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    English is an international language which is used officially all around the world. Anybody who wants to make connections with the world we live in should learn English. I had English language classes in my secondary and high school years. I also took some private English learning courses throughout summers in my country‚ Turkey. However‚ I could not improve my English effectively as all Turkish students in Turkey. I fully agree that English will be learned most efficiently in the boundaries of an

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    faced with a terminal illness of ALS he embraces his fate and inspires others to find happiness and learn from the lessons he has gathered throughout his life. Morrie finds solitude in his former student Mitch‚ who he tells his lessons to for not just him but for others to learn and motivate them. Through Morrie‚ there can be examples of Erikson’s psychosocial theory such as Identity

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    remember this‚ no matter how bitter things get‚ they’re still our friends and this is still our home’” (87). In other words‚ Atticus reminds Scout to look beyond the hostility that is thrown at the Finch family for the Tom Robinson case and instead‚ prompts her to still believe that her neighbors are her friends. During the Civil War‚ the Yankees were the enemies of people who lived in the American South‚ like Atticus and his family. Therefore‚ by using this comparison‚ Atticus reminds Scout that

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    first half of the decade 430-420 BC‚ when Sophocles was writing his play Oedipus Rex it was even more intense the legitimacy of the prophecies‚ oracles‚ and gods. Brilliantly written‚ Oedipus Rex is a tragic drama‚ where ironically the destiny of Oedipus (the main character) is hinging on two prophecies: he would kill his father; he would marry his own mother. That raises an interesting question: could he avoid doing these things or his fate was already determined? Both‚ fate and free will decide the

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    play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare makes use of many techniques in order to convey the downfall of the tragic main character‚ Macbeth. Through the use of techniques such as aside‚ adjectives and punctuation‚ Shakespeare enforces the message of the play to show Macbeth’s transition from a war hero into a murderer. In the opening scenes of the play‚ William Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an honorable war hero and courageous fighter. Through the use of dialogue‚ such as “For brave Macbeth (well

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    methodical elements. The theme also delves into what the better survival tactic is‚ confidence or instinct? The main conflict of this text is that of a struggle for survival within the Yukon for both the man and dog. Throughout the text the main character does not have any sense of control when surrounded by wilderness‚ the

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    Wertenbaker’s dramatic exploration of identity in Our Country’s Good - How does theater convey the exploration of identity? The play Our Country’s Good‚ written by Timberlake Wertenbaker‚ illustrates the characters’ exploration of identity‚ whether through their belonging to a society‚ through theater and thus language‚ or through the social experiment the setting up of the play represents. The word drama‚ first used in the course of the 16th century‚ comes from the Greek drama‚ meaning “action”

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    was the first to use the word persona for the persons of the Trinity. Those who share the one substance of the Godhead exist in three persona. While substantia refers to what joins and unifies the inner life of the Godhead‚ persona points to what characterizes and distinguishes it. The Son acknowledges the Father “speaking in his own person under the name of Wisdom.” When God said‚ “Let us make man in our own image‚” He spoke in this way because “He had already His Son close at His side‚ as a second

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    all other aspects of our lives as well: “Our ordinary conceptual system‚ in terms of which we both think and act‚ is fundamentally metaphorical in nature”(Lakoff and Johnson 4). They believe that people use metaphors not just through intellectual and conscious outlets‚ but that metaphors dictate how we perceive everything. Because metaphors structure our conception of the world around us‚ they hold an intrinsic power; the power to shape our perceptions and even our behavior. That is to say‚ because

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    Nine Learning Experiences Science/ Sensory: When we want to stimulate the child’s senses we start them with the sensory tables. Each table consists of a tub that stimulates a different sense. When you stimulate the senses you help to stimulate the child cognitively‚ and emotionally as well. This can be achieved through science experiments such as the one we did over the holiday with a pumpkin and what does it smell like and feel like on the first day what about before it is carved vs after

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