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    1 Sthefani Rojas Natalie Meyer Composition I 9/29/13 Who speaks two languages is worth two “To have another language is to possess a second soul.” ‒Charlemagne Coming from a different country is not easy for anyone‚ specially if you don’t know the language. Being in a place were everyone speaks a language that you don’t understand‚ and adapting to a place you must call home its probably one of the most scary and insecure moments of your life. One of the reasons for

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    defame and hurt someone while it can have a negative social impact on the country. As misspoken words lead to much heavier consequences than just having a fall. Speaking our minds has a negative social impact on this world. For example‚ when someone speaks Their mind against the government or the ruler and a large group of The two girls are still on probation. There have also been several incidents where a teenager has committed suicide because of intense cyber bullying which was caused by an opinion

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    Proverb: “Things are not always what they seem.” 1. What did you do well? Elaborate on why you think you did well on these aspects of your speech. What I believe I did well on was link the proverb with the speech and told a story that relates to it. The story was about how I tried skydiving for my first time‚ and was nervous for it. But after doing it I ended up liking it. Also I believe I did well when it came to looking at my note cards. Only looking backs at it a couple of times and always tried

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    don’t speak Like A Black Person " On Being Told I Don’t Speak Like a Black Person" tells a story of the importance in identifying your own speech and how there is nothing more personal than your own speech. Many people change their attitude‚ personality and in some cases the way they speak based on their environment and surroundings. The meaning of what the author wants to get across to the reader is exemplified in lines 52-70. In those lines she says how we shouldn’t care how any one speaks no matter

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    Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie Speaks Her Ideas In life to discover our self-identity a person must show others what one thinks or feels and speak his or her mind. Sometimes their opinions may be silenced or even ignored. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the main character Janie would sometimes speak her ideas and they would often make a difference. The author‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ gives Janie many chances to speak and she shows the reader outcomes. When dealing with all

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    or dialects speak around the world. And because America is such a diverse country with many individuals capable of speaking two or more languages‚ they tend to forget the importance of speaking English in America. As an American living in America‚ it’s not important whether they speak English or not‚ but what’s important is which language they choose to represent themselves freely. Language is speaked in many forms. Some people may grow up learning one language but choose to speak another and

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    1. How to speak so people listen: Julian Treasure The video that has been summarised is about the most important thing that one does in their entire life and that is speaking. Julian Treasure has clearly made this important aspect of our life a lot simpler than it was pre-conceived by most of us. Julian Treasure is the speaker of the video which bears the title as “How To Speak So People Listen” on the YouTube website. We all love to speak but that speech bears no importance if it falls unheard

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    disrespectful by those in proximity if someone speaks in a language other than English. In her article Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public‚ Myriam Marquez explains to her readers why people speak Spanish in public when they know English. She uses logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos to explain to her readers why people speak Spanish while in public. Marquez utilizes logos throughout her article in order to show her reasoning behind her arguments. The facts that bilinguals speak in their native language

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    obviously the individual’s progress on the path toward enlightenment‚ and not the individual’s gender” (p. 86) “...early nuns were full members...recognized for their extraordinary intellectual and spiritual talents…” (p. 86) Question: Reading Leona Anderson and Pamela Young’s book Women and Religious Traditions “Women in Buddhist Traditions” I was intrigued‚ and later upset‚ to learn that early Buddhist nuns were not stereotyped as a result of their gender but became stereotyped a few centuries later

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    Speak “Right” English: The Unconstitutional Standard English Language Ideology In this essay‚ I question the validity of Standard English Language Ideology. Moreover‚ I employ the research done by Nelson Flores and Jonathan Rosa‚ Samy Alim and other authors to support my argument that the enforcement of Standard English Language violates the rights of American citizens‚ especially those minorities whose first language is not English. This includes the right of free speech and the right of equality

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