... motivated by realism or liberalism tendencies in preceding times. There are various theories that contribute to the internal and external characteristics of the US and how they have implemented their policy throughout history; realism and liberalism being the main two. On the realist side, there are arguments that the US has implemented both offensive and defensive realism tendencies in the ... remain stable and secure. As for the liberalist theory, their arguments focus more on good and bad states instead of more powerful and less powerful. Advocates of this theory focus on institutions,...

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... it enlarges its opportunities. For the world, the apprehension of second languages is also of great importance for it enhances globalization and interdependence. It is therefore very important that there is an understanding of the learning process when apprehending a second language. The creation of studies and their publication provides information that helps this understanding. The two studies gather important information on the subject, but one ... use: It provides useful information but not directly applicable to learning languages. The other study on the other hand is of much more ...

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... larger meanings. Stubbs further notes that: "As political barriers to direct cooperation have diminished in recent years, this fact, combined with economic interdependence and the de facto integration being imposed on Pacific Asia by Japan, have encouraged the growth of "regionalist" thinking." (1992, p.522) Yao Souchou describes this by noting how "Asia-Pacific is no longer a purely geographical entity. It is ... trade amongst themselves, invest in each others countries and they have established a set of international forums where they can meet and order their interactions." (1998, p.2...

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