territories where English is spoken either as a first language (L1)‚ or as an official (i.e institutionalised) second language (L2) in fields such as government‚ law and education.”[1] There were two dispersals or diasporas of English that contributed to this. The first diaspora took place during the 17th century. It involved the migration of English people mainly to America and Australia‚ and resulted in new mother-tongue varieties if English. The second dispersal took place during the 18th and 19th centuries
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intuition? Is he a misunderstood innovator? Is he really the strong leader? Numerous experts have criticized Mark Zuckerberg as a man who makes little sense in managing such a big company and the lack of leadership skills. "Such a company should be managed by experts" - could be heard with surprising regularity. Creating a successful startup - this is definitely a ball. At this stage the important idea‚ good luck and something
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‘The characteristics of the vegetation of tropical biomes are more the outcome of continued human activity than a response to the climatic conditions’. With reference to one tropical biome‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this view. (40 marks) A tropical biome is a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region. Tropical biomes are mostly located within the tropics‚ between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and currently cover less than 5% of the Earth’s
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Churchill was very charismatic‚ and as a result of that had great people-skills and became very popular with the British affected by the bombs dropped during WWII. He was also very smart and intelligent‚ as many people who suffer from depression are. He had many great characteristics that helped Great Britain win the war against the Nazis- great military and political skills‚ high ambition‚ and many other things. Without his leadership‚ Britain might have not beaten the Nazis. First‚ Winston Churchill
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1.The important (major) characteristics of the Articles of Confederation were about Congress and how it would work. Each state only had one congressional vote regardless of the size of the state which caused problems with larger states wanting more representation. Congress had no power to tax or to regulate commerce.The laws required a 9/13 pass while amendments had to be unanimously decided to be added. Finally they had no national court to enforce the laws that were passed by congress which didn’t
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scientific or technical forces‚ religious or even economical forces. There are a few features about social change that include unplanned events‚ and this complex process has four major characteristics: 1. “Social change happens all the time.” (Macionis‚ J. J. 2006). As the old saying goes “Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes.” This is one thing I have believed in all my life. I cannot even believe that people paid little to no taxes back in the early 1900’s and look at the taxes
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boycott of Jewish Shops‚ Jews were driven out of the civil service‚ the judiciary and the teaching profession. The Nuremberg Laws 1935 forbade mixed marriages between Aryans and Jews which might result in ‘Mischlinge’‚ children of mixed race unions. This had its basis in Nazi belief that there was a Jewish Conspiracy to spoil the purity of the Aryan race. The high point of Jewish oppression in Germany came on the 9th November 1938‚ Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) when some 20‚000 Jews were
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What might you say is your most noteworthy ability or expertise? How have you created and exhibited that ability or expertise? My most noteworthy ability or aptitudes would need to be great relational abilities. Since I have a tendency to speak with my educators if something isn’t right or I have a concern about anything. Additionally‚ I jump at the chance to speak with my companions. I converse with them ordinary or so which is good thing to do. I think having great relational abilities can enable
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Along with feudalism‚ a social and political system‚ goes an economic system called manorialism‚ which centered around manors. There were many key characteristics that defined the Medieval manor. A manor was a large estate owned by a feudal lord‚ and the most common form of a fief (Ahlin 1‚ Nardo 19). Manors included a castle or manor house‚ at least one village‚ and the surrounding farmland (Frey 22). Manorialism was the name of the system that included the services that the peasants on a manor
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as locals call them‚ are huge slum areas located in Brazil. With over 1000 Favelas in Rio‚ 1.4 million people are living in these Favelas. What are some size and characteristics of Rio de Janeiro Slums?: Favelas in Rio are considered some of the smallest Slum Areas in the world‚ though contain an equivalent or more people than many other Slum regions. This is due to Rio’s land geography and specifically the formation of houses in Favelas. Rio’s Favelas are on
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