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Mirna Salim

Introduction Cats have been living with us for thousands of years. As opposed to other domestic animals like cows and sheep that provide as with food and other raw materials, it has never been clear the main reason why human domesticated cats. Some schools of thought believe that cat was domesticated to help human eradicate rodents which were destroying crops. However, others believe that cats were domesticated just to be pets, to keep human company. This research will not major in the reason as to why cat was domesticated, but rather will focus on the origin of the domesticated ...

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The effects of bilingualism in a minority language on third language acquisition

Abstract In the area of language acquisition, bilinguals differ from monolinguals in several ways. It is accepted that previous language knowledge is facilitative in developing proficiency in a new language and both the learner’s native and non-native languages can be sources of influence in acquiring a new language. Given the evidence that in some social situations knowledge of a second language is facilitative in learning a third, the paper investigates to what extent knowledge of a widely-spoken but non-official local language can be shown to be facilitative in this way. The students in this study are ...

The media report presents the effects that the policy that the Australian government has taken. According to the media, the government has raised the minimum wage payment to the workers to $15 per hour.

Highlight the reason for the issue being raised

There are several reasons for this move. In the first place, the standards of living have been increasing over years whereas the wages of the employees have remained fixed. The increasing price of goods and services in the economy is the reason for the increased standards of living of the people. The other reason for the move is the increased productivity of the workers. According ...