Modern English a) Received Pronunciation is an accent‚ which pronunciate words as they are spelled. RP . is conceived as a more formal way of speaking. b) In the 1800’s when a standard English had been established‚ the upper/upper middle class in the north east of England and especially London‚ began speaking RP. It spread‚ and was considered the educated way of speaking‚ so it became the favorable and more official way of speaking in England. c) Cockney pronunciate letters‚ which may
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technologies‚ discoveries‚ and information. These new and updated findings are what make the world we live in more modern. There are endless advancements being made daily‚ making the people who live on our planet more modern‚ individually and as a whole. I‚ in fact‚ am a modern person due to the way I live my life and the technologies I use on a day to day basis. The word “modern” means “of or relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past”. The adjective is synonymous with
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E I The Outline of the Second Week’s Topic: A. Introduction 1. Clarification of David Held’s position and argument the analysis of the modern state Focus: the “construction”/ “the making of” the modern state. What does “construction”/ “the making of” mean in this context? Modern state as an “European” invention “Decisive role” of the modern state in the development of modernity 2. State societies versus stateless societies Informal mechanisms of government / institutionalization
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Modern gadgets have made us complete slaves to machines. There is no work which cannot be done without the assistance of machines and there is not a single area of human activity where machines don’t have to be used. No one can deny the fact that gadgets have not only simplified our lives but also made them more comfortable and luxurious. If electricity fails‚ life for each one of us comes to a standstill as all gadgets are operated with it be it AC‚ TV‚ computer‚ a telephone‚ or any other modern
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MODERN DAY FARMING Introduction The daily pleasures of gardening are simple‚ inexpensive and profoundly satisfying. But in the ever-increasingly dense and sprawling cities‚ gardening on rooftops‚ patios and balconies is the only way to transform them into livable spaces that are lush‚ productive and purifying. Imagine picking a head of lettuce that was cultivated in your rooftop‚ or taking in the morning perfume of a flower in your balcony‚ or biting into a strawberry warmed by the sun…. Although
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Physics 344: Modern Physics University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Spring 2014 Syllabus Department of Physics Instructor: Jalal M. Nawash Office: UH 161. Phone: 472-5116. E-mail: nawashj@uww.edu Office Hours: Monday‚ Friday: 8:30 – 9:30. Monday 2:00 – 4:00‚ Thursday: 1:00 – 2:00 Prerequisites: PHYSCS 181 or PHYSCS 141 and MATH 254. Class location: Upham 141 Class time: 9:55 – 10:45 Monday‚ Wednesday
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in terms of its formal‚ stylistic and semantic movement away from Romanticism‚ examining subject matter that is traditionally mundane Don’t confuse Modernism in Literature or the Modernists movement with the standard dictionary definition of modern. Modernism in Literature is not a chronological designation. Modernism in Literature consists of literary work possessing certain loosely defined characteristics. The following characteristics of Modernism answer the question what is Modernism?
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a single world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Looking back in history‚ cultures and customs were determined by the society where people lived. Therefore‚ culture was different from one country to another. In the present‚ technology has changed the culture‚ and how people live in society. I think modern technology is gradually creating a single world culture‚ because of the
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MODERN MEDICINE Modern medicine has made great strides in recent years. It is scientific and based on continual research and experiment. Surgery‚ in particular‚ has made an amazing advance. Thousands of doctors are being trained every year in India‚ and hundreds of hospitals set up. People living in cities rely mainly on modern medicine. In the past whenever there was an outbreak of plague or cholera people died by the hundreds. Modern medicine has succeeded in preventing the outbreak of epidemics
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THE MODERN PROMETHEUS IMPORTANT REFERENCES Paradise Lost Did I request thee‚ Maker‚ from my clay To mould me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? Lines from John Milton ’s Paradise Lost From the title page of Frankenstein; or‚ The Modern Prometheuse‚ 1818 In Frankenstein‚ the intelligent and sensitive monster created by Victor Frankenstein reads a copy of Milton ’s Paradise Lost‚ which profoundly stirs his emotions. The monster compares his situation to that of Adam
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