English Should Be the Only Official Language in the U.S. Right after Qing Shi Huang‚ the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty‚ unified ancient China in 221 B.C‚ he promoted a series of revolutionary policies. One of them is “Shu Tong Wen”‚ meaning over the kingdom‚ all writing should be with the same characters. It was the first time that China has an “official language”. Before then‚ one Chinese character could be written in several versions and sound extremely different‚ which was a great hinder to production
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“The lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “first they came” by Martin Neimoller are both great story’s where the theme is standing up for what is right isn’t always the easiest path. In the lottery Mrs. Hutchinson wins and because she followed the crowd and played the game. And that doesn’t work out to well‚ and when the speaker in first they came does what everyone else does he is nearly executed. When the Hutchinson family wins the lottery Tessie Hutchinson is not very happy‚ in paragraph 45 and 46
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Webster’s Dictionary defines a group as "a number of persons near‚ placed‚ or classified together." Others define a group as a "social unit that consists of a number of individuals (1) who‚ at a given time‚ have role and status relationships with one another‚ stabilized in some degree and (2) who possess a set of values or norms regulating the attitude and behavior of individual members‚ at least in matters of consequence to them." Intergroup relations between two or more groups and their respective
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Aliah Rolland Mrs. Remington Creative Wrighting 5 December 2012 “The Thoughts” It was Christmas Day and I was dreading opening the gift from my Aunt Jenny. As always I planted a corny grin on my face expecting a cheesy present‚ but I’m not sure if it was cheesy or not. As I was opening my presents I come to my Aunts last and so I pick it up‚ it was just a small box in the same red wrapping paper with tiny cartoon Christmas trees and big yellow bow on it. I slowly rip the paper and while I’m doing
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whose headline which was “the improvement in cosmetics by animal testing” attracted me as the whole article was providing details about all the tests which are being performed by cruel scientist on poor animals just to advance their cosmetic items‚ so that it succeeds in the market and earn them a lot of money. Our knowledge states that it is unethical to do tests on poor animals as it hurts them too if they experiment doesn’t succeed and might result in number of side effects which the animal has
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Reading Assignment - "Language in Thought and Action" by S.I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa book report Language in my Thought and my Action Since I was born‚ I have been learning languages consciously and unconsciously without asking why. S.I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa‘s Language in Thought and Action remind me the goal of the study of language – to learn to think more clearly‚ to speak and to write more effectively‚ and to listen and to read with greater understanding. This book is divided
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knowledge in science certain?”. Well we may not be a hundred percent sure that what we know is true‚ yet when it comes to facts that have been proven by scientists‚ people do believe them‚ as they are perceived to be a worthy source of information‚ especially when experiments come along the observation with a thesis that we can assume is true due to the reliable sources. When it comes to science though‚ the information we may be certain of at some time‚ may change within a few years‚ as science is
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TOK Essay – ART PART 1 What is art? The definition of ‘art’ perhaps makes one of the most controversial‚ yet confounding topic of discussion; where it is observed that each individual definitely has a view point. Some are ardent supporters of their beliefs‚ while others choose to sit on the fence. Everyone has their own answer to –“what is art”. Majority agree with the idea that “art is a medium of expression”‚ which is probably one of the most stereotypical definition; but its overuse does
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To what extent is it possible to have thought without language? The answer to whether thought can be achieved without language is evidently an uncertain one. The words "thought" and "language"‚ themselves contradict each other. Therefore it is clear from the start that there will be no clear answer to the question. Before I can go onto answer the question‚ a definition of both words is necessary. Language can initially be defined as a form of communication. It is the ability to interact with
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Which contributed more to Here Comes Sacrifice or success? Which one matters more in the grand scheme of life? It is far more important to sacrifice for what you believe in than to focus solely on achieving success. Sacrifice is a key part of personal growth. It involves taking risks that may lead to failure. However‚ even if you do not achieve your goals‚ you can take comfort in knowing you gave your best effort. This mindset brings a strong sense of fulfillment. To illustrate this‚ let’s look at
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