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    that would ‘transcend borders’ and ‘create a climate of peace in Europe’, which, given that Esperanto was created between 1870 and 1880 and the political climate which gradually resulted in the instigation of the First World War, was extremely insightful. In short, Zamenhof used phonemes from the Slavic languages (he was of Polish descent) whilst using a more Romance lexicon. His ultimate purpose was to keep the grammar as simple as possible in order to create a language that was easily accessible

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    his human form, he escaped the king's wolf hunt by imploring the king for mercy and accompanied the king thereafter. His behaviour at court was so much gentler than when his wife and her new husband appeared at court, that his hateful attack on the couple was deemed justly motivated, and the truth was revealed. The German word werwolf is recorded by Burchard von Worms in the 11th century, and by Bertold of Regensburg in the 13th, but is not recorded in all of medieval German poetry or fiction. References

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    Content Introduction . . . . . . . . . 2 I Reasons for borrowings . . . . . . . 4 II Spheres of borrowings . . . . . . . 6 III Classification of borrowings . . . . . . 7 1. Types of borrowings . . . . . . . 8 IV Research part . . . . . . . . . 9 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . 13 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . 15 List of literature . . . . . . . . . 17 Introduction The theme of the research paper is “English borrowings”. This theme arouses my interest as it’s widely discussed in all scientific

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    On April 26th, 1986 at 1:23 (UTC +3) in the morning, the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred. Pripyat, Ukraine was the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and the incident that occurred there left those in the vicinity with a slew of medical conditions. In fact, the living children of those affected are still dealing with the mutations and other health problems associated with the radiation today. The entire city of Pripyat was abandoned, and is still considered uninhabitable due to the

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    The year was 1989, and the Americans had just elected their 41st President of the United States: George H. W. Bush. As the former Vice-President, Bush was well acquainted with the ongoing conflict he was inheriting from the Reagan administration between the Soviet Union and the United States. He was also cognizant of the man on the other side of the strife, Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev was thought to be a relatively revolutionary character; he was less of a hardliner and

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    remained. Today East Prussia is known as Kaliningrad Oblast and is a federated state of the Russian Federation, completely cut off from the rest of Russia. Today 86.4% of the population of Kaliningrad Oblast is Russian, 3.7% are Ukrainian, 3.6% are Belarusian, 1.1% is

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    Hitler and other Nazi’s were so predisposed to the idea of killing every Jew that lived in Germany. Nazi’s believed that German’s were a superior race and anyone who didn’t fit into that category, were killed. Soviet prisoners of war, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Yugoslavians, politicians and people with disabilities were also killed during the holocaust. Concentration Camps- One of the many concentration camps controlled by the Germans was the Auschwitz camp. The Auschwitz camp was made up of several

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    Poverty And Poverty

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    Poor people lack many of the same options easily afforded by wealthier individuals. When the traits of commonly vulnerable groups overlap, the likelihood vulnerability and a lack of wealth increase. People who are poor are more likely to also have less education, be elderly, and be women (Gentile 595). A poor individual can’t move to a safer neighborhood or can’t always buy healthy, organic food. Because the contaminated areas are empty, and coincidentally very suitable for agriculture, very poor

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    Russia has a rich history filled with over 100 nationalities from around the world. Our History began with East Slavs who were Slavic people who spoke Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. We evolved from the medieval state of Kievan Rus into Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian people during the 17th century. Russia is the largest country and the most diverse in the world. The USSR was formed after the collapse of the rule of tsars of the Russian empire due to the revolutions of 1917 which were a series

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    Lithuania has always been under watch from Russia and that grew further when Lithuania joined both NATO and the EU. Lithuania is a total of 25,212 square miles with a population of 3.3 million. Languages include Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, and Belarusian. This background information is important when looking at two different leaders within the Lithuanian government that play critical roles involving the European Union. Those leaders are Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Minister of Economy

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