Englishcoursework
TheEndoftheRoad
Itallstartedtogodownhillwhenmyboyfriendstartedspeakingtoanothergirlbehindmyback, sendingtextmessagesandmeetingupwithherfora'chat'asheusedtosay.Ineverbelieved anythinghesaid.Neitherdidmyfriendsorfamily.Whyshouldwehave?Beforewegottogetherhe wasknownasaplayerandsomeonewhocontinuouslyflirtedwithgirlsevenifhehadagirlfriend, butafterwegottogetherhetoneditdownandIthoughthehadchanged.I'mfedupwiththewayhe istreatingme,IknowIdeservebetter.HowdidIknowthatthedayIdecidedtoconfronthimwas thedayIwouldneverseehimagain?
IdecidedtogotoDaniel'sthemorningafterIhadfoundoutaboutthetextshowmorecontent Andthat'swhenshetoldme.''It'sDaniel''shesaid.''He'sbeeninanaccident''Ifelltothefloor,I hadn'tspokentohim,I'vebeenignoringhim,whathaveIdone?!
''Ishehurt?Whatkindofaccident?''IaskedherShelookedupatmethroughthetearsinhereyes andIknewjustfromthelookshegavemethatitwasmorethanabrokenbone. Hewasdead.
AfterDaniel'sdeathIdidn'tleavemyroomforaboutaweek,Ididn'twanttofacetheworld,Ididn't wanttotalktoanyone,IjustwantedtobealonewithmythoughtsButallIcouldthinkaboutwas 'whatif?'WhatifIhadn'tignoredhim?Whatifweweren'targuing,wouldhehavebeenatminethat night?
Iwentonmylaptopaboutaweekafter,Ididn'tlookatmyphoneormylaptopbecauseIdidn'twant anysympathycommentsasIknewitwouldonlymakemefeelworse,butthatnightIjustwantedto seewhatpeoplehadputonhisFacebookwall,themomentIloggedontomyaccount,Ihad thousandsofnotifications.Iswitchedmylaptopstraightoff;IknewIshouldn'thavegoneoninthe firstplace.
Thenextdaywashisfuneral,Ididn'tthinkIwouldbeabletocope,butIknewIwouldhavelotsof peopletheretosupportme,butIknewitwouldbeharderforhisfamilythanitwouldbefor
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EnglishisacoreconceptintheUntiedStatesandothercountriesthathasallowedinvidualsto advancetheirknowledge.NotonlydoesEnglishprovideanadvancementinknowlege,buthas createdawayforindividualstosharetheirthoughtsandfeelingsthroughwriting.Whichiswhy Englishisoneofthefoursubjectsthatisrequiredtobetaughtinalmosteveryschooldistrictin AmericaincludingmineIbegantakingEnglishfromayoungagewhichallowedmetotake advancedplacementEnglishIVmysenioryearatTupeloHighSchool.AdvancedPlacement EnglishIVallowedmetofurthermyeducationinwriting,whichinreturnallowedmetoovercome obstacles,lowpointsanddiscoverstrengthsIneverknewIhadLikeanyotherthinginlifethereare alwaysobstaclesindividualsfaceeveryday,formeinmyEnglishIVclasswritingwassomething thatwasverychallenging.Thefirstchallengewritingpresentedtomewastryingtoorganizeallof mythoughts,sothatitmadesense.ThefirstessayIeverwroteinmyEnglishclasswasajournal entryaboutamemorableexperience,sowiththatbeingsaidIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutthe experienceIhadwhilehuntingwithmyDadThehuntingexperiencewithmydadhadmany differentparts,andoneofmybiggestchallengesIhadwasorganizingmythoughts,sothatitflowed correctly.SinceIwastellingastorywithinmyjournalIrealizedthatIwasjumpingaroundmore thenIshouldhaveandthisbecameaproblem.Ilearned
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ShortStoriesandPoetryTherearemanydifferentformsofwritingthatallfallunderthename literature.Thesedifferentwaystocreateliteratureareoftencategorizedintospecificgenres.Some ofthegenreshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthanothers.Twogenres,theshortstoryandthe poem,sharemanysimilaraspects.Boththeshortstoryandthepoemcansuccessfullysendpowerful messagesortellcomplexstoriesinaveryshortamountofwordsBothgenrescontaincarefully manipulatedlanguagethatquicklyyeteffectivelyestablishesthemeaningoftheshortstoryor poem.Pointofviewisaprominentaspectincontrollingshortstoriesandpoetry.Theworksarethus oftentoldinthefirstshowmorecontent Shortliteraryworksareconfinedtotheboundariesonlengthaccordingtotheirspecificgenre;they don'thavetimeforlengthyorslowintroductions.
