Esther Padilla Oakes 80A October 25‚2011 Always outnumbered always outgunned Response The book consists of fourteen stories that describe Socrates Fortlow’s ‚ the main character‚ life. All throughout the book many moral issues are covered such as racism‚ responsibility‚ friendship and violence. Socrates grew up in Indiana and was introduces to violence at a very early age. His father was very violent and soon after he passed away both Socrates and his mother lost their house and during
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C. Write a short paragraph in Spanish describing your typical day. In your paragraph‚ use 5 of the verbs included in the chart listed below. Make sure that you put these verbs in the yo form‚ as you will be talking about yourself. Remember there are 2 parts to this verb: the pronoun (me) and the verb in the yo form. Included in your paragraph should also be your responses to 3 of the questions listed below. Be sure that your responses are in complete Spanish sentences‚ and form a logical part
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were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? Some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs were diseases. The Spanish didn’t bring that many weapons nor did they bring many horses. 6.What were the religious beliefs of both groups? Which group tried to convert the other one to their religion? Their religious beliefs were‚ the Mexica believed in Mexicayotl while the Spanish believed in Christianity. The Spanish were trying to convert them. B.Write a
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are numerous critics of Spanglish among both Spanish-speakers and American-English-speakers. It is commonly assumed that Spanglish is a jargon: partly Spanish and partly English‚ "with neither gravitas nor a clear identity" . It is spoken by many of the approximately 35 million people of Hispanic descent in the United States‚ who‚ "no longer fluent in the language of Cervantes‚ have not yet mastered that of Shakespeare" 3. The defenders of pure Spanish are alarmed by the fact that Spanglish is advancing
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All languages can be changed through time‚ all having a different reason why they change. There are alot of different things that change the language from how it used to be. In addition to change comes slang words and phrases which either stick around or disappear when something new takes over. For instance‚ when new people come into our country they bring their languages with them. Some of their words end up being slang words for us. There are people who have taken the Spanish word "loco" and use
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downward spiral of drugs and crime. He repeatedly wants to quit and tries to do so‚ but always seems to succumb to just one more hit in order to cope with his life. With his friends‚ he is trapped in a seedy urban underworld in spite of the efforts of his family to get him clean. However‚ Mark has a secret desire to make more of his life‚ and finds himself facing a choice; staying with his friends in his familiar environment or starting his life over. ‘Trainspotting’ is a very controversial film
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present a summary of the article “Heritage Spanish Speakers’ Language Learning Strategies.” by Hancock‚ Zennia. For instance‚ this digest defines some of the problems tangled in the Spanish language learning experiences of heritage Spanish speakers‚ which is the largest population of heritage language speakers in the United States. It also describes ways in which instructors can simplify these students’ language growth through a better understanding of their language learning strategies and recommends areas
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Pulitzer prize novelist Alice Walker is best know for her stories about the life of African American women‚ their struggle with society for survival‚ racial‚ sexual and economical equality and spiritual wholeness. She writes through her personal experiences. Most critics consider her works as feminist‚ but Walker describes herself as a „womanist“‚ showing appreciatiation of women and their abilities no matter what the colour of their skin is. She was born in Eatonton‚ Georgia‚ a small town where
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Skills of Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners in Bilingual Education Classrooms‚” a scholarly article was written by Romilia Dominguez de Ramirez and Edward S. Shapiro; tailors the importance of constructing significant resources in schools to help Spanish-speaking English language learners‚ also addressed as ELLs. Over the years‚ a dramatic increase of Spanish speaking students in U.S. schools has increased. It is stated that 78% of English language learners in Grades K-12 speak Spanish. Two different
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loves to eat mango. Her favorite pass time is to chat with her friends. She has completed her honors in philosophy. She loves to get up late in the morning. We are friends since class eight. We love to go shopping together. We are friends forever. Spanish translation Nombre de mi amigo es snigdha sen. Ella vive en Lucknow. Le encanta comer mango. Su pasatiempo favorito es para charlar con sus amigos. Ella ha terminado sus honores en filosofía. Le encanta se levantarse tarde por la mañana. Somos amigos
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