about a billion people and a dozen major languages of its own. One language‚ and only one‚ is understood-by an elite-across the country: that of the foreigners who ruled it for less than 200 years and left 52 years ago. After 1947‚ English had to share its official status with north India’s Hindi and was due to lose it in 1965. It did not happen: Southern India said no. 2 Today‚ India. Tomorrow‚ unofficially‚ the world. [fhe spread of English] is well under way; at first‚ because the British not only
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Language is a good tool for expressing the speaker’s feelings. But it differs from another one in innumerable ways‚ just because of the ways people talk‚ it does not necessarily mean they think differently. The way you speak says a lot about you. Language can help mould the way we think‚ but just in its own ways. Therefore‚ even we spoke the same language‚ we might not think in the same way. Language is an important tool of communication. People have changed thoughts day by day base on most crucial
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The classic songs by John Lennon "We are the World" by USA for Africa and Imagine are very kind songs because they both relate on helping other people that need help in the streets. The song Imagine is trying to say is that we should get on other people’s placeless and see how much they suffer with out food or houses to live in." We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the super group USA for Africa in 1985. Is about an earthquake that destroyed almost everything that
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Why we believe what we see? Actually‚ the real reason why our eyes deceive us is that our eyes function in our brains. The eye is quite a complex part of the body. There are more than a billion parts work together in the same time. The vision is an important sense which is supported by the brain that receives the information from the eye. Firstly‚ as light enters the eye‚ “it passes through a thin transparent protective shield on the front of the eye”‚ which is called the cornea. The clear cornea
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am a very visual person and to me I can see how carbon dating works‚ and I can see how vestigial structures are extremely similar between whales‚ cats‚ bats‚ and humans. Christians really do not have a response for that argument. Their only defense is “God put that there as a test‚ to test our faith.” But like I have heard many times before‚ science cannot explain everything. Morality is a main argument for the side of the Christians‚ and I can plainly see where they come from. If people are simply
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The World of Languages Languages may not be the most important thing in the world‚ but without them people like us would not be able to communicate with each other. Many jobs require more than on languages to communicate with customers‚ most of these jobs are well paying jobs. Those who speak more than two languages are more likely to get a better paying job than one just knows one language. Many students may not agree that High School may have to require students to take two years of a second
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Per.______ Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Chapter 9‚ China and the World: East Asian Connections‚ 500-1300‚ Study Guide‚ (Original: pp. 241-267; With Sources: pp. 379-405) The Reemergence of a Unified China 1. What are some of the causes that allowed Buddhism and Daoism to creep into China? 2. In what way did the Sui Dynasty unify China from 589-618? 3. Discuss the ways in which the Tang and Song Dynasties
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Words “We know what we are‚ but not know what we may be.” The man with a vocabulary with over twenty-nine thousand words‚ William Shakespeare is one who left a lasting impact on the world and even affects the world today. Shakespeare is a writer who has affected the world most. He started from a very young age; he was successful early on‚ and affected many of the themes of present day literature. William Shakespeare was born on April 2‚ 1564 in Stratford Upon-Avon‚ England (Will in the World). His
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Hello my names is.....stand up for the world and it will bow besides yourself...stand up for your beliefs and the world will manifest in front of you...Using the essay form and Chicago for the citations of your sources‚ answer the following TWO essay questions. Please‚ provide intelligent answers‚ based on your readings and on your digestion of these‚ keeping in mind that generalities are to be avoided at all costs and that only precise and concrete statements will support your ideas. ESSAY
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We are the world Book Review: Three cups of tea Lost on the way to the summit of a mountain called K2 in Pakistan‚ Greg Mortenson felt depressed until he wandered into a poor village and was warmly treated. Reaching the summit of K2 to place a necklace in the honor of Christa‚ his sister was Greg’s original plan‚ but after he walked into the village’s everyday life he changed his mind. There‚ he gave a promise... to build a school. Eventually‚ not only one school was built but more than sixty
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