1. John McWhorter, a well know linguist, disagrees with most anthropologists regarding the link between language and culture loss. He argues that the loss of a language does NOT equate with the loss of a culture. He presents his views in: http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/cosmopolitan-tongue-universality-english What arguments does he put forward in support of his...
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Perceval, the Tale of the Grail Perceval, the Tale of the Grail is an unfinished romance story written by Chrétien de Troyes, most likely in the 12th century, though the precise year is unknown. The novel, like other literary works published at the time, contains various incidents of superstition mixed with...
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Viswanathan Anand: A Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and five-time world champion. He became the first player from India to reach the Grandmaster level in 1988, and is one of the few players in the world to reach the Elo rating of 2800. Anand won the 2008...
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The Threats to the Common Dolphin population The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is about to get extinct and this is due to a number of reasons. Firstly, all the changes happening to the environment such as temperature affect the amount of prey in the water and makes them disperse to other...
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Gaming and the Role of Women Gaming has been synonymous with male-dominated behavior in recent years (Dickey, 2017). However, this appeared to undermine the role of women in gaming. The role of women in gaming can be traced to many forms of study carried out by individual authors. The researchers have...
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The NFL players revolt started about a year ago but was not immediately noticed. During the preseason games, NFL star Colin Kaepernick actually sat in the stands during the national anthem of the United States. He later reversed his stance to take a knee, stating that he was doing so...
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A supply curve A supply curve provides the ratio of costs to the quantity provided for each price. It is usually sloping upwards, i.e. it has a fantastic connection with product costs. Monopoly and the supply curve The company can determine the charge for selling its products in the case of a monopoly....
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The Proposal The proposal detailed below included opening a Gaming Café offering top-of-the-line games as well as high-speed broadband. The company tries to fix the issue that children have no place to go to have fun while their parents shop in the mall. High-speed internet does not guarantee latency gaming or...
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