Japanese (日本語 Nihongo?‚ [nihõŋgo]‚ [nihõŋŋo] ( listen)) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers‚ primarily in Japan‚ where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family‚ whose relation to other language groups is debated‚ particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family. Little is known of the language’s prehistory‚ or when it first appeared in Japan. 3rd century Chinese documents recorded a few Japanese words
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The English Civil War & The French Revolution Essay Final The English Civil War and the French Revolution are characterized by a change in power that took place within their existing governments in a relatively short period of time. In addition‚ the English Civil War and the French Revolution were both initiated from the citizen’s unhappiness with the king’s rule. These were caused by a multitude of political‚ social‚ and economic problems residing in the English and French monarchies. In
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Athens was about to experience it’s greatest epoch. A time filled with power and great social and political wealth. All of which was the product of a great man’s work. His name was Pericles. Pericles was born in the year 495 B.C. into a very noble family. He was the nephew of Cleisthenes who founded Athenian Democracy. Pericles lived his whole life in a political environment. When he became involved in Athenian affairs‚ he received a very good reputation. In 462 B.C. he began to dominate the politics
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had suffered though difficult and troubling childhood. His father was a shoe salesman and a sensitively absent parent; while his mother was a daughter of a minister of Southern Episcopal. His childhood had changed since his family moved from a small Southern town in Mississippi to St. Louis in 1918. He took third prize in a national essay contest “Can a Good Wife Be a Good Sport?” by The Smart Pet magazine at the age of 16 (GradeSaver‚ 1). His career started at this point. He first enrolled in University
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Rudy Organizations in the New Economy Section: 7 Mary E. Boone Analysis 1: Gung Ho February 21‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION "Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster." - Dr. Geert Hofstede The movie Gung Ho (a Chinese expression for "work together"1)‚ demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an American car manufacturing
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Star Wars and its Influences Star Wars defined the summer as the prime releasing season‚ placed a new emphasis on young audiences‚ used special effects‚ animation‚ computers and exhilarating action to speed up the pacing‚ and grossed so much money that many of the best young directors gave quest for the great american film and aimed for the box office crown instead. With star wars and its impact upon release in the 70s it brought a new focus to hollywood’s filmmaking‚ making the films appointed
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4 Kelder Kelder 1 The Scandinavian and French Influences on the English Language The English language is a changing language‚ and it has always been one. An English speaker from the twelfth-century would not have understood the English from the seventeenth-century‚ and vice versa. Now‚ no one would be surprised if you ordered a _filet mignon_ instead of beef filet at a restaurant. And‚ if you visit the little village Utterby in Lincolnshire‚ you are visiting a town named by the Vikings. Although
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A group of shareholders invested to set up a business called Binh Minh Co.‚ who trades Mobile phones. 1. 1/12 Invest to set up a business $8000 2. 1/12 borrow from B bank $5000 3. 1/12 paid in advance $1200 to rent a space in Dec and Jan. 4. 2/12 purchase equipment for $2100‚ useful life of 5 years‚ salvage value = 0. 5. 2/12 Purchase 100 mobiles for $50/unit‚ paid 60% in cash‚ the balance will be paid later 6. 3/12 Received $2000 cash in advance from customer
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of their cultural heritage and the long line of historical principles that play out in French society. Through research it was found that the French approach business in a style of-their-own with true class and flare. They set the stage with an extravagant business lunch‚ in order to get acquainted and then proceed into intellectual negotiations to iron out the details. In each area‚ it was found that the French are proud and hold true to protocols by exchanging formal greetings. Lunch plays an important
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