Essays on Speakers

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Abstract

Nowadays, the role of English can be hardly overestimated. Being a truly global language, a pathway to greater opportunities and the window to broader knowledge and other cultures, English keeps widening the horizons of its possibilities and functions. At the same time, teaching English as a foreign language requires taking great responsibility and, therefore, it often appears as a truly challenging task. This research aims to consider the importance of teaching English as a second language and the implications that may arise during the learning process so as to define key tendencies and principles in ...

Introduction

The poems represent discontentment of two different writers who have negative feelings about the communist war taking place in Vietnam. In the song, “What Plant is Not Faded,” the speaker is a Chinese who participates in the war, but does not like the situation of the war as well as not subscribing to the idea of war (Evanson, 21). The voice of gloom is witnessed as he attempts to express his disapproval of the war. In the other folk song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” the speaker is a teenage girl who is entangled in the agony of ...

English is the main language of communication used in the East Asia as a lingua franca in all types of international contacts. It is, hence, not surprising that the problem of appropriate teaching of English in schools, colleges, and institutions occupies not only the minds of professional tutors and young students’ parents, but also politicians who understand the importance of English in the world. The internationally recognized status of English as the major language of worldwide communication has been formed by a number of historical and economical factors, including colonization periods in East Asia and the international importance of ...

Gloria E. Anzaldua, in “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” uses language and the way it is used to forge and assert identity as a way to discuss the racial tensions that come from the strict binaries expected by society. While this extends chiefly to issues of white/non-white, particularly through the regulation hegemonic American society places on the languages spoken within it, there are issues of rich/poor, male/female, and others that are defined and asserted through language. In this respect, Anzaldua argues that ‘linguistic terrorism’ is often used by those in power to limit the speech and power of ...

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Abstract In today’s globalised world, people speak more than one tongue, with accents that correspond to their familiar languages. This research paper looks into accent issues when student are taught English by non-native teachers. After a brief introduction, literature pertaining to accents is reviewed. Two research papers are considered here. The first paper talks about ‘Chinese English’ in comparison to ‘China English’. It shows how the Chinese are comfortable in their accents towards English and are not even aware about native English. The second paper depicts the attitude of Slavic speakers to English as ...

Nobody has contemplated precisely on the complicated phenomenon why English has become so widespread and common all over the world. The ability to communicate in English fluently does not awake the feeling of surprise or pleasure on the foreigner’s faces. However, it is a rational and logical issue that English seems to be an international language or a lingua franca. From the historic point of view, one should mention Latin and its role all over the world. Many centuries ago, Latin was considered to be a lingua franca as well. However, after the Roman Empire lost its power ...

Codeswitching is a process that usually happens with speakers who master more than one language. These speakers are capable of using one or another language during their conversations depending on the topic or interlocutor that they have their conversation with. Weinreich defines a bilingual person a following way: “who switches from one language to the other according to appropriate changes in speech situations” (Weinreich 73). There are many different social factors that may provoke a speaker to apply codeswitching to the conversation, it usually happens when the speaker wants to relate to the social class, age, gender or ethnicity ...

I am an international student, and I started learning the English language in the intermediate school when I was 13-years old. I first thought that the English language is difficult to learn, and true enough, learning it is not an easy task, especially for a beginner like me. I encountered many difficulties in the process, and it really took me a lot of time to learn how to write and speak simple sentences. However, despite the difficulties, I eventually enjoyed learning new English words and using them in interacting with other people. While my parents tried to expose me ...

Language Affects How People Think

Introduction Language is the way by which human beings use to communicate; it can either be written or spoken using words that are well structured. Different communities have different languages. Most people use a language as a tool of expressing their thought and emotions. But do people use language to express themselves or does language affect the way they think?

How Language affects People’s Thoughts

It is evident that language differs from others all over the world as different people or countries speak different languages. Languages have a way of imparting different cognitive skills depending on the one that someone knows. It is suggested ...

