English Around The World Do you speak English? That question is frequently asked in countries around the world. Although there are almost 3‚000 languages‚ English is the most universal. It is the official language in over 40 countries and the most used language in international business‚ science‚ and medicine. Even in countries where English is not the first language‚ a number of English words are used. No other language is borrowed how more often than English. For example‚ a French worker looks
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Differences around the world There are approximately 196 countries in the world and they are divided into three main group : first world countries‚ second world countries and third world countries. There is a huge difference between the first and a third world countries about everything that is going on in each country. First group countries are countries that have strong economies‚ education and maybe military such as America‚ all of Europe‚ Russia etc. People in first world countries
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bounding into a world of love and laughter. I was the first child‚ the first grandchild‚ the first niece‚ and the primary focus of my entire extended family. Although they were not married‚ my parents were young and energetic and had every good intention for their new baby girl. I grew up with opportunities for intellectual and spiritual growth‚ secure in the knowledge that I was loved‚ free from fear‚ and confident that my world was close to perfect. And I was the center of a world that had meaning
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Background Information: • 80% of the world lives on less than 10$ a day. • According to UNICEF‚ more than 22‚000child die a day due to poverty • More than one billion people don’t have access to clean water • If you have a shelter‚ water‚ food and education‚ you’re already richer than 75% of the world • There are 121 million children that don’t have access to education Problem: • In third-world countries like Vietnam‚ instead of using the people’s tax money on supporting poverty and stop hunger
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EMG 20 Case Study No. 1 McDonald’s: Serving Fast Food around the World Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1955 in the United States. He offered a limited menu of high quality; moderately priced food served fast spotless surroundings. McDonald’s QSC&V (quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and value) was a hit. The chain expanded into every state in the nation. By 1983 it had more than 6‚000 restaurants in the United States‚ and by 1995 it had more than 18‚000 restaurants in 89 countries
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“Sick Around the World”The reform about the healthcare system in the US has been debated within the government and the public for years. The need for change in the healthcare system echoed since the legislation of Medicare and Medicaid were created. US presidents have tried to push for a universal healthcare system because of its citizen’s outcry for better‚ quality care‚ for all. Surprisingly other countries have studied the US health system and reared away from its market based structure to more
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Outline Thesis: Every person around the world should be concerned with poverty. It is not just one person or one nation’s problem. The effects of poverty have a tendency to burden generation after generation thus causing a domino effect with the aim of many other issues around the world. The concern of poverty consequently produces problems for everyone‚ which is why we all should take part in eradicating poverty. I. Poverty has a direct impact on the economy. A. Bankruptcies increased 36.4% over
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SW June 5‚ 2013 ‘Sick Around The World’ Video Summary This movie went around the world to different countries to show the comparisons and differences in healthcare compared to each other and the U.S. The first country that was visited was the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom spends 8.3% of their GDP on healthcare. The citizens pay nothing for premiums‚ all of it is paid trough taxation. Some services require co-pay‚ but all young people and all elderly are exempt from drug co-pays. The United
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Religion around the World The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted an interesting study regarding the demographics of worldwide religions. The group began by accumulating data from national censuses; analyzing the data from over twenty five hundred different censuses‚ large-scale surveys and official registers. Using this information the study group analyzed how religious change impacts societies found around the world. After gathering the required data‚ they went on
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worldview and reach an understanding of‚ and appreciation for‚ the cultures of the other peoples who share the planet with us. As cultural beings‚ we are raised with an certain way of giving order to the world around us but I also believe that we should embrace the cultures of those around the world. Known for its beauty extravagant tourist’s attractions the Caribbean island of Cuba‚ a communist state‚ is a multiracial society with a population of mostly Spanish and African origin. The
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