The skills I had developed up until this point further evolved in the AP (Advanced Placement) English class I attended during my senior year. AP English was the most challenging literature class I took during my time in high school; it was also the most enjoyable and rewarding. We read literary works such as “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver; “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Waldo Emerson; “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley; “The Things They Carried” by ???; and “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
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husbands power over the family‚ patria potestad (patriarchal power)‚ and how before 1959‚ women had to live with this‚ live with not being free • Document 3: The perspective of a Cuban husband who say as the revolution gave women more rights and jobs and that this isn’t right‚ that a women owes herself to her husband and children • Additional document: an article done by a less patriarchal country about the treatment of Cuban women during this time period Paragraph 2: Women fighting for equality‚ the
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English: To Be or Not To Be the Official Language of the United States? For years‚ there has been debate over whether or not the Congress should pass legislation which would make English the official language in the United States of America. On one side of the spectrum‚ supporters of the issue feel that official English would help to unify America under one language‚ thus promoting a faster‚ cost-effective and efficient way of communicating. On the other side of the argument‚ opponents feel
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Emergence of English as a world language The need for a global link language Prof. Anil Sarwal[1] The primary means of communication among the peoples of the world is language. According to a well known linguist‚ Frank Palmer[1]‚ the difference between human beings and animals is poorly described by the label homo sapiens (man with wisdom). He questions what do we mean by wisdom? Anthropologists describe man as a tool maker‚ but even apes are known to be able to make primitive tools. In fact
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significant role that language plays and how it can affect our everyday lives. He explains that language is seen to be the most important tool for all things. Although we all have different lifestyles to communicate‚ language is the key factor when attempting to explain and thus control our circumstances. Black English stemmed from a lifestyle that could only survive by creating their own form of the English language. “Language‚ incontestably‚ reveals the speaker. Language‚ far more dubiously‚ is
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lifestyle‚ and languages. Though‚ in order to become an U.S. citizen‚ immigrants should be required to have a mere understanding of the English language‚ at the very least. English is the most common out of any other used language in the U.S.‚ and making it the official language would help immigrants to benefit by bettering their education‚ business‚ and their financial growth networks as it can recognized as the central language for success here in America. Making English an official language for the
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Nicholas Sconzo Mrs. Blankenship AP Literature and Composition – Period 5 29 October 2012 2011 Form B AP Essay – Tess of the D’Urbervilles Finding true love can be one of the most difficult yet most satisfying things in the world. In Tess of the D’Urbervilles‚ fate proved to be the determining factor when finding true love. Over the course of Tess’s life‚ she was taken advantage of and swindled until the happy times with Angel when her life turned around. Marrying Angel was a difficult step
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Against English as Official Language About 10% of the students at my High School are not Caucasian and probably speak a different language at home or might not speak English very well. English should not be the Official Language because of its unfairness to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t know the English language well. English should not be the official language because it would be unfair to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t have proficient English. Students who do not have very good English or don’t
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The acquisition of a new language can pose many difficulties to both the student‚ in learning the language‚ and to the teacher in communicating and teaching the language. The following essay attempts to outline some of these difficulties. One of the major factors affecting all students attempting to acquire a foreign language is the correlation of the new language and their native tongue. The degree of variation between the student’s native tongue and the English language can cause all kinds of problems
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English - A language of global business With China’s growing economic might‚ is Mandarin becoming the preferred language of business? Not anytime soon‚ says a newly released study. Instead‚ English will maintain and grow its dominance‚ moving from “a marker of the elite” in years past to “a basic skill needed for the entire workforce‚ in the same way that literacy has been transformed in the last two centuries from an elite privilege into a basic requirement for informed citizenship.” (Indeed
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