I. The Silent Way On the years of 1960s’ the Audiolingual Method was under a strong challenge in the form of the "Cognitive Code" and an educational trend known as "Discovery Learning." These concepts most directly challenged the idea that language learning was all about mimicry and good "habit-formation." An emphasis on human cognition in language learning addressed issues such as learners being more responsible for their own learning - formulating independent hypotheses about the "rules" of
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Technology is the best way to reduce the impact of an earthquake. To what extent do you agree with this view? Technology can be used in a variety of ways. It can be used to manage the hazard as well as the vulnerability and loss. Despite the fact that unlike volcanoes‚ there is no definite or set method on predicting earthquakes‚ technology in terms of seismographs and tilt meters are used to give a slight clue. One method of reducing the impact is by managing the vulnerability. One of the main
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2009 Family Virtues Virtues are usually taught through the eyes of the wise‚ also known as the elder. In the book The Lakota Way‚ by Joseph M. Marshall III‚ his tribe teaches virtues though story telling. The virtues of the Lakota tribe and those of my family are more similar then I had anticipated‚ although we do have our differences. The Lakota Way‚ stories and lessons for living‚ is a book written in 2001 by Joseph M. Marshall III. Marshall dedicates his book to Kimberly Jo Schumidt
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in return. There are many ways in helping others which can be classified into three fields of charity work: donation‚ volunteering‚ and giving advice. The first way to be charitable is to donate. Donation is an act of presenting something as a gift‚ grant‚ or contribution (Donation‚ 2013). There are many types of donation which are donating money‚ goods‚ blood‚ and organs. People usually donate money to help the ones in need. Donating money is easy because nowadays we can donate by transferring
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The United States has about 300 million people as of 2012‚ making it the third most populated country in the world. In today’s America‚ the Native Americans only make up about 1% of the American population. The other 99% are either immigrants or descendants of immigrants. The American people mostly reside of immigrants who originally came to America to seek freedom‚ independence‚ and the equality of opportunity. America a nation based on a multicultural society where a lot of subcultures come together
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What impacts has conflict had on Afghanistan? What impacts has conflict had on Afghanistan? The Afghanistan war began in 2001 after the intervention of the U.S into the Afghanistan civil war after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The Afghan Civil War began before that in 1992 but the full intervention of the Western World and its allies began only after the terrorist attack on the U.S. Many things in Afghanistan were impacted due to the conflict taking place in Afghanistan such
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Ways Of Seeing (Chapter 7) In today’s world‚ marketers and advertisers are fighting for every spot they get to display their ads and market their products. The ultimate aim is to get as much exposure as possible. This in turn‚ they hope‚ will translate into sales. The literature “Ways of Seeing – Part 7” underlines the theory of publicity. I chose this literature because it elucidates the backbone of marketing
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The Telephone‚ the Device that Changed the Way We Communicate Voice communication is the most commonly used way of expressing our wants‚ needs and thoughts. The telephone changed the way we communicate. It has been allowing people to talk in almost real time without seeing each other since its development in 1876. Until then‚ mail and the telegraph was the normal and only means to talk across the country. Although it was effective‚ those methods were all silent. Now with the telephone‚ you
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Has technology shaped our society? When we look back to the mid 1930s‚ we’ll see that the US was facing a very difficult time. After the gigantic losses on the New York Stock Markets‚ the economy was on its way to an all time low. The unemployment rates were astronomically high‚ leading to even worse conditions. ’But why did this happen?’‚ we may wonder. Well‚ there is a very simple answer to that question. Just before the economical downfall‚ many people worked on the land‚ in the agraric sectors
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throughout the world. The world has changed since these machines have come along. They play a huge part in many all of our lives in one way or another. And it’s almost scary to stop and think how much we rely on them on our day-to-day routine. People always tend to seek the easy way out looking for something that would make their lives easier. These machines and tools have given us the ability to do more in less time giving us‚ at the same time‚ more comfort. As the technology advances‚ computers become
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