l am writing in response to your letter about ‘’Being Celebrities- Good or Bad ?’’which is found in a forum. HK people are believed to be money-oriented .Under such gaze‚ most of the teenage always think that being a public figure is their vision. However‚ is it really amazing to be a celebrity? To start with ‚being a celebrity can obtain a fame and society status which always come up with money‚ power‚ glamour and attention. Thay can lead a materialistic life. What’s more‚ it should be enjoyable
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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The history of the English language is very extensively. It contains parts of French‚ Latin‚ German‚ Norse and of a few less known tongues. Before texts were written in English‚ they were mainly written in Latin and were reserved to be read only by the Pious and royal. The language how it is spoken today was formed only after Centuries of fierce battling‚ governments being overthrown‚ and a period of time known as the Dark Ages. During this time‚ the language
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Example of codeswitching –Ой‚ Лилечка‚ я твой кол промисала‚ не смогла вернуть сразу. Все так бизи была с кастомерами. Так что я сорри. –Да‚ итс окей‚ Ритуль. Я тут к тебе в офис еду. Дай дирекшнс. К тебе какой экзит брать-то? –Бери 10-й‚ и после второго трефик лайта сразу у гез-стейшн паркуйся. Translation (word to word): * Oops‚ Lilechka‚ I your call missed‚ couldn’t return immediately. All so busy was with customers. So I sorry. * Yes‚ it’s ok‚ Ritul’. I here to your office driving
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of Learning English The English language has become the language of international communication. Many people living in the European Union speak English as a foreign language and use English to communicate with people from all over the world There are over 750 million people who speak English as a foreign language. In the year 2000 the British Council said that there were about a billion people learning English. These people are benefiting from the many advantages of learning English as a foreign
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Technology: The Good‚ The Bad‚ and The Ugly Writer’s Memo: For my research paper‚ I would really like to discuss how modern technology is taking away our intelligence. I read a statistic the other day that read‚ 19% of child between the ages of two and four can operate an Iphone application‚ but only 9% can tie their shoes. This quote startled me and caused me to realize that we‚ as humans‚ are slowly loosing are ability to do simple tasks such as learning to tie our shoes. There is so much
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English Football Racism Have you ever stopped to think if racism is really over? Do the black people or any minority get looked at equally? These are questions that have risen in recent English football. Many of the football players tend to be told rude remarks that should never be told to anyone and are inhumane or morally incorrect. It is something that has happened since this sport came to a start and has not been able to be taken care of. Unfortunately these black football players are already
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his emotions get the best of him. One of the major themes within the play is people putting on acts. Hamlet was no exception; he pretended to have gone mad after his father died‚ even when this faux-madness led to losing people he loved. For example‚ Hamlet acted completely out of his mind when he was with the woman he truly loved‚ Ophelia‚ because of this act‚ he lost her. Had Hamlet confided in his love‚ and let her know what was going on as far as his emotions‚ she may have stayed sane and
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Thomas hobbes theory of human nature is proven by the hunger games ‚ because of killing and the people’s bad behavior. The annual hunger games are based off of bad human nature. In the book ‚ the book quotes “ Taking the kids from our districts‚ forcing them to kill one another while we watch”.( 1.76) By stating this quote‚ this quote proves that human nature is bad ‚ because killing for no legal reason and forcing a child to harm or kill another child is cruel. The competition of the hunger games
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AP® English Language and Composition 2011 Free-Response Questions About the College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today‚ the membership association is made up of more than 5‚900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year‚ the College
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English Should be the Law? Whether or not English should be the law in the United States is an argument that is widely being considered. Some believe the United States should make English the official language‚ some do not. Various Americans believe it would unify the country by giving us a common thread‚ it would help immigrants in school and in the job market and it would be less expensive than having a multilingual nation. Many opposers of the law do not agree with it because they think they
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