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    The focus of this article is on literature in the English language from anywhere‚ not just the literature of England‚ so that it includes writers from Scotland‚ the whole of Ireland‚ Wales‚ as well as literature in English from former British colonies‚ including the US. However‚ up until the early 19th century‚ it deals with the literature written in English of Britain and Ireland. English literature is generally seen as beginning with the epic poem Beowulf‚ that dates from between the 8th to the

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    A History of Computer Programming Languages The first programming languages predate the modern computer. From the first‚ the languages were codes. Herman Hollerith realized that he could encode information on punch cards when he observed that railroad train conductors would encode the appearance of the ticket holders on the train tickets using the position of punched holes on the tickets. Hollerith then proceeded to encode the 1890 census data on punch cards which he made the same size as the boxes

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    a people‚ culture‚ tradition and language. It shares great experiences. Through Literature‚ we can learn about poems‚ stories‚ and plays. When we discuss about Literature‚ we will not only discover the ultimate meaning of it but also an artistic quality to the works when we analyze a Literature. B. What is English Literature? According to Wikipedia‚ English literature is the literature written in the English language‚ including literature written in English by writers not necessarily from England;

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    HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE Old English 496-1050 Middle English 1050-1500 Modern English 1500 onwards OLD ENGLISH Old English literature encompasses literature written in Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon)‚ during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of England‚ from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry‚ hagiography‚ sermons‚ Bible translations‚ legal works‚ chronicles‚ riddles‚ and others. In all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from

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    Section 3 (l.462-650) Everyman is left alone and asks O‚ to whom shall I make me moan For to go with me in that heavy journey? He recaps how he has been deserted‚ one after the other‚ by Fellowship‚ his kinsmen‚ and his Goods (whom‚ he says‚ he “loved best”). He feels ashamed that he did not realize that Goods brought people towards hell – and says that he himself is “worthy to be blamed”. He decides to turn to Good Deeds but worries that she is so weak that “she can neither go nor speak”.

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    operating 30 daily services linking four domestic destinations Islamabad‚ Lahore‚ Karachi and Peshawarwith international services to Dubai‚ Abu Dhabi‚ Sharjah‚ Muscat‚ Istanbul and Manchester. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport‚ Karachi. History The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 18 June 2004 with three leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft servingKarachi–Lahore and Karachi–Islamabad with three daily flights in each direction.[4] The airline was inaugurated by the

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    1. SUFFIXATION IN OLD ENGLISH 1.1 The Old English Period Of The English Language Like all divisions in history‚ periods of the English language are matters of convenience and the dividing lines between them purely arbitrary. For the sake of convenience we distinguish three main stages in the history of language‚ namely Old English (OE)‚ Middle English (ME)‚ and Modern English (MnE). The first period‚ which lasted from 450 to 1100 (or 1150)‚ and is known as Old English‚ is the period of full

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    Discussion Summer 2009 IQ2 Debate: Global Warming Is Not a Crisis Before I sat down to listen to the debate‚ “Global Warming is Not a Crisis”‚ I was already interested in the idea of global warming. While many people have a hard time worrying about what might happen 100 years from now‚ I don’t. I considered what I already knew about global warming. I was somewhat familiar with the topics of: reducing greenhouse gases‚ moving the world away from fossil fuels‚ providing more breathable air‚ enhancing

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    Ok. Thanks Bailey. So now I’ll move on to some reasons why people believe that same sex marriage should not be legalized. Not create the next generation Firstly‚ they think that although people have a right to live any way they like but traditionally‚ marriage is between a man and a woman. One of meaning purposes of marriage is create the next generation and mutual them. Children are the fundamental of future society. And obviously only opposite- sex marriage can play the role of create the future

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    immigrants could travel to in order to find new opportunities‚ acceptance‚ and a better life. However‚ the English Unity Act of 2017-if it becomes a law-will make it much harder for for non-English speakers‚ especially immigrants‚ to have a part in American society‚ including voting‚ finding jobs‚ and gaining an education. This act will make English the official language of the U.S.A. Language is a part of everyday life and is much more than a means of communicating with other people; it is part of

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