Language and Identity Language and identity can be two sides of the same coin in my opinion. A language identifies a certain group or place just like a flag represents a country‚ but this is not always true. If we were to look at the English language for example‚ it is a universal language that most people in the world practice either as their first language or as their second or third. The people who do speak English as their first language have a certain identity related to the language;
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Culture The culture of the Philippines has been heavily influenced by both Asian and Western cultures. Literature The literature of the Philippines illustrates the Prehistory and European colonial legacy of the Philippines‚ written in both Indigenous and Hispanic writing system. Most of the traditional literatures of the Philippines were written during the Mexican and Spanish period. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine languages. Dances
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with Mysore state. The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) discussed pros and cons of the merger of Telugu speaking Telangana region of Hyderabad state with Andhra state. Para 374 of the SRC report said "The creation of Vishalandhra is an ideal to which numerous individuals and public bodies‚ both in Andhra and Telangana‚ have been passionately attached over a long period of time‚ and unless there are strong reasons to the contrary‚ this sentiment is entitled to consideration".Discussing the case
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POLITICAL LANGUAGE Language is the life blood of politics. Political power struggles‚ and the legitimisation of political policies and authorities occurs primarily through discourse and verbal representations. Power can either be exercised through coercion or what US commentator Walter Lippman termed in the 1930s the manufacture of consent. Largely unable‚ and hopefully unwilling‚ to coerce; political authorities in so called democratic polities often need to manufacture consent in order to
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small sea town of Singapore soon attracted migrants and merchants from China‚ the Indian sub-continent‚ Indonesia‚ the Malay Peninsula and the Middle East. Drawn by the lure of better prospects‚ the immigrants brought with them their own cultures‚ languages‚ customs and festivals. Intermarriage and integration helped knit these diverse influences into the fabric of Singapore’s multi-faceted society‚ giving it a vibrant and diverse cultural heritage. By the end of the 19th century‚ Singapore became
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1. In owning these different business Toyota pursuing the three kinds of corporate-level strategies discussed in the chapter. What are the strategies? Why is it pursuing each of them? The Kasugai plant is one of three Toyota factories in Japan that make prefabricated houses. Just like Toyota’s cars‚ these come with fancy‚ foreign-sounding names and plenty of options‚ such as solar roof panels and keyless entry. For those with a Corolla-size budget‚ the top-selling‚ 1‚300-sq.-ft. Smart Stage runs
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by a passionate girl who participates in a beauty pageant contest. Despite the fact that the girl comes from a background‚ which does not fit the qualification of contesting because of lack of sophistication‚ the young girl is passionate‚ and the family is determined to help her. She is unrefined and unprepared unlike her fellow contestants who come from able backgrounds‚ which prepare them well. That is why she keeps losing each contest‚ but this does not discourage her. She strives to be her best
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WORKSHEET MOLE By Sir Shah Murtaza Q1. Potassium reacts with water as shown in the equation. a. Describe what you would see when potassium reacts with water. b. A sample of 0.195 g of potassium was added to 500 cm3 of cold water. When the reaction was finished‚ 100 cm3 of 0.100mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid was added to form solution X. (i) Calculate the number of moles of hydroxide ions formed when the potassium was added to water. (ii) Calculate the
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CULTURE What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away from Home? Culture – is an abstract concept. You can’t touch it or see most of it‚ and much of it can’t be measured. But it has molded each of us into whom and what we are. The way we dress‚ what we eat for dinner and how we eat it‚ how we speak‚ what color we paint our houses‚ and what we think about these things. - is dynamic and adaptive. COMPONENTS of CULTURE 1. Cognitive Process Learning‚ knowledge and perceiving What people think‚ how
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format: Global Legislation IPM 2008 Last rev s on of format: PAGE 1 of 24 The AIESEC Way Toolkit 2008 | AIESEC International | © Copyright 2008 All rights reserved. The AIESEC Way Toolkit 2008 | AIESEC International | © Copyright 2008 All rights reserved. THE AIESEC WAY in a nutshell WHAT IS AIESEC? WHAT WE ENVISION OUR IMPACT THE WAY WE DO IT O I OUR VALUES PAGE 2 of 24 The AIESEC Way Toolkit 2008 | AIESEC International | © Copyright 2008 All rights reserved. CONTENT
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