a celebrity commits a crime‚ the media reports it and we listen to it and express our opinion on it. When a celebrity is arrested for assault‚ we do the same thing. When a celebrity is arrested for firearm or drug possession‚ we do the same. We tend to judge a celebrity by their actions. I have a twitter account and in Twitter‚ there are things called “trends.” They are just topics that are trending or “tweeted” about a lot in a given time. Since Twitter is home to many entertainment outlets‚
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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. The first set of soccer rules were created in London‚ England in 1863‚ but the sport was played long before that‚ for recreation. Bill Shankly a Scottish soccer player once said‚ “Some people believe soccer is a matter of life and death...it is much‚ much more important than that.” Shankly’s quote is the general feeling throughout the world about the game of soccer. Saying soccer is a game in most parts of the world is incorrect…it is a lifestyle and undoubtedly
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Why is soccer so popular? Many people in the U.S. often ask: “why soccer is so boring? Some time they can’t even score!” In my person opinion‚ I do not think soccer is boring; in fact‚ it is really fun to play‚ soccer or football as it is known throughout the world‚ is the most popular sport in the world‚ and also requires a huge amount of skills. It creates fanatical fans‚ and throws the world’s biggest sporting tournament‚ the World Cup; The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event
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Linguistically privileged and cursed? American university students and the global hegemony of English Demont-Heinrich‚ C. (2006). English by popular demand: American prestige press discourses on language and globalization in a post cold war world De Swaan‚ A. (2001). Words of the World. Malden‚ MA: Blackwell Publishers‚ Ltd. Dooly‚ M. (2007). Joining forces: Promoting metalinguistic awareness through computer-supported collaborative learning Dürmüller‚ U. (1997). Changing patterns of multilingualism: From quadrilingual
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freshmen teacher ms Mack‚ My sophomore year with ms Biddle was great I love her so much she could really be my grandmother. And now my junior year Ms. Metoyer is my favorite teacher for 2012-2013. The conversation that I remember was saying about how she expect her class to be‚ how she work‚ and she also let us know what she will be teaching this year. If you continue reading then you will find out. The reason why Ms. Metoyer is my favorite teacher is because she is very concern about her students
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Gradually I found that English is not so difficult to understand and it became more and more interesting to me. Now I can say movies not only improve my listening skill but also make me more interested in learning English. Movies can satisfy different people’s need. Some married people like romantic movies. From those they can know what true love is. Some young people like action movies. Some older people may like classic movies that can remind the past things. So it is obvious that movie can enrich
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this point onwards‚ lies which in turn arouse suspicion ending ultimately in the destruction of the Salem community. Even in the next part of the play we observe Tituba create and elaborate lies which is the first we see of the evil which is unleashed by the witch hunt. There was very little privacy in Salem mainly because the fact that it was a theocracy and crimes were an offence not only against God but also against the community. Therefore there was pressure for neighbours to reveal other’s
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Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War 2? The Japanese were a warrior culture who believed that to surrender was tantamount to admitting that you were a coward. The European soldiers‚ including the US Army believed in the idea you fight until you know you can’t win and then you surrender in good faith. This lead to the idea that they could treat the cowards in their care any way that they felt they should up to and including killing them they were able to slap prisoners and work them to
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Why is religion so diverse? I believe that one ought to know the definition(s) of religion and diversity before they can even begin to find the answer(s) to the above question. Religion is the belief in‚ worship of‚ or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or have control of human destiny. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural system‚ and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Diversity is a term used broadly to refer to
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Why is History so important? My mom always told me “History means past‚ present‚ and future. History is part of your life‚ the meaning of your present and the plans for your future. So never forget your past in order to not lose your future.” To be honest I always thought my mom was talking about my ancestors and my entire family tree. You know when you want to know the family diseases that can be hereditary you look at your family tree; you do the same to know all the possibilities for an offspring
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