WilliamFaulkner's"ARoseofEmily"(p.443)beginsimmediatelywithastartlingstatementabout MissEmily'sdeath.Faulknercreatesafirstsentencethatdescribeshow"ourwholetownwenttoher funeral"(1),usingofcoursethefirstpersonformof"we"(28,43,46,etc)Thenarratorismost likelyoneofthetownspeoplewhorepresentsthepointofviewoftheentiretown.Throughtheuse ofpluralfirstpersonnarration,theauthormakesthereaderfeelasifthoughtheyarepartofthe story,graspinghisorherinterestmorequickly.Faulkneremploysthisfirstpersonnarrationinthe firstsentenceofhisstory,thusimmediatelycapturingthereader'sattention.Thereader's engagementinthestoryalsoaddstoitsemotionalityByfeelingasthoughheorsheisapartofthe story,thereaderoftenfeelssadness,joyandotheremotionswiththecharactersofthestory.When thetownspeoplewere"surprisedwhenHomerBarron...wasgone"(46),theuseof"we"(46)forces thereadertofeelthesameconfusionandshockthatthetownspeopledoThefirstpersonhelpsto enrichthevariabilityandappealoftheshortstory.
Thisuseoffirstpersontostrengthenthefeelingofthe
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EnglishJourney
IcanstillrememberthefirsttimeIeverpickedupapencil,itwaswhenIwasaboutfourandthat wasalsowhenIrealizedIwasleft–handedanddoublejointedinmyfingerbecausewhenIwould holdapencilreallytightitwouldbendmyfingerbackreallyfar.FromthenonIdealtwithbumping peoplewhileevenwritingmyhandbecausesomehowineveryclassIgotsatnexttosomeoneright handedandwasalwaysontherightside.
FirsttimeIeverwroteanessayIwassopassionateaboutit,itwasaboutmyfamilyandItalked aboutthemforpagesThelastessayIwrotewasaboutrollerderbyandIlovedititwasaboutthe onlythingIdidinEnglishlastyearifIwriteaboutsomethingIlike,Icanwriteforever,butifI don'tlikethesubjectorjustdon'tunderstanditIcan'tgraspitverywell.Ineverexactlyliked readingandwriting,it'sneverbeenmystrongsuitbecausemyreadinglevelisn'tthehighest, thereforeit'shardformetocomprehendwhatI'mputtingonpaperorinthecomputerbecausein ordertoknowwhatIwrotemakessenseIhavetoreaditoverseveraltimesjusttounderstandit WhichsometimeswhenIstartwritingI'llbepassionateaboutthesubject,thentowardstheend,I'll slowdownandnothavemuchtosaybecausebythenIfeelI'vesaiditall. WhenIreadanybooks,it'sreallyfun,myfavoritebookisSwindle.IrememberthefirstbookIever readwhenIfirststartedreading,itwasWheretheWildThingsAre.
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Ihavelearnedmanythingsthroughoutthecourseoftheterm,includingsuchthingsas:howtowrite anessayandhowtoimproveonessaysthatIhavealreadywritten,howtolocateandcomposite betterresearchthroughtheuseofnumerousresourcesfoundatthecampuslibrary,theinternet,and the"CommonSense"textbook,howtociteresearch,examples,andquotationsproperlywithinthe contentsofmyresearchpaperaswellasdocumentitaccuratelyaccordingtoMLAstandards. Throughtheexplorationofthe"SubjectsandStrategies"textbook,Ihavelearnedninedifferent methodsusedwhenwritinganeffectiveessayandhowthedifferentwritingstylesaffecttheoverall themeandtoneoftheessaywhenusedproperly.Thispast...showmorecontent...
ThisallowedmetowritemoreextensivelyonthetopicIhadchosenwhichinturnhelpedexpand thesizeofmyresearchpaper.IreceivedaBonmyfinaldraft;thefirstpassinggradeIhaveever receivedonaresearchpaperIamverysatisfiedwithmygradeWhenitcametotheessayswriting becamealittletrickierbecauseIhadtounderstandwhatitwasIneededtowriteaboutandthestyle inwhichIneedtowriteitin.TherearenineessaywritingmethodswhichIlearnedwhileattending thiscourse:exemplification,compare/contrast,causeandeffect,proposal,narration,process, division/classification,definition,andargument.TheonlyproblemsIencounteredwhentryingto writetheessaysthatwereassignedtomebytheinstructorwasfindingsuitablesubjectmatterto writeabout.OnceIfoundmytopicsformyessay,everythingelsebecameeasier.Iwouldfirst producearoughdraftandthenthestudents,theinstructor,andmyselfwouldgoovertheminclass anddecidedifwhatIwaswritingwasinitsbestformMostofmyroughdraftsneeded improvement,butifitdidn'titwouldn'tbearoughdraft,soitwasunderstood.Myfinaldraftswere verysatisfyingformeaswellasthegradesIreceivedonthem.FormyexemplificationessayI chosetowriteaboutthereasonswhycondoms
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EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage(EAL)
EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage(EAL)
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ContentsIntroduction2WhatareSchools'ResponsibilitiesforInclusionundertheNational Curriculum?2WhatisanEALlearner?3InclusionforEALLearnersandHowTheirNeedsare Met5FactorsthatImpactontheQualityofInclusionwithintheClassroom6TheRoleof AssessmenttoProvideaBaselineofInformationtoSupportAFL7AccessandEngagement StrategiesRelevanttoDesignandTechnology8AttainmentandtheUseofLearnersFirstLanguage 9FocussedPracticalTasks(FTPs)10AdditionalSupportby'BuddyingUp'10ClassroomSupport 11ASupportiveClassroomEnvironment11TheTeacher'sRolein...showmorecontent...
