“My Vision” Ever since I can remember people have been asking me this question. A question that is so simple to ask‚ yet so hard to answer. A question that you may have an answer to at one point‚ but lose it the next. A question that when really thought about‚ can spell your future. That question is “what do you want to be?” This question has always given me a hard time‚ because honestly I never really wanted to give an answer to it. Maybe it’s because I never wanted to limit myself to an answer
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VALUES- a principle‚ standard‚ or quality that has been freely chosen from alternatives and acted upon which is considered worthwhile or desirable. FILIPINO VALUES (the 1987 constitution is a formal document embodying social values deemed desirable for the nation. It has been claimed that the Philippine Constitution is the only constitution in the world which mentions the two words ‘God and Love”. The Preamble states; we‚ the sovereign Filipino people‚ imploring the aid of almighty God‚ in order
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How does linguistic variation cue representations of a speaker’s social identity and‚ presumably‚ stereotypes about relevant social groups? Although studies have indicated that phonetic variation in speech may activate social stereotypes (Purnell‚ Idsardi & Baugh‚ 1999)‚ research on the mechanisms of this process has been scant. The term “stereotype” was introduced into the variations of sociolinguistic literature in Labov’s (1973) taxonomy of language forms charged with broad social meaning‚ reprised
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interesting occurrence that has resulted from globalization is how individuals from various nationalities‚ socio economic background and religions have connected to the hip-hop culture making it a linguistic phenomenon. (Alim‚ 2006) In the past many have considered this type of English as "just a reflection of US culture‚ or music‚ [and] cannot be included as part of ordinary language use". (Pennycook‚ 2003‚ p. 517) Yet as our societies evolve‚ we are seeing how "the global role of rap in relationship
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to read texts of average difficulty and who would like to gain some information about the vocabulary resources of Modern English (for example‚ about synonyms and antonyms)‚ about the stylistic peculiarities of English vocabulary‚ about the complex nature of the word ’s meaning and the modern methods of its investigation‚ about English idioms‚ about those changes that English vocabulary underwent in its historical development and about some other aspects of English lexicology. One can hardly acquire
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An outline of the history of linguistics • Hindu Tradition o Had its origins in the 1st millennium BC o Stimulated by changes in Sanskrit o Panini (c. 500 BC) is the best known grammarian o Panini’s grammar of Sanskrit covered phonetics and morphology • The Greek Origin o The Greek tradition of linguistics developed in response to Homer’s epics. The Greeks founded the European tradition. o IMPORTANT THEMES IN THE GREEK TRADITION INCLUDE: The origin of language Classification of
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Page 1 Reflection Paper #1 Kierkegaard Kierkegaard was a devout Christian and a deeply religious writer. His works explore some of the important features of Christianity‚ and he deeply explores some of the key stories at the heart of the Bible such as Adam and Eve‚ and Abraham and Isaac. Through his works‚ the reader is allowed an insight into Kierkegaard’s own personal Christianity‚ and an insight into what he feels is required to be a Christian. His Christianity is centered on faith
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PART I INTRODUCTION I. GENERAL NOTES ON STYLE AND STYLISTICS Stylistics‚ sometimes called l i n g u o - s t y 1 i s t i c s‚ is a branch of general linguistics. It has now been more or less definitely outlined. It deals mainly with two interdependent tasks: a) the investi-gation of the inventory of special language media which by their ontol-ogical features secure the desirable effect of the utterance and b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the
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The concept‚ content and nature of contemporary global issues One of the characteristic features of the modern world - the aggravation of global problems‚ which by their nature extend beyond the interests of different classes and social systems‚ and the resolution of which depends crucially on the future‚ in fact the very existence of humanity. The term "global problems" entered the international lexicon in the second half of the 60’s‚ it comes from the Latin word "globe" - that is the Earth.
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Reflection Paper Peggy Clayton University of Phoenix MTH/214 Shannon Manke January 18‚ 2010 Running Head: Reflection Paper Math has been around for quiet a long time. We all see math in a different way some can grasp it and some cannot. Learning math concept is very frustrating some will master it and some want. I have struggle with math myself. In fact‚ every time the word math was said throughout my school years and I hated it. Now throughout this course‚ I realize that
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