Why Do We Learn English The phenomenon comes into vogue that Chinese people receive English education at an early age. Even the Chinese students are willing to show off their English skills or are proud of specializing in English‚ while what the most veritable motivation for studying is English seems to be confusing. And I‚ as a typical Chinese student who has been learning English for a long time‚ was also curious about that and explained it basing on two aspects; one for the society and one
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Tyler Wyrick Ms. Russo English 165.25W 11 May 2010 E1 Why Marijuana should be Illegal In society today‚ many people are looking for a feeling of freedom. Some go on vacation and spend money while others look to drugs. The sense of high that results from using marijuana acts as an escape from the stresses of everyday life. As a result‚ a tremendous number of Americans participate in the illicit use of marijuana. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug
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overlooked‚ disrespected‚ and viewed sometimes as just a babysitter. So‚ after saying this‚ why would I want to pursue a career as a teacher? For me‚ the answer to this question is very easy. Proverbs 19:21 says‚ “There are many devices in a man’s hear; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord‚ that shall stand.” For me‚ this speaks that God’s will shall be done in my life‚ and His plans are greater than mine. I feel that the call to be a teacher on my life comes straight from God. School is one of the
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Just after noon on Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ I was preparing to leave my downtown Denver office for a meeting when I noticed the red message light flashing on my phone. I worked for the state of Colorado‚ administering training programs for people with disabilities; my meeting was about student scholarships‚ and I figured the message might be a last-minute cancellation. But it was my husband‚ calling from his home office. His voice was breathless and ragged‚ and his words stopped my heart. "Susan—this
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interact with exceedingly capable speakers of non-native English all the time‚ from the translators and copywriters who are our colleagues to many of the clients who give us work in the first place. I am regularly blown away by the sheer competence displayed – the breadth of vocabulary‚ the grasp of idiom‚ the appreciation of (let’s face it‚ difficult) British humour – but‚ and it’s a big but‚ I can’t help wonder WHY such a strange‚ hybrid language should have become so popular. Is it the spelling? Definitely
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similar practices of requiring people to join the military and serving for a year or more. I think we shouldn’t have to serve in the military for a year or more. Some people have one child and don’t want to have a effect of losing them even if they died in honor that means nothing to the parent. In conclusion to these statements some people had plans in life and being in the military could ruin their plans. I quote that Sanah Imran of the Huffington Post says “the last institution of the draft
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the arts. I personally think it is difficult to say because if certain things are not censored some people may not want their children seeing it. I believe that it should be the individual who decides what is crossing the line. I say this because what some people may think is crossing the line to an extreme‚ others may say it just has a powerful meaning or just enjoy it. It is each individual’s decision to decide their preference. It becomes more difficult to decide if and what should be censored
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is to block certain materials that the government disagrees with for religious‚ violent and sexual reasons. There are some people who disagree with the idea that the films should be censored‚ they feel they have the freedom
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property and noise complaint from residents. I am against the banning of skateboarding because skateboarding allows people to take part in competitions‚ and to also meet new people effortlessly which is a wonderful quality considering today’s society. Another reason not to ban skateboarding is that now kids are outside and not inside all day long. Skateboarding is also a career that many want to achieve. The skateboard is not an activity that should be banned just because some teens were a little
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Why Software Should Be Free by Richard Stallman (Version of April 24‚ 1992) Introduction The existence of software inevitably raises the question of how decisions about its use should be made. For example‚ suppose one individual who has a copy of a program meets another who would like a copy. It is possible for them to copy the program; who should decide whether this is done? The individuals involved? Or another party‚ called the ``owner’’? Software developers typically consider these questions
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