status of English as the global language is assured Due to the first industrial revolution in the 1760s‚ Britain became prosperous and rose quickly. In order to accumulate the capital‚ the Britain Empire began its colonial expansion‚ during which English‚ as a kind of language‚ was transmitted across the world. Nowadays‚ English has become a global language. It is estimated by David Crystal that about 350 million’s first language is English‚ along with 250-350 million speaking English as second
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Annie J. Easley was an female African-American computer scientist‚ mathematician‚ and rocket scientist. She helped develop power technology and software for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ which we all know as “NASA”. She was born on April 23‚ 1933 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Easley was the daughter of Samuel Bird Easley and Mary Melvina Hoover. Her and her only brother‚ who was six years old than her were raised by their single mother‚ who was a great encourager‚ and excelled in
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H HSC O37 PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTING. TASK 1‚ 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3& 1.4 IDENTIFYING THE LEGISLATION RELATING TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEGAL FRAME WORK ➢ Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 The health and safety at work Act 1974‚ this the primary piece of legislation covering the work related health and safety in the united kingdom . it set s out a lot of employers’ responsibilities for health and safety at work ➢ Management
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Rationale Shipping services played a vital role in the development of modern economies. Nowadays‚ the shipping industry has grown tremendously with the introduction of highly sophisticated sea vessels. In the field of the shipping industry‚ computers are used by companies in order for them to have a quicker way in the issuance of tickets. A ticket gives the passenger the right to board a ship. It indicates that the passenger has paid for or is entitled to a specified service
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A Case Study for HSC Business Studies WORLD’S BIGGEST SCREENS Pty Ltd LG IMAX Theatre Sydney CONTENTS 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………… ..... 2. Curriculum Links ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………… ..... 3. You Business Studies Excursion ……………………………………………………………………………………………….... 4. What is IMAX? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. IMAX in Australia …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 3 4 5 7 Core HSC Business Studies Topics: 6
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find out the answer in this essay where I decided to watch all of the “Annie” movies that were created and decide if it really is worth directors to spend their time remaking a past movie. That means I watched the original 1982 Annie‚ starring Aileen Quinn as Annie; the 1999 Annie‚ starring Alicia Morton as the young orphan; and the 2014 version of Annie‚ starring Quvenzhané Wallis as the most recent reincarnation of Annie on the big screen. Before I begin comparing these movies and go into detail
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Photographer Annie Leibovitz born in Waterbury‚ Connecticut on October 2‚ 1949. Annie Leibovitz’s father was an Air Force lieutenant‚ and her mother was a dance instructor. Annie Leibovitz is a very well known photographer. Due to the various magazine cover photo shoots she has done. Leibovitz has photographed many well known celebrities like: Adele‚ Angelina Jolie‚ Leonardo Dicaprio‚ Johnny Depp‚ Barack Obama‚ and many others. “Considered one of America’s best portrait photographers‚ developed
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1) The model for the transportation problem consists of 18 decision variables‚ representing the number of barrels of wastes transported from each of the 6 plants to each of the 3 waste disposal sites: = Number of Barrels transported per week from plant ‘i’ to the j-th waste disposal site‚ where i = 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6 and j = A‚ B‚ C. The objective function of the manager is to minimize the total transportation cost for all shipments. Thus the objective function is the sum of the individual
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2/17/12 English 101 Critical Analysis #1 Annie Dillard’s essay‚ “The Chase”‚ uses many rhetorical elements in the thesis to reach her audience; some of these include parataxis‚ climax‚ and hyperbole. In the essay Dillard states that “The point was that he had chased us passionately without giving up‚ and so he had caught us.” This helps clarify the thesis as‚ childhood is a playful time and adults should maintain a playful spirit. “The Chase” is about the author and her neighborhood
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Annie Hall starring and directed by Woody Allen (1977) is a romantic dramatic comedy. It makes use of many important film techniques‚ one being specific screen direction. The screen direction plays an important role in creating and supporting the genre of the film. Annie Hall is falls under a mixed genre. It is a romantic dramatic comedy‚ as opposed to the general romantic comedy which is so popular. It has the elements of a romantic comedy such as the ‘cute couple’‚ the funny moments‚ the arguments
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