Useful Cognates and False Cognates 1. Select the response that best answers the question. Which of the following is a word borrowed from the Spanish language and used in the English language? 1. El poncho 2. El sándwich 3. El champú 4. El zíper 2. Which of the following is a word borrowed from the English language and used in the Spanish language? 1. El poncho 2. El sándwich 3. La salsa 4. La piñata 3. Identify the cognate in the following passage. Hola
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Euthanasia‚ formally known as mercy killing‚ is the act of intentionally causing the painless death of a sick person‚ rather than allowing that person to die naturally. In terms of a physician’s actions‚ it can be passive in that a physician plays no direct role in the death of the person or it can be active in that the physician does something directly to cause the death (Yount‚ 2002). Euthanasia may also be formed into three types of act‚ which are voluntary‚ involuntary‚ and nonvoluntary. Voluntary
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Gesture of the world‚ Spanish Language is a competent tool of human kind for expressing thoughts or inner feelings. There are over 5‚000 languages spoken in the world presently. Of all the language‚ Spanish is recognizing as one of the major language. Thus‚ I perceived that it is necessary to understand the profound of Spanish‚ the use of language in the current condition‚ the diffusion of Spanish throughout the world and various things to know. In order to be familiar with Spanish language‚ its background
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Program Level 6- Spring 2013 Spanish versus English Proficiency in a second language involves the acquisition of range of knowledge and skills conditioned in part by experiences lived that will help you in your personal or professional level. It is for this reason that today I will talk about the differences and similarities between the English and Spanish languages. Two languages and two ways of seeing the world. First of all‚ English and Spanish as languages are cousins‚ as they
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First Book Review: Second Book Review: The Spanish Inquisition A History Juan H. Servin The Great Teachings-3400 California State University Stanislaus November 19‚ 2008 Servin 1 Juan H. Servin Prof. Richard Weikart The Great Teachings-3400 Second Book Review 19 November 2008 The Spanish Inquisition A History What was the Spanish Inquisition? The Spanish Inquisition persecuted and discriminated against minorities
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SPANISH MUSIC & DANCE CULTURE Spain is known for it’s unique music and dance culture that has helped influence the way we see music today. The Spanish culture is filled with traditional music and dance that many other Spanish speaking countries have taken the art and modified it into their own culture. Music and dance‚ a huge part of the Spanish culture‚ has many different varieties that gets the whole Spanish community up out of their seats‚ partying. The music of Spanish culture is mostly
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of second person singular pronouns in Spanish: usted‚ tu and vos. Usted is the formal personal pronoun used to show respect and tu and vos are both familiar personal pronouns in Spanish‚ however the use of vos (voseo) and tu (tuteo) vary according to destination. Although virtually absent in Spain‚ the United States and the majority of the Caribbean‚ voseo is used extensively across both Central and South America where it is used by an estimated 40% of Spanish speakers. Voseo is a result of levelling
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speak Spanish we are from the same country and we are classify as Latinos?” at the beginning it was so offensive that people will ask me “Are you Latina from Mexico or EL Salvador?” and used to get so upset and tell them “No! I am from Ecuador and I am Hispanic”. Despite‚ the fact that Latinos and Hispanics speaks Spanish as their primer language of communication‚ this does not mean that we are all from the same country. First‚ it is well known that must of Hispanics and Latinos speak Spanish to communicate
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During the time period of 1478-1834‚ Spain held an inquisition through the Christian government. The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition still remains a debate of whether it was enacted for political‚ government advances‚ or a religious cleansing. Spain wanted to purify the blood of the Christian race by banning interreligious marriage. The Jewish population was strongly encouraged to convert to Christianity with the threat of death. Although many Jews converted‚ their faith and belief was questioned
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of Teaching Spanish to America’s YouthI The Importance of Teaching Spanish to America’s Youth Most people would love to be able to travel to Spain or Mexico and feel comfortable with speaking the native language as well at the same time making themself a more valuable employee to any future employer. A simple way to achieve both of these goals would be to learn a foreign language more specifically Spanish. Many children have the option in their class rooms to elect to learn Spanish but just as
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