WHY NOT USE STANDARD ENGLISH ALL THE TIME? Standard English is an idealised variety that constitutes a set of norms associated with intellectualism‚ professionalism and prestige adopted by the educated speakers of English. As it is of a prescriptive nature‚ it constitutes what is deemed as the ‘correct’ use of grammar and vocabulary and often found in formal registers of language. Whilst it is most recognisable in written texts‚ Standard English also appears‚ though more variably‚ in spoken modes
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parents‚ but not our family. Our family is quite the opposite because of Morrie. I have learnt a great many lessons from Morrie‚ and I’m sure a lot of these lessons you have learned as well. There are some important lessons I would like to share with all of you today‚ that Morrie would have liked me to say. First is his family. Morrie once said “If I was divorced‚ or living alone and had no children. This disease would be so much harder to get through. Sure people would come and visit‚ like friends
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cannot have all the children they want because of the population control. Is living in this utopia a good thing‚ and is immortality a curse or a blessing? These are just a couple of the questions that are hypothetically asked in Kurt Vonnegut’s short story. This short story is written in a third person narrator. The fact that it is a third person narrator‚ makes us unable to now what the different characters are thinking and feeling. We also have a switching point of view between Mr. Wehling
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English 10 Examination Booklet 2009/10 Released Exam August 2010 Form A DO NOT OPEN ANY EXAMINATION MATERIALS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS REFER TO THE RESPONSE BOOKLET. Contents: 24 pages 29 multiple-choice questions 2 written-response questions Examination: 2 hours Additional Time Permitted: 60 minutes © Province of British Columbia ENGLISH 10 PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: • You will read three passages connected by a theme. Each passage provides
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Cultural Festival (Polyfest) is the largest Maori and Pacific Islands Cultural Festival in the World. It attracts almost 80-90 thousand audiences and followed by 8-9 thousand of students participating from 60 schools. Purpose of this event is entertaining all the audiences with traditional music‚ dance‚ costume and speech – making awards. This festival started 34 years ago at Hillary College where the first Polyfest was commenced and will continue to proceed in the coming years (www.asbpolyfest.co.nz).
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period of man’s life but it is of vital importance. It is the time when the seed of future prosperity and happiness is to be sown. As he will sow at this stage of life‚ so will be reap in his later life. Therefore‚ an ideal student is to cultivate all the good qualities of a man during this time in order to built a happy and proerous life. The first duty of an ideal student is to study. Learning with an ideal student is a "Jealous mistress". An ideal student does not waste his time and energy on
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Opportunities And is committed to Ensuring that all bodies are treated fairly and On an Equal basis Equal Opportunities REASON FOR OPENING The Real Madrid Football Youth League is being formed to provide for the future of Football Youth Development and the Community Schemes within Football Clubs. The league has continued to support the excellent work undertaken within Youth Footballers. The club remains committed to ‘Use the Power of Football to Make a Difference’‚ this means a commitment to be recognized
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"as far back in Irish thought as the ninth-century theology of John Scottus Eriugena" and "the fantastic hyperbole of the ancient sagas". Wilde’s antimimetic idealism‚ specifically‚ McGrath describes to be part of the late nineteenth century debate between Romanticism and Realism.[1] Wilde’s antimimetic philosophy has also had influence on later Irish writers‚ including Brian Friel. Halliwell asserts that the notion that life imitates art derives from classical notions that can be traced as far back
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amount of water carried by a river at any one time. Hydrograph : A graph showing the discharge of a river over a given period of time. Storm hydrograph : Records the changing discharge of a river after a passing rainstorm. Lag time : This delay between peak rainfall and peak discharge. Number of factors affecting the critical time lag of storm 1. The amount and the intensity of the rain 2. Temperatures are significant 3. Land use 4. Steep slopes 5. Rock type 6. Dams and reservoirs Weathering
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contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Politeness a theoretical approach 3 3. the concept of limao 4 4. Request strategies 4 4.1. Request strategies in Chinese 4 4.2. Request strategies in English 5 5. Forms of address 6 5.1. Forms of address in Chinese 6 5.2. Forms of address in English 7 6. Chinese: Politeness across social groups 8 7. Conclusion 9 References 11 1. Introduction In many parts of this world‚ former existing borders are removed and people move closer
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