Different dialect‚ different status‚ different identity? By: Angelina Costan What does the way we speak a language have to do with status and identity? Eliza Doolittle‚ who once was a flower girl‚ is now a noble lady. Her weird English dialect has changed into proper English‚ and now she is seen as an upper-class woman It appears that a dialect has a special role of determining someone’s status and change of dialect changes the person’s status in the society and identity. Is it true? People
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Hannah Ferry IB Language Arts Period 6 Written Task Two The Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad. In this book the main character‚ Marlow‚ ventures up the Nile River to find a man named Kurtz. As he continues his journey up river he experiences a vast range of emotions and situations that are putting him to the test to see if he can keep his sanity. One of the situations he encounters are the natives of the Congo. At first they are seen as the primitive savage-like
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CELTA-Pre course Task Answers/Solution Muhammad Ali Asad Task 1: Q1 Teacher with non-English speaking background‚ full time course Q2 Multilingual‚ Mixed ability group‚ day classes Task 2 Q1 * I learn a lot from the adults * They bring in the class rich experience * They understand different analogies * They are motivated for their reason to learn new language * They are Self disciplined Q2 * I bring to them different ideas * Help them to list down their specific goals
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Written Task 2 – Text Shame by Dick Greggory This essay will discuss an episode from the autobiography by Dick Gregory‚ Nigger (1964)‚ entitled Shame. Here‚ the author talks about one of the most important lessons he learned during his childhood: the world is not equal to everyone‚ and does this by telling his experiences lived in his school and neighborhood‚ all with the aim to present the difficulties that he and his social group faced during the forties in the United States. Using this
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EGT1 – Economics and Global Business Applications Task 2 Elasticity of demand is a measure of responsiveness to a price change of a good or service. When demand is elastic‚ the percentage of a price change of a product will result in a larger percentage of quantity demanded (McConnell‚ p 77). It basically means reducing the price of a good service will result in a greater quantity demanded and an increase in revenue for the seller. When demand is inelastic‚ a change in price will result in
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family traditions. Some of the main beliefs in the LDS culture are Jesus is the Savior of all man‚ The Word of Wisdom‚ and the church was restored by their Prophet Joseph Smith. Some of the main beliefs for the Catholic faith are the Bible‚ the different Saints‚ and baptism. There are many holidays that are celebrated by both religions. Both Catholics and LDS members celebrate Christmas and Easter. The LDS faith in Utah has a special state holiday that is called pioneer day. The Catholic faith celebrates
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LUT1 Task 2 Situation A: In 1993‚ the FMLA act‚ which serves the needs of families trying to balance work life and the needs of the families their working for‚ was established. This act was amended on October 8th‚ 2009 to extend entitlement rights of military caregivers. The FMLA entitles eligible employees the ability to take off up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off within a 12-month period with the benefit of job protection upon returning to the company. The time off is subject to specific
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Subject: Financial Statement Analysis – Task 2 Summary Report A budget‚ as defined by Hilton (2009 pg 348)‚ is a detailed plan‚ expressed in quantitative terms that specifies how resources will be acquired and used during a specific period of time. A budget is a financial document utilized to project future income and expenses. A budget is based on how much you make in income and what your monthly expenses are. Budgets evaluate performances while the plan is what is going
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Western Governors University October 26‚ 2013 Human Resources JDT2 Task #2 To: Bob Smith‚ Chief Executive Officer From: ‚ Elementary Division Officer CC: Executive Team Date: October 26‚ 2013 Re: Elementary Toy Test Result Overview: An elementary toy that is due to be shipped at the end of the week has failed quality control testing. A metal whistle has been shown to exceed the federal regulation guidelines for lead. The testing process showed the lead level for this particular toy tested
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Written Task (Draft-1) 1. What prompted you to make Taare Zameen Par? (Aamir) When i read the story‚ I was moved. Ignorance of such complexities have led to unwarranted stigmatization of children suffering from disorders such as dyslexia. I felt that here was a god sent opportunity to convey to the world how important it is not to use a thumb rule to compare performances of children when they are blooming. Children are close to me and in the story i found innocence‚ trauma‚ desperation
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