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    Positive causes and effects about a new language. Learning and speaking multiple languages is beneficial in a fact paced world. Some people learn other languages in order to effectively communicate with people and businesses in other countries. In addition‚ students in China must learn one or two languages such as English or Mandarin in order to improve their education. I know from experience‚ learning a foreign language is not as easy as one might think. It takes time‚ good study habits‚

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    World Peace‚ Is It Even Possible? We need to try something new to make world peace because politics and the government say that they will improve‚ but look at the world‚ there is still war going on. It may not be here‚ and we might not see it but it’s going on in so many other countries. We need to start thinking about it not just for the people‚ but for all the animals that live in those conditions as well‚ and the water we are polluting. in the long run‚ it affects us all‚ that’s why we need

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    Cambridge International AS and A Level A passport to success in education‚ university and employment Contents 3 Welcome to Cambridge 4 Cambridge programmes and qualifications 7 Cambridge International AS and A Level 8 Our curriculum 13 Classroom support for teachers and learners 16 Our qualifications 18 Join the Cambridge community 19 What next? About us University of Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications

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    Languages Learning foreign languages is important‚ especially for those going to college. This topic illustrates that we can get closer to family and friends who speak a foreign language and get closer to our roots. When we travel‚ we can understand those around us and read items on the menu. Speaking two languages can open many doors into the business world and make you able to talk to those around the world in your work office. If we learn another language we will be eligible to communicate

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    ‘’To have another language is to possess a second soul.’’ said Charlemagne‚ which may sound like a cliché but is actually very accurate. I believe that learning a language expands our life views and provides us some significant opportunities. Firstly‚ I strongly believe that the language we learn directly affects our way of thinking as we start to think in that particular language. For example Turkish is my mother tongue and I am learning English as a second language‚ so I know that there is not

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    PHI-105 Thinking and Language Reflection Grading Criteria The assignment will be graded according to the following criteria: 1) Clarity: The intent of the writer is clear. 2) Logic: The answer makes sense. 3) Answers question: The questions are addressed fully. 4) Mechanics: Answers contain proper punctuation and grammar. How do individuals acquire and develop language? How do you personally communicate your thoughts and how did you learn to do that? Individuals

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    In literature‚ the way language is selected and crafted inevitably influences our emotional journey. Shakespeare is regarded as having mastery in his language from the sonnets to the plays‚ particularly in Hamlet. This play tells the story of Hamlet‚ the prince of Denmark‚ seeking the truth about his father’s death‚ then plotting revenge on his father’s murderer‚ Claudius‚ his uncle and now King. Shakespeare’s language in Hamlet powerfully explores the idea that reality is not as simple as we perceive

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    McCarthy uses language in the road to stir readers emotions. The Road is a story of a father and son fighting to survive in a post apocalyptic world where the basics of humanity have disappeared. The writing is fragmented‚ sparse and‚ from the beginning‚ reflects the barren and bleak landscape through which the father and Son are traveling. McCarthy abandons quotation marks in dialogue‚ he dispenses minimal punctuation. His toying with the rules of grammar and punctuation in effect emphasises the

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    theory is ... an innate property of the human mind’ (Chomsky‚ 1975).  Does the evidence favour Chomsky’s view?  Language is a form of communication. **First‚ what is language‚ and how does it differ from other forms of communication? There does not exist a universally accepted definition of language‚ or criteria for its use; this is one of the reasons for the disagreement among scientists about whether apes can use language. Language consists of various aspects which people believe are more or less

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    George Orwell portrays that rhetoric and language have the capability to control the population; “For one thing‚ Orwell’s entire story is predicated on a bleak and soulless view of humanity” (Scaliger 1). This is basically telling people to stay where they are living due to the nation that are growing less confident for what they believe in and for what feels right; both in real life and in the novel‚ suppose that a tragedy can occur that would appear on the news‚ which illustrates for the people

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