in American and British cultures deals mainly with the different aspects of both cultures. Teaching English as a Foreign Language besides education in American and British culture may not be considered as a form of cultural imperialism. In fact we should not ignore the fact
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are made. Decisions made include the courses of study they wish to undertake‚ the career paths they wish to follow‚ and‚ perhaps‚ select the persons that each of them want to have as life companions. These are all important decisions. What usually happens is that parents will want to barge in on all these three decisions and if possible make the decisions for the teenagers. The reason: Parents know better; they have been that way before; they are older; they are wiser and so on. But as often happens
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To what extent should referendums be used in the UK? Referendums are used frequently in the UK. They can be seen as advantages for the democracy but also as disadvantages. Referendums in a direct democracy give the general public direct and unmediated control over government decision-making. Therefore this means that politicians who claim to ‘represent’ the public are not distorting them as it ensures that the public’s views and interests are properly and accurately articulated. By comparison
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Cursive writing seems to hold a sentimental value to many people‚ but should sentimental value be the determining factor of whether or not something should be taught in schools? Personally‚ I don’t think so. Technology is expanding more rapidly now than it ever has before‚ and along with that comes more things to learn. Things that are critical for children to know in order to become a valid‚ functioning part of our society. In today’s day and age‚ learning to write in cursive just isn’t one of
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What is the future of Social Security? There is much-heated debate on the issues of Social Security today. The Social Security system is the largest government program of income distribution in the United States. People are concerned that they won’t see a dime of what they worked so hard to contribute into the Social Security system for so many years. Social Security provides benefits to about forty-three million Americans. Not only to retired workers‚ but also to their spouses and dependents
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liberal arts. Yet Skorton presents a different view in Why Scientists Should Embrace the Liberal Arts. In this essay‚ he tries to convince scientists‚ especially those who are frustrated at the public’s misunderstanding of science‚ that they should embrace the liberal arts. He believes the liberal arts education is necessary for scientists because it will enable scientists to communicate more appropriately to the public‚ which will help scientists solve world problems. By building credibility and trust
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1. What do you understand by the term "Communication Compentence"? Many people see communication as just ‘talk’. This is not so‚ communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behaviour. I recently learnt that the communication field focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts‚ cultures‚ channels and media. So a more precise definition for communication is “the management
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Past‚ present and future. Everything changed over these periods of time. Would it be dumb if one were to be so mindful about his past? Or should one look forward to build a better and more meaning life for himself?Preserving the past may not be a harmful thing. Learning from the past and your mistakes can benefit you in the future. For example‚ youngsters can learn from their mistakes in school‚ failing tests and misbehaving in class. Understanding that these actions are not allowed‚ they can learn
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“Which Path Should You Take?” Paul Arden once said‚ “If you always make the right decision‚ the safe decision‚ the one most people make‚ you will be the same as everyone else.” The truth of this quote not only applies to everyday life‚ but also compliments the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. In this particular poem‚ the speaker of the poem must make a decision when he/she is faced with one road that diverges into two separate paths. They can either choose the path that has been heavily
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Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s article‚ “SuperFreakonomics: What Should You Worry About?” is a piece that explains what we as humans worry about that aren’t as big of a deal as we think. Levitt and Dubner claim that we are terrible at assessing risk and that we focus more on things like shark attacks and lightning strikes versus things like heart disease which has a more likely chance of doing harm to us. Economics is a key term that they use to explain how we can assess the risks that
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