Compounding in English and Vietnamese: A Contrastive Analysis Nguyen Ngoc Thao HCMC University of Education Introduction According to Wikipedia‚ a compound is a lexeme (less precisely‚ a word) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding is the word formation that creates compound lexemes (the other word-formation process being derivation). It refers to the faculty and device of language to form new words by combining or putting together old words. In other words
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To what extent were smart bombs the most important factor in the way the Gulf war of 1991 was conducted? Laser-guided bombs have been called the “invention that shaped the Gulf War.” (Correll‚ 2010). By the time of the Persian Gulf War in 1991‚ laser guided bombs were in widespread use. (Handwerk‚ 2005). In fact‚ 90% of the bombs hauled to Iraq’s borders were smart weapons. For some‚ the Gulf War is remembered as the war where smart weapons played a major role in the way the Gulf War was conducted
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‘The Most Important Resource for any Pressure Group is Public Support.’ Discuss. A pressure group is described as an organized group that does not put up candidates for election‚ but seeks to influence government policy or legislation to put forward their aims and beliefs for certain policies. Pressure groups are different to any other political party which is why they have certain rights such as they have the right to criticize the government and also they have the right to protest. There are
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The Twelve Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned So Far 1. The more we know about ourselves‚ the more power we have to behave better. Humility is underrated. We each have an infinite capacity for self-deception — countless unconscious ways we protect ourselves from pain‚ uncertainty‚ and responsibility — often at the expense of others and of ourselves. Endless introspection can turn into self-indulgence‚ but deepening self-awareness is essential to freeing ourselves from our reactive‚ habitual behaviors
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My Most Valuable Possessions The world today is full of ways to keeps us busy‚ distracted‚ and stressed. We all have to find ways to manage these in our lives‚ often this happens because of special items in our lives that have a special importance to us. Maybe these items are very different from person to person. For me‚ my most valuable possessions are my family and friends‚ my health‚ and my self-confidence. Each one has a unique quality that helps me to manage the distractions and stresses
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a career. But many people do not‚ and should not‚ focus on this factor as the main one. The role that money plays in career choice should depend on the priorities‚ goals and values of the particular person making the choice. The main problem with selecting a career primarily on the basis of money is that for many people to do so would be to ignore one¡¯s personal values‚ needs‚ and larger life goals. Indeed‚ many people appreciate this notion when they choose their career. For example‚ some people
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exchanged with the cost of the consumption of energy and bringing lots of contamination. Although there is a growing awareness of finding solutions for these problems for people all over the world‚ I still disagree with the statement that the most important problems in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime. The first reason I want to put forward is that these crucial problems‚ which can never be caused by a short time‚ inversely‚ are formed during the whole period of the development of
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Available on the iPad THE 50 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES April 15‚ 2010‚ 5:00PM EST The 50 Most Innovative Companies For the first time since Bloomberg BusinessWeek began its annual Most Innovative Companies ranking in 2005‚ the majority of corporations in the Top 25 are based outside the U.S. The reason: the new global leaders coming out of Asia By Michael Arndt and Bruce Einhorn In the past decade‚ as the U.S. was losing an estimated 2.4 million factory jobs to China‚ the Economic Policy Institute
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‘Money is the most important thing in life.’ Do you agree? Money‚ fame‚ a successful career; these are among the things many people would consider to be the most important things in life‚ but is it true that these factors contribute to a better life? Most people agree that the most important thing in life is happiness‚ regardless of how much wealth one possesses. The problem with most people is that in their pursuit of this state of mind‚ they often sacrifice too much‚ at times sacrificing even
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The Five Major Compounds That Make Up the Human Body The human body is one of the most complex and fascinating things on this planet. There are five major groups of compounds that compose the human body. These are carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins‚ nucleotides‚ and water. These compounds are all very important to humans and without them humans would not be able to survive. Compounds have many functions that encourage a human cell and a human body to function. Compounds are pure substances
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