Manyoftheirlearningneedsaresimilartothoseofotherchildrenandyoungpeoplelearninginour schools.However,theselearnersalsohavedistinctanddifferentneedsfromotherlearnersbyvirtue ofthefactthattheyarelearninginandthroughanotherlanguage,andthattheycomefromcultural backgroundsandcommunitieswithdifferentunderstandingsandexpectationsofeducation, languageandlearning".(NALDIC,1999).
TherearemanyfactorsthatinfluencethediverseneedsofanindividualEALlearnerthatneedtobe assessedandtakenintoaccountwhenprovidingadequateclassroomsupport:*theageatwhich learnersentertheeducationalsystem*theirpreviousexperienceofschoolingandliteracyintheir firstlanguage;*theirknowledge,skillsandunderstandingoflanguagesandtheschoolcurriculum; *homeandcommunityexpectationsandunderstandingoftheeducationsystem;*support structuresforlearningandlanguagedevelopmentathomeandatschool(NALDIC,1999)
TheWelshGovernmenthascategorisedthedifferentstagesoflanguagedevelopmentthatanEAL childcanbeassessedat.*A–newtoEnglish:needsconsiderablesupport*B–earlyacquisition: significantamountofsupport*C–developingcompetence:ongoingsupport*D–competent: occasionalsupporttoaccesscurriculum
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Onceyoustartgoingtoschoolyouaregivenmanysubjectstolearn.Justtonameafew:History, Science,MathandafewothersubjectsaswellasEnglish.Andasyou'regoingthroughelementary andhighschoolintocollegeyouarelearningaboutallofthesesubjects.Mostpeopleviewthe difficultsubjectbytheamountofhomeworkgivenorevenbytheamountoftimespentlearningit. EnglishisinacategoryallitsownWithoutEnglishnoneoftheothersubjectswouldevenexiston paper.Orwithinwordofmoutheither.Andthisisoneofthereasonsitcanbeadifficultsubject. Thereisalotofweightridingonyoubeingabletounderstandandcomprehendthelanguageyou arenativetoSoitwouldbesafeinsayingthatEnglishisnotonlyahardsubjectbutthatEnglishis themostdifficultsubjectofstudytohumankind.
IntheEnglishlanguagetherearemanydifferenttypesofwordsandsomewordsmeaningother wordsandotherwordstellingyouthestorybehindotherwords.Englishisjustawayoflifeinthis worldhencethisessayI'mwritingWordscanbespelledinmanydifferentwaysandpronouncedin differentwaystoo,dependingonyouraccentmostly.Andhereiswheresomeoftheproblems occur.Youseeifyoulearnbythespellingaloneandthenyoutrytopronouncethewordwithout assistance.Youmayendupsayingitwrong.Forexampletheword'tough'couldbepronouncedas 'tuf.'Butatthesametimeifyoulookattheword'dough'itisn't
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Franceisabeautifulandcaptivatingcountryfullofart,culture,andanimportanthistorical background.ItisintheheartofEuropeandissometimescalled"TheHexagon", Becauseofit'sshape.ItisthelargestcountryinWesternEuropeandcoversabout211,200square miles.FourdifferentwaterssurroundtheFrenchcoastline,thisincludes;theNorthSea,theEnglish Channel,theMediterraneanSea,andtheAtlanticOcean
ThecapitalofFranceisParis,onthebanksoftheSeineRiver.Sometimescalledthe"The CityofLights",ParishasbeenadmiredandlovedbymillionsforcenturiesItisanindustrial centeraswell.Parisisworldrenownedasaculturalandintellectual...showmorecontent...
ThePrimeMinister,Presidentandotherministershavetoputthelawsintoeffect.ThePresident himselfcandecidelaws,holdreferenda,andnegotiatewithothernations.
TheParliamentismadeupoftwochambers,TheNationalAssembly,andtheSenate,which togetherhavelegislativepowerTheNationalAssemblyiselectedeveryfiveyearsbynational election,andcