BILINGUALISM: WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION? I had lived one of the biggest shocks in my life when I learn that I am not considered as a bilingual. I used to think that if you are studying a language and if you have perfected your knowledge and ability in all aspects of that language‚ it is inevitable that you become a bilingual. However‚ I learned to my greatest grief that that is not the case and I have learned English as a foreign language throughout all these years. I have been studying English
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What is your greatest weakness? I used to like to work on one project to its completion before starting on another‚ but I’ve learned to work on many projects at the same time‚ and I think it allows me to be more creative and effective in each one. What is your greatest strength? I think one of my greatest strengths is as a problem solver. I have the ability to see a situation from different perspectives and I can get my work done even in the face of difficult obstacles. I also feel that my communication
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Assignment Number: 2 Date Submitted: Number of pages: Email: suewhiteford@hotmail.co.uk QUESTION 1:- What are the four stages of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework? I will start this question with an extract from the Foundation Years website which I feel summarises the Early Years Foundation Stage in plain and simple terms “The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning‚ development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and
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NANOTECHNOLOGY AND SOME USAGE AREAS OF IT The nanometer is a unit length which equals 10-9 meters‚ in other words‚ billionth of a meter. In basic‚ logical perspective‚ the definition: the science‚ which studies the matter in nano dimensions for the term “nanoscience” is quite perceptible. However‚ to deeper understanding‚ it is useful to take a look at a wide definition of the nanotechnolocy‚ provided by U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative. According to the initiative‚ “Nanotechnology is the
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People are different no matter where they come from; it’s the society that brings in change. Peace is something people look for‚ but when it comes to power it changes everything to violence. Humanity is cruel and unique in many different ways to make things change‚ that affects many from time when‚ its need of helping others. In the story “The Life You Safe May Be Your Own”‚ by Flanner O’Conner‚ as the story begins‚ and old woman and her thirty-year-old‚ mentally handicapped daughter‚ are sitting
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ships and in order to protect itself‚ it closed up it’s ports for a while but later allowed the ships to trade elsewhere except at France and Britain due to their policy of seizing ships. To see the impact of the Continental system‚ figures are needed and apparently Britain had increased imports and exports while French imports fell by 50% and French exports increased by 17% while Britain had 92% increased exports. From this alone‚ one can see the continental system was a failure. In fact it
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Heloise Tudor Outline some of the ways in which material deprivation may affect educational achievement. (12 marks) Material deprivation is when people have insufficient physical resources to sustain life‚ and is common among lower-class households. It affects educational achievement in many ways‚ including a non-nutritious diet and inadequate housing. Howard (2001) claimed that poor nutrition leads to low achievement at school because poorer homes have a lower intake of vitamins‚ minerals
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germinate and produce seeds if provided with the proper environmental influence. The California milkweed’s population is spread out in the southern and coastal areas of California where there are flat lands and grassy slopes. It can also grow up to three feet tall and have clumps consisting of multiple stems that are a couple of feet in width. Unlike the Monarch butterflies‚ other animals avoid this plant mainly because of its toxic resinoids‚ alkaloids‚ and cardiac glycosides. On the contrary‚ Monarch
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Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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backyard‚ vegies behind the garage to the left and a fruit garden to the right in front of the back fence. Down the right side bordering the fence were several trees‚ one of them being a plum tree. Right at the back of the property my father had build a three sided hut in which we could sit and have afternoon tea and where we could play all sorts of games in shelter from sun or rain. My brother and sister‚ or perhaps it was my Dad‚ helped me (or maybe I helped them) build a tree house in the first tree
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