“Politics and the English Language‚” explores the increasing misuse of the English language and its possible political causes. When I first saw the title “Politics‚” I was afraid to read the article. The first word of the title is such a sensitive one in my mind‚ since it always seems to involve argument. I also fear my knowledge about the subject is too limited‚ even when I translate the word into Chinese. Despite my initial discomfort‚ I have tried my best to use proper English and not‚ as Orwell
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ENGLISH THE LANGUAGE OF THE BUSINESS AND GLOBALIZATION In the early history the British had colonies all over the world. The native of these colonies learned English for their benefit. As English was the language of the rulers the natives learned English eagerly. That is how English become a universal language. Now most of these colonies are free. Yet the English language continues to be used there. Sri Lanka is one of them. Even now if one knows English he or she can travel to any part of the
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“Press 1” For English Rachel Hoffman Composition II Justin Remeselnik March 17th‚ 2010 One Nation Under English Quick what is the official language of the United States? English right? Wrong. Today in America‚ the melting pot theory has created a nation of millions of immigrants from all over the world. Record numbers of non-English speaking immigrants live their daily lives not having to speak a word of English! And instead of encouraging new immigrants to learn the English needed to
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Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL) The Growth of ELL (ESL) The number of human beings who speak a language other than English continues to increase in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ for example‚ as the number of immigrants grows. In 2006‚ 34.70% of the population of Los Angeles‚ California‚ was foreign born; 25.50% of Miami‚ Florida; 39.60% of Vancouver‚ British Columbia; 45.70% of Toronto‚ Ontario; 28.90% of Melbourne‚ Australia; and 31.70% of Sydney‚ Australia (Statistics
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The base for the federal income tax is taxable income‚ defined by statute as gross in¬come minus allowable deductions.1 The Internal Revenue Code defines gross income by stating that "gross income means all income from whatever source derived." According to article 83 of Tax Code of Republic of Kazakhstan Taxable income is defined as the difference between the gross annual income subject to adjustments under Article 99 of this Code‚ and the deductions provided in section 11. Taxable Year Taxable
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AIR BLUE Airblue Limited (styled as airblue) is a private airline with its head office on the 12th floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) Towers in Islamabad‚ Pakistan.[2] It is Pakistan’s second largest airline with over 20% share of the domestic market.[3] Airblue operates scheduled flights operating 30 daily services linking four domestic destinations Islamabad‚ Lahore‚ Karachi and Peshawarwith international services to Dubai‚ Abu Dhabi‚ Sharjah‚ Muscat‚ Istanbul and Manchester. Its main
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Have you ever been embarrassed to the point that you wished you could just disappear at the snap of the fingers? I have. Only my mum could have embarrassed me like that. My face was burning with rage; I could not believe that she had told them. There are only a few things in life which can make you feel as small as I did. Like everyone else‚ I was raised believing in the
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Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom Then all the children of Cocoa Bottom went to see Mr. Samuel ’s electric lights . They camped on the grass bank outside his house‚ their lamps filled with oil ‚ waiting for sunset‚ watching the sky turn yellow‚ orange . Grannie Patterson across the road peeped through the crack in her porch door . The cable was drawn like a pencil line across the sun . The fireflies waited in the shadows‚ their lanterns off . The kling-klings* swooped
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English: To Be or Not To Be the Official Language of the United States? For years‚ there has been debate over whether or not the Congress should pass legislation which would make English the official language in the United States of America. On one side of the spectrum‚ supporters of the issue feel that official English would help to unify America under one language‚ thus promoting a faster‚ cost-effective and efficient way of communicating. On the other side of the argument‚ opponents feel
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AP English Language and Composition 2014 Free-Response Questions ® © 2014 The College Board. College Board‚ Advanced Placement Program‚ AP‚ AP Central‚ and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org. 2014 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time—2 hours
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