After spending eleven years in Korea‚ our family moved a totally different environment. This I knew would be my toughest challenge to date. As a fifth grader attending a new elementary school in a new country‚ I felt left out because of my inability to communicate. Some kids assumed that I did not understand them at all‚ so they made rude remarks about me. I understood them‚ maybe not completely‚ but I knew the intent of their messages. All that I had was my Apple II computer at which I just sat
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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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historical memory‚ which I don’t like it at all. It will make me think the music that now I listen to are no any connotation and superficial. Even though I don’t like classical music‚ but somehow I will choose to listen it; because it let me have a feeling that back to the century. Classical music has a pretty big influence‚ because listening to classical music can decreases my tension in sometime. Even that classical music is not my preferred genre. Now‚ in my opinion there are a lot of difference
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Importance of Feelings Feelings are our lifeblood. Without them‚ we would perish. Think about it. What if you couldn’t tell the difference between hot and cold‚ the feeling of pain‚ body temperature‚ strength or weakness? You would be numb at best‚ severely injured‚ or dead‚ at worst. Unable to discern possible danger or harm potential in the environment would doom you to a short life. That’s one set of feelings; the physical feelings‚ necessary for our survival. But what about emotional feelings? Are
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popular and well liked because you are so enthusiastic and cheerful. You care deeply for your family and friends‚ and like to express your feelings through words and actions. People often say you have a gift for language and are able to articulate your strong beliefs and opinions with tact. You are quite empathetic and seem to just know what other people are feeling. Tension‚ fights‚ or conflict make you very uncomfortable so you try hard to please others and make peace between your friends. You hate
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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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the myth of communication and miscommunication. This chapter discussed the importance of communication to the victory of invaders especially the Spaniards. The interpreters were “invaluable members of the expedition” (p83). Invaders used the interpreters to communicate with the native emperors and native people. As though‚ the interpreters earned credits from their captains “Nahuas soon dubbed Cortes himself with the name of Malinche‚ as though captain and interpreter were one. Indeed‚ Cortes never
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In Shakespeare’s 17th century play‚ “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ he illustrates the confusion among the characters that leads to simple miscommunications. Arthur Miller agrees with Shakespeare that miscommunications can cause different conflicts to arise. In his 1949 play “Death of a Salesman”‚ Miller expresses the bond in a father-son relationship that is then ruined by the lack of communication skills. Willy Loman neglects Biff’s needs by threatening him to “come back here” then alarmingly says
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My story begins with the time that ‚I felt that I had failed my team‚school‚family and myself. The sense of failure came from my incident that happened in a hot july summer during football practice.We were working on some drills to pass the defender in front of you and beyond that.I had went through the drill three times ‚and I felt ecstatic.When it was my turn again for my fourth rep I lined up against my opponent and the other defender behind him.When coach blew the whistle I had used a technique
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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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