"La Llorona"‚ the Crying Woman‚ is a tale of endless versions told over the centuries by an endless array of anonymous storytellers to scare curious children into doing as they are told. The literary form of orality‚ though fluid and dynamic‚ is in this case the force behind the cohesion of the contents of the various versions of this Chicano legend. I shall show that the different contents found in the multiple versions of "La Llorona" are of the same form‚ and further‚ that the variations depend
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Seminar Group: SEM003 WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH Giving effective presentations is one of the essentials when competing in the business world and taking up leadership positions. Yet‚ I was used to be a shy person‚ and afraid of public speaking before. I felt extremely nervous when making presentations in front of crowds. This year‚ being an Aiesecer member of the external relations team‚ it helps me to boost up my confidence in speaking English. I was given many opportunities to meet the
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The story begins abruptly‚ as we find our mock heroes out in the desert en route to the savvy resort of Las Vegas. The author uses a tense hitchhiker as a mode‚ or an excuse‚ for a flashback that exposes the plot. An uncertain character picked up in the middle of the desert who Raoul Duke‚ the main character‚ feels the need to explain things to‚ to help him rest easy. They had two bags of grass‚ seventy-five pellets of mescaline‚ five sheets of high-powered blotter acid‚ a salt shaker half-full of
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Reinke 1 Reece Reinke Ms. Rice English III November 11‚ 2015 Protest Song: “Viva La Vida” by Cold Play Throughout history people have protested for many things such as human rights‚ equality‚ moral dilemmas‚ war and taxes. To publicize what they are protesting‚ they get their point across through many different mediums‚ such as‚ signs‚ literature‚ television shows and songs just to name a few. “Viva La Vida” which at the surface might not seem like a protest song but is rich with objections to religion
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Poetry is considered one of the most challenging literary genre to translate. American poet Robert Frost argues that “poetry is what gets lost in translation‚" (qtd. in Gentzler 27) which is agreed by many others. Many scholars even denied that possibility for poetry to be translated into other languages‚ namely its untranslatability. Translatability is “the capacity for some kind of meaning to be transferred from one language to another without undergoing radical change.” (Baker & Malmkjær 273)
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Overview of Las Vegas & LVCVA Most people might not even think of Las Vegas as a “product”‚ or even they think of it as a brand. Places are included in the concept of product. Places could be cities‚ states‚ regions‚ or entire nations. Place marketing involves marketing strategies which contribute to create‚ maintain and change attitudes and behavior towards particular places. Behind the scenes‚ the image of Las Vegas is created and maintained by LVCVA‚ Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
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2012 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Paper 1 — Area of Study Total marks – 45 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 10 minutes • Working time – 2 hours • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 3–9 15 marks • Attempt Question 1 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section II Page 10 15 marks • Attempt Question 2 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section
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Erik M. Hassan Essay # 2 11/26/2014 English 1301-5309 Dr. R. H. Saldavar My interpretation of "La Migra." 1. "Let ’s play La Migra I ’ll be the Border Patrol. You be the Mexican maid. I get the badge and sunglasses. You can hide and run‚ but you can ’t get away because I have a jeep. I can take you wherever I want‚ but don ’t ask questions because I don ’t speak Spanish. I can touch you wherever I want but don ’t complain too much because I ’ve got boots and kick--if I have to‚ and I have handcuffs
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English 11 – Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP Be down (v) /bi: daʊn/ He is down because he just got a bad mark. English 11 – Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Make a fuss (v) /meɪk ə fʌs/ I didn’t want to make a fuss of it‚ so I’m quiet to let it pass. English 11 – Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP Brighten up (v) /ˈbraɪ.tən ʌp/ It was rainy this morning‚ but it brightened up (= the sun started shining) after lunch. English 11 – Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Set off (phr.v) /set ɑːf/ We set
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Advantages of Speaking English X [pic] John London John London is an English journalist who has been writing professionally since 2006. His articles have appeared in major British newspapers such as "The Times" and "The Guardian." London holds a Master of Arts in journalism from the University of the Arts London. By John London‚ eHow Contributor [pic]When you go abroad‚ English will probably be the single language many people will understand. English is known to be so useful throughout
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