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Emerging Standard of XML

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Standard Generalized Markup Language SGML in terms of its origins and also considers the ...

Overview of Natural Language Searching

In five pages this paper examines natural language searching in terms of definition, uses, and development with the significance o...

Language Arts Instruction of the Twenty First Century

the disagreement of those who argue that the more conventional direct flash instruction of phonics is most beneficial and those wh...

Acquisition of Language

they are at a pre-linguistic stage of life and development (Rice, Bruehler and Specker, 1999). Language is not a skill that is lea...

Comparative Analysis of Procedural and Nonprocedural Computer Programming Languages

Because the object-oriented languages and paradigms (i.e., non-procedural) ended up providing a stronger return on investment for ...

Pros and Cons of Learning a Second Language

among the most notable. Essentially, he believes that natural language and conversation is the best means of acquiring a second l...

Global Language of English

speak English at some level of competence, and it would be counter-productive to try and establish another language as the one whi...

Language Competence and Language Performance Differences

a play we can look at this further. The role of a play may be to entertain and inform, yet, whatever the purpose of the play there...

Language Teaching Naturally

predominant line of thinking is that the antiquated approaches are just too stringent and are actually insufficient. There are ma...

A History of Foreign Language Curricula in American Schools

of the world speaks languages other than English. Hence, there is good reason to speak the language. Yet, American public schools ...

Connection Between Written Communication and Verbal Language

Forbes, 1997, p.293). Indeed, people experience language in different ways. People with difficulties such as stuttering, or those...

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...

ESL

of nationalities, which speaks to the continual need for effective English instruction. Some of the inherent difficulties and cha...

War Concept and the 'Language of War'

Language. Orwell explains that in his time at least, political speech and writing were primarily done to defend the indefensible (...

Rawls and Nozick on Equality

traditional theory of the social contract" (Rawls 514). According to Rawls, there should be a "veil of ignorance" in regards to ...

Shyness And Social Anxiety Disorder

contract, not smiling at appropriate times (Bressert, 2006). The incidence of shyness is much less than that of social phobia bu...

The Social Construction of Gender Roles

in their lives or there is something wrong with them. Society also dictates the kinds of jobs that women can hold, if they have ...

The Role of the Social Worker

may treat addicts and want them to achieve sobriety, but a harm reduction approach may be much easier to achieve and actually acco...

The Role of Mothers in the Social and Educational Upbringing of Their Children, Particularly in Japan

differences they expect to find as they observe mothers with their children are not gross; that is, they dont expect to find Ameri...

Apartheid Cessation and the Role Played by Social Groups

In twelve pages this paper discusses the end of South Africa's apartheid in a consideration of the roles social groups played in i...

Social Work Practice/Advanced Generalist Role

3). In regards to the change process itself, Kurt Lewin, in his pioneering work on this topic in the 1950s, has pointed out that...

Social Role of Leadership During a Political Crisis

reasons, among them the reaction of fear and disbelief. John Stuart Mill addressed the fatalism of his age by theorizing the prin...

Women's Social Role from Babylonian to Reformation Periods

higher social position due to their connection with ancient religious traditions that honored the Earth Mother under her many gui...

Urban France and the Role of Women in Revolts for Social Change

French military setbacks in 1646 and after it became apparent that the Spanish war would go on despite negotiations to bring peace...

Social Role Played by Alcohol

period of time to over twenty years as seen in many of the cask matured whiskeys and ports. The production of alcoholic drinks has...

Women's Careers and Social Roles

and while these are only fictional characters, they do indeed reflect the changes in society in terms of womens roles and work. Th...

Social Role of Poets

express themselves in ways that the majority could not. The poets role in part appears to be to get one to think outside of the bo...

Gender Roles and the Impacts of Cultural and Social Inflences

doesnt let this bother her in the least (Hurston, 1999). Interestingly, despite Janies assertiveness and her obvious independen...

Language's Collective and Individual Consequences

them into question some three decades prior to Lorimer and Gasher (2000). Berger and Luckman (1970) recognized even during the fl...

Review of "African American Mothers' Views of Their Infants' Language Development and Language-Learning Environment"

of expecting there to be great differences between cultures within the US as well. The authors use sources from the 1970s and 198...