Two Kinds of English Most of us are familiar with the song lyrics “You say poTAYto and I say poTAHto‚ You say toMAYto and I say toMAHto.” These lyrics exemplify one of the differences between American and British English‚ the two most widely spoken varieties of global English. Despite the seemingly endless number of similarities between the two‚ significant differences between American English and British English in three specific linguistic areas make each one quite distinct from the other.
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The Texas Revolution can be considered a land grab by The United States. Texas was first under the control of Mexican government. Steven F. Austin then goes and asks for approval to set a small colony in Texas. Texas had agreed to four main stipulations: must have moral and hardworking settlers‚ keep Spanish as primary language‚ primary religion is Catholicism‚ and no slavery. All is fine until more and more settlers come to Texas. The United States essentially wants Texas for slavery rights‚ sees
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The Texas legislative body is designed to represent the citizens of the state of Texas . Forty five percent of Texas is White‚ twelve percent is black‚ thirty eight percent is hispanic‚ and four percent is Asian. In contrast two thirds of the Texas House and seventy percent of the Senate is white‚ about a tenth is black in the House and Senate‚ only a fifth of the House and Senate are Hispanic. The body that is representing us isn’t exactly fair with the consensus of the general population. Minorities
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Different Types of Terrorism: 3 You have probably heard and may have used the word terrorism. When we did‚ it had an image in our mind. When other people used the word (terrorism) they had their own images or meanings for this term. As a result‚ terrorism means different things to different people. The nature of terrorism has changed over the course of history. Violent activity called terrorism at one point in time was called war. Liberation or crime in another period of history. The media
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Vietnam War Notes Key events timeline of the Vietnam War. 1954‚ Nationalists remove the French from Indochina. 1954‚ The South East Asia Treaty Organisation is set up. 1962‚ Australia along with USA‚ sends military advisors to South Vietnam 1964‚ National service is reintroduced in Australia 1966‚ The first US combat troops land in South Vietnam (start of the Vietnam War). 1967‚ Australia increases its forces in South Vietnam 1969‚ Increasing discontent of the Australian public about Australia’s
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Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA In 2003‚ the Bush Administration signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA‚ P.L. 108-79)‚ the purpose of which is to address the increasing problem of sexual abuse within U.S. correctional facilities. The Act is applicable to all public and private institutions as well as community-based agencies housing adults or juveniles. In accordance with PREA protections‚ the U.S. Department of
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Culture is considered a part of life which will never leave a person no matter where they eventually end up. In the stories: “Two kinds” by Amy Tan‚ “Fiesta 1980” by Junot Diaz‚ and “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” by Yiyan Li it shows the family’s internal struggles as they build a new life in America. The stories show how many immigrant families hold onto the customs of their old way of life and expect their kids to grow up as they had in their old culture. As many immigrants leave their cultures
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pertains to be true‚ however at what cost? There are many problems with the education system particularly in Texas that most students‚ parents‚ and even teachers are unaware of. From underfunded budgets‚ to trying to persuade students from other districts changes need to be made to better the education. No changes can be made if the problems are not brought up and talked about. Education in Texas has
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law Jacob Rodriguez Course Texas Government 2306 Professor Jones Nov 12‚ 2012 Voter ID Law Recently a voter id law has been swore into the state of Texas this law would mandate in order to vote you must present a photo id before you are allowed to vote. A big controversial over this bill has began deciding if it’s a scheme for the republicans to gain more votes or to prevent voter fraud at the polls. After researching this topic my opinions is voting fraud is not a huge problem in the
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The State of Texas is known for their strict rules on voting rights for convicts these including those who are currently incarcerated and those individuals who are released‚ but on parole. However‚ ex-offenders who have completed their probation and parole regain their voting rights but would have to re-register. I believe the voting rights for prisoners and ex-convicts should be reformed and changed in the State of Texas. The reason I stand by this is because they’re still citizens of the United
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