TITLE PAGE MULTILINGUALISM IN NIGERIA: A BLESSING OR A CURSE? PREFACE Multilingualism is an issue that has become a subject of discussion in a variety of language related disciplines. Some researchers discuss multilingualism as a sociolinguistic concept through which issues of language contact and the status of the mother tongue can be interrogated. Others see multilingualism as a political matter‚ that is‚ an issue which requires solutions to language problems from the policy makers who are
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Commentary- Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker’s poem describes rain as its blessing to a dry place‚ as the short direct sentences in the first stanza suggests there was no hope on that land: “There never is enough water.” The line shows the desperateness of rain as it sets a negative tone to start the poem. However‚ as the poem progress‚ there was an increase in hope and energy‚ seen from the energetic and positive language such as‚ “rush”‚ “bursts”‚ “crashes” and “roar”. These are
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Cohabitation – Blessing or Destroy the relationship? One of the most dramatic trends of recent years has been the tremendous increase in male-female couples who choose to live together without marrying‚ a practice called cohabitation. According to the 2000 Census‚ there are eleven million unmarried people living with an unmarried partner in the United States today‚ and this number has grown 72% in the last decade alone. While many people like David Popenoe‚ a Professor of Sociology‚ on his essay
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The Gift of Life‚ Blessing in Disguise? As we have read we all have learned that chances for an anencephalic baby to live any longer than a few days after birth is very rare and very slim. Just thinking of that idea and fact‚ is truly heartbreaking and I am sure you can all agree with me. However‚ since this fact is well known by doctors and parents of an anencephalic baby the decision by both the doctor and parents should be well thought out with both the positives and negatives. I think that
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Misfortune may be an actual blessing As a Chinese proverb goes‚ “Misfortune may be an actual blessing.” I underwent some events several years ago and I learned from them. My failure in the college entrance examination and the life of university in China was a precious memory as well as a good lesson for me. Finally‚ the chance to study abroad must be the excellent choice for me. I learned from my experience that something happened unsuccessfully might not be the eventual ending‚ and a turning point
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scientific Discovery — Curse Or Blessing New scientific discovery nearly always brings mankind a blessing. Take electricity for example. Since its discovery‚ it has ushered in an era of countless inventions in close connection with it. Nowadays people can read and write by means of lights instead of candles. Fire is another example of discoveries which made human beings survive in ancient times and generates electricity in modern times. Again‚ minerals such as oil or coal discovered by man have long
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Electronic waste From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the EC directive‚ see Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. Defective and obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. There is a lack of consensus as to whether the term should apply to resale‚ reuse‚ and refurbishing industries‚ or only to product that cannot be used for its intended purpose
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level‚ which is electronic commerce. Internet is the strong force which fuels the growth of e-commerce. Electronic commerce refers to a wide variety of online business activities for any forms of products and services. Examples of online business activities are the delivery of business information‚ the transfer of ownership or rights of goods from one to another‚ and the establishment of business transactions. All these are conducted over the telecommunications networks and the electronic systems such
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Mobile phones. A blessing or a curse? Mobile phones have had such a large impact in our modern twenty-first century societies‚ that they have become part and parcel of our daily lives. Nowadays‚ it has become the norm in our towns and villages to see people who are busy tapping on their cell phones. Mobile phones have changed the way people communicate. These devices are carried anywhere people go because they are light and easy to carry around‚ such that everyone is constantly in touch with others
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‘The Mobile Phone: A Blessing or a Curse’ from the eighteen hundreds to the present day‚ mankind has made many inventions: the television‚ radio‚ digital watches‚ and more recently home computers. Now‚ in the twenty first century a new invention has become one of the most widely used forms of communication in the world today. This of course is the mobile phone. Although available in the nineteen eighties and nineteen nineties it did not become as popular as first expected. Mainly due to the fact
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