The shape of things to come? Some basic questions about English as a lingua franca Introduction: ’English ’ as a global lingua franca ’English ’‚ whatever may be meant by this designation‚ is the language in which most lingua franca communication worldwide is now taking place. This predominance is well documented (cf. e.g. Crystal 1997‚ Graddol 1997). Although‚ as these authors argue‚ this predominance may well turn out to be a temporary one‚ maybe for approximately the next 50 years‚ for
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Poster Everyone‚ no matter how strong or weak‚ needs another person to have a relationship with. When one experiences the loss of a loved one or goes through a traumatic injury‚ they would desire to have a person to be there with them. In order for someone to be there in a person’s time of need‚ one has to develop a relationship with him or her. Without having relationships with other people‚ one can feel isolated. Through the teachings of the Holy Bible‚ one can learn how to have better relationships
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In our culture‚ friendliness is conveyed through a smile and it is agreed in the discipline of Anthropology that the smile is something that carries across all cultures. In every human society‚ smiles convey the same emotions: happiness‚ pleasure‚ excitement and other positive feelings. However‚ smiles seem to mean different things between the men and women‚ of our culture‚ who exchange them. As my step father said‚ a woman who smiles is seen as friendly‚ but also more likely single. Simply put
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Claim: Can we have knowledge independent of our culture? Counterclaim: All knowledge is based on our culture‚ without culture there is no knowledge. Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts. Since we come into the world‚ we become part of a culture. Our parents and guardians slowly push us into it‚ they teach us about values‚ traditions‚ religion and everything else that can be called culture
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William McRae An Exploration of Civility for Professor Ronald Morris EDEC 260 Are we supposed to be always civil? P. M. Forni asks his audience this simple question when he is considering civility’s basic rules. Before we can answer this we need to determine whether civility even has rules. For civility to have rules‚ there must firstly be an agreement on the definition of civility itself. There can be no rules if one party determines that civility means one thing to them while another believes
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TOPIC : DESCRIBE ABOUT VIETNAM Mention to South East Asia‚ Vietnam is one of the best destinations for the tourists. The mighty history‚ amazing food‚ unique culture and fantastic sceneries such as Ha Long Bay‚ Ha Noi‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ etc attracted the world come to Vietnam. Furthermore‚ Vietnam is ranked as one of the best exporters of Coffee and cashew nuts due to its tropical weather with two main seasons - rainy and sunny. The Vietnamese people are known for the strong spirit and the eager for
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How Computers changed our way of life? What could happen in the future? Computers have changed our ways in many different ways and aspects. Almost everyone depends on a computer to run effectively for one reason or another even if they themselves do not own one. People who own a bank account often have a bankcard‚ which is used in cash point machines. All of their bank details are kept on a computer system if this computer was to fail the bank would have all of the information kept on a back up
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Culture Key Concept in Cultural Anthropology Defining Culture • Everything humans perceive‚ know‚ think‚ value and feel is learned through participating in a cultural system • Human potential can only be realized within the structure of human culture and through growing up in close contact with other humans Scope of Culture • Things that strike as “natural” or “normal” or “common sense” or “human nature” or “instinctive” are often cultural • Mother/infant bond “human nature”
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Have you ever wondered if external factors shape you and your identity? Imagine‚ from the second one is born to the daily things as sense‚ taste‚ smell‚ hear‚ feel‚ see and touch. External factors have many roles to play affect our identity. Community‚ Environment and Experiences all play a part in shaping one’s identity. Your Environment shapes your identity. If one is brought up in a Environment which is sophisticated and affluent they have a positive chances of also becoming successful‚ wealthy
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in chinese traditional medicine the tongue espresses the heart and the heart is as our emotional state and our emotional state is the way we see ourselves and the world this comes from the summation of the nature of our conscious mind choices that become the habits of the self habits thar are a mix of good and bad or perfect and pure and one in the mind of christ or become totally depraved and as said in revelation ev 17:11 And the beast that was‚ and is not‚ even he is the eighth
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