Informative Speech

Informative speeches can be classified into four categories. These include Descriptive speeches Definition speeches Explanatory speeches Demonstration speeches Descriptive speeches provide a detailed and clear picture of a place, animal or a place using words (Lucas, 1998). At the end of the speech, the audience has a clear vision of the subject.

Definition speech

This type of a speech explains a theory or a topic regarding a particular subject. Explanatory speech It is sometimes referred to as a briefing (Lisa, 2016). It is similar to a descriptive speech since they both clarify a topic. This type of speech, however, places emphasis ...

Implication of Introducing Dual Language at an Early Age

Implication of Introducing Dual Language at an Early Age The acquisition of languages other than a native language has become a matter of great advantage throughout past several decades as the world continues to change. Whether it is the interest in other cultures or the academic and professional advantages it can afford an individual, the need to learn additional languages can provide several benefits. It is common for language practice to begin at earlier ages, but without reinforcement and continual practice it becomes less of a necessity and more of basic beginner’s course that may or may not ...

Q15. Size, emotional state, gender, age, ethnic, national, educational background and other characteristics of an audience usually shape communicator’s message structure, framing and language choice. Using of certain pronouns, imperatives, passive constructions, repetitions, rhetorical questions and other linguistic means of expression depends on the profile of a listener. According to Christiansen and Just (2000), the agency of the audience is always implicitly present in one’s speech (Christiansen & Just 2000). A speaker usually uses different strategies to signal politeness, solidarity and cooperation. It is worth exemplifying audience influence on one’s message taking two specific audience and topic ...

Introduction

People have always been fascinated about how language affects their thoughts or even the process of thinking. Considering this thought, is it then right to say that people from different language groups speak differently? This paper’s thesis statement argues that language simply serves as a medium of communication and is therefore only a means that can be used to interpret how unique and different people and groups of people are from each other. The argument that suggests that language affects people’s thoughts is based on the idea that language is what determines how moral or crooked one ...

1.Pressure sensing floors- Automatic control of lights during night. 2. Motion detectors-To detect human presence in room and automatically control electricals. 3. Automatic coffee maker- Mobile linked with coffee maker makes coffee as soon as the alarm is turned off. 4. Voice control- For automatically opening doors and windows as per the voice command. 5. Bath tub linked to mobile phone- Hot tub filled as and when required. 6. Smart closet- detects pattern and frequency of clothes worn by you and makes suggestions. 7. Stink detector- Unwashed clothes kept in closet are separated for washing. 8. Auto lock door- ...

English curriculum

Maria needs an integrated English Curriculum that will enable her to improve her reading and writing skills, and subsequently, improve her class performance. English language learners are usually non-native speaker meaning that English is not their first choice. Therefore, they are likely to experience problems in their schoolwork as they have not yet mastered English, which is the medium of communication and instruction in school. They need help with the language so that they can understand the concepts taught and that way; they will achieve the objectives set for their class work. Sometimes, these students may understand the concepts ...

The 1960s was a vital period for civil rights movements in the USA. For black people it was perfect time for promoting equality and non-discrimination. There were many civil rights groups and leaders that had different opinions about how to deal with injustice that had dominated in the USA for many centuries. Martin Luther King was one of the most prominent civil activists, but there were many other influential people, including Malcolm Little. Both activists were assassinated in the 1960s. One may get familiar with some of their ideas by reading their speeches “The Ballot or the Bullet” (1964) ...

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The Artifact: Steve Mclaren, et. al In 2008, there was a YouTube video (supanovasky 2008) that went viral because of the ticklish surprise of many after watching the starkly fake Dutch accent of famous English football manager Steve McLaren during an interview. He was then the manager of the Dutch professional football team FC Twente and was then being interviewed after a respectable but losing game against the English team Arsenal. The sports press all over Europe followed suit in mocking McLaren.

Connecting McLaren to Inter-ethnic Accommodation

McLaren joined Twente after failing infamously to carry England to qualify in the 2008 ...

