Topic: The Caribbean language situation. The Caribbean language situation is rather multifaceted thus there is a lot of controversy surrounding it. This topic in the course is an interesting one because it has enriched my understanding of what the language situation is in Jamaica and other neighbouring islands as well as its impact on education. According to Kathryn Shields (1989)‚ two ways in which Standard English in Jamaica is defined are through the traditional metropolitan norms and the
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Alcohol‚ Smoking and Drugs Before anyone ever takes a hit‚ or a drink‚ or a smoke‚ there is a decision made in the mind - a healthy decision or an unhealthy one. Sometimes as ourselves making a healthy choice is hard because we are tired‚ stressed‚ angry‚ pressured‚ or influenced by another person - e.g why we end up eating chocolate instead of fruit as eating things like chocolate stimulates our minds. As nicotine is legal to take at the age of 16 by law it has become a well known behaviour for
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Osvaldo Palomares Anneliese White Comp 1 MWF 3 Oct. 2013 Start Smoking the “E-Way” A walk across campus this week will reveal students‚ professors‚ and administrators smoking cigarettes like never before. Although smoking has been labeled a” bad habit”‚ technology has introduced a healthy electronic alternative that smokers should consider. This alternative comes in the form of an electronic cigarette‚ or “e-cig” for short. Instead of burning tobacco and thousands of chemicals wrapped inside
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center for disease control and prevention‚ Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that includes smoke from a burning tobacco product such as a cigarette‚ cigar‚ smoke that has been exhaled or breathed out by the person or people smoking. The parent I shared the pamphlet with is a 25year old African American mother of a 5year old male child. She has a high school diploma‚ single mother and works as a clerical associate in a private institution. The objective of the pamphlet was
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room because the air is smoky. They depend on us to provide them with clean air to breathe. Facts About Secondhand Smoke and Children Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy often weigh less when they are born than those who are born to non smoking mothers. Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at an increased risk for developmental issues such as learning disabilities and cerebral palsy. SIDS (sudden infant Death Syndrome) Fetuses exposed to chemicals in cigarettes through the
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Reserve Bank of India India - Macroeconomic Situation Assessment and Prospects Indian Merchants’ Chamber Mumbai June 19‚ 2012 Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao Governor Reserve Bank of India 1 India Macroeconomic Situation Cause for Concern? 2 India - Macroeconomic Situation Trends in Growth Rate Long-Term Trend 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.2 Per cent 8.5 5.6 8.0 Percent 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.5 8.7 7.5 10.0 9.5 9.6 Recent Trend 9.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3 India Growth
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As Henry James sees it‚ characters are only as interesting as their responses to particular situations. This is true not only in any piece of literature with a character but also in life. I following text is my exploration into characters and their reactions to situations in John Steinbeck’s‚ "The Chrysanthemums" and John Cheever’s‚ "The Five-Forty-Eight". Characters in both of these stories are full of passion and come alive in the text as you read them. It is this resurrection of the text to
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SMOKING SALE BANNED In most of the countries around the world cigarette sale to “underage” people is prohibited by law. The notion “underage”‚ however‚ varies from country to country. If in the States and Europe‚ for instance‚ the nation is abide by law‚ in Asia and post-Soviet countries both manufacturers and consumers tend to go beyond the law by all means. As a devoted post-Soviet country Armenia too passed a bill on 25 December 2004 with the eponymous bottom line. On 19 January
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The Cause and Effect of Smoking Smoking can be considered one of the most dangerous habits that any one individual can have. Smoking kills an average of 450‚000 people each year. That is more than car accidents‚ drunk driving‚ and illegal substances. So why is it that people still continue to smoke? What causes people to even want to smoke knowing the deadly effects? There is no one real reason that causes people to smoke. There are actually several reasons that scientists believe is the
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Quit Smoking in China? Impossible! China is the world’s largest consumer and producer of tobacco. There are 350 million smokers and China produce 42% of the world’s cigarettes (Li‚ Hsia‚ and Yang). China is a country where a lot of people smoke and where it is common for people to smoke in hospital waiting rooms. In China‚ smoking has already become a social behavior. I first smoked a cigarette when I was in high school. At that time‚ I thought smoking was cool. Therefore‚ I asked my friend to give
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