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    A Career of Interpreter/ Translator I have always wanted to do something that was a little out of the ordinary. I first thought that I’d like to enter the field when I was at a primary school‚ than I thought that it’s incredible interesting‚ breathtaking occupation… I want to be an interpreter for several reasons. First‚ I enjoy working with people in everyday situations. I like the challenge of being an interpreter; the process of translating one language into another while realizing all

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    Praise for The Emperor of All Maladies “A compulsively readable‚ surprisingly uplifting‚ and vivid tale. thrilling .” —o‚ t he oprah maga z in e “[An] essential piece of medical journalism.” —T im e “A meticulously researched‚ panoramic history . . . What makes Mukherjee’s narrative so remarkable is that he imbues decades of painstaking laboratory investigation with the suspense of a mystery novel and urgency of a thriller.” —The Boston Globe “riveting and powerful .” —San Fr a

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    Psoriasis; Integument Maladies Psoriasis is a type of skin disorder or what some people call a malady. Symptoms of psoriasis are multiple reddish lesions that occur on the skin along with a scale like look with silvery patches on the human body. The word‚ Psoriasis‚ comes from ancient Greece‚ and means to itch. These red eruptions that appear on the surface of the skin not only are physically un-admirable but they also tend to itch. Psoriasis fluctuates in intensity from a few unsystematic spots

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    You may encounter business situations that require using an interpreter (for spoken communication) or a translator (for written communication). Interpreters and translators can be expensive‚ but skilled professionals provide invaluable assistance for communicating in other cultural contexts. 60 Keeping up with current language usage in a given country or culture is also critical in order to avoid embarrassing blunders. For example‚ the marketing agency Landor Associates usually engages three

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    1010 College Composition 1 Essay 1(Revision) In Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ Mr. Kapasi ‚ the main character‚ seems to be a person with mixed feelings. He does not seem to have fixed stand neither in his job nor on his thoughts. His thoughts and experience are structured by the strict cultural society of India. His

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    Bilingual ≠ Interpreter It’s not uncommon when faced with a monolingual‚ foreign language speaker to find a workplace or social service grabbing the first available bilingual employee available to serve as an interpreter. Surely‚ the main goal is just to get the bigger points across and anyone bilingual can do that‚ right? Wrong. On both counts. The point is rarely to convey only the main points and anyone bilingual can’t necessarily do that. If they can’t do that‚ then they certainly can’t match

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    On Friday‚ April 1st‚ I interviewed Sarah McWhorter‚ who is a staff interpreter at LUNA Language services. I asked her questions referring to what she enjoys and doesn’t enjoy about her career. I also asked about the qualities of a good interpreter‚ things to avoid while interpreting‚ and advice to give an interpreting student. Sarah has done quite a few jobs in her career so far. These consist mostly of medical appointments‚ college classes‚ and meetings. Less commonly‚ she goes on interpreting

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    JAIME R. ARZE 7483 Adams Park Ct. Annandale VA‚ 22003 Email: Jaimearze@gmail.com; Alt: Jaime.arze.@inova.org Mobile: 703-732-7003 OBJECTIVE A devoted‚ dynamic‚ hardworking individual with experience managing personnel and resources‚ whose primary interest is to obtain a challenging position where hard work‚ dedication‚ and loyalty are recognized and rewarded. SKILLS Tri-lingual‚ Speak-Read-Write in all 3(Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ English) Goal oriented‚ self motivated‚ with

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    The Emperor of All Maladies published in 2010‚ by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a biography of cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer institute. Mukherjee has become a storyteller of one of the most phenomenal stories in science that has ever been told‚ the history of cancer. The author talks about the setbacks and victories of cancer treatment. Dating from the Persian Queen Atossa’s breast cancer which was excised by her greek slave‚ to the 20th century’s battles with chemotherapy

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    Sign Language Interpreting Sign Language interpreters help the Deaf and Hard of Hearing better communicate with people that do not know ASL. Certain situations require a certified interpreter to be provided. In order to become certified‚ you need to go through several programs and apply to be on the registry. There are three main types of interpreters‚ agency interpreters‚ free-lance interpreters‚ and contracted interpreters. These interpreters can work just about anywhere‚ like in a police station

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