Are we losing our Mother-Tongue? It is‚ and it’s getting worse. In an increasingly urbanised India‚ mother-tongues are under siege and facing a sustained attack from the three Ms of migration‚ market and mixed marriages. The mother tongue is the true vehicle of the mother wit. Another medium of speech may bring with it a current of new ideas. But the mother tongue is one in which a man is born. It is through the vernacular that the new conceptions of the mind should press their way to birth in
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A growth mindset is when someone believes that success is by pure effort and dedication‚ and brain and talent aren’t given; they can be developed. Sam‚ a college athlete from the article “Lessons Learned in Losing” is an example of growth mindset as he has most of the traits of this mindset‚ such as‚ diligence‚ tenacity‚ confidence‚ understanding that failure is just another way of learning‚ and challenging oneself perpetually. For Instance‚ Sam was a clumsy kid until middle school‚ but by constant
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Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 1 In the first chapter of The Great Gatsby‚ the reader is introduced to the main characters in the novel‚ including the narrator Nick. It also outlines Nick’s background‚ including his upbringing and new life in New York’s prestigious West Egg. It is within this chapter that the reader is first introduced to the fundamental themes of the novel - money and ideas of social class - and this sets the tone for the rest of the book. The
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“Losing is how you learn to succeed.” In this world‚ we see losing as a failure‚ a disappointment. What most fail to understand is the value of losing and the way it can teach us more about ourselves and how we can improve. Losing helps us to understand and evaluate our weaknesses‚ and learn from them. From this‚ we can get better and try again. Donald Trump was quoted as saying‚ “Sometimes by losing a battle‚ you find a new way to win the war.” As human beings‚ we are driven to succeed and accomplish
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Prompt: If a particular person has influenced your life‚ tell us about it. Touched By an Angel (464) “I don’t want to die”‚ Veronica proclaimed as we sat in math supposedly working on a class exercise. She continued‚ “Life is precious”. I replied thoughtlessly‚ “Yes‚ it is”. Then‚ inconspicuously we changed the subject to our weekend plans. That day‚ the customary routine played over as it did every other day with Veronica and I waving good bye and saying
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Emily Dickinson’s Tell all Truth but tell it Slant The poem Tell all Truth but tell it Slant it’s explained on how telling bits of the truth is better than telling the whole truth or even a lie. Line 1: Opens the poem. Stating you should tell the truth but slightly‚ a white lie‚ telling what is necessary. Line 2: States that you’ll be more successful in a circle full of lies. To elaborate on this‚ I’m saying from my understanding is the usually when the truth is told it may be hurtful to the person
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Professor Adam Fishbein is a linguist and philosopher who has an interest in learning the evolution of the human language and cognition. In the article‚ “Birds Can Tell Us a Lot about Human Language”‚ by Professor Fishbein‚ he discusses unanswered questions about how the linguistic ability in humans evolved and how our ancestor’s brains changed to enable future generations to speak. However‚ since it is hard to study the vocalizations of our human ancestors‚ many researchers looked to another choice
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How Does Losing the Tropical Rainforest Affect The World 1 How Does Losing the Tropical Rainforest Affect The World INTRODUCTION The rainforest is considered to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Sadly it is being destroyed at rates that people can not truly comprehend. The battle to save the rainforest is a daunting task. It is a battle between many from political figures to indigenous who call this beautiful place home. It affects so many things including families‚ the economy‚ the
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Cary Ingram English Composition 101 Quinn 9 May‚ 2012 Losing Common Sense in A Sea of Technology Technology‚ it is what defines a nation. Societies are ever changing with the incorporation of upgraded devices that make lives run faster‚ more efficient‚ and more dependent on the systems that man has created. Technology has impacted lives by making modern medicine obtainable and statistical information readable. Technology has made education possible in every person’s home that has access to
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Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 6. Fitzgerald uses Nick to introduce Gatsby’s past as “James Gatz" and his evolution into “Jay Gatsby”. Nick narrates entire the story retrospectively‚ resulting in the narration of Gatsby’s evolution containing a greater amount of Nick’s interpretations of Gatsby’s past‚ along side factuality. This is especially prominent as Nick describes Gatsby telling him “…all this very much later‚ but I’ve put it down here with the idea of exploding
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