An Empirical Study on a Computer-Based Corpus Approach to English Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Song Yunxia Sun Zhuo Yang Min Foreign Languages Section of Agriculture Division of Jilin University‚ Changchun 130062 dasera@sima.com Abstract This paper investigates the effectiveness of a computer-based corpus approach to English vocabulary teaching and learning. The empirical study in this paper illustrates that the use of corpus does benefit English vocabulary teaching
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Civil Rights during the cold war: The Political science realm. The Cold War was a period of political and military tension after World War ll‚ which is said to be dated from around 1947 to 1991. During this time‚ the world’s elite almost came to the brink of disaster. It was named the Cold War because they never fought each other directly; it was a power struggle between the elite at the time. While the United States Military was in battle across seas with the Soviet Union‚ there was another some
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Traci L. Pugh Dr. Amber Reagan-Kendrick ENG 45023-SU-2012-OA Seminar in American Literature 8 August 2012 Gothic Literature: The Fascination with Terror People have an intrinsic fear of the dark and the unknown. While each person’s level of anxiety and object of terror are different‚ the fascination to reveal them has inspired Gothic authors such as Mary Shelley‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ Stephen King‚ and Stephenie Meyer for three centuries. Subjects of these classic tales include vampires‚ reanimation
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a memo that proposed shipping wastes form rich countries to poor countries is a beneficial action to world’s welfare and he make 4 arguments and I think the first 3 are supported by Utilitarianism. Understandings: Utilitarianism support that the right action is one that produces the most utility and minimizing the negatives‚ and the utility that produced by the action is not only for the person performing the action but also for all person involved in the action. Question: In the end of the reading
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THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL The right to counsel is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. It provides for counsel in phases of a criminal proceeding for anyone who cannot afford one. This wasn’t always the case. Early colonial days did not allow defendants the opportunity to hire their own attorney nor was one appointed. This right has been earned in incremental stages involving several precedent cases. Those cases include Powell v. Alabama‚ 287 U.S. 45 (1932)‚ Johnson v. Zerbst
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prominent French leader Robespierre enacted the Reign of Terror. Anyone suspected of aiding the enemy was swiftly put on trial and executed. (doc. G) The Reign of Terror was not justified because the threats to France externally and internally did not warrant the methods used. Those suspected of being spies or opposers of war during the French revolution were quickly tried and unjustly executed. Steven Otfinoski remarks in Triumph and Terror: The French Revolution “A careless word of criticism spoken
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Colonialism in the Congo: The Terror of Civilization The images of gaiety and wonder that typically accompany one’s thoughts of an expedition into the magnificent natural wonders of Africa lie in stark contradiction to subjugation and cruelty of a people as displayed in The Congo Report. An aspect of the government’s masquerade of a virtuous mission in the Congo is the “efforts to suppress such barbarous practices” and bring civilization to the “savages”. Private enterprise was able to hide a large
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In the passage “The Egalitarian Terror” ‚ author Margaret Mead believes that many a lot Americans are confused about success.We admire other people’s success and accomplishments that don’t mean anything to us yet envy the ones that do. When a famous person wins an award people tend to be proud of them and celebrate their success but we show jealousy toward the ones that are close by.Despite what others believe‚ Margaret’s argument is reasonable‚ success is taken as a contest and a threat by our
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was the HMS Terror‚ it has been 168 years since the last time it has been seen. Crew members found a note that was there in the ice showing that the men to follow the Back River to safety at a trading outpost. People captured images that give a look at sea life almost 170 years ago! The search to find the boat started in 2008. The HMS Terror has been found after 168 years after it was abandoned‚ it is in perfect condition and can float! Researchers found out that the HMS Terror was abandoned
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they are sleeping. Some may think that these people are just having dreams or nightmares. Actually‚ these people may have parasomnias‚ more commonly known as night terrors. During these episodes while sleeping people may have (REM) which is rapid eye movement‚ they also may kick‚ fight‚ scream‚ talk‚ walk‚ or cry. These night terrors can be dangerous because in some severe cases they may punch or choke themselves‚ or the bed partner that might be in the same room or bed with them. Researchers come
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