The role of English in the Modern world In today’s English language occupies an important place in people’s lives. More recently‚ it was just a foreign language‚ but now - it’s the international language. What gives us the English language? 1.CAREER With English‚ you can always communicate with business partners to participate in international conferences‚ read international newspapers and magazines about the business. The other importance of the language is that it creat a greater opportunity
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of my windows... Horrified and shocked‚ even life scarred‚ I witnessed the murder of not a human being‚ but of a horse...my horse. I couldn’t bear to hear that deafening sound of my horse‚ Jaden‚ crying in pain. I didn’t know what to do. There were only two thoughts in my head. I could quickly but quietly sneak into my parent’s room‚ raid their closet to find the hidden gun they didn’t know I knew about‚ and run outside maybe even murder whoever is torturing my horse! Or I could wake up my parents
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freedoms‚ natural beauty‚ and a providing government. Bob Rae could not have said it better “We have it all. We have great diversity of people‚ we have a wonderful land‚ and we have great possibilities. So all those things combined there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” Born in a 3rd world country with poor social and health infrastructure‚ as an immigrant it is easy to appreciate the facilities which this great land has. Canada being a 1st world country allows all citizens access to clean water‚ shelter
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Reasons and Benefits of English as a World Language There are vast benefits of the English language which has become a global language in business‚ diplomacy‚ education and politics. One of the primary benefits of English as a world language is that it is often considered the language of global business. The international business community often uses it for communication‚ even among people who do not speak the same native language. Moreover speaking and understanding English can let a person communicate
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Standard English Vs. The World It seems today that Standard English is taking over the world. Standard English is the main language many countries call their national language. Even foreign countries are starting to use the English language more often. The University even offers English Second Language classes so that foreigners can learn English. Everyone in today’s society as we know‚ speak English. It’s almost universal. The way I see it‚ is there are 2 kinds of people in this world. People
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Through the ethnography‚ Factory Girls‚ Leslie Chang explained what it meant to be a person by documenting a migrant workers‚ emotions‚ hardships‚ achievements‚ traditions‚ family life‚ social life and contribution to society. Many people within Dongguan attempt to be perfect but‚ that concept is nonexistent because in order to be a person it is critical to have faults because it develops one’s character. Being a migrant meant that a person had to work hard‚ educate themselves‚ focus on the future
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ABOUT LAN SAMANTHA CHANG Lan Samantha Chang ’s fiction has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly‚ Story‚ and The Best American Short Stories. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Iowa‚ she divides her time between Northern California and Princeton‚ New Jersey. AN INTERVIEW WITH LAN SAMANTHA CHANG Many of the families in Hunger have attempted to sever themselves from the past in order to build a future. Was this how your parents coped with starting over in America? What parts of Chinese
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Jung Chang‚ a Chinese-born writer who now resides in London‚ chronicles the history of three generations of women in her family as well as their lives in twentieth century China in her descriptive novel‚ "Wild Swans." As evidenced throughout the story‚ Chang provides her readers with the development of women’s rights‚ customs‚ and traditions as witnessed throughout the development of the Chinese government. Because Chang’s information is derived from her and her family’s personal experiences‚ one
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Benjamin Stone April 1‚ 2015 Rebels in Film and Literature Professor Moser Norma Rae & the Dark Knight We all hear the word "hero" used from in a wide spectrum‚ have you ever asked yourself the question‚ "What is a hero‚ anyway?" haven’t you asked that question yourself many times‚ I have. As I inquired into this more‚ and have spoken to many people about this‚ others also came up for me. Is a hero someone we as a society simply admire‚ respect‚ and look up to? Is it a super hero like Batman? According
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essential factors of one’s wisdom and future success. People can always gain precious life lessons from their flaws‚ which resemble the pebbles that make a stable and perfect road. In the novel Typical American written by Gish Jen‚ the protagonist‚ Ralph Chang‚ makes a mistake in which he shifts and tortures his original American dream to a false and ‘poisonous’ dream that causes his ultimate familial‚ moral and financial collapse; in other words‚ he fails to create a ‘China’ with traditional values in America
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