In contemporary society the Standard variety of English is the most commonly used as it is respected and associated with a higher prestige. Its usage is also advocated by prescriptivists who believe that it is the ‘correct’ and only variety that should be used. Standard English is usually seen in formal settings‚ where its usage is necessary for official and public purposes. However‚ contextual factors play a vital role in determining the most appropriate variety to be used‚ which is supported by
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amazing people that one meets at a festival such as this? Vans Warped Tour means so much to so many people‚ because of this knowing the history of this amazing festival is imperative. The birth of Warped Tour happened in 1994‚ the founder being Kevin Lyman. The first lineup for the festival consisted of only nineteen bands. This may seem like a lot to someone who has never attended the tour‚ or a festival like it‚ but when compared to 104 bands playing in this year’s (2012) lineup‚ 19 bands is
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Asia. Our major trading partners being Asia and India. Given Australia’s strong economy‚ and the amount of rice and other exports we send to China‚ we are influential on the global scale. Not as a major‚ but as a middle power. As John Howard and Kevin Rudd saw an importance for‚ we have the potential to influence the major powers with which we are allied to (America) and who rely on us greatly in trading (China). As they both benefit from strong relations with Australia‚ they will be inclined to
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has lowered computing costs for start-up and blue chip companies worldwide. True; Easy 3. Rising customer service standards can partly be attributed to the proliferation of social media. True; Moderate 4. Facebook was founded by Kevin Rose. False; Easy 5. In his twenties‚ Tony Hsieh sold LinkExchange to Amazon for over a quarter of a billion dollars. False; Moderate 6. Linus Torvalds created the Linux operating system. True; Easy 7. Between 2000 and 2009‚ Oracle
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Being the Chief Financial Officer of the Under Armor Clothing. The Under Armor Clothing company works in sports and I’ve had a passion for sports my entire life. Working alongside athletes and sports teams would be the coolest thing ever. I would be able to meet my childhood idols and being able to see future sporting events would be a dream come true. Being the Chief Financial Officer would allow me the money and time to do what I always dreamed of doing. The Under Armor Clothing Company has their
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The Impact of Communism The government in the 1940’s used communism as the reason to spend lots of money and instill a sense of constant fear in American’s. In one of the opening lines of the “Atomic Cafe” Harry S. Truman was stating that the military had already spent 2 billion dollars “on the greatest scientific gamble in history”. There was an abundance of media that was being televised and published that showed communism as an extreme and controlled society that was led by one evil
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Has the treatment of asylum seekers significantly changed since the Rudd Government ended the ’Pacific Solution ’? The Australian government’s approach to asylum seekers has been highly controversial and well publicized‚ both nationally and internationally‚ over the past two decades. Australia is a state that has developed and grown through immigration‚ however all throughout its history‚ policies have been implemented to prevent foreign settlers from arriving in the country. While the Rudd government
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L.P.(MSEL) is a limited partnership‚ which operates a gaming‚ on-sale liquor and restaurant business in Deadwood‚ South Dakota. The owners of Midnight Star are: 1- Midnight Star Enterprises‚ Ltd. With 22%) – it is also the general partner. 2- Kevin Costner with 71.5% ownership. However‚ Costner owns Midnight Star‚ so he owns 93.5%. Francis and Carla Caneva‚ own 3.25%‚ each. Caneva managed the operations of Midnight Star while receiving a salary/bonuses for the work. MSEL the petitioned to
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John Howard The 25th Prime Minister of Australia John Howard was elected on the 11th of March 1996 to 3rd of December 2007. He had great influences on the Australian people and Australian policies. He influenced the constitution- federal and state law. Contributed to social influences and to regional agreements like the United Nations. John Howard has been a controversial figure during Australia’s post world war 2 period. His policies included gun control‚ the workplace relations act and the waterfront
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Should we ‘Tone Down’ ANZAC Day to be considerate of ethnic minorities in Australia? Of course not. But a substantial amount of Anglo-Australians believe that we should. This makes absolutely no sense at all. Why would anyone be offended by ANZAC day‚ we are remembering the brave men and women who have fought and died for this country‚ as well as the ones that continue to fight for our country overseas. I don’t see how anyone may be offended by that‚ except for maybe the Turkish or the Germans
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