The Phonology of English and the Phonemic Script Describe a pronunciation problem you had in learning a foreign language. How did you overcome that difficulty? What did your teacher do to help you with pronunciation? Explain why the English alphabet alone is not a very good guide to the pronunciation of English. Give examples (beyond what you may have seen here). What are some of the advantages of using the Phonetic Chart in class to help your students with their pronunciation problems?
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1. What is the difference between a soft commitment and no commitment? In making no commitment‚ a firm has not taken an action or made an investment that alters its own and/or its rival’s competitive responses. In contrast‚ a soft commitment is one that‚ no matter what its competitors do‚ the firm will behave less aggressively than if it had not made the commitment. Thus‚ in a Cournot game a soft commitment will cause the firm to produce relatively less output‚ while in a Bertrand game a soft
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Benchmarking Thor Industries’ Inventory Management - Group 2 Teddy Dwork‚ Alexa Esquivel‚ Noelle Fennessy‚ Alec Madow‚ Marc Milgrim 1. Inventory Share of Total Assets Net Accts Rec. Share of Total Assets Gross Profit Percentage (GP/Sales) SG&A Percentage (SG&A/Sales) 2008 15.3% 14.7% 12.2% 6.7% 2007 16.0% 16.7% 12.7% 6.2% 2. 2008 5.8% 13.2% 20.2 25.3 2007 6.9% 17.6% 22.7 24.7 Return on Sales = EBIT/Revenue Return on Equity = NI/Inv Days Receivable = AR/(sales/365) Days Inventory= (Avg Inv/COGS)
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Missing Chapter Rationale I considered chapter 15 as one of the major turning points of the novel‚ it was also “a turning point” in Maya’s life. And the additional scene to the chapter is when Mrs. Flower had a lesson about living to Maya. As the adding scene extended further the process of “lesson in living”. Since the Maya underwent sexual harassment by her mother’s boyfriend‚ it will be helpful if there would more detail in the “healing process” of Maya. The chapter emphasized
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I’m like a child looking off in the horizon I’m like an ambulance that’s turning on the sirens Oh I’m still alive I’m like a soldier coming home for the first time I dodged a bullet and I walked across a landmine Oh I’m still alive Am I bleeding? Am I bleeding from the storm? Just shine a light into the wreckage So far away‚ away ’Cause I’m still breathing ’Cause I’m still breathing on my own My head’s above the rain and roses Making my way away ’Cause I’m still breathing ’Cause I’m still breathing
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Muhammad Hakeem a man who lived with his brothers and his mother‚ Muhammad’s father left him when he was 4 so he really didn’t know what his father looked like.One day Muhammad went to the airport trying to go to Israel to visit his family. His flight was at 5:30. He was running late because of the traffic on the highway. He finally got to valet parking and ran into the airport trying to check in as fast as he can. He checked in and gave them his luggage. He was going to security‚ then he forgot
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Amway summary Introduction Amway is one of the world’s largest direct sales companies. It was founded in 1959 and is still owned by the families that founded it. It employs 14‚000 people worldwide and markets over 450 product lines. A key part of its success is its three million ABOs (Amway Business Owners) spread round 80 countries. Amway enables these people to have a business of their own. Amway recognises that it has other responsibilities‚ for example‚ to the communities in which it works
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The September 11 Generation There has been much talk about how the events of September 11 changed everything. I don’t think they changed the central urgency and relevance of what each one of us does with our life.. I think we’re all being pressured by history. How many people have lost their jobs or are re-evaluating their work and lives? Those of us who are concerned about the issues of diversity‚ coexistence‚ reconciliation‚ conflict prevention‚ understanding and tolerance
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Catch 22 The Caged Bird Sings of Freedom 2. What actions did the U.S. government take to support slavery? Do these actions support Zinn’s assertion on p. 139 that "Such a government would never accept an end to slavery by rebellion"? Why would the white elite want to determine when and how slavery would end? The U.S. government supported slavery by refusing to enforce the law that prohibited the shipping of new slaves into the nation‚ passing new laws that burdened slaves‚ and repeatedly
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Working Towards Wellness Assignment Instructions To complete this assignment: 1. Fill in the information above. 2. Answer all of the questions below; the boxes expand to accommodate your writing. 3. An example of an excellent response is shown below. 4. Directions for saving and submitting can be found at the end of this document. Objective: Demonstrate appropriate self-care skills including health maintenance and stress management. Example Question: How do you think wellness
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