for everyone to being with before becoming a professional. English is an international language when once enters a new country they must go through the difficult process of learning the language. From Amy tan’s “Mother tongue” it is evident that language has an effect on our lives. “Mother tongue” by Amy tan tell us how the writer can develop her English well even though she lives in the middle of family who speak broken English. All of it starts from her desired and her motivation to learn‚ make all
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Final Essay Fact Pattern Throughout the over-the-top case of Professor Frieda Speak and President Smacksem‚ several legal issues were persistent in the lawsuit. However‚ Professor Speak attempted to bring a lawsuit on several issues where President Smacksem has done no wrong. These issues pertain to his Easter display‚ his prayer breakfast‚ and several aspects of the bill that he promoted with Senator Tellinemwhatodo. The first issue that Professor Speak had was with the display that President
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1) Topic: ”Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Writer: Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale Law School‚ USA. Reader: Parents from the Western World‚ who are also readers of The Wall Street Journal. Language: Well written text‚ with an extensive vocabulary. It is written to some extent with formal jargon. Circumstances: The writer’s home. She lives with her daughters and husband. There is a flashback into Chua’s childhood as well. Intention: She is trying to clarify the differences between Chinese parents
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CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION CHANGING PATTERNS OF LEISURE Topical Vocabulary 8.1.1. Choosing a route. Packing: hike‚ to go on a hike‚ to go hik ing‚ hiker; picnic; walking tour‚ walker; to travel (to go) on foot; to wander; to roam; route‚ to choose a route; to discuss plans‚ to plan a trip; guide-book; light (hand) luggage‚ heavy luggage; rucksack; knapsack; hamper‚ basket; to pack clothes (supplies‚ cooking utensils‚ etc.) into a rucksack‚ to pack a rucksack; damp- proof; sleeping-bag‚ the spirit
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Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue Throughout the passage of “Mother Tongue‚” the author Amy Tan uses strategies in a way to have the reader influenced by the point she is trying to prove. And in this case she is explaining the idea of language in the Asian-American community. She is speaking through multiple perspectives in her own life to show how society is not very understanding to people who are native speakers or can not speak as fluently‚ in a way that people view their English speaking in different
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The Elements of Style William Strunk‚ Jr. CONTENTS Bibliographic Record NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM‚ 1999 Frontmatter ITHACA‚ N.Y.: W.P. HUMPHREY‚ 1918 I. II. INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with ’s 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction‚ use a comma after each term except the last 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 4. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause 5. Do not join
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Amy and Andrea are similar in two major ways. One of these similarities are their immigrant parents. Amy’s Parents immigrated from China to the United States. As Amy states in “Two Kinds” her mother came to San Francisco in 1949 after losing her mother‚ father‚ home‚ and twin daughters. Andrea’s parents had immigrated to the United States from Bolivia in the 1980’s. The other major similarity is their strict mothers. For example‚ Amy’s mother wanted her to be a prodigy. At first her mother wanted
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“What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” is an article written by Amy Goldwasser‚ an author of young adult books. She has edited and written for various publications including‚ but not limited to Vogue magazine‚ The New York Times. Amy has been writing for many leading publishers for fifteen years. She currently lives in Manhattan where she teaches editing and writing in the Columbia Publishing Course and the Lower Eastside Girls Club. In this article‚ Goldwasser’s thesis is that although people think
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PLACEMENT TEST PAPER PATTERN FOR INFOSYS Placement pattern for Infosys consists of two rounds: the written test and a final HR. Clearing the written test implies that the chance of being selected to Infosys is almost done. The written Test consists of two test patterns: 1. APTITUDE REASONING TEST QUESTIONS: 30 DURATION: 40 MINUTES 2. VERBAL ABILITY QUESTIONS: 40 DURATION: 35 MINUTES The Aptitude reasoning test pattern is distributed into 6 different topics with 5 questions each as: 1
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representation is a touchy subject‚ and Amy Zimmerman is one of the few brave enough to explore the topic. Using a combination of logos‚ pathos and ethos‚ her position on the misrepresentation of bisexuals in TV is ineffective in persuading her audience‚ because of her lack of concrete evidence‚ misdirection of audiences‚ and contradictory statements. To begin‚ Amy made use of logos with data gathered by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation(GLAAD). However‚ Amy interpreted the facts in her favor
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