Deroy Murdock‚ the author of “Terror and the English Language‚” argues that the language use of terrorism is weak and not specific. As the consequence‚ “while basketball players and their fans battle each other on TV‚ actresses suffer wardrobe malfunctions‚ and rap singers scream sweet nothings in our ears‚ it’s very easy to forget that Islamic extremists plot daily to end all of that and more by killing as many of us as possible.” He believes that “Language can lull Americans to sleep in this new war
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The English language is very difficult for Non-English speaking people to learn well. My parents and the generation before me had a hard time learning the English language to communicate well with others. In my life‚ I have had encounter many difficult situations and challenges‚ but I have to stress that learning to write in English has been the most difficult challenge. Learning English is a big challenge for many people who come to The United States. Sometimes‚ I have given up in frustration due
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The impact of social network in language English to teenagers Nowadays‚ social network is very popular especially to teenagers. It makes communication faster and more convenient. Examples for social networks are facebook‚ twitter‚ MSN‚ Xanga and so on. People communicate through languages‚ and there are good and bad impacts on language English that caused by social networks. I will explain my views in my presentation later on. First of all I would like to talk about the good impacts first. Teenagers
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is striking or unforgettable. It also has left a good impression on or a significant message to us. 2. There are two aspects in a recount : * What happened ? * What was so special about the happening ? 3. In Part A‚ Question 1‚ English Language Paper 2‚ DSE‚ the number of words is usually restricted by the tasks specified. Therefore‚ the recount must be concise and precise. When there are two 100-word writing tasks‚ in principle‚ we should allocate two-thirds of the words to the recount
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A New Writing Experience George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” offers an array of insight on overcoming poor writing habits. Orwell suggests modern English writing has become corrupt with many avoidable mistakes. As these mistakes continue to inhabit writing‚ the writer’s purpose continues to be vague and often meaningless to the reader. As a result‚ Orwell introduced six rules every writer should follow. In an effort to achieve precision‚ one must be willing to apply rules to writing
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Jespersen’s view on logic of the English language No language is logical in every respect‚ and we must not expect usage to be guided always by strictly logical principles. It was a frequent error with the older- grammarians that whenever the actual grammar of a language did not seem conformable to the rules of abstract logic they blamed the language and wanted to correct it. Without falling into that error we may‚ nevertheless‚ compare different languages and judge them by the standard of
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WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS for the English Language Learner WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS and our uniquely engaging program are excellent developmental tools for English Language Learners. The number of English Language Learners in classrooms across the United States continues to grow‚ and we at WRiTE BRAiN are committed to giving each ELL student opportunities‚ not simply to acclimate and adapt‚ but to thrive. When WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS launched in 2014‚ we piloted our creative writing program in a California school district
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To perform well on the AP English Language and Composition Exam you need to write excellent paragraphs. The AP English Language and Composition Exam is the exam that you can take at the close of an Advanced Placement course; It’s a national exam not specifically associated with‚ and school‚ but connected to the College Board; a not-for-profit group created to "connect students to college success and opportunity" see www.collegeboard.com‚ "about" tab. The College Board gives Advanced Placement exams
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Aaron Davis Mr. Martinous Comp 1 November 26‚ 2013 SMS: Next Evolution of the English Language All living languages change. They have no existence apart from the people who use them. And since people are always changing‚ their language changes to keep up with them. Sometimes the reason for change is obvious. When we invent something‚ it needs a name‚ so then a new word comes into being. If we time-traveled back to 1990 and talk to people we might have a hard time communicating with them because
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Hieu Tran Professor Michael Mannion English 12 A 27 October 2013 Is Texting Ruining The English Language? In this weeks video John McWhorter talks about texting. John studies how language has evolved -- and will evolve -- with social‚ historical and technological developments‚ in addition to studying and writing about race in America. He argues that we always hear texting is a negative decline or fall in serious literature or writing ability. That texting ruins someone’s ability to write or
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