mode of thought. So‚ when a language dies‚ it truly diminishes the capacity of our world to think‚ to know‚ to be and to do differently – to be truly other than the dominant culture. As John Sutherland pointed out in The Independent on Sunday: There is no mystery about the root cause of the linguistic holocaust that we’re living through. Take a holiday anywhere in the world. Your airline pilot will‚ as you listen to the safety instructions (in English)‚ be communicating with ground control in English
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People will usually focus on the effects of drunk driving and the victim’s family. What we seldom ask is why did they decide to drink and drive‚ Or how the intoxicated drivers family feel. Before people being to spread awareness and want to make a change in intoxicated driving; we must first learn and understand why people drink and drive. Although drinking and driving is dangerous‚ people still tend to do it‚ but why? According to a study “more than 4 million U.S. adults admit they drink and drive
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In this modern society‚ it is clear to see that women are becoming more educated in order to be successful in life. It is of the belief that the higher the degree one possesses the more promotable they can be in the corporate world. But is that belief a given? A major issue that affects the way we promote is “nepotism‚” this issue should be taken seriously in the corporate world when considering someone for a promotion. The online Merriam Webster defines “nepotism as the unfair practice by powerful
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People take drugs because they want to change something about their lives. There are many reasons why people do drugs. They want to fit in with other people‚ to escape or relax‚ to relieve boredom‚ to seem grown up‚ to rebel or simply to experiment. They think drugs are a solution. But eventually‚ the drugs become the problem. Difficult as it may be to face one’s problems‚ the consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them. Many people wonder about
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Proteins are also essential nutrients for the human body. They are important in body tissue‚ and can also serve as a fuel source. Every cell in the human body contains protein. The basic structure of protein is a chain of amino acids. We need protein in our diet to help our body to repair cells and make new ones. The human body needs a lot of amino acids to maintain good health. Protein is also important for growth and development in children‚ teens‚ and pregnant women. Proteins are polymer chains
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Why History is Important The Study of history is important because we learn from our mistakes‚ we share a common experience with people that binds us together‚ our minds store our experiences‚ and society can build upon past accomplishments. The first‚ and most significannot reason history is important is because we learn from our mistakes. If there were no history then everyone would make the same mistakes over and over. In any job‚ if you can avoid mistakes you or someone else
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throughout their life experiences from birth to care at the end of life (Barnsteiner‚ 2). The main goal of nursing community is unified in the whole world: this is to train and to provide the specialists‚ corresponding to norms and standards of ethics and competence. In different countries of the world the education for nurses varies a lot‚ but as the basis‚ it always includes perfect study of nursing theory and practice and development of the needed clinical skills. Most of the countries issue
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world just as we do. Humans feel anger‚ happiness‚ excitement‚ have beliefs‚ thoughts and emotions. However‚ what exactly justifies this certainty? Many philosophers and skeptics would disagree to such an argument with answers that make one question whether you yourself have a mind and are a thinking thing. Argument of other minds P1) In order for it to be possible to know whether other people have minds‚ I would have to have first person access to their mental states. P2) One can never have first
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become violent‚ and play violent outside. Many adults that have stole a car in a game has stole a car in real life. Thus is the past the games kids play today so kids in the past just plained kick the can‚ checkers‚ chest‚ and games like that. Thus who ever invented the games kids play today has some what made some kids violent.] The kids I have witnessed play these games act violent outside. I am a kid who plays these games‚ and I play these games to relieves aggression . My brother also
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value for the better of the people. I for one‚ enjoy getting to see memorials no matter what the significance that they might have‚ for all of those who know me well know that I enjoy World War II and I find it important that it is shown not only as a bad thing‚ but as something that he have managed to overcome in our short countryhood. Memorials are something that are used to say that this happens and we do recognize that those things did happen‚ they are there for the sole remembrance of the people
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