U.S. schools’ populations have been changing fast due to the arrival of foreign students, therefore classes have become more linguistically diverse (Spillett). The number of the learners, whose first language is not English, has increased significantly over the past years and continues to grow (Colombo). A large number of such students are confronted with the challenge of meeting the expectations of the country in which they are studying. According to the federal rules, children have to take state tests during their first week in school. These requirements have to be passed in order to keep up with their English-speaking ...

Issue and Solutions for Various Minority Groups in South Asia

Introduction The term “South Asia” is given to the nations occupying the southern section of the Asian continent. This area is dominated by the region of the Indian Plate, to include the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (United Nations Statistics Division: Composition of Macro Geographical Regions, Geographical Sub-Regions, and Selected Economic and Other Groupings). South Asia’s population is said to be about one-fifth of the world’s total population, and thus it is known to be the most densely populated geographical region in the world (South Asian Regional Gateway: South Asia ...

The book by Michael Byram “From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship: Essays and Reflections” is devoted to learning foreign languages in terms of culture at primary school. Language learning without cultural dimension is believed to cause danger, since children would use it to encode their own world, with no experience of “otherness”. Teaching is determined by social, political, and economic position of the society. According to the author, internationalization and globalization leave an impact on the educational sphere, and language teaching methodology requires revision, with consideration of intercultural competence. On the other hand, language learning is ...

The preliminary title of the proposed research project is “A contrastive study of transitivity and intransitivity in formal and colloquial Arabic and English”. The final title of the research project is not carved in stone and will likely be subject to change, if some nuanced corrections are suggested.

Background

In the languages that are widely spoken in the world today, all verbs can be categorized as transitive, intransitive or ambitransitive. Historically, linguists have understood transitivity as a “transfer of energy from one entity to another” (Hoche, 2009, p. 148). It appears from this definition that transitive verbs presume the transfer ...

Struggles of Foreign Students in Learning English

A large number of students, whose first language is not English, learners especially in American countries are confronted with the challenge of meeting the expectations of the country in which where they are livingthey are studying. Requirements such as state tests and language tests have to be passed in order to keep up with their English-speaking peers and meet the demands of having a good command of English. Hence, it is also a big challenge for educational institutions to help these English language learners adapt to school and daily life. The number of these learners has increased significantly over ...

(Summary) The article talks about the difficulties that arise from trying to teach a foreign language to kindergarten students(1). The author provides details about certain issues that affect how well these students will be able to grasp any foreign language(2). One issue is that there is a lack of resources and qualified teachers to complete the job(3). Native language speakers are better at being able to teach the children the language, but the majority of foreign language teachers are not native speakers(4). Therefore, they lack the ability to be able to ease the children into ...

English 1312.04

Carrera-Carrillo, Lore. "“Some of us are learning Spanish and some of us are learning English”: A comparison of second language programs in Texas." Thesis. 2003. Carrera-Carrillo observes how dual language programs are gaining popularity throughout the United States and targeting both the minority language students as well as the majority language students. Studies have revealed that there are many advantages which are associated with the learning of the English language. The native language enables students acquire content with better insight and can relate more to these concepts later in the English language. Not all facilities which have embraced ...

A large number of English learners especially in American countries are confronted with the challenge of meeting the expectations of the country where they are living. Requirements such as state tests and language tests have to be passed in order to keep up with their English-speaking peers and meet the demands of having a good command of English. Hence, it is also a big challenge for educational institutions to help these English language learners adapt to school and daily life. The number of these learners has increased significantly over the past years and continues to grow . Teaching the English ...

PBS Documentary Reflection

Many lessons are enhanced with the right film. This is because something visual and entertaining that speaks to the subject breaks the monotony of the lecture. The human face of big data life documentary is a technology-based production by PBS Company that focuses on various issues in digital world. The video is focused on the changing of lives caused by the development in the developments of digital services. The paper shall discuss and reflect on the most interesting aspects of the video. The paper has a focus on a range of data storages from family setups to modernization and ...

