English is a widely-used language that is originally used by the countries United States‚ Great Britain‚ England and many more. English is the universal language because it is widely used by many people like Asians‚ Europeans‚ Africans and many more. However‚ how can we use English in shaping 21st century learners? English has many purposes that can help shape 21st century learners. One is we can use English in expressing our thoughts‚ ideas‚ feelings and many more. Because English is important
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is to get an idea out of one brain into another. If you include people who speak English as a second language‚ it is the most commonly spoken language on the Earth. It is a world language. In every country schools teach their children English because the teachers know that it can be useful for the children in their life. So English is very important nowadays. I have several supporting arguments. Firstly‚ English is a language of progressive science and technology‚ trade and cultural relations
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Terminology has changed slightly over the past several centuries‚ evolving from hysteria to madness to mental illness; however‚ to what degree attitudes about mental illness have changed remains unclear. While methods of treatment used in the 17th century are no longer prescribed today‚ there still exists a strong disparity between the number of women diagnosed as mentally ill compared to the miniscule number of men who receive the diagnosis. It’s no secret that women were expected to be subservient in
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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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religious disputes and the need of workers to settle in newly formed economic colonies in America‚ many of the immigrants that emigrated soon found themselves in need of self-government. Because the Church of England angered many people‚ many Puritans and Separatists demanded a place where they could practice their religious beliefs‚ thus traveling over to the Americas. Although the English economic colonies were not made for permanent settlement‚ they desired a system of rule‚ one of which will become
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Why did English civil War start? In this essay I am going to clarify why the civil war started. A civil war is a conflict fought between inhabitants of the same country. In this case the two sides that fought against each other in England were King Charles I’s side and Parliament’s side. The main reasons for going to war were parts of these three main topics: Money‚ Religion and Power. There were many reasons for the civil war‚ some of the proceedings of 1642 were the grand remonstrates made by
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During the early 17th century‚ some colonies permitted slaves who converted to Christianity to become free‚ but this possibility was eliminated by the mid-17th century. In 1725 Virginia granted slaves the right to establish a church‚ leading to the establishment of the First Church of Colored Baptists. In many cases throughout the American South‚ slaves created hybrid forms of Christianity‚ mixing elements of traditional African religions with traditional as well as new interpretations of Christianity
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and religion. Pietism and puritanism were some of the non-voluntary types of Christianity. Puritanism belonged to the Calvinist family and its goal was to always convert the whole of society to perfect godliness. By the 17th century‚ Lutheranism felt that a reform was needed as Christianity was not reflecting in people’s lives. Pietism arose as a reforming movement within the Lutheran Churches. (Woodhead‚ 2004‚ p. 214- 215) In this paper‚ I will explain what pietism is and focus on the development
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Each of the four articles portrayed a different explanation for why Reconstruction did not work out as planned by the United States Government. Thomas W. Wilson’s article reveals that the government preyed upon the South. Carter Woodson asserts that former slaves were not given a fair chance to make Reconstruction work‚ while Thomas Bailey blames the Radicals for pushing it on clueless‚ former slaves. Finally‚ Mary Beth Norton takes issue with the resistance of Reconstruction that the South held
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The English language has gradually changed over time. Beginning with Old English‚ proceeding with Middle English‚ and eventually Modern English. Although English now sounds and looks nothing like it did back in the Old English language‚ many of modern day English words originate from Old English. In comparison to Modern English‚ Old English was a very complex language. Throughout history many things have contributed to the change in the English language. In 400 CE‚ Germanic tribes began invading
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