The article “My Mother’s English” by Amy Tan is mainly about the author’s thoughts and judgments on her mother broken English in comparison to “Standard English”. Tan is a fictional writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” (Tan 1) and uses language as everyday part of her work as a writer. Tan’s point in this article is to prove that even if her mother is speaking English! Others should not use that to judge your intelligence. Tan’s mother did not speak perfect English‚ but the points
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Mandy Truelock History 1103 MWF 8:30 Dr. Kristen Shedd Monti Adams September 11th‚ 2015 Word Count: 826 Labor Inequality in the New World In the colonial era everyone viewed America as a place of freedom and opportunity; the opportunity to make a better life for themselves and for their families. Unfortunately‚ the New World was not what it seemed to many groups that were arriving in the colonies. These groups did not find the liberty and equality in the economic structure that was advertised.
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Jamaica Kincaid grew up on the dependent island of Antigua. As a result of this‚ she had a very biased outlook on what England meant. She wrote about how some thought highly of the country‚ but she had other ideas regarding England. In the opening of the passage‚ Kincaid uses plenty of imagery to illustrate how England was first shown to her. It was displayed in such a way that it was made out to be more beautiful than it really was. Due to the fact that Antigua was a British colony‚ Kincaid makes
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The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson Publisher: William Morrow Copyright: June 1990 ISBN: 0-688-07895-8 Format: Hardcover Pages: 270 It was about time for me to read another non-fiction book. This is an irreverant and often-humorous look at the history and quirks of the English language‚ covering both British and American English and the distinctions between them (and touching briefly on Australian as well). While it does touch on some of the origins and major turning points
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Attention Grabber: At a record of 11-1 the Channel Islands High School football team was destined to win the California Interscholastic Federation Championship. Thesis Statement: The 1984 Channel Island Raiders were destined to bring home the school’s first CIF championship title. Topic Sentence #1: Home Games A. The 1983 Channel Islands defense was one of the strong points in keeping fans in the stands. The defense was full of players that put all their energy into every game. Play hard was
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Why not use Standard English all the time? Standard English is a powerful tool that one can take and use from the arsenal of English Language; it is the benchmark that other “varieties” of English measure itself against and also allows us to form effective communication between communities and people that have different ways of speaking. The other “varieties” of English all fall under the category of nonstandard English‚ which is defined as “not conforming in pronunciation‚ grammatical construction
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Using Facebook to Learn English Mei-ling Lin Language Center‚ Yuanpei University of Science and Technology Learning English can be fun and the locale can be outside the classroom. It is not just about grades or tests. This paper aims at proposing teachers and students to use Facebook as an alternative venue for learning English. Playing online games‚ such as Farmville and word games‚ and learning English at the same time can keep students motivated and make learning interesting. Exposure
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ELC1013 English for University Studies Unit 1 – Achieving an Academic Writing Style (IEEE / Vancouver) Unit 1 Achieving an Academic Writing Style Learning Outcomes By the end of this unit‚ you should be able to: • • use appropriate language to demonstrate academic style in writing express ideas and views in tentative rather than assertive language where appropriate Introduction This unit is divided into three sections providing reference and practice material on various aspects of academic
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Good morning Principle‚ Teachers and my fellow schoolmates. We are the chief EAs this year. I’m Christy from class 4F and she is Alice also from class 4F. It’s hard to believe that this is the last English day of this school year. Yes‚ we’ve been through a lot. Alice‚ do you remember those amazing English activities we held this year? Of cause I do! And the most unforgettable is the English Week. It is a great success. Everyone loves our activities. Yes. There are a lot of things we’ve never
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“English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English
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