References: Alptekin‚ C. (1996). Target-language Culture in EFL materials. In T. Hedge‚ & N. Whitney (Eds.)‚ Power‚ pedagogy and practice (pp. 53-61). Oxford: Oxford University Press Alptekin‚ C. (2002). Towards intercultural communicative competence. ELT Journal‚ 56(1)‚ 57-64 Bennett‚ M. J. (1993). How not to be a fluent fool: Understanding the cultural dimension
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“Imagine”: An Education that Fosters Hope (Original) Risa Sato (Age 16‚ Japan) International School of the Sacred Heart‚ Tokyo President Obama visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial last month‚ 71 years after the first atomic bomb detonated in Hiroshima. The visit replayed over and over on the news and‚ at least for me‚ it was a flag of hope that marks how far we have come in rebuilding after World War II. Growing up in Japan‚ I’ve listened to numerous accounts of the atomic bomb‚ each unimaginable
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What Hope is There for Me? Even though it’s evening already‚ the excitement does not subside at all. It’s the long-awaited day of announcing the winners of the school’s writing contest‚ and the first prize winner has already been announced. Now with everyone eagerly awaiting for the host to announce who the 2nd prize winner is‚ among the crowd is a girl‚ Helena‚ her mind slowly drifting to her thoughts and wondering‚ ‘what hope is there for me?’. Helena loves stories and has read for as long as
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Hopes and dreams help people survive even if they never become real. How true is this for the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’? The novel ‘Of mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck and is set in Salinas and Soledad California in the 1930s when life was hard for so many people because of the great depression. A major theme of John Steinbeck’s novel ‘of mice and men’ is the American dream and the drive to attain it. There are two major themes in ‘of mice and men’ novel that is foreshadowed
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Different theories exist as to why or for whom Jesus Christ died on the cross for. Alsem in his article Meditation on Human Redemption rejected the Ransom Theory by explaining the meaning of sin‚ the importance of the crucifixion‚ and what we owe to Jesus Christ because of the crucifixion. Throughout his article he makes sure to deconstruct the Ransom Theory and construct the Theory of Satisfaction. It all started with the falling out of Adam and Eve‚ they were given all the riches and goodness
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Chappell English 1101 September 13‚ 2011 I Hope You Dance “I hope you never lose your sense of wonder/You get that fill to eat but always keep that hunger/May you never take one single breath for granted/God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.” The first time I ever heard the lyrics of this song was a sunny afternoon in July. I was riding in the car with my mom when it came on the radio‚ and it has stuck with me since that day. Lee Ann Womack’s song‚ I Hope You Dance‚ sends a powerful message. Through
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Atonement to Redemption “Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person”-Tennessee Williams. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir‚ a young boy who grows up in Afghanistan lives his whole life with regret because he has betrayed his best friend Hassan. He is always trying to earn his father‚ Baba’s love. As years pass‚ Amir gets the chance to atone for his mistakes. When one sins there is a need for redemption; Hosseini
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A Hope In The Unseen is a powerful and inspirational teen fiction novel by Ron Suskind. It follows Cedric “Lavar” Jennings from his life in the poor and run down slums of Washington D.C to his life in the Ivy League at Brown University. A Hope In The Unseen shows that no matter where a person comes from they can still have success if they put their mind to it. I also learned that you don’t have to change who you are to fit in with other people. Another message I took away‚ is that
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A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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HSM/240 Creating a Social Program June 17‚ 2012 Hope Tree Introduction Although it may not be cost effective now‚ young adults with more adequate life skills will have a more positive effect on society as a whole. Hope Tree is a community based social program creating a safety net for young adults about to “age out” of the foster or group home system. For these youth with already troubled pasts of neglect‚ abuse‚ and abandonment issues; running as far and as fast from the system seems
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