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    Indices of Adaptability and Receptivity Bates L. Hoffer Trinity University Introduction One of the most easily observable results of intercultural contact and communication is the set of loanwords that is imported into the vocabulary of each language involved. The field of cultures and languages in contact (Weinreich 1953) has grown a great deal over the past fifty years. From the early studies‚ a ’Scale ’ or ’Index of Receptivity ’ has been posited for languages which more readily accept borrowings

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    is Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Atlantic is a British airline‚ which was founded almost 25 years ago; it is a leading player of Sir Richard Branson ’s Virgin Group‚ who own 51% of it and Singapore Airlines owns 49%. Its headquarters are located in Crawley‚ West Sussex‚ England‚ near London Gatwick Airport‚ they also have Technical Engineering Centers and other buildings and offices for cargo and Logistics in Manchester and Norfolk. It operates between the United Kingdom and North America‚ the Caribbean

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    What if there was a place where you did not have to‚ or rather‚ you could not think for yourself? A place where one’s happiness was controlled and rationed? How would you adapt with no freedom of thought‚ speech‚ or happiness in general? In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ there are many different attitudes portrayed with the purpose to make the reader think of the possible changes in our society and how they could affect its people. Brave New World is an unsettling‚ loveless and

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    comparing New Year celebrations around the world. Write your answers on this document‚ save it‚ and drop it in Moodle today no later than 10pm. 1. Which country originally celebrated the New Year as All Hollows Eve in October and what holiday has this come to be known? How do you say “Happy New Year” in Gaelic? –Irish; Halloween; Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit 2. On which day of the year do Muslims celebrate the New Year and why is it done this way? How do you say “Happy New Year” in

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    Social inequality is a more pressing socio-economic challenge than poverty in contemporary South Africa.” South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world‚ but not the poorest (with reference to income). We can see that the inequality in South Africa has worsened over time by looking at the country’s Gini Index score. In 1996 the score was 0.66 and in 2008‚ 0.70. The score has also deteriorated in terms of population groups: the score went from 0.54 to 0.62 between Blacks and from 0

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    Leadership and Social Organization in Europe In Europe‚ most of the area used one main social structure. This is represented in my first pyramid. As you can see the kings are the most powerful‚ next come the nobles‚ then the knights‚ and finally the peasants. The box that has the word “church” in it to the side means that they had as much power as the kings and nobles. This society was based on the feudal system. It was mainly constructed for one reason‚ which was security. It was possible for

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    To what extent was the considerable growth of the Nazi party‚ between 1918 and 1933‚ a result of economic factors? The Weimar republic was introduced on the back of Germany’s defeat at WWI‚ the resignation of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the widely despised signature of the Treaty of Versailles. These conditions led to its collapse in 1933‚ and also the great rise in popularity for the Nazi party during this period. There is no doubt that a number of economic factors played a crucial role in the collapse

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    „« Family In the totalitarian society of Brave New World‚ the development of human beings is completely controlled by the World State. Each person is raised in a hatchery‚ where the government controls every stage of their development until maturity‚ a process that takes Two-hundred and sixty-seven days. The embryos¡¦ DNA is controlled chemically to stimulate or to retard their physical and mental growth to create a biological class structure. The human¡¦s placement into a certain class‚ such

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    New England/ America and the Mid- Atlantic New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of six states: Massachusetts‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Vermont‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. New England is bordered by New York State to the west‚ Long Island to the south‚ the Atlantic Ocean and the Canadian province of New Brunswick to the east‚ and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The earliest known inhabitants of New England were American Indians who spoke

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    CHANGE AND CONTINUITY OVER TIME ESSAY TOPICS Students should organize these essays with three chronological paragraphs. Each essay will traditionally cover only one historical period but each period has numerous sub-periods. The periods in AP World History include: I. Broad Historical Periods and Sub-Periods A. Foundations Period 1. Prehistory: 1‚000‚000 BCE to 5000 BCE 2. River Valley Civilizations: 5000 BCE to 1200 BCE 3. Classical Civilizations: 1200 BCE to 600 CE B. Post-Classical

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