Courtney Lee Kate Reed English 15 September 2001 “Yes We Can” On a cold‚ Chicago night‚ newly elected President Barack Obama warmed the hearts of Americans as he presented his “Election Night Remarks.” He spoke with intended gratitude‚ thanking those who made his victory possible‚ changing the minds of his opposition‚ and marking the start of his term with a sense of hope. His passionate speech evoked patriotism in every person through his use of repetition‚ personal relation‚ and allusions
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Are we losing our Mother-Tongue? It is‚ and it’s getting worse. In an increasingly urbanised India‚ mother-tongues are under siege and facing a sustained attack from the three Ms of migration‚ market and mixed marriages. The mother tongue is the true vehicle of the mother wit. Another medium of speech may bring with it a current of new ideas. But the mother tongue is one in which a man is born. It is through the vernacular that the new conceptions of the mind should press their way to birth in
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Mobile Commerce: Beyond E-Commerce Abstract The popularity of m-commerce devices‚ especially mobile phones among consumers high-lighted a new source of revenue for businesses. An industry review in mobile commerce found a variety of current trends and business models that will affect future strategic uses from a project management perspective. This paper explores m-commerce technology from a business perspective; how it is similar and differs from e-commerce technically; and tries identifying and
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of securitiescan then be initiated. Purchases and sales of securities on the demat account are automatically made once transactions are confirmed and completed. ------------------------------------------------- Advantages of demat A demat account also helps avoid problems typically associated with physical share certificates‚ for example: delivery failures caused by signature mismatch‚ postal delays and loss of certificate during transit. Further‚ it eliminates the risks associated with forgery and due
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Are We Better Than Our Forefathers? In the 21st century‚ mankind is evolving. Now we live our lives in a manner that our forefathers did not. If our forefathers could see the life we live now‚ they would be very disappointed as we are not as hardworking as they were. They worked day and night to achieve the smallest success. We depend on machinery to do our work and because of that‚ people nowadays have grown obese and lazy. Watching television too long can harm our eyes and it affects our physical
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What is marketing and how do you feel that marketing will assist you in your career?’ Marketing has a broad definition‚ defining market as a definite concept is difficult .Marketing is how a product gets from an intellectual idea to an individual‚ person or a business .Many different steps require accomplishment to transform an idea to a product that someone are willing to pay and make profits for the seller using various advertising tools such as TV‚ radio‚ magazines and direct sales to tout capabilities
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How Languages Shape Lives Learning new languages may shape our ways of talking and thinking. Also every language to another has many different ways in how we communicate with other people who speak the language we have learned. In “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?” Lera Boroditsky explains how a new language can affect the way we are thinking. The new language (second language) is one of the most important things that can change the way of thinking. Most of people who speak more than
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Our own attitudes‚ values and behaviour could impact on our work with children and young people as we are not neutral beings and even on a sub-conscious level me may be intimating information that impacts negatively on some children or young people. We need to be clear on our own attitudes‚ values and behaviour and identify how we can work on our own mindset if need be. For instance the language we use can have loaded meanings‚ in the way we choose to describe things or people. For instance referring
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How would you feel if you were homeless and you couldn’t find a place that would accept you. Or you had to walk 30.2 Miles just to get to the nearest homeless shelters but yet you have no map to know how to get there. That is how many homeless people in michigan feel Because majority of the homeless shelters on on the east. Many LBTGQ people are either denied a home due to the way they are or are unable to join homeless shelters because of the way they act. We need to help the homeless by providing
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happened yesterday only. I can recall what I had felt at that time‚ the adrenaline rush and the screaming. It was that day I had learnt a valuable lesson and this lesson was not only learnt by me but also by my cousins who were there when this incident took place. New years eve was just a day away and all of us‚ my cousins and I‚ had made great plans of partying out all night and having a blast. One of my friend’s was throwing a party at his place so we had decided that we would go there and have
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