Why Speak English? English. What is English? English is a language spoken by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England a long‚ long time ago. I speak English. Am I from England? Of course not‚ I am a Filipino. But why do I need to speak English? They say English is the international language. Well‚ history reveals that Filipinos started speaking English when the Americans came to the country. They spoke American English. Anyway‚ American or English‚ they’re the same foreign language to my tongue
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“Señorita‚ if I want to be a photographer when I grow up‚ why do I need to know how to speak Spanish?” The close-minded adolescents who ask these types of questions fail to consider the possibility that they will be hired by National Geographic to take photographs of the cobblestone roads in Barcelona‚ or obtain snapshots of Marine Iguanas roaming the Galapagos Islands. The ability for that hypothetical English-speaking photographer to be familiar with the native tongue could be extremely helpful
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topics‚ freedom and individual responsibility‚ are really important when analyzing the importance of ethics. Starting with freedom‚ I realized after reading the book that without freedom‚ our society would not work in the same way that it works right now. An individual must have the freedom to choose what he wants for his life‚ for example‚ what he wants to do for living. In addition‚ that guide us to another word that show us why freedom is so important this word is incentive. The first time that
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The Spanish Civil War began because of many reasons‚ but mainly for the differences between fascists‚ the Republican government of Spain‚ and socialists‚ the Nationalists who rebelled against their oppressive government. The war took place from July 17‚ 1936 to April 1‚ 1939‚ starting in Morocco and ending in mainland Spain. The Spanish Civil War reeked of religious differences and quarrels over government policies‚ but could have been prevented if a more democratic approach was taken by the Second
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stories one is able to fully understand the struggles incurred by those individuals who are different from what society considers being normal. The first area within these stories that shares this common thread is the theme of both stories. Kafka and Marquez both focus on society’s fascination with things that are different and unique. However‚ the theme does not stop there‚ because in both stories the individuals who are unique are both mistreated. In "A Hunger Artist‚" the hunger artist is unique because
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In his essay “When Victims Speak (or‚ what happened when Spielberg added Amistad to his list?)”‚ Steve Lipkin declares that rather simply retelling the injustice slave story‚ Steven Spielberg’s docudrama Amistad takes the confrontation between emotional import of the story and its social and political background to convince audiences with the moral truth of American jurisprudence through the empower voice of enslave. 2) In his essay “When Victims Speak‚ (or‚ what happened when Spielberg added
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BBCworldservice.com ____ post card. R: hello‚ I’m Rob and welcome to 6 minute english. With me today in studio is Ms. Feifei. Hello there. F: Hi Rob. R:In today’s programme we are discussing films make us cry and why we actually enjoy watching something that makes us burst into tears or another words to cry out loud. We are also looking at the language associated with crying. So crying out loud surely this is something that you have done‚ Feifei? F: I’m afraid yes so I have done that. R:
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Andrea Thomas Speak Essay In the movie Speak Melinda was raped by this guy by named Addy at a party‚ she was reluctant to talk to anyone about what happened because she was so traumatized‚ and everyone hated her for calling the cops. She was mad at herself for not being able to do anything about it. So she resorted to silence‚ so that she doesn’t have to bring back the horrible memories she was trying to forget even though all she had to do was speak. In fact‚ if Melinda had told the truth
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must speak up because remaining quiet can cause more bad than a good change. Being neutral helps those who are evil remain silent and cause even more evil to occur. I believe if everyone would stick together through thick and thin things would not be the way they are.One reason why is if you are there to help others and listen then they will do the same for you in return. Therefore‚ treat others the way you want to be treated. In the book Terrible Things on page 25‚ it states that “if only we creatures
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After being pushed‚ shoved‚ and slapped on the head after school that day I learned that if I wanted to survive here I needed to make Miguel Marquez my ally. The nickname “Z” stuck to him from then on and he stood proud when referred to as “Z”. I was allowed to call him “Z” because I helped him with his homework and didn’t object when he referred to me as “little shit Rios”. Well‚ so much for the great memories. Now I have to figure out where to go. I can’t go to my parent’s house.
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