What have been the most important findings in SLA research on instructed/classroom second language learning in recent years? What have been their main influences on ELT? With the growth of our global village and with our seemingly permanent state of interconnectedness the need for a worldwide common tongue is paramount for many people; more often than not that common tongue is English. People have sought to learn such lingua franca for millennia‚ yet the study of how people acquire this ’second
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Could an Event Like Holocaust Happen Now? Lijin john History II: 1303-4008/4009 04/14/2008 Could an event like the Holocaust happen now? The Holocaust was a horrible and tragic event. The sad thing is that it is still happening today. In the country of Rwanda‚ the mass killings of a certain group of people happened as recently as 1994. The United States and U.N turned its back on it. The other similar event happened in Iraq when Saddam Hussein used weapons of mass destruction to
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The story‚ “The Dogs Could Teach Me‚” by Gary Paulson‚ and the article‚ “The Last Great Race on Earth‚” by Diana Nyad‚ tell stories about mushers in Alaska‚ and their dog sled teams. They are both about the journey‚ and the love between a dog and a human. Mushers in Alaska learn the extent of a dog’s loyalty when they take them out on a trail; they form a bond‚ and feel that they would die for their dogs‚ and that the dogs feel the same. The overwhelming theme in in the two stories is the relationship
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What is More Important: Your Actions or Your Character? In this paper I will argue that neither your actions or character are more important than one another‚ however‚ they go hand in hand. I will argue that your actions reflect your character and vice versa. The obvious place to start would be in our everyday life. There are over 7 billion people on this planet and everyone is different in their own way‚ especially their character and how they do things. Everyone knows someone who has an amazing
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Synthesis Final Instructor: Dr Kamatsos Efrosini Word Count: 1500 Date of Submission: 08/12/14 Energy Transition Could Be Faster (Renewable Forms of Energy are a Viable Solution for the Earth’s Energy Needs) World carbon emissions (CO2) have reached the safety limits that scientists have set. Science claims that by the end of the century the long term impacts in the surface of earth will have inevitable irreversible consequences (Hansen‚ 13). The most discussed debate nowadays‚ as a solution for CO2
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which is native to China and South Asia‚ but has recently been cultivated in numerous places around the world thanks to its popularity. It will exert most of its nutrients when submerged in water‚ so drinking tea made from it’s leaves is the best way to reap its health benefits. In fact‚ drinking one cup of green tea a day will help your body burn fat and will also help prevent cancer from developing. Green tea extract increases your body’s thermogenesis‚ which is the generation of body heat that
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Essay 1: Discuss the characteristics of a state‚ and what could cause South Africa or any other state in Africa to be a failed state. The term ‘state’ has been used to refer to a number of things‚ from a collection of institutions to a territorial unit and even a philosophical idea. The state‚ however‚ can be easily understood as apolitical and legal entity with power over the people in its territorial boundaries. This essay will examine a states characteristics as well as examine the causes of
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sub questions: Sub question 1 What could have inspired Briggs to abandon the perfectly sound vessel‚ passing his wife‚ child and crew into a small boat in heavy seas? There are a couple of things that were very unlikely to happen. Sea monsters are easy to dismiss‚ because why were the lifeboat‚ navigational tabled and the sextant gone? Secondly‚ piracy. If it were to be pirates‚ they would take some stuff with them‚ wouldn’t they? Any valuables that the ship might have held were untouched. Also‚ there
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Could Russia have defeated Japan in the Russo-Japanese War? If not‚ why not? If so‚ why and how? by Terra McIntyre Introduction This essay will examine Russia ’s advantages and disadvantages pre-war‚ war and post-war that could have changed the course of history and enabled Russia to defeat Japan in the Russo-Japanese War. Russia‚ despite major advantages in resources‚ military personnel‚ naval forces‚ and strategic depth‚ lost the Russo-Japanese War to Japan‚ a rising power whose
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online. If you share the wrong information to the wrong person it can end in some dangerous results. If you are careful when giving out information and networking on social sites than you will most likely be safe and have a great time connecting with others. Many social sites have upgraded their security to make it much safer for users. When social interaction sites first appeared on the market they were completely untested. Because of this there were many ways for predators and criminals to do
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