only; b) schools for girls only; c) mixed schools; and voluntary schools – often with religious background. At the age of 16 pupils take the examinations of General Certificate of Secondary Education. It consists of the most common subjects: English‚ history‚ geography‚ French‚ German‚ Mathematics‚ chemistry‚ physics and biology. Those who have passed their GCSE may remain at school for another two years at Advanced level. Pupils need “A” levels to enter a university. About a third of 16-year
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different hopes‚ different dreams.” What he meant by that was America is a very diverse country. Without the difference of its people‚ America is not America. In the novel‚ The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez‚ the story centers around the Rivera family adjusting in the United States. Also‚ it focuses the life story of the people around them while in the short story‚ “The English Lesson” by Nicholasa Mohr‚ it focuses on how immigrants see the United States. Both readings were able to
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Why English-only policy would not work? What would happen to America if immigrants could not speak their native-languages anymore? The use of languages other than English stimulated a movement known as “English Only Movement” in the U.S‚ which has been a subject of great controversy. On one hand‚ the pro English only agree it would encourage immigrants who do not speak English to learn it; therefore‚ it would turn them Americans bringing the U.S together as a whole. On the other
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simply smile casually‚ and sometimes sheepishly reply “I came from an English speaking school”. I came from an English speaking school‚ that’s why I’m fluent in English. English is generally noted as one of the languages commonly used in the Philippines. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country‚ the other being Filipino‚ a standardized version of Tagalog. Sub-varieties of Philippine English is emerging based on the regional location of the speakers. Code-mixing
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The English Teacher The English Teacher is the third of the trilogy that began with Swami and Friends‚ and The Bachelor of Arts. This novel dedicated to Narayan’s wife Rajam is not only autobiographical but also poignant in its intensity of feeling. The story is a series of experiences in Krishna’s life - some joyful‚ some sorrowful; and his journey towards achieving inner peace and self-development‚ in the traditional Indian sense. About the Author Rasipuram‚ Krishnaswami Narayanaswami‚ or R
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Is there anything new in the English School concept of international society? Introduction The English School (henceforth ES)‚ commonly known as the Rationalist or Grotian view exists as a response to the mainstream international relations theory of Realism and Liberalism with notable supporters being Hedley Bull‚ Martin Wight and Chris Brown. According to Hedley Bull‚ the founding assumptions of ES has its roots in classical Realism and uses the idea of an “anarchic society” as a starting point
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The Urdu-English Controversy in Pakistan Author(s): Tariq Rahman Source: Modern Asian Studies‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 1997)‚ pp. 177-207 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/312861 . Accessed: 02/03/2011 04:06 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained
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American & French Revolutions It appears that the American & French Revolutions had lots in common. After all‚ both took place around the same time. Both defended the desire for the republican government & principles of liberty. And lots of Americans promoted the French Revolution‚ & the Americas were indebted to the French‚ who advanced their revolution‚ both‚ providing revolutions money & material to the cause. It’s common in academia to treat the revolutions as being more alike than different
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Max Cembalest SYA English‚ 6th Period March 7th‚ 2013 The Villa is Alive‚ But the Sand is Forever Barren. Lifeless. Considered one of the most hostile environments on the planet‚ the Sahara Desert takes away all meaning and identity and covers it with sand. Amalsy‚ the so-called English Patient and one of the central characters of our story‚ thrusts himself into this empty land to dispose of the idea of nations. In this way the desert is an escape; a common void for those
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folklore‚ prose and poetry‚ myths‚ fairy tales‚ fables‚ songs‚ slang and other sources. Quite a few proverbs with proper names are familiar to people of different nationalities‚ and it’s natural that a student of English wants to know how to say those colorful expressions in English. It should be pointed out‚ though‚ that proverbs with proper names are not often used in speech or writing. Here is a list of proverbs which contain proper names people’s names‚ e.g.: 1) Bacchus has drowned
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