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Set in the backdrop of the freedom marches that used to recur in Birmingham, Alabama, against racial segregation, the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” is a simple and direct account of the 1963 bombing at 16th street baptist church that killed 4 young girls and injured many others (history, 2016). Instead of seeking the support of refined poetic words to make this portrayal exquisite, Dudley Randall had opted simplicity over complexity to reach out to as many readers as possible. Using the rhythmic flow of a ballad (generally referred to as Ballad meter) the poet has made the poem worthy ...

The concepts of loanwords and globalization support the idea that English is absorbing words from other languages and incorporating them into its own. The present day world has increasingly become interconnected through what is known as globalization. According to Odegova and Zabulionite (475), “this interconnection, “has spelled the need for people to adopt words used by different languages.” For instance, Spanish words such as “tortilla” and “Desperado” are now common among the English speaking people. This discourse might be viewed in a negative light. However, as a matter of fact, the loanwords evidence the degree to which culture is ...

Globally, people make assumptions, judgments, and decisions about one another or things around them based on responses they receive from others. These assumptions are according to nonverbal communications that people use within their own cultures and how they deal with others. Often, these nonverbal reactions affect the way people communicate with and among each other, which makes understanding these nonverbal cues crucial when developing and maintaining relationships with other people. Do people expect other cultures to adapt to their own culture or are they willing to adopt another person’s culture? Are people expected to compromise or are they ...

Research Paper

Judging the Quality of English Judging the Quality of English There are two main approaches that can be used to judge the standard of people’s English, both spoken and written. The prescriptive approach relies on the use of a set of rules and standards that prescribe how English should be used, whilst the descriptive approach relies more on an understanding of how English is used as a tool for communication in reality (McBee Oryulak, 2012). These two different approaches give an insight into how judgements can be made about the quality of the language. The purpose of this ...

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Question #1 The three segments of spectrograms reflect three different sounds, the first one is consonant, the second is a vowel, and the last one is consonant as well. The first consonant is voiceless and the last one is voiced. The main evidence supporting this statement is that in the first case, F1 is below 2000 Hz, which characterizes the voiceless consonants that are formed without the utilization of the voice. Their pronunciation does not characterize with the vibration in the throat. The third consonant is voiced, which can be shown by its characteristics of the F1, which is ...

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“Institution Affiliation” “Instructor’s Name” “Date” Abstract Libratone intends to expand into Brazil introducing its two unique Zipp Speakers that use new technology. Because market entry is not an easy thing, it becomes necessary to investigate economic conditions that favor and challenge entry decision. Further, once economic conditions are determined, a marketing approach to facilitate entry and penetration is required. In this study, market conditions in relations to economic environment of Brazil are investigated. The study establishes that Brazil presents favorable macro-economic factors such as high growth economy and stubborn inflation that guarantee sustainability and profitability of the company. ...

The eco-festival 2016 held at Kingsborough Community College on May 12 was one of my best experiences in college. In attending the festival, I was able to gain deeper insight on eco-justice and all the activities that pertain to the impact of animal agriculture on the planet and our health. This essay is a reaction paper on one of the events during the festival that I attended which focused on the impact of animal agriculture on health. The event which was held at MAC Lighthouse was moderated by experts and scholars from the college who focused on how animal ...

Introduction

The delivery of the speech that is critiqued in this paper is an argumentative lecture by Yusuf Estes on the subject of Hadith in Islam. The delivery of the speech shall be assessed within the framework of how effectively Estes was able to deliver the introduction, the body and how the speech was concluded, followed by recommendations.

The Critique

For any speech to be effective, it must create an impression on the listener. Even if the content is excellent, it is the delivery by the speaker that decides how the speech is received and how much of it is retained. Studies ...

A Rhetorical Stance is a writer or speaker’s position concerning the context of the situation, speaker or writer. It is a concept that is more active than a rhetorical situation since a rhetorical stance indicates a position taken to utilize the rhetorical appeals, contextual circumstances, as well as the exploitation of the rhetorical audience and subject with the sole intention of persuasion. Wayne C. Booth is an author who wrote the “Rhetorical Stance” to engage his readers in thinking thoroughly and feel his ideas. According to Booth, no one could write a decent paper until the rhetorical problem ...

Final Portfolio Projects

Introduction The first project is from Chapter One: Introducing Linguistic Anthropology and involved asking people around me about what their opinion was regarding some popularly held notions about languages, and how the level of sophistication of a language is correlated with how civilized a people are perceived to be. The second project is from Chapter Twelve: Language, Culture, and Thought and explores the differences between cultural relativism and universalism in analysing various aspects of a culture. The third project is from Chapter Nine: Languages In Variation and Languages In Contact and pertains to the increasing usage of English language ...

Introduction

Dual language programs involve teaching students through two languages. Teachers ensure that they introduce bilingual programs whereby all native speakers benefit from a second language instruction. Teachers also use two-way immersion programs whereby one half of the students are native while the other half is constitutes speakers of English (Wayne and Virginia, 2012). This paper is meant to persuade school administrators to adopt dual language programs so that they improve learning among students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. I argue that dual language program promotes academic achievement and multicultural competence for all students. Discussion focuses on aspects such ...

Cross-cultural communication means the way people from different cultures communicate in both similar and different ways. In the modern businesses, the workplaces are becoming vast by numerous geographical expansions that also span numerous cultures (Dima, 1990). The expansion may require communication understanding between the people from different cultural backgrounds so that they can achieve a common goal. Therefore, in the new world, cross-cultural communications is the new norm as it follows certain principles and also faces various challenges and barriers.

Principles of cross-cultural communication

Some main principles of intercultural communication are dependent on having the knowledge. The first principle of the communication is ...

Generation gap has been a widely discussed topic because of its significant impact on work, family and social relationships. The issue started being discussed during the post war era when globalization and multiculturalism were taking root in society. In most situations where a generation gap exists, the older generation always holds relatively more conservative opinions, while the younger generation is more accepting of their current worldview, and this evidently introduces conflict between the two generations (). The unique historical background of Taiwan notwithstanding, the country (region) has also had generation gap as one of the most challenging social problems after ...

I can feel the stage being set, as if something in the air awakens me to it. Among the ear-piercing drumming and shredding, the singer’s vocal cords fleeing from his throat screaming “NIGHTMARE,” the raven-black crowd starts backing away from one another as they create a semi-perfect circle. Everyone is stalking their prey across the circle as they wait for the chorus to start. Suddenly, I feel a sweaty grip pulling my left hand into the crowd away from the circle to the front rows. Startled, I tilt my head to see who is pulling me – it is ...

The correlation of language, culture, and the way people think has been an issue of heated discussions for quite a long time and no definite answer has been found yet. The idea that language can reflect the speaker’s culture and individuality was first introduced by the German language scholar Wilhelm von Humboldt who “asserted that man perceives the world essentially through the medium of language” (Wilhelm, baron von Humboldt, n.d.). Later on, American linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf went on developing the idea and insisted that “speakers of different tongues may think differently” (Boroditsky, 2011, p. ...

Introduction

Strong leadership skills are imperative for every organization since employees are attracted by leaders who understand varied workplace situations and are able to design ways through which workers stay motivated. Three themes that are fundamental attributes of competent leaders include the ability to lead and influence actions of employees, ability to promote work-life balance and the need for leaders to impact positively in an organization such that their contributions to the organizations will forever be remembered. The three themes were brought forward by the guest speakers Mark Herley, Martin Plant and Michelle whose presentations provided useful insights on factors ...

Background

Mad Men is a renowned American television series show about men and women at an advertising company. It is created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series consists of 7 seasons and 92 episodes. The events of the series are set around late 1950s and early 60s in the New York City. Mr. Don Draper is the main character in this series who owns an advertising agency in Madison Avenue in New York. He is struggling to stay on top of the heap in the competitive sphere of Madison Avenue advertising firms. Don faces a dilemma ...

Factors Contributing To Language Change

Introduction Besters-Dilger, Dermarkar, Pfänder and Rabus (2014) define language change as the variation in the language’s morphological, phonetic, syntactic, semantic among other features over time. Language is always changing across social groups, space and time. In Nigeria exploration contributed to the development of English language in the country. Explorers associated with Nigerians making the citizens to learn and adapt to the explorers language for effective communication. From one generation to another, new pronunciation emerges, new and additional words evolve or invented by the population, morphology decays or develops over time. Hickey (2003) records that, although the rate ...

LLL 580

Hypothetically, there are various expectations in regard to the results of the dissertations. To start with, the research will identify key phrases and behavioral mannerisms employed by these students when required to offer apologies. In perspective, it will most probably be established that the most common strategies that feature in these apologies include “expression of apology, expression of regret, the offer of apology and request for forgiveness”. These, however, are not the confinements of all the apologies. While the apologies are similar, some students might employ other strategies that appear not to be widely used by all ...

Part A: Multiple Choice Questions:

The seller must have market power, that is the seller must have some control over price The seller must be able to identify different customer groups with different demand elasticities The seller must be able to prevent arbitrage between the two groups All of the above You’ve just decided to add a new line to your manufacturing plant. Compute the expected loss/profit from the line addition if you estimate the following:

There is a 70% chance that profits will increase by $100,000.

There is a 20% chance that profits will remain the same. There is a 10% chance that profits will decrease by $15,000. Loss of $15,000 ...

Industry Case Study Report

Industry Case Study Report

Abstract

The world has become increasingly mobile or that is what the statistics shows us. The number of tourists across the world has been rising all through the years barring a few occasions like post 9/11 in 2001 and during the global recession period of 2008-2010. The latest data shows that the international tourist arrivals have increased by 4 % to reach a record 1.2 billion tourist arrivals in 2015 . Almost all the major markets exhibited positive results and is it is expected to upkeep the momentum in 2016 as well. New Zealand also continued to show ...

Immigrant Parents Analysis

The behavior of immigrant parents is unique and stands out in comparison to other groups of adults. Their traditionally high expectations of children and increased respect for education or professionalism are acute, and can be noticed greatly throughout American society. The attitudes and demonstrated abilities of their children therefore are adapted to a variety of circumstances and influences, creating unique patterns of psychological and social development. In this essay, the specific ways that being part of an immigrant family influences a child will be explored. Through theoretical and practical research, evidence of the positive as well as negative influences ...

Fully inclusive environments have become a norm in most public schools throughout the United States. That can, depending on the special education classification involved and the subject matter, pose challenges to both the student and teacher. One such possible challenging pairing can be teaching music class or music ensemble to students with hearing impairments. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) which has 13 identifiable conditions that warrant educational protections and laws, deafness is a kind of hearing impairment so severe it impedes processing oral language, regardless of amplification. Hard of hearing is classified by IDEA as a hearing ...

Question 1: Tell me about yourself?

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I grew up in a very cultured and protected society. Within my country, we have one of the most culturally well preserved states that have wonderful culture and historic sites. What makes my country so special as well is that we have one of the most holy sites in Islam that is very closed to the public. In Saudi Arabia, there is a very tight knit community that has greatly shaped me as a person and has also shaped the education that I have received. Throughout my childhood, I had many close friends and ...

Miss Representation is an American documentary motion picture. It was released in 2011 by Girl’s Club Entertainment, to a limited theater release. It was shown at the Sundance film festival and several other film festivals, while also signing a deal to run on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The screenplay for the film was written by Jennifer Newson, Jessica Congdon, Claire Dietrich, and Jenny Raskin. Jessica Newsom also directed, and shared production duties with Julie Costanzano. With a running time of 85 minutes, the documentary had a shooting budget of $750,000, and box office earnings were not reported ...

1. “Notes on Punctuation” by Lewis Thomas - Summary The writers use punctuation marks in order to set the tone of the text according to Lewis Thomas. This differs from language to language and there are very few marks in English. It is important to use punctuation so that people do not write in an ambiguous manner. Commas are useful more than any other marks because they have many purposes. They should not be used in great amounts although they add a specific meaning. Lewis thinks that semicolons are important as well because they let the writer express themselves ...

Article Analysis: World Poverty

Introduction In 2015, the United Nations is working with the World Bank’s ambitious plan to end extreme global poverty by the year 2030. This means that for the first time, every person in the world would afford common items and food to make their life easier. Many experts would debate on the main cause of poverty as it could be the changing trends in a certain country’s economy. Other factors would also include the lack of education, overpopulation, the presence of epidemic diseases like AIDS and malaria and even environmental problems like drought. Extreme weather can cause ...

In this age of globalization and the emergence of e-commerce and digital media, the website is a vital tool that helps an organization create a strong presence from a business perspective. Some of the major benefits of having a business website are the global reach of the company’s message and vision, thus providing low-cost advertising and connecting with the social media platforms to generate the buzz effect, by giving maximum visibility the business services, the accessibility in relation to upcoming events, and most importantly sales (Jackson). The website to be reviewed, The Art Of; is a media and ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

Part 1

Which Features of turn taking occur most frequently in Brunei? In a face-to-face conversation between friends? Self-selection In Brunei, age is an important factor in any communication. Communication is in most cases formal. In the case of communication between friends, the oldest amongst the speakers usually has more power than the rest of the speakers. The youngest speaker is usually at a disadvantage than the rest of the speakers since he/she may rarely have any chance to talk and influence the others. Self-selection is common in the communication between friends. This occurs when two or more people begin speaking ...

Event 1: Delaware Burger Battle.

Event details: The Kenny Family Foundation is hosting the Delaware Burger Battle. 20 restaurants are participating. Event will be held at Twin Lakes Brewery in Greenville. The restaurants will have to serve burgers to critics and the eating public.

Awards: Critic’s Choice Winner, People’s Choice Winner and Best Alternative Burger

Significant participants: Defending champion Redfire Grill + Steakhouse (Hockessin). James Beard nominee Jay Caputo of Rose & Crown (Lewes). Bryan Sikora of La Fia in Wilmington.

Local significance: an informal tradition over the years, marking the last weekend of summer before the new school year.

Main sponsor: The Kenny Family Foundation is sponsoring the event for the second year running. Proceeds go to Ministry of Caring’s Emmanuel Dining Room.

Cost of ticket : $45 for booking ahead, $55 on day of event. Teenagers $15, other children $5

Plan of action for day prior to event Visit the site ...

The Anderson University (AU) has the responsibility to prepare students for ethical challenges in the job market. Hart (2009) noted that up to 56% of the employers expect students from universities to have a sense of integrity and ethics. Therefore, colleges and universities have no option other than creating environments, and content that promotes ethical behavior. First, AU needs to uphold ethics in its operation to act as a good example for the students. For instance, the university needs to enroll student based on exact promises other than false incentives that would attract students only for them to find ...

The Use and Abuse of History in the Recent Ukrainian Crisis

A revisiting of Ukraine's geography and historical narrative would clearly shed light on the recent Ukrainian crisis and how the turmoil and sentiment in the Orange Revolution and the 2014 confrontation originate from a long history of struggle over the delicate status of Ukraine between East and West. Through the correct use of history, one would understand that history drew the dividing lines and spurred the conflict that spanned centuries. Eastern Ukraine was occupied by Russian imperialism in the 1800s, followed by Western Ukraine. This provides an explanation of the reason Eastern Ukrainians have largely remained loyal to politicians ...

Introduction

Crystal starts by questioning what it means for a language to be international or global and its advantages and disadvantages of having such a language in his book English as a Global Language. He suggests that for a language to be universal, its people political power is a critical factor to be considered. He traces the rise of English to the universal language in his first three chapters. The first chapter surveys its extent of use of English worldwide involving an outline of its spread, second examines some ideas developed in the nineteenth century about English languagen. The third ...