optimum ostentatious scrupulous sensory vicarious TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT: In the space provided‚ write the letter of the meaning closest to that of each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning. 1. detriment [noun] Loni’s purple hair may be a detriment when she goes for a job interview. Smoking is a detriment to your health. It’s estimated that each cigarette smoked
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Technology and the Effects on the Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students Technology and the effect on the Psychosocial Well-being of College Students Sandra A. Ortiz University of La Verne A senior project thesis submitted to the faculty of University of La Verne in the Psychology Department for partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology May 24‚ 2011 Advisor: Jodie Lara-Margolis‚ M.A. Abstract This study assessed the effects of technology
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BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Travel & Tourism Unit 1 Investigating the Travel and Tourism Sector Scenario 1 Task 1a There are three different types of tourism – domestic‚ inbound and outbound. Domestic tourism is all about traveling within the same country you live‚ for example‚ UK citizen traveling around London. Inbound tourism is when overseas tourists come to visit the UK. And an outbound tourism happens when UK residents going abroad and taking their holidays outside the UK. For example
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ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE The Middle Ages is like no other period in terms of the time span it covers. Caedmon’s Hymn‚ the earliest English poem to survive as a text‚ belongs to the latter part of the VII century. The morality play‚ Everyman‚ is dated "after 1485" and probably belongs to the early-XVI century. In addition‚ for the Middle Ages‚ there is no one central movement or event to organize a historical approach to the period. When did "English Literature" begin? Any answer to that
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My flight arrived in Bangkok after 1 a.m. By the time customs was cleared‚ baggage was claimed‚ and a taxi hailed it was past 2am. We still had a half hour drive into Bangkok. I shared a taxi with a Bangkok veteran. He said Bangkok is a city you can get whatever you want anytime you want. I was looking for sleep at this point after 18 hours in the air and a three hour layover. My cab pulled into my hotel‚ and I was asleep within thirty minutes. Thailand and half the world away would have to wait
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A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD In 1831‚ Charles Darwin received an astounding invitation to join the HMS Beagle as ship’s naturalist for a trip around the world. For most of the next 5 years‚ the Beagle surveyed the coast of South America. Darwin later called the Beagle voyage “ By far the most important event in my life.” By the time he returned he was established naturalist‚ well-known in London for the astonishing collections he’d sent ahead.When he set out‚ 22-year old Darwin was a young university
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The Role of Satire in “Gulliver’s Travels” Sir Thomas More wrote “Utopia” in 1516‚ Daniel Defoe produced “Robinson Crusoe” in 1719‚ Jonathan Swift brought forth “Gulliver’s Travels” in 1726. The first coined the much used today word “utopia”‚ the second created the first English novel about reason and moral values‚ and the third fathered probably the best satiric masterpiece. Contemporaneity‚ a few centuries later‚ is still amazed at the strength and validity of these notions. Satire‚ Swift’s
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Back in October of 2010 I took a trip to Atlanta GA to go to games 3 and for of the Baseball playoff series between the San Francisco Giants against the Atlanta Braves. I stayed there for a total of 3 days and two nights. I spent about $180 for a hotel for two nights plus it also cost me $30 in transportation to the game via the train round trip from the hotel to the stadium plus I also spent $300 for a ticket to game 3 as well as a ticket to game 4. It was a memorable trip for me because I got
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International Oratory Programme in Brunei Darussalam Our trip started on 20th of April 2013‚ fun fact - the day of universal appreciation of marijuana (not that I’m trying to encourage you students out there). We went straight away to Bintulu with a total of 14-hour long road trip and a few pit stops to catch a breath from the humid air and cramped space in bus for which we stayed a night at SM Teknik Bintulu with a great given hospitality. Next day‚ we were told to wake up earlier than 5:00
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Question 1a - Digital Technology Technology you used: - Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop‚ Premiere‚) - Microsoft Powerpoint / Word - Blogger.com - Youtube.com - Soundcloud.com - Slideshare.com - Prezi.com - Digital camera – Samsung Compact at AS DSLR D1100R Canon at A2 - Digital camcorder – Used Flip HD and HD video on Canon. - Internet (for research) ¬¬ What were the technical pros and cons of the hardware/software? In what ways did the technology constrain
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