1. Define economics and trace briefly its evolution. Discuss allocation‚ distribution‚ and movement of factors of production in the domestic and international economy. Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia‚ "management of a household‚ administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house(hold)". Political
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UNIFYING THE MARITIME AGENCIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF MARINA AS THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON MARITIME ISSUES The Filipino shipboard personnel have been a major contributor to the Philippine economy through its foreign exchange earnings in the amount of more than $3 Billion annually. Yet historically‚ when it comes to welfare support and training implementation‚ the government has been lacking in these aspects. Consequently‚ since the maritime field has been upgrading its laws and improving its training
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Introduction What is reading? Reading is an essential skill for English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) to understand written texts. It involves both perception and thought. Reading consists of two related processes: word recognition and comprehension. Word recognition is the process of perceiving how written symbols correspond to the spoken language. Comprehension is the process of understanding the words‚ sentences and connected texts. Readers typically make use of background knowledge
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English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) by Philip Carr (Author) "Speech sounds are made by modifying an airstream..." (more) Key Phrases: word stress assignment‚ realizational differences‚ academic banter‚ Scottish English‚ English Phonemes‚ Standard English Phonology • Phonetics -- What are the sounds? How are they made in the mouth? • Phonology -- How do sounds combine? How are they memorized? Speaker’s Mind → Speaker’s Mouth → Listener’s Ear
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* SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) Convention - Established in 1914 after the Titanic disaster ‚ put in force in 1915. * The Convention in force today is sometimes referred to as SOLAS‚ 1974‚ as amended. * The main objective of the SOLAS Convention is to specify minimum standards for the construction‚ equipment and operation of ships‚ compatible with their safety. * Fire * Fire Defined: Heat & light that result from the combustion of materials * It’s useful as long as we’re
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Levels of Language Proficiency Elementary to Limited Proficiency * The first two levels of language proficiency deal with the absolute basics of the language. These levels are where speakers learn vocabulary and grammar‚ especially how to properly conjugate words and how to speak in the past‚ present and future tenses. By the time these two levels are completed students should have some basic grasp of the language‚ and they should be able to hold casual‚ relatively simple conversations about
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MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2002: A CRITIQUE PORT SECURITY HLSS645 Theaurthus Grant July 24‚ 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. A Brief Legislative History of the Bill 3 2. Review of Previous Legislation: The Need for MTSA 4 3. Summary of Pertinent Provisions of the MTSA 7 4. Strengths and Weaknesses of MTSA 10 5. Final Assessment and Recommendations to Strengthen MTSA 15 REFERENCES 17 1. A Brief Legislative History of the Bill The United
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Structure International Maritime Organization (IMO) is an agency in the United Nations that is responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution. The IMO is broken up into an Assembly‚ a Council and five other committees: Maritime Safety Committee‚ Marine Environment Protection Committee‚ Legal Committee‚ Technical Co-operation Committee‚ and the Facilitation Committee. The Assembly is the overseer of the Organization‚ it consists of member states (countries
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TEXT MESSAGING: ITS IMPACT ON THE SPELLING PROFICIENCY OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS Published November 28‚ 2010 | By Rizalyn Researchers: Mikel D. Bainto Rheanel M. Esquejo Research Adviser: Debora B. Sampaga Background of the Study Texting has become an integral part of our lives; it has developed very rapidly throughout the world. Initial growth of text messaging starts with customers in 1995 sending an average 0.4 messages per GSM (Global System for mobile
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2‚ September 2012 THE EFFECTS OF PROFICIENCY ON THE WRITING PROCESS OF JORDANIAN EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Al-Sawalha‚ Abdulla Musa Salem Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang‚ MALAYSIA. musa2000ca@yahoo.co.uk Chow‚ Thomas Voon Foo Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang‚ MALAYSIA. tomichow@usm.my ABSTRACT Up to date‚ very few studies have explored writing processes in the context of EFL. The purpose of the study was to investigate how writing proficiency affects the writing process of a selected
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