INTRODUCTION This textbook is for advanced students willing to build up their comprehension of political‚ social and economic texts. The textbook has six chapters: 1. Rule of Law 2. Elections 3. Visits. Talks. Agreements 4. International Organizations 5. Economy Matters 6. Natural Disasters Each chapter is a coherent unit presenting and practicing vocabulary points‚ skills of summary translation‚ annotation and rendering. It also aims at helping students expand their knowledge of extralinguistic
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Virtual Community The internet is a vast and virtually limitless entity which provides users with a way to explore and develop identity and community through various methods including; videos‚ discussion boards‚ blogging‚ photography‚ business outlets and so much more. While online anonymity and isolation have the potential to create a desolate atmosphere for users‚ becoming involved in established community based websites can produce opposite feelings for the same users. Discussion boards
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A Place of Safety It is important to be part of a particular community for the simple fact that one must feel welcomed by someone or something to live in prosperity. The Christian community has not played a major part in my upbringing; to me it is the most significant community. Belonging to this church has taught me several values such as living a moral life and being generous with time and money. Before becoming a part of the City of Refugee church‚ I found myself lost‚ which is the way most
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Homework on The Enlightenment‚ Descartes‚ Discourse on Method English 1150 Respond to the questions below in your own words‚ please. No copying and pasting from Wikipedia or any other online source. Any homework paper that is submitted in this fashion will receive a zero. Homework may be type or hand written. 1. Answer the following questions on the Enlightenment. What period of time is typically assigned this title? Who were some of its major figures (besides Descartes‚ of course)? What
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Effective means achieving the purposes of the symbol user‚ whether that purpose is persuasion‚ clarity‚ beauty‚ or mutual understanding. • Rhetorical discourse is the messages crafted to the principles of rhetoric • Rhetor is the individual practicing preparing‚ presenting rhetorical discourse. 2. What are the marks or characteristics of rhetorical discourse
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An Overview of the Digital or Video Gaming Industry A Walk Down the History Lane Not only the words games and gaming are self-explanatory‚ the practice of using games both as a source of entertainment as well as learning is almost inherent to humans and the practice dates back to ancient civilizations as old as 3200 BC. Although‚ games have been used for gambling and learning strategies of war and concepts of ruling for thousands of years‚ the use of video games as a source of entertainment as
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Kseniia Shengera 34923 21 December 2012 The concepts Truth and Lie in English discourse The question about Truth is one of the essential questions closely associated with the usage of language. The process of communication considers sincerity between the interlocutors‚ and that logically excludes not only evident lie‚ but also propositional. Thereby the studying of Lie (in general) is a direct subject of linguistic investigation‚ especially in situations‚ when Lie starts to be
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Planning a “Responsible Gaming” Campaign in Singapore Introduction This report focuses on the gambling activities and prevalence of problem gambling in Singapore‚ with emphasis on the entrance of our first two Integrated Resorts (IRs). IR is a euphemism used in Singapore for the casino-based vacation resort. There are currently two licensed casino operators at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)‚ which began their operations since 2010. The other legalized gambling operator is
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Academic Statement of Purpose The need for critical discourse analysis is crucial now more than ever because of the sheer mass of information our society encounters on a daily basis. I hope to demystify some of these messages through the use of critical discourse analysis in both my future research and my career. My work in discourse analysis seeks to identify those who are powerful‚ the construct of power they rely on‚ the social indexing employed‚ and the implications of their words for those
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MGMT-1100 September 13‚ 2012 The Five Forces Analysis on Gaming Industry Every man in the business uses five forces in order to progress in company’s industry. The five forces are customers‚ entrants‚ substitutes‚ supplies‚ and the nature of rivalries. These elements not only show the state of company but also why some of them are so successful then the others. In this analysis we will see how these five forces relate to the video game industry‚ how strong each force is‚ and answer the question
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