How is it that English has become such a dominant world language? It is estimated that in the world today about two billion people have some working knowledge of English‚ and the language is spreading rapidly. It is safe to say that English has become the global language. Colonization under the British Empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries spread the English language around the world. English became the main language in many of these countries‚ for example Canada (where French was
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Society How has society’s attitude towards transsexuals changed since 1950? A transsexual is defined as "1) a person who feels that they should have been the opposite sex‚ and therefore behaves and dresses like a member of that sex 2) a person who has had medical operation to change their natal sex" (Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary‚ 2004). In the context of this assignment I investigated the views towards transsexuals described in the latter definition‚ as a person who has undergone
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How have changing world conditions promoted internationalism? Social 20 How have changing world conditions promoted internationalism? One way is by creating a global village.Globalization has changed the way we communicate‚ travel‚ engage in politics‚ do business‚ socialize‚ and experience other cultures. The world has become more globalized‚ case in point the 2003 SARS outbreak was spread thru air travel
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Basketball has taught me many things in life. Basketball has gave me many friends because I could be social with my family and friends talking about the NBA and the teams.. I ended up dropping the sport until middle school started. Usually I would go to lunch every day at the basketball courts just watching everyone play because I was too shy to ask to shoot around. The day they were short a player a few weeks into school they asked me to play‚ but boy did my elementary school days came flashing
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TEN EQUATIONS THAT CHANGED THE WIRLD The brightest minds in history have used mathematics to lay the foundation for how we measure and understand our universe. Time and time again‚ we have proved that it only takes one simple formula to alter the course of humanity. Here are ten equations that did just that. ISSAC NEWTON’S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION Newton’s law explains why planets move the way they do‚ and how gravity works‚ both on earth and throughout the universe. First published in the
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The Bomb That Rapidly Changed The World The atomic bomb is a bomb that rapidly releases energy causing destructive damage through heat. The atomic bomb dropped on Japan was not needed it was an evil act and was unnecessary. It was undoubtedly not required to drop a 4-ton barbaric weapon that is equivalent to 5 million dollars on another country. The United States Military had already launched a sea blockade that consisted of a submarine campaign before the bomb was dropped. It was cutting food
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Shaunde Romaine How California Changed HIST 141 May 14‚ 2014 This paper requires us to discuss the book California: A History by author Kevin Starr as well as McPherson’s “TheFight for Salvery in California”‚ among other selected films. These texts and films chronicle the history of California‚ the changes‚ the advancements‚ and the history behind where we are today as a state. In this paper I plan to highlight he importance California played in the United States as a whole and the socio-economic
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Hunter Curto-Garcia Ms. Barnard English 49 February 16‚ 2014 The Real World College‚ the next level of becoming an independent individual. More opportunities that can change your life forever. Everyone goes to college‚ because they want that degree to have a good job that makes them money. For me‚ college brings me a chance of change. I never saw myself trying my best in college. I guess it could be of that fact I don’t have much confidence in myself. This is my first year of college‚ my second
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“Alea iacta est”. With those words Julius Caesar crossed the River Rubicon in northern Italy and forever changed the history of the world. Rolling the die was exactly what Caesar was doing when he decided to challenge the authority of the Roman Republic that until now he had served. While it is easy to give specific dates as to when the government shifted to Caesar’s ‘Dictator for Life’ role‚ as well as for when his nephew Octavian (Augustus) received his new name and new titles of Caesar/Emperor
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HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HAS MADE US LESS SOCIAL “We are shaped by our tools. And now‚ the computer‚ a machine‚ on the border of becoming a mind‚ was changing and shaping us.” The quote above is from Sherry Truckle from her book called “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other”. More and more people state that Social Media makes them less social. But is it true? Social Media‚ in my opinion‚ is a great development on its own. • Technology makes it easier for us to communicate
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