I am regularly blown away by the sheer competence displayed – the breadth of vocabulary‚ the grasp of idiom‚ the appreciation of (let’s face it‚ difficult) British humour – but‚ and it’s a big but‚ I can’t help wonder WHY such a strange‚ hybrid language should have become so popular. Is it the spelling? Definitely not! Is it the simple‚ easy-to-learn grammar? Again‚ I think not. Is it the way we leap lightly from one register (e.g. informal) to another (e.g. very formal) and back again? Non‚ je ne
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principal‚ another educator whom I greatly respect. Why? Because of my inherent goodness? My dashing good looks and charming personality? Unfortunately‚ no. Unlike public schools‚ which sometimes struggle to secure funding even for basic facilities‚ my airline turns a profit year after year‚ enabling it to pay good salaries even to its entry-level computing professionals. Although a writing major‚ I also have a working knowledge of computer programming‚ and will write instructions for my company’s
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about in the many circles of England and surrounding European countries. Of the nineteenth century women travelers‚ Nightingale is still very widely known and even celebrated today‚ mainly for her reform and founding of modern nursing. Why was Nightingale so popular throughout her time and now in the present? It is hard to come up with just one answer because the truth‚ I believe‚ is composed of many factors‚ her family’s beginning and aristocratic level‚ her travels around the world experiencing
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Music has been around the world since the beginning of entertainment. Music has popular since the 1960s. During the 1960s’‚ music has changed from classical music to modern pop and rock from the artists such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Also‚ in the ‘60s‚ they were containing songs that were use to protest. For example‚ Soul singer Sam Cooke wrote “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Bob Dylan wrote “Blowin’ in the Wind”. Both songs are responses to racism during the Civil Rights Movements. Also
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the bashing of shields‚ and the sweat of King Arthur of Camelot fighting a foe. The story of King Arthur is just a legend‚ he was a knight. In the time of the Middle Ages knights were very popular. Part of what made them so popular was because of how noble they were. Another reason that made them so popular was how powerful they were when they were working together in an army. There are many different types and orders of knights‚ they come in all different shapes and sizes. The smallest shape of
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The Road to Becoming a “Giant Lion”-ASUSTek Computer Inc. Chyong Ling Judy Chen Department of Economics Feng Chia University 100 Wen Hwa Road‚ Taichung‚ Taiwan Tel: 04-24517250 ext. 4482 Fax: 04-24518737 clchen@fcu.edu.tw Abstract In Taiwan‚ small businesses account for about 97% of all firms. Though many people use the terms “entrepreneur” and “small business owner” synonymously‚ there are significant differences between them. Small business owners pursue profit‚ but often at
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Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is one of‚ if not‚ the most iconic literary character ever in text due to the fact that this character has been adapted and recreated from the original texts by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to films‚ stage plays‚ television series’ etc. The first text to be printed was in 1887 but due to Sherlock Holmes signature key elements‚ he has been endured enough to stay relevant to this very day. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by British author‚ Sir Arthur Conan
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Computers: One Major Step in Globalization In 1941‚ a German engineer named Konrad Zuse invented the first computer called the Z3 (http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1941). It was a functional program- controlled computer. During this time there was a series of events recorded that entailed the beginning stages of computer use. Over time‚ the development became greater‚ one example being that one computer at that time would be the size of a medium sized room‚ whereas now‚ a computer
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the most adaptated and greatest horror books of English literature. It was first published in 1897 and became a successful book after the film adaptations. At first Bram Stoker used The Undead as a title but after his research he used Dracula. Dracula is an epistolary novel. The story is told in diary entries‚ letters and some newspaper extracts and this helps characters learn about the events. The setting of the novel is 19th century England. The story begins with
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Task: We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in businesses‚ hospitals‚ crime detection and even to fly planes. Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits? The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the utilization of computer devices almost everywhere. It is indisputable that it has brought significant benefits to our lives in many spheres such as economics and science. However‚ it is also alarming
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