Harmful effects and implications of accent discrimination Harmful effects on ESL learners As concluded by Munro (2003)‚ accent discrimination has played a negative effect on many situations. Some of the most common cases include discrimination in hiring process‚ in employment‚ and even resulting in harassments. As a harmful result‚ second language users are facing negative forces that may cause them to question beyond the issue. One example is these learners start questioning their own characteristics
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Theories of Motivation Although the term _theory_ is used in motivation theory‚ no single recognized theory of motivation exists. Rather‚ _motivation_ is used as an umbrella term for a number of theories that describe factors‚ traits‚ or situations that result in people moving beyond awareness and attitudes into behaviors. A number of workplace theories cite motivation as a key element in employee workplace behavior. Frederick Herzberg’s 1959 _hygiene theory_ contends that the external job environment
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Probably‚ applied genetics’ most impacts on society are as a result of genetic tests. In general‚ genetic tests seek to detect some feature of a person’s genetic constitution. This feature can be a disease causing mutation or a marker DNA sequence used to detect presence of another gene. Obviously these procedures used for testing the status of DNA‚ RNA or chromosomes are included in genetic tests. What is more it is possible to include some protein based tests and classical medical examinations
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Dealing With the Impact of Modern Gadgets on our Lives Whether we like it or not‚ electric appliances and gadgets have occupied a major position in our day to day lives. Though they were invented to make life better for us in the first place‚ it is an undeniable fact that many of the gadgets have a negative influence upon the quality of our lives in some ways. As we cannot live without them in this modern world and they are a necessary evil‚ we have to find ways to reduce the negative impact of
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Genetic engineering has played an increasingly important part in the business of agriculture‚ resulting in the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) which have been created by altering genetic materials by way of genetic engineering. While GMOs have a multitude of applications‚ I will focus primarily on GMO technology used to grow and develop food crops and the growing controversy surrounding the practice. According to National Agricultural Statistics Service (2010)‚ over 80% of
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Fossil Fuels are the most important energy sources in our world today. Due to the importance of fossil fuels‚ it made a huge impact on political issues. In this essay‚ I argue that political pressures surrounding fossil fuels can often lead to unrest and even war. These situations can lead to extreme social hardships. Even if a country is cash rich‚ the delivery system and dangerous situations involving social unrest may mean that many people never see many of the benefits of fossil fuel money. The
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Birth‚ marriage and death are the standard trio of key events in most people’s lives. But only one‚ marriage is a matter of choice (Innocenti Digest‚ 2001). The rights to have a choice were recognized as a principle of law‚ yet many girls and some boys enter marriage life without any chance of their rights to choose. Childhood and adolescence are usually the greatest years of one’s life. However‚ the period is cut short when marriage and adult responsibilities come too early as ones practiced early
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The Implication of Electronic Health Record for Health Care Managers These days‚ Information technology is utilized in almost all aspects of our daily lives. It enables communications across the world easier and faster. With technology getting more advanced and in order to cover vast demographic of the United States‚ the needs for information technology are apparent in the health care industries. “Rural Hospitals face tough choices on computerized records. (Whitney‚ E.‚ 2014) ”
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birth has no essence or soul; quite simply‚ they may be compared to animals. It is their lives and experiences that shape who they are in essence and their actions and choices that reflect who they are. Further more as a result of the equality implications is could be deduced that all people regardless of their economic or social class are equally capable of committing good and evil and no individual is incapable of committing either good or evil regardless of their social or economic
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our classrooms are faced with ever changing methods of discipline and classroom management. Teachers are given lists of ways to organize their classroom at the beginning and throughout the year. What are the legal implications as it applies to teachers? What are the ethical implications? What are our students‚ parents‚ and teachers rights? It seems that these have been ever changing and in some cases our teachers and parents are often times left confused. The students are then left confused because
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