Why is it important to be bilingual? Answer: Being bilingual allows you to communicate better with other people. It can aid you in school‚ business‚ travel or everyday life. Many people find that learning a second language also helps them improve their first. Phonetics‚ grammar points‚ and other things that native speakers usually take for granted‚ you will start to notice in your own language after learning about them in another. It’s important to be bilingual because it knowing two
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The Cambridge Dictionary Online defined museums as "places of study‚ buildings where objects of historical‚ scientific or artistic interest are kept‚ preserved and exhibited". To The Museums Association‚ a museum is "an institution which collects documents‚ preserves‚ exhibits and interprets material evidence and associated information for the public benefit". Since 1998‚ this definition has changed. Museums now enable the public to explore collections for inspiration‚ learning and enjoyment. They
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Why is Literature so Important Anyway? Literature is the foundation of life. While it is physically written in words‚ these words come alive in the imagination. Literature enables people to see everything in a whole different prospective; it is a journey that is inscribed in pages. Literature provides a gateway to teach the reader about life experiences through reading‚ from the saddest stories‚ to the most joyful ones that will touch their hearts. From a very young age‚ many are exposed to literature
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Literacy in my opinion is one of the most important and crucial things to learn. Literacy is how we communicate and understand each other. Without it‚ anything else we learn by observations or something hands on‚ is only beneficial to a certain extent; you can only apply that so much and get so far. It opens doors to so many other things and sets a basis for you to be able to understand other things more efficiently. You don’t need to need to read a book to know how to hold a spoon‚ you really don’t
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Children’s Immunization Coalition said. Would you rather have doctors lose money or would you rather have not have a disease travel through the world and kill tons of people. People think we shouldn’t spend so much money on vaccines but vaccines are an important part of anybody’s health. Vaccines are very expensive and we shouldn’t put money into them. This is so wrong if we didn’t put money into vaccines who knows if we would be alive or not! People say that if the disease isn’t in the USA then we shouldn’t
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erupting. Many citizens were buried along with the town‚ however‚ one thing that was not buried was the town’s legacy and history. The excavation process that took place in the discovery of these ruins has uncovered the great history‚ along with its historical impact‚ allowing the legacy to live on. The excavation of Pompeii was and continues to be a difficult process‚ requiring the use of many tools‚ techniques‚ people and as a result‚ time. The excavation of Pompeii began unknowingly in 1748 by Carlo
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The Alamo‚ a place in religious and American history‚ is where American men defended Texas while surrounded inside of a Catholic Reserve Mission. Davy Crockett‚ Sam Houston‚ James Bowie‚ and William Travis were the important military figures among the Americans as they died courageously at the hands of Santa Anna’s army. Men‚ from states all over the country‚ came together to set a standard for America’s militia. Their efforts were avenged as Santa Anna was defeated later. The Alamo is located in
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Salvation and the Importance of the Soul in the 15th Century In an era filled high infant mortality‚ short life expectancy‚ and daily public executions‚ it is no surprise that beliefs concerning salvation and the afterlife were something that was on the forefront of the minds of people living in Medieval and Renaissance era. For people living during this time‚ there was a heavy emphasis placed on the morality of one’s daily actions. People were unsure of whether or not they were predestined for
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When people who have made an impact on our world pass away‚ how do we remember them? What is the reason for us memorializing them? There are many different ways to memorialize a significant figured who has passed on. Statues‚ museums‚ pictures‚ monuments‚ just to name a few. These symbols can pay homage to great accomplishments and deep sacrifice. They are a sign of respect to those who deserve it. Not only humans are memorialized; certain events are memorialized‚ as well. One may ask: what factors
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make any sense. For example‚ sword from the mouth of Jesus will not be interpreted literally. Dealing closely with the foundation meaning of the text is an advantage for this approach. But they still have problem due to lack of the consideration of literary genre. As Revelation was also written in apocalyptic genre‚ symbols are most likely used for this kind of writings. Thus‚ the intended meanings by the author might be misinterpreted if readers
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