The role of English in the Modern world In today’s English language occupies an important place in people’s lives. More recently‚ it was just a foreign language‚ but now - it’s the international language. What gives us the English language? 1.CAREER With English‚ you can always communicate with business partners to participate in international conferences‚ read international newspapers and magazines about the business. The other importance of the language is that it creat a greater opportunity
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Slavery played a huge role in developing the United States between the years of 1790 through 1820. Slaves had been used for centuries to produce crops and serve "elite" whites. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon created the Mason-Dixon line in the mid 1700’s. The line was created to settle a border dispute between the British colonies and Colonial America. It ultimately gave restrictions on land and hindered slavery from expanding. All states above the line were declared free states and those below
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age and crushed her dreams with a vicious hammer. She is the sad reality of all the women and girls in my country whose future is decided by this wheel mechanism rotating every day their pure dreams and fantasies‚ crushing
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soldiers‚ and that of the Nation they fought gallantly for. The battle of Vimy Ridge in particular “symbolized Canada’s coming of age as a Nation.”[2] Canada saw the evolution of its army from a single division under the command of the British to a remarkable fighting Corps under the command of one of her own people. The performance of her militia as well as the experiences and contributions made by Canada during the war‚ inspired the transformation of the colony to a proud Nation. In 1914 Prime Minister
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those who govern. As tiresome as this discord may be‚ it is a representation of everything that democracy stands for. In any free nation that values the rights of its citizens‚ it is the willingness of the people to peacefully resist injustice that facilitates progress. The nonviolent defiance of laws has long been the precipitating force in the development of free nations. Behind many of the world’s greatest democracies are stories of civil disobedience. When American colonists faced tyranny from
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Leadership Role in Globalized World From the outset of people living in the world‚ the attitude of one as a leader and the other become followers intensify in tremendous way. No matter where we are or who we are‚ every one of us has an instinct behavior to lead and control the environment with sprit of leadership. The environment we live‚ from small village to inter-continental level is networked and interdependent with globalization effect that has to be governed by regional and global leaders
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The Destruction of African Nation States due to the Western World The western world hindered Africa’s potential to be an economic superpower. The destruction of African nation states illustrates an ongoing struggle and sheds light to many of the major crisis the continent is encountering. Africa’s economic dependency on the global north is a direct result of the western world’s influence throughout the continent. The lack of great productivity on this continent has victimized millions and led
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Women Persona in Meatless Days Meatless Days presents the picture of third world women‚ as a silenced community‚ a community that is so marginalized that its existence has become almost meaningless ; ‘There are no women in Pakistan.’ In this autobiographical sort of writing Sara introduces some female characters‚ whom she knew so well both internally and externally. She shows us not only their social side but also the working of their mind and the unsaid pangs of their
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SCARCITY Word Count 1519 Water scarcity is increasing worldwide and dramatically affecting first world nations such as Spain‚ Australia‚ and the United States. All nations are now starting to recognize that the world’s water is a finite resource‚ and that resource is being drastically altered in both availability and quality by development‚ climate change and population growth. In the United States‚ the Colorado River is experiencing rapid declines in volume. Recent studies and data suggest that
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and lack of stable income for sustainable livelihood. United Nations define it as “ it is a denial of choices and lack of opportunities‚ lack of capacity to participate society‚ not able to attend school and access of clinic‚ no easy access for food and not able to get a job‚ it also often refers to fragile environment ” (United Nations‚ 1998). Poverty reduction means reducing the number of people experiencing extreme poverty. United Nations wants to eradicate or wipe out extreme poverty by 2030
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