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English Words Borrowed from Italian

years. Some of these include gondola, cameo, arsenal, regatta, fresco, studio, vendetta, broccoli, motto, piano, opera, grotto, vi...

Student Case Study on International Borrowing

In five pages this student submitted case study discusses foreign currency borrowing considerations by a company in an examination...

English Language from a Feminist Viewpoint

The changes in the English language is considered in a fourteen page paper and considers shifting word meanings, the creation of n...

Book Review: "Understanding Leadership" By Gayle C. Avery

culture, processes and changing systems. Averys (2004) attempt to define leadership in its broadest terms can readily be interpre...

Chivalry

for both of these elements are indicative of the distinction between ordinary love and that which extols virtue, honor and courage...

Narratives: Redefinition and Redemption

men in blankets who would sexually use little boys as prostitutes. The boys would receive money and so they would be able to eat a...

Analysis and Advice for Omnitel Pronto Italia

legislation allowed demand is being stimulated by airtime providers subsidizing the cost of the handsets, which is recouped throug...

2 Perspectives on Italian Renaissance Humanism

In six pages this paper presents the argument that an adequate overview of the humanism of the Italian Renaissance can be achieved...

Suzanne Loncher's A Brooklyn Rose

a woman, not a man. In addition, much of the information in the book, while involving the social history of the Italians and the n...

Words, Words, Words

his father had died that day. Depression and melancholy are hallmarks of his character, in other words, and may not derive entirel...

WordPerfect vs. MS Word

a web page can be automatically formatted to a particular style. Of course, WordPerfect still operates on the "document" format a...

Three Perspectives on Problems with Teaching English

learn the ways in which standard English developed -- that no language remains "fixed" but is rather a constantly evolving, adapti...

Discussion of Jibber Jabber

In five pages this paper discusses nonsensical words with no meaning....

Vocabulary and 'Power' Words

one may offer "From a thematic perspective, Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet was a traditional love story, yet the storys plot weaved...

College Admissions Essay Model

my experience. For high school was a step, and college shall be another, but I foresee a longer climb yet. When I am part of a t...

A Federal Law Enforcement Internship

In a four hundred word essay consisting of one page the desire to participate in an FBI internship program are expressed by the wr...

Reviews of Declarations

of the American Revolution. The list goes on and on when it comes to the kings faults - Jefferson notes that "The history of the p...

Wetback

used in 1944 but another author indicates it may have earlier origins: "According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first reco...

Money Compare Franklin and Bible

Some of Ben Franklin's wise words about money and specifically about lending it to friends is compared/contrasted with what the Bi...

Loneword Adaptation in Japanese and its Effects

/a/ is only adapted into the foreign language a [a] when it occurs in the stressed syllable in the English loanword. The sound /a...

Question and Answer Format on English Language Use

of terms are so important to effective communication. A student wanting to illustrate why common definitions of terms are so ...

Judiciary and the Role of Statutory Interpretation

of Britain. He suggested that these powers were separated in the following way Legislative - law creation. Executive - executing t...

English Department of Rutgers University

In five pages this paper discusses the history of the English Department of Rutgers University which dates back to the 1760s and c...

Experience and Ideas According to John Locke

(Locke: The Origin of Ideas, 2003). Locke, unlike many of his peers, denied that certain knowledge was innate for human...

Oxford English Dictionary Should Include the 'Wigger' Word

"N" word, which incidentally does appear in the dictionary. To an extent, there is a mystique about urban culture and a true emb...

Etymological Study of Semi Related English Words

In 5 pages words such as boulder, bulk, bilge, and belly are examined in terms of their etymological origin, function, and structu...

Why the English Language Should Not Include the 4-Letter Word Fuck

second (and more familiar) one, "to engage in sexual activity" (Wajnryb, 2005, p. 55). It is also associated with Germanic and Sc...

Marketing Decisions for the Italian Launch of Pringles

& Gamble already understood. One of the challenges of the Italian market was a high level of difference in consumer patterns compa...

The History of Government in Italy

of the House of Savoy became King of Italy in 1861 and Rome was incorporated in 1870 (U.S. Department of State, 2006)....

Expansion Strategy Simulations

Another lesson was to take the long view in light of current and short-term needs. When conditions in Europe demanded that MM...