A trillion text messages might seem a lot‚ but when we set these alongside the multi-trillion instances of standard orthography in everyday life‚ they appear as no more than a few ripples on the surface of the sea of language. Texting has added a new dimension to language use‚ but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster. Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules‚ they also know they need to be understood. There is no point in paying to send a message if it breaks so
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The California English Language Development Test‚ better known as CELDT is a language proficiency test developed for the California Department of Education (http://www.colorincolorado.org/glossary) .The CELDT is administered as an initial assessment to newly enrolled students from grades k-12 whose primary or home language is not English. This is indicated by the student’s Home Language Survey or if the child has no prior record of English Language Testing. The CELDT tests the areas of listening
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Matthew Crawford Professor Tong MKTG 129 Section 01 Brief Case Study Case Study # 3: Snapple I. Diagnostic symptoms The most critical and diagnostic facts in this case primarily revolve around Snapple’s overall image as perceived by consumers. The image is what built this brand into a success and later pushed it into decline. Five most diagnostic/alarming symptoms: 1. Mismanagement of established image. (Deighton‚ 2003:5). • Quaker intended on making the Snapple brand into
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Diagnostic Criteria I have chosen to learn more about Narcolepsy in this week’s discussion. Narcolepsy is a disorder that involves sleep and has no control over falling asleep at any given time. People with this disorder tend to fall asleep and go right in to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. People without this disorder it would take them some time to reach that stage in their sleep cycle. Here are some of the criteria that will help you know if you have narcolepsy. A. Uncontrollable attacks
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Thought Paper Two After reading the article titled‚ “Diagnostic Categories or Dimensions? A Question for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fifth Edition‚ ” by Thomas A. Widiger and Douglas B. Samuel of the University of Kentucky‚ I realized that the categorical approach does have some flaws‚ but the dimensional approach is not perfect either. Authors Widiger and Samuel believe that the dimensional approach‚ which classifies by disorders by differing in degrees. An example
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need for good communication skills in English has created a huge demand for English teaching around the world. Millions of people today want to improve their command of English or to ensure that their children achieve a good command of English. And opportunities to learn English are provided in many different ways such as through formal instruction‚ travel‚ and too many Spoken English Classes‚ as well as through the media and the Internet. The worldwide demand for English has created an enormous demand
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Injuries will typically present with symptoms such as pain and can vary quite substantially from one individual to another. As patients are managed and treated for symptoms they are often at some point referred for spinal diagnostic imaging such as X-rays‚ CT scans and MRI’s. The diagnostic imaging modality will very often demonstrate commonly encountered findings associated with degenerative disc disease. As the results become available to patients‚ care providers‚ legal counsel and Insurance carriers
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DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ___________________________________________________ PATIENT NAME: Adela Torres PATIENT ID: 132463 DATE ADMITTED: 06/20/---- DATE DISCHARGE: 06/25/--- ADMITTING PHYSICIAN: Leon Medina‚ MD CONSULTATION: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology PROCEDURES Intravenous hydration. COMPLICATIONS None. ADMISSION DIAGNOSIS Stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. HOSPITAL COURSE This 57-year-old Cuban female was admitted from my office repeat severe stomatis
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1. A synonym is a word that’s A. pronounced the same. B. similar in meaning. C. opposite in meaning. D. defined in a thesaurus. 2. What is the most important point in the following sentence? My sister‚ Emily‚ the tallest girl in her class‚ has many friends. A. Emily is the tallest girl in her class. B. My sister’s name is Emily. C. Emily has many friends. D. Emily is my sister. 3. Of these four words‚ which one is most likely to have a negative flavor? A. Meander B. Confound C. Harangue
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Daniel Levy Bio- Psychology Diagnostic Report Sadie is a single‚ African American woman who lives in Montana. Her sexual orientation is lesbian. Sadie stated that she lives with her uncle and cousins. She studied Computer Science in New York City and won a scholarship for her academic achievements. Psychological symptoms are deviations of what are considered as normal and indicates
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