Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan This story is about a young Chinese-American‚ who grows up speaking Chinese and English (many different forms of English). She talks about how not being able to speak English can create some real difficulties. She tells stories about how her mother spoke‚ what she calls “broken” English‚ and how it affected her everyday life‚ as well as her daughters. At first she was ashamed of her mothers English‚ and that if reflected the quality of what her mother was trying
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What is Risk Taking? What is risk taking. Risk concerns the deviation of one or more results of one or more future events from their expected value. Risk taking can have many definitions but in my opinion risk taking is doing something that is out of the ordinary‚ something that you don’t feel comfortable doing. Risk taking could be different for many people‚ what I see as taking a risk could be something normal for someone else. To me trying to wrestle an alligator is taking a risk but to people
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a loved figure all over the world. She was the icon of love‚ and where ever she went people could feel the presence of pure compassion that every Christian strives to aim for. People around the world no matter what religion came to her to seek guidance or help. She was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910‚ and she died on September 5‚ 1997. Now she is in the process of becoming a saint. She was raised in a devout catholic family in Albania. At age twelve she heard
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of language can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth” (FYR: 84). Language is used daily in our lives‚ and therefore plays a significant role in shaping our identity. The narrative “Mother Tongue” depicts the variations of the English language‚ and the nature of talk. Amy Tan also shares the story of her mother’s “broken” English and how this limited her perception of hers mother’s communication with others. Language can be developed both through environment‚ and one’s
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Study Skills: Strategies for Taking Notes and for Learning Content Coll 100 American Military University Strategies for Taking Notes and for Learning Content There are two environments which are conducive for note-taking; lecture and written lessons. There are several different note-taking methods which are beneficial to the specific need of the student (Boch & Piolat‚ 2005). These methods are Cornell‚ charting‚ mind mapping‚ outlining and highlighting (All Kinds of
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MOTHER TERESA In my English assignment‚ I was asked to do a report on someone or things that I am interested with. So‚ I decided to choose Mother Teresa as my role model to accomplish my task. To me‚ a role model is someone you want to emulate or hope to be like one day. Besides that‚ a role model is also someone who has inspiring actions or words. However‚ I feel that a role model needs to be honest‚ kind-hearted‚ humble‚ and caring. Therefore‚ I choose Mother Teresa as my role model because
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Note taking and note making is one of the most fundamental and important tasks that students must do. It cannot be doubted that a student that takes notes during lectures is more likely to achieve a higher grade compared to a student that does not. However‚ note taking might not have the positive effect the student wants if it is not done properly. “What to note down‚ how much to note down and how detailed the notes should be‚ takes time to develop” (Open University Malaysia [OUM]‚ 2011‚ p. 92).
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(5) reasons why it is important to take notes while you read and when you attend tutorial classes. Note taking is the process of recording vital information. Our human brain cannot remember everything that has been read or heard that’s why we need to take note while reading or attending tutorial. Besides this there is other importance in note taking. Note taking is mostly important to students because it helps them to remember better. As mentioned previously people cannot remember
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A Risk Worth Taking “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs‚ and that is the risk of doing nothing.” - Denis Waitley I believe that the key to a full and happy life is risk-taking. Having audacity is necessary to chase our dreams‚ and taking chances is essential to achieve greatness. Perhaps the greatest risk that I have taken in my life was turning down a full-time job to follow my dream of becoming a teacher. I traded comfort and security for newness
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MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TESTPAPER 4/QUESTION 2 Working mothers should be given no pay leave to take care of their families. Do youagree? Give your opinion. You should write at least 350 words .NO PAY LEAVE FOR WORKING MOTHERSWorking mothers‚ as a label‚ refers to women who are mothers and who workoutside the home for income in addition to the work they perform at home on raisingtheir children. Unlike stay at home mothers‚ working mothers spread themselvesreally thin trying to juggle work life
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