and French Influences on the English Language The English language is a changing language‚ and it has always been one. An English speaker from the twelfth-century would not have understood the English from the seventeenth-century‚ and vice versa. Now‚ no one would be surprised if you ordered a _filet mignon_ instead of beef filet at a restaurant. And‚ if you visit the little village Utterby in Lincolnshire‚ you are visiting a town named by the Vikings. Although these words entered the English language
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Professor Hinds English 1153 September 15‚ 2013 The Differences between Learning English from Spanish and Vietnamese. Reading‚ “My English”‚ by Julia Alvarez somehow reminds me the process of studying English. Unlike the author‚ I was born and grew up in a place far from the United States‚ Vietnam. Generally‚ English is our second language. Yet‚ the way we achieve it consisted of both similarities and differences. First of all‚ Vietnamese and Spanish use the same Latin alphabet that English does. However
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colonialism took shape after the early explorations during the early modern period between the years 1450 and 1750. During this time‚ major European settlements developed direct empires overseas. These settlements include the colonial empires in both North and South America and in colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. Like most colonies‚ these three had a few similarities in addition to many contrasting differences. A main similarity between the early American‚ African‚ and Asian colonies was their administration
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The French Revolution was a rebellion of the public against their King Louis XVI. France had been one of the most powerful and largest monarchy in Europe at that time. As a result of the French Revolution‚ Louis XVI lost all his authority and was eventually executed. The French Revolution didn’t happen overnight but happened due to a series of events. The Russian Revolution happened much later in history but it’s causes were very similar to the French Revolution. The Russian public was not happy
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ideas spread; first to France then to Latin America. Simon Bolivar will spend his life trying to liberate Latin America from Spanish rule. The Enlightenment‚ also known as the Age of Reason‚ was a time in which thinkers believed they could better understand the world around them and one another through scientific reasoning. These thinkers wanted to apply the scientific method to society and its many problems. Some of the things they were questioning were the divine right of Kings‚ power of the nobles
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French and Spanish colonizers came to America to obey the rulers (king and queen) of Spain‚ while the English were considered “free people” as long as they still practiced and followed the English law. Not like the French and Spanish‚ the English colonizers wanted other countries to immigrate from their countries and colonize in America. Spanish and French wanted total rule and control. First English colonizers came to settle in Massachusetts and Virginia‚ where as the French colonies were in Newfoundland
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Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain
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similarities among the Spanish‚ British‚ and French during the colonization of North America from 1519-1720s. The impacts on North and South America‚ as well as the peoples inhabiting both continents will be explained. The colonial leadership will be interpreted‚ as well as the relationships between other colonies. A major reason for exploration was the “Three G’s”. The first “G” is glory. The British‚ Spanish‚ and‚ French aspired to gain wealth and land. All three powers were determined to become
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Written Report | | | | | Throughout the 20th Century in Canada there have been large amounts of tension and hostility between two of the largest ethnic groups‚ French and English Canadians. Both groups have attempted to gain the upper hand in battles over politics‚ language‚ religion‚ and culture. It is unfortunate that this bitter battle between Canadians is still taking place today. It is worth noting that the French make up 24% of Canada’s population‚ about 6.5 million‚ 6.2 million
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I started learning English when I was in elementary school‚ at which time English for children was taught through songs‚ stories‚ and games. The joy of understanding a different language other than my own was beyond compare‚ which started to pique my interest in linguistics. High school came when I decided to challenge myself with a completely new foreign language‚ and my choice was French. Merely one semester into studying French‚ I found myself extremely lucky having chosen this language as it
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