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Essay Media, being the most powerful tool of communication there is, influence societies in many ways. In fact the hypodermic needle theory states that passive audiences are directly influenced by media. On the other hand, from a Marxist perspective, one can argue the opposite that it is the audiences who influence the information which is produced via the media. In this essay this group assessed and contrasted the media of three countries namely Singapore, Jamaica and Bolivia in relation to their

As we move deeper through the 21st century native languages are becoming more extinct. An endangered language is one that is likely to become extinct in the near future. Many languages are going out of practice and being replaced by the others that are more used and dominant in their particular region or nation, such as English in the U.S. or Spanish in Mexico. Unless the current language trends that we are using now are reversed, the now endangered languages will most likely to become extinct within

Brazil was a colony owned by Pedro Alvares Cabral and Portuguese in the 1500s up until 1892 when they gain their independence. It is filled with many natural resources, such as iron ore, gold, oil, coffee, peanuts and timber. Brazil is identified with diversity and culture. The Brazilian people are classified as mestizos, descendants of Portuguese sailors and Native American and mulattoes, which are descendants of Portuguese and African slaves. The nation is also known for its beautiful tourist cities

well, including Amerindians(Native Americans), Mestizos, Europeans, Asians and Africans. The people of Bolivia speak multiple languages including Araona, Aymara, Ayoreo, Baure, Besiro, Castellano, Cavineno, Chocobo, Chiman, Chiquitano, Ese Ejja, Guarani, Guarayu, Itoyama, Leco, Machajuyai-Kallawaya, Machineri, maropa, Mohenjo-Ignaciano, Mohenjo-trinitario, More, Mosten, Movima, Pacahuara, Quechua, Siriono, Tacana, Tapiete,Toromona, Weenhayek, Yaminawa, Yuki, Turacare, and Zamuco. Added up together

arrived April 22, 1500 and colonized. A man by the name of Pedro Alvarez Cabral was the first settler to colonize in the country. Brazil brought their language and culture from Portugal. The Brazilian native inhabitance began with the nomadic Tupi-Guarani Indians. Cabral was an early explorer they began to colonize in 1532 and made it a royal colony in 1549. In 1808 the colonist fled Portugal, the king Joao VI set up his court in Rio. The king was called back to their homeland in 1820, so his son was

The Roman Catholic faith was brought to Brazil in the New World with the country’s rediscovery by the Portuguese, namely Pedro Alvares Cabral on April 23rd, 1500 (Skidmore 5). Although the Portuguese were already religiously affiliated with Catholicism, in 1552 it began to be practiced regularly when the first bishop settled in Brazil. Prior to this, monks had attempted to cater to the spiritual needs of the migrants (Skidmore 25). The presence of the Jesuits resulted in a stronger spiritual authority

parties and the military agreed to call for elections in November 1985, allowing for a transition to democracy. There are a few minority groups that are in Uruguay, according to Minority Rights there are three main groups, the Afro-Uruguayans, the Guarani Mbya (indigenous group), and Jews are considered a minority as well.

Since the year 1970, 758,092 square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest have been lost due to deforestation (“Changing Deforestation 1”). Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses and has been extremely prevalent in the Amazon rainforest in recent years. Many argue that the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is wrongful because of its negative impact on the environment while others argue that it is necessary to keep the Brazilian

identity of the common Brazilian. Even in its destructive manner, the origin and cultures of the slaves, which built Brazil, are now the forces which unite a nation. The cycle of slavery in Brazil is exemplified by several events. For example, the Tupi-Guarani people. Before the influx of the Portuguese in 1500, this clan, composed of two different tribes, dominated the eastern shore. However, even with multiple similarities,” [t]he Tupi were further subdivided into numerous village-based group,” and “engag[ed]

Through looking at patterns of social interaction of different languages it is easy to predict the linguistic results of language contact. This could be seen through multilingualism which is a result of language contact between multiple different languages. Multilingualism can create diglossia which helps display the multilingualism of a country or community and helps show it is useful for predicting the results of language contact. Code switching in which people switch from one language to another