Wow! Some of the facts about snowflakes are mysterious or just plain wow! Did you know it takes 15 to 45 minutes for a snowflake to fall on the ground? I didn’t think so. It’s part of a cycle of a snowflake. Because of the things it does on its way to the ground affects the time. Snowflakes are one of the most beautiful crystals. They are special and unique because of their form‚ appearance‚ and the myths about them. In fact‚ they have a really weird formation cycle. According to "Snow day
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Discuss. It has become increasingly difficult to ignore the issue about the usage of Singlish in Singapore. Singlish‚ short for Singapore English‚ is a modified version of standard English‚ spiced by the commonly used Hokkien‚ Mandarin and Malay slang in Singapore. The addition of utterances such as “lah”‚ “leh”‚ “lor” and “mah” at the end of sentences and several other seemingly funny words like “Alamak!” or “Fuyoh!” at the beginning have attracted a global audience to this peculiar language. The
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family‚ growing up and the importance of close relationships allows reader to recognise the expected lifestyle in the Australian culture. This was also discovered through the character’s behaviours and personal traits. And by including various uses of slang and nicknaming in the language created a relatable and genuine representation of an Australian identity
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Zappos has been ranked as Fortune “Top 100 Best Companies to Work For” for more than 5 times‚ with its latest ranking at No. 31 in 2013 (Fortune‚ 2013). What makes this company such a wonderful place to work is its unique culture‚ where 10 core values (Exhibit 1) constantly remind its managers and employees what they are representing and standing for. Employees are called “team members” in Zappos (Frei‚ Ely and Winig‚ 2011). This paper will examine how “team members” are identified and trained
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Some ways that society has been influenced by music is‚ for example music can dictate how a person speaks. In most rap songs its most rappers rap with mostly slang words‚ so most people think it’s cool to talk just like them. Some slang words that rappers would use that society uses today are “crib” which means house and most people use that slang today. Then society talks like them and stick to talking like that for the rest of their life‚ and that makes them the person they are today. Another way
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‘Though you might say that the way you speak is a very personal thing‚ and that you have your own ‘idiolect’‚ the way you speak is actually more determined by other people than by yourself.’ How has you idiolect been affected? Everyone’s idiolect is influenced by many factors throughout their life‚ school‚ media‚ peers and many more. An idiolect is the way one speaks the vocabulary they use; the accent they have‚ the dialect they adopted. An idiolect is for one individual‚ it is unique‚ and no
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"From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts‚ rap has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time" (Yale University Press). Rappers and hip hop culture are often criticized for advocating violence‚ misogyny‚ and crime. However‚ rap is actually a form of self-expression for African Americans that is available and accessible to just about everyone. The music and culture that stem from hip hop‚ "emerged from a uniquely African American
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of the shit happening around us. The assembly finally ended‚ and it turned out that Samantha and I had the same homeroom. Johnny: It looks like fate just keeps on moving us closer together‚ if such a dumb construct existed Samantha giggled Johnny: Wow did I just hear a giggle‚ it looks like I’m piercing that steel like armor that you just happen to be wearing‚ it looks as if you’ll need a blacksmith when I’m done‚ wink‚ wink‚
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Of all the lectures that we have had this semester‚ I think that Wednesday’s (3/29) lecture was one of the more interesting ones I’ve not only had this semester as a whole‚ but in this class as well. I say this mostly due to the whole discuss and large focus on the ritual‚ spiritual and rehabilitation that the peyote plant offers. While I watch and read my fair share of untraditional documentaries and articles‚ I have never read‚ watch or heard virtually anything about peyote. While the use of
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will reduce the revenues received on its existing laundry detergent products. Specifically‚ the company estimates that if it develops WOW the company will lose $500‚000 in after-tax cash flows during each of the next 10 years because of the cannibalization of its existing products. Ellison’s WACC is 10 percent. What is the net present value (NPV) of undertaking WOW after considering
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