The effects of being short "I wish I were taller" is the thought that I have when all my friends are towering over me and when things are out of my reach. Even thought I am still in the stage of adolescent‚ I knew I am destined to be short like all of my family members. I used to be frustrated with my height‚ however‚ as I grow up‚ mentally‚ I realize the benefits of being short exceed the disadvantages. Since short peoples tend to have short arms and legs‚ the obvious disadvantage of being short
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successful; they work long hours during the week and even on weekends‚ so they are called “Workaholics.” In addition‚ workaholics may not spend enough time in leisure activities.Therefore‚ workaholics’ lifestyles effect their families and health. Firstly‚ workaholic’s lifestyle has an adverse effect on their families.Families need financial support but they also need emotional support as well Spouses need time alone to talk and be intimate with one another.When one person in a relationship is consumed
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University‚ published a preface called “Bilingual lives‚ bilingual experience” in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development‚ in which she claims that a bilingual faces some problems in expressing and distinguishing between emotions on both languages. She gives the example of her Polish-English background and supports that often people who are bilingual make confusions regarding the cultural and deeper meaning of emotions. However‚ I argue that a bilingual learns to perceive the world in a
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The Debate Between Bilingual Education and English Immersion Programs Bilingual Education is defined as any school program that uses two languages. In a more theoretical sense it is any educational program whose ultimate goal is for the participants to be fully versed in all facets of both languages (i.e.‚ able to listen‚ speak ‚ read‚ and write in both languages). The definition of a coordinated‚ developmental bilingual approach has emphasized the goal of being equally fluid in both languages. Realistically
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Why Do We not Consider the Benefits? Bilingual education is like the seat belts in the back of your car. They both serve as helpful attachments that can only prepare you for the future. Bilingual education is a form of education in which information is presented to the student in two or more languages. By broadening a student’s scope to two or more languages‚ students hold an advantage when entering the professional world. The professional world is where work gets serious and adults have to face
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Practicing a sport is much more than the sole act of pushing your body through exhaustion or using your skills to reach your goal. There are many effects that show after you get involved in a sport‚ physical‚ human‚ and social. The purpose of this paper is to discuss those effects. The first major effect of practicing a sport is that you will develop physical abilities. Your body will be in better shape‚ and you’ll be able to achieve things that physically you couldn’t accomplish before. For instance
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I. Meaning “Bilingual Education Policy (BEP) in the Philippines is defined operationally as the separate use of Filipino and English as the media of instruction in specific subject areas”. As embodied in the DECS Order‚ Filipino shall be used as a medium of instruction in social studies/ social sciences‚ music‚ arts‚ physical education‚ home economics‚ practical arts and character education. English‚ on the other hand is allocated to science‚ mathematics‚ and technology subjects. BEP clearly states
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Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood Not having really pondered over bilingual education before‚ I must admit I did not have a formed opinion concerning this issue. Of course‚ I was aware of the ‘phenomenon’ of bilingual children but I have never spent much time reflecting whether they should receive formal education in their mother tongue or whether they should learn in the language of their present surroundings. The decision is not an easy one to make‚ but I have set my mind against the
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Decades ago‚ being bilingual was an aspect of an individual that made them stand out from the others and be different. What if I tell you that in this modern society‚ being bilingual is just being one of the many thousands? A bilingual person is one who has the knowledge or intelligence of knowing two or more languages. However‚ there are different levels and stages of bilingualism. There is individual bilingualism which is when a person knows his/her mother tongue and another language that is used
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Foundations‚ Theory & Practice of Bilingual General & Special Education Chapter 3 Bilingual Education The following communication extensively elaborates on Bilingual Education‚ the goals of Bilingual education and English Language Development‚ and how Bilingual education interconnects with the major areas of development such as Social-emotional‚ Cognitive‚ Physical and Language. Bilingual Education is an educational system used to teach students of little or no English fluency the opportunity
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