of existing languages today are likely to die within the next century. That leaves only about 600 languages‚ 10 percent of the world’s total that remain relatively secure—for now. How languages die...One obvious way is that its speakers can perish through disease or genocide. This was the fate‚ for example‚ of most languages spoken by the Arawak peoples of the Caribbean‚ who disappeared within a generation of their first contact with Christopher Columbus. The other way is through ‘language suicide’
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How to Change the World Whitman’s “To a Pupil” advises students to become individuals‚ to reform‚ so that others may in turn follow them. Throughout this poem‚ Whitman demonstrates that “reform” is needed in his harsh world and any “dear” student can fix the lack of it. To accomplish this‚ a student must have “self esteem” and “definiteness”. Through Whitman’s distinct style of using apostrophe and imperative verbs‚ the reader feels as if Whitman was addressing his poem to the reader and suggesting
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spread about you‚ and does affect your well-being. I will also address the situation of how well-being changes after you have died. Imagine that after you die‚ people spread malicious rumors about you so that everyone comes to believe that you were a terrible person. Does this affect your well-being? If it does‚ how do you explain how your well-being can change after you have died? Now first of all‚ let me address the situation of being dead and still having well-being. For the sake of this argument
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First World War‚ also known as “The Great War” has very often been criticized as being pointless and unnecessary. Whether it actually was‚ remains a question that can only be answered after closely examining the causes that made it a reality. In the following paragraphs‚ I will examine three of the most significant causes of the outbreak of WWI: the alliance system‚ militarism and imperialism. First of all‚ one of the most referred to causes of the war is the alliance system. The world in the
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Spanking imposed on a child can have a harmful or helpful effect on a child’s upbringing ABSTRACT Spanking a child is one of the most controversial and talked about disciplinary method in today’s society. Rules and laws have changed to govern the way we discipline our children in our homes‚ schools and public places. Research has shown a mild correlation between spanking and long term physical‚ mental‚ emotional and sexual abuse on a child‚ while other research displays no long term effect
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THE WOMAN AT JACOB’S WELL Text (Referral) John 4: 1-42 Text (Read) John 4: 6-19 Come with me….. if you will…… to the well of Jacob….. and stand with me as I analyze this Samaritan woman’s situation. What do we see here? Here we see unmerited favor….. we see unconditional love….. we see acceptance….. we see sacrifice….. and yes….. we see a risk. Here we see where God took an ordinary woman……… and placed her in an extraordinary situation. Look at this un-named Samaritan woman……..
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Thomas Edison Thomas (Alva) Edison was one of America’s most important and famous inventors. Edison was born into a time and place where there wasn’t much technological advancements. His inventions helped a lot of things quickly change in the world. His inventions contributed to many inventions today such as the night light‚ movies‚ telephones‚ and records and CDs. Edison is most famous for the development of the first electric light bulb. Like I said Edison was born into a time where
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short stories dedicated to King Arthur. While both legends may contain information on the same character‚ they are created by different authors‚ therefore slightly altering certain traits and personalities. Throughout these stories contain moments of Arthur showing expressions of personalities which tends to contrast within the different tales. He will display traits representing himself as a conscientious‚ yet timid young man in one story‚ but is seen as a noble‚ brave king who isn’t afraid to show
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Countries can gain from the exchange of goods with the rest of the world: Pakistan For quite some time now academics have tried to explain not only the motivations and benefits‚ but also why through trade‚ some countries grow more quickly and wealthier than others. “The evolution of trade into the form we see today reflects three events: the collapse of feudal society‚ the emergence of mercantilist
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Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer and philosopher who wrote the “Declaration of Independence (1776).” He created this document because he wanted to illustrate the hardships of the American colonists at the time. The colonists struggled with following the orders and powers of the King. The Declaration of Independence helped define the United States as the people know it today. Thomas Jefferson supports the connotation of how the American Revolution took a toll on the basis of the U.S. democracy
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