Selecting Realities is the captivating title of a brilliantly structured essay‚ where Marcia Ernsthofer succeeds in introducing the readers in the appealing topic of linguistic competitions. Ernsthofer impressively analyzes the “Word of the Year” competitions focusing in particular on the contests that are held in Germany and in the UK. In Germany‚ as reported by the webpage of the Society for German Language (GfdS)‚ the purpose of “Word of the Year” (Wort des Jahres) is choosing a word that should
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Charge problems 1. Complete the following sentences using words from the list below. equal negative opposite positive zero a) A proton has ………positive…….. charge. b) A neutron has ……zero……….. charge. c) An electron has ………negative…….. charge. d) A proton and an electron have ……opposite……….. and ………equal…….. charge. 2. Complete the following sentences using words from the list below. electron(s) ion(s) neutron(s) nucleus (nuclei)
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Conductors and Insulators of Electricity A major reason electricity works is because of conductors. First metal‚ water‚ tall trees and tall items are good conductors because lightning is attracted to them. These materials have many mobile electrons. Metal is an easy substance for lightning to travel through so metals are good conductors. However‚ rubber is a bad conductor because lightning bounces off of it. A bad conductor is called an insulator. An insulator has a few mobile electrons. It is
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people started to question organisations ’ practices and their environmental‚ social and economic impacts. With this in mind‚ companies started to pay more attention to business sustainability in order to improve the company ’s reputation. The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) concept is a methodology that focuses on the 3 P ’s: People‚ Planet and Profit. It was first introduced by John Elkington in 1994 and has increasingly become a basis for business sustainability. Not only has the world ’s Green mentality
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Perry as to why numbing his pain away is a form of maladaptive coping (Zaleski‚ 2015). Bottom-up Intervention: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing A Bottom-up intervention like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be useful in alleviating PTSD symptoms by addressing distressing memories and trauma (Leeds‚ 2016). Developed by Francine Shapiro‚ EMDR as a bottom –down‚ evidenced based intervention‚ relies on engaging the brain’s natural adaptive information
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Living Without Electricity Life Without Todays Conveniences You walk into your house today‚ flick a switch‚ and you expect a light to come on. You press a button on the remote control and you expect the TV to come on. There are many things you depend on electricity to do each day‚ from running your well pump if you live in the country to washing and drying your cloths. So‚ how did people get by before they got electricity? If you wanted a light you would get a match‚ go over to the kerosene
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Lessons from the Field: Sales at the Bottom of the Pyramid By Heidi Krauel and Joel Montgomery‚ 2009 Acumen Fund Fellows April 2010 Summary Enterprises serving bottom of the pyramid (BoP) markets have tremendous opportunity to create commercial and social impact‚ but are often illequipped to do so. A particular question that needs to be studied is: how can we sell more effectively to BoP consumers? In this piece‚ Acumen Fund Fellows Heidi Krauel and Joel Montgomery draw on their field experiences
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The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass In reading The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass‚ I‚ like others‚ found myself to be deeply moved. The way in which Mr. Douglass walked me through each stage of his "career" as a slave gave me a better understanding of the African American slaves’ struggle. I realized in reading this mans story that he was a gifted individual and I pondered over where his strength came from? It is true and obvious that Mr. Frederick Douglass was an extremely
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14-5 Frederick Douglass‚ Independence Day Speech (1852) The most important African American leader of his time‚ Fredrick Douglass had a profound impact on American notions of slavery. Born in slavery‚ Douglass escaped at the age of 20 and began writing and speaking against slavery. His volumes of autobiography including “Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass‚ an American Slave” (1845) were among the greatest of the slave narratives and are now considered classic examples of American
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Electricity market in India . Anant Ashok Lohar Anant.lohar@hotmail.com Abstract-- A robust trading system is very important for free and fair competitive electricity market operation. Trading system should be capable of risk hedging associated with price volatility and other unexpected changes. Operating behavior of a competitive power market is significantly affected by the trading arrangements‚ strategic bidding‚ market model and rule. Trading arrangement is properly
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