In the book “Speak”‚ a girl named Melinda Sordino experiences something very terrifying. The author‚ Laurie Halse Anderson‚ describes how Melinda was raped by an upperclassman that goes to the exact same high school as her. As result‚ Melinda is now scarred and mute‚ even though she wants to speak very badly to someone about her assault. Laurie Halse Anderson uses allusions and archetypes to show the difficulties Melinda faces. Such uses in the book are tree‚ cave‚ lightening‚ and for archetypal
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International students in English speaking universities Adjustment problems Introduction With the brisk pace of economic globalization‚ higher education is becoming more internationalized as well. An increasing number of students choose to receive higher education abroad in countries like the US‚ the UK and Australia‚ where there are many world-class universities that are expected to provide high-quality education for both domestic and overseas students. However‚ due to various reasons‚ and
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| Plagiarism has become a serious concern in the university as it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the fact that university students plagiarise in English-speaking country. The growth of internet usage had lead plagiarism to a worsen situation. Plagiarism is the “act of plagiarising” (Hank 1979 cited in Park 2003‚ P.472)‚ which means ‘to steal ideas‚ words‚ and information from others and make it to your own work. It can also explain that is copying others words. This essay critically
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“I should probably tell someone‚ just tell someone. Get it over with. Let it out‚ blurt it out” (99). In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda is a freshman in highschool who struggles to escape the traumatizing past of being raped by a popular senior‚ Andy Evans. Because of her painful memories Melinda would circumvent Andy all year‚ experiencing bullying‚ rejection‚ and social isolation along the way. The essence of this story illustrates Melinda’s transformation from being silent and
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Introduction A. Background English‚ one of the most spoken languages in the world‚ has a lot of variants. The most well-known English variants are British and American English. Although British and American English are the same language‚ they have some differences in vocabulary‚ pronunciation‚ grammar‚ and spelling (http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbintr.html‚ 2011). However. one variant cannot be said to be superior to the other because both have been standardized (Kemmer‚2009). Despite
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the nation to adopt English as the official language of the company and taking into account the economic importance of Brazil as a developing country‚ the dominance of English has become synonymous with survival and integration global. Learning English opens doors for personal‚ professional and cultural. The market is now considered a basic requirement at the time of hiring the candidate to master English. Often the knowledge of English‚ a salary of up to 70% higher. English skills have become essential
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Koeller 1 ESL 118 Prof. Shields April 7‚ 2014 Final Draft An image that speaks Some photos never leave one’s memory. The photo that I choose for this essay is one such photo. It is the Pulitzer prize-winning photograph taken in 1994 in Sudan by Kevin Carter during the Sudan famine depicting a child about to die of starvation
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Reasons and Benefits of English as a World Language There are vast benefits of the English language which has become a global language in business‚ diplomacy‚ education and politics. One of the primary benefits of English as a world language is that it is often considered the language of global business. The international business community often uses it for communication‚ even among people who do not speak the same native language. Moreover speaking and understanding English can let a person communicate
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I started learning English when I was in elementary school‚ at which time English for children was taught through songs‚ stories‚ and games. The joy of understanding a different language other than my own was beyond compare‚ which started to pique my interest in linguistics. High school came when I decided to challenge myself with a completely new foreign language‚ and my choice was French. Merely one semester into studying French‚ I found myself extremely lucky having chosen this language as it
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more than a mini skirt and a pair of breasts? Or the men who have to actively assert their dominance to protect their masculinity? Are we going to sit down because these laws benefit us? Or are we going to speak up only because they don’t? But then the question arises as to why we don’t speak up at all. Being different or going against the tide known as society often results in opposition‚ rejection‚ and
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