enly used interchangeably. World English refers to the English language as a lingua franca used in business‚ trade‚ diplomacy and other spheres of global activity‚ while World Englishes refers to the different varieties of English and English-based creoles developed in different regions of the world. Historical context History of English Main article: History of the English language English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought by Germanic invaders
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man’s world? It is a man’s world. Men are higher paid‚ have more options and are overall more noticed in the world than women. But this is not to say that women are left flailing away helplessly at the bottom of the gender food chain or hidden somewhere in the shadows or man’s success‚ because many would argue those men’s lives are greatly dependant on women. It is a well known fact that men in general have been known to achieve to a much higher standard than women in the financial world. The
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Sophie’s World Characters Sophie Amundsen - Sophie is the protagonist of Sophie’s World. She is an inquisitive and spirited fourteen year old who learns just before turning fifteen that her life is the invention of Albert Knag. Sophie learns this and many other things from Alberto Knox‚ the philosopher who Albert Knag invented as her teacher. Sophie does not just learn from Alberto; she also questions him and shows that she has ideas of her own to implement. By the end of the story Sophie shows
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1. The earliest written documents contain all of the following types of information‚ except: A) commercial B) legal C) mythological D) political E) administrative 2. Which of the following cities was not a center of government‚ religion‚ and culture in the third millennium B.C.? A) Memphis B) Baghdad C) Babylon D) Thebes E) Ninevah 3. Early forms of writing include all of the following‚ except which? A) symbolic B) pictographic C) hieroglyphic D)
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girls who all look exactly like you? If this alone isn’t enough‚ imagine if every single living human species on earth looked like you‚ walked like you‚ talked like you. Scott Westerfield’s “Uglies” series‚ is set in a future post-scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned “Pretty” by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching 16. The point of this surgery itself is to promote and inspire peace among its recipients‚ with the idea that beauty ultimately trumps all forms of inequality and bigotry
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Dream World A long time ago I had read a story‚ a story of a man and his goal to create a new world with peace. The perfection that those inked lines held were amazing‚ one is still in my head rings like a note of the piano-“I will create‚ a new world with you in it.” Reading his life story‚ I understood what he meant‚ that innocent line can bring tears into my eyes. There is a deep meaning to it. My body was shivering‚ I was scared. What happened? I opened my eyes slowly‚ with a shocked expression
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CULTURES OF THE WORLD Culture exists in every society. It is the specific learned norms base on attitudes‚ values and beliefs. Culture is often based on long standing traditions that have been passed from elders to the younger generation. It can evolve through societal and religious influences. The attributions to the world are being how the people dress‚ how they are in family‚ their values‚ form of thinking can be to a part of culture. China has about five thousand years of history which is
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My favorite place I can remember was when I went to Disney World for the first time. It was in February 2002 and I was eight years old. It was Christmas day when my dad and step mom came over and gave us just one gift. The gift was a picture frame and inside it was a paper with pink dotted outline and cursive writing that said “We’re going to Disney World this February.” That’s when I realized where my most favorite place would be. Walking into Disney all you can hear is the blaring music that
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AP® WORLD HISTORY 2007 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 2—Continuity/Change Over Time BASIC CORE (competence) 0–7 Points 1. Has acceptable thesis. 1 Point • The thesis correctly specifies both change and continuity in the formation of national identity in the region of the Middle East‚ Southeast Asia‚ OR Sub-Saharan Africa from 1914 to the present. • The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the conclusion of the essay. • The thesis may appear as one sentence or as multiple
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THE MARGINAL WORLD The edge of the sea is a place in which wave‚ by wave had broken against the land‚ and where the ocean never rests‚ never stops‚ it is always in constant movement‚ it is always changing‚ and the ebb tide knows extreme parts of the world‚ and it is exposed to different temperatures. Living in there‚ in the shore‚ is difficult for animals only the most hardly and adaptable of them can survive‚ but there is a variety of species in there‚ there are also deep in the sand‚ were they
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