Endangered languages: what is to be done‚ and why? The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. Language death is what happens when the last speaker of a particular language dies‚ or when a language community ceases to exist. It is an extinction that is happening on a massive scale and with astonishing speed. According to Krauss (1992a)‚ as many as half of the estimated 6‚000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; spoken only by adults who no longer teach them
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Sydney Levine Period 3 17‚ February 2014 Since the beginning of the modern era‚ the advancements in technology have had a major impact on the business world. Certain electronics can be detrimental to the working environment. However people can instantly access viable information anywhere at any time. Depending on the integrity on an individual technology can be a curse or a blessing. Way back before computers‚ there were type writers which was only used to type. There were no google search
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September 11th 2001‚ a day that began as any other Tuesday‚ soon became a day no one would ever forget. As a freshman in high school‚ that day was just an ordinary weekday for me and my peers. As I would for any other school day‚ I woke up‚ took a quick shower‚ brushed my teeth and walked to the bus stop with my sister. My sister and I sat at the corner playing cards until the bus came‚ like we would every morning. The bus came and we sat in our usual seats. When I arrived to school I said goodbye
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Effects of Technology in Our Lives The evolution of technology has dramatically changed society. An endless number of people all over the world use and benefit from modern technology‚ and the tremendous opportunities it provides play a significant role in almost all fields of human life. Technology has simplified the access to many necessary tools people need in education‚ industry‚ medicine‚ communication‚ transportation‚ and so on. However‚ excessive usage of technology has its drawbacks
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Case Study 1 “Exercising Strategy: Never Having to Say ‘You Never Know” Case Summary A highly educated executive was hired on the spot without background checks. Later it was discovered he had served time in prison for attempted murder. Statistics from a company specializing in background checks shows that in 2000‚ 39% of the 70 background checks they performed would preclude employment offers. But due to labor shortages companies hire without backgrounds checks. Another company hastily
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phones have become the center that society revolves around. The reasons why technology is harmful‚ for example‚ are cell phones keep us too connected‚ people live off it too much‚ and certain parts of children ’s brains don ’t develop as well if they use technology too often. Technology by definition is the making or change of tools‚ machines or ways of undertaking things to solve a problem or issue. By that definition technology is a great evoulution for people as a society. It helps people finish tasks
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not failed. I’ve just found 10‚000 ways that don’t work.” -Thomas Edison If we allow ourselves to become discouraged during the process we may give up right before we reach our goal. How sad it would be to go through the learning curve and then never experience the benefits of our new
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is significantly different from the way our forefathers lived fifty or sixty years ago. Thanks to modern technology‚ today we have got just about every amenity we need to live a comfortable life. Some people believe that modern technology has made our lives more complicated. They are of the opinion that we should learn to do away with it. Is that possible? Let’s examine. Modern technology might have made our lives more complicated‚ but one has got to admit that it has improved our lives in several
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globe with just one click of a button; whether it is via the internet or even a cellular phone. These types of technology are considered to be modern technology. According to Longman’s Dictionary of Contemporary English (2007)‚ Modern Technology speaks to usage of modern tools‚ techniques‚ crafts‚ systems or methods of organization. Wanda Thibodeaux‚ eHow contributor stated that “Technology has given us nearly instant communication. In addition‚ more people are able to view information and products
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Never give up At some point in the various journeys we embark on in our lives‚ we get to a part where we feel like giving up. Sometimes we give up before we even start and other times we give up just before we are about to make that huge break-through that we have been putting so much effort in to achieve. I want to tell to all of you that the only valid excuse you have to give up is if you are dead. As long as you are alive you have the choice to keep trying until you finally succeed. Secondly
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