CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND This paper will be concerned with characterizing and explaining the linguistic system that second language (L2) learners develop‚ considering in particular the extent to which underlying linguistic competence of L2 speakers is constrained by the same universal prinsiples that govern natural language in general. Following Chomsky‚ a particular perspective on linguistic universals wiil be adopted and certain assumption about the nature of linguistic
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01OCTOBER13 Born to Run; Christopher McDougall Summary Are we as humans truly “born to run”? If this is true‚ why do we need orthotics‚ knee supports‚ fish oils/supplements‚ ice packs‚ and top of the line name brand running shoes? Christopher McDougall asks exactly that in his journey to find the answer to these questions. His journey begins with his own simple question: “Why does my foot hurt?” Now‚ I’m sure this is a question we all have when it comes to running. Whether it’s your feet‚
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Robert Smithson Artist: Robert Smithson‚ born 2 January 1938‚ was an American artist. Unfortunately he passed away on the 20th July 1973‚ at the age of 35‚ in a plane crash. While Smithson was still at High School (in Clifton‚ New Jersey during the 1950s)‚ he attended art classes on the side. These art classes were at the Art Students League of New York in 1955 and 1956. Attending these classes allowed him to satisfy his creative passion for art. Another popular artist who attended the Art Students
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Week 6 1. James A. Tyner‚ “The Geopolitics of Eugenics and the Exclusion of Philippine Immigrants from the United States‚” The Geographical Review‚ 89‚ no. 1 (1999)‚ 54-73. In this article‚ Tyner explains the pseudoscience and logic behind the discrimination against Filipino immigrants during the early 1900’s. Using eugenics as justification‚ the government made it clear that America was to remain a white-dominated country with little tolerance for immigrants. A prime example of this anti-immigration
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In the novel Maus II by Art Spiegelman you hear first hand from a survivor of Auschwitz the experiences of the holocaust and the horrific consequences of racism. Race is something that has developed over time and is constantly changing. Race is something that is seen differently by different people. “There is a continuous temptation to think of race as an essence‚ as something fixed‚ concrete‚ and objective. And there is also an opposite temptation: to imagine race as a mere illusion” (Michael Omi
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The sun beats down on your back as you haul your catch of the day back home to feed your family. There’s your wife‚ Cassandra‚ and your twin sons‚ Abel and Lysander. And you? Your name is Nero. The four of you live on Malaga Island in Maine. You’re a fisherman while your wife takes care of the children at home. The year is 1912. You were minding your own business as you brought the fish home‚ when one of your neighbors comes over to you. They tell you the news. The Governor of Maine is having you
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discuss such delicate issues‚ we have to question ourselves‚ “What exactly is privacy?” Privacy is defined as “the right to be let alone” (Warren & Brandeis‚ 1890). However‚ privacy is not such a simple concept. For ease of understanding‚ privacy‚ in this essay‚ is the ability of an individual or group to seclude information about themselves and to possess the right to retain anonymous. Privacy can be generally broken down into three categories - physical‚ organizational and informational (Wikipedia
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controversy surrounding euthanasia centers around a two-pronged argument by opponents which characterizes euthanasia as either voluntary "suicides"‚ or as involuntary murders. (Hence‚ opponents argue that a broad policy of "euthanasia" is tantamount to eugenics). Much hinges on whether a particular death was considered an "easy"‚ "painless"‚ or "happy" one‚ or whether it was a "wrongful death". Proponents typically consider a death that increased suffering to be "wrongful"‚ while opponents typically consider
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Architect Eero Saarinen TWA Terminal‚ JFK Airport‚ New York Architect Eero Saarinen(1910-1961)‚ classified as a Neo-Expressionist‚ brought a sculptor’s sensibility to his buildings. Neo-Expressionism architecture is modernist and abstract‚ but with romantic imagery and the intuitive shapes. Saarinen is best known for the TWA Terminal‚ JFK Airport‚ New York‚ where he captured the excitement of flight with giant wings of concrete. Other examples of the Neo-Expressionism style of architecture are
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1. It started out in the 1950s as a wallpaper cleaner for coal residue. Sales began to fall as coal was used less frequently in furnaces‚ but the owner’s sister-in-law suggested something which changed its fortune. What? =>PLAY DOH 2. 3. Starting from the Stone Age‚ X has been the site of human settlement. Monolithic monuments like Dolmens and rock-cut caves can be seen in many parts of X. The early political history of X is interlinked with that of the Chera Dynasty of the Sangam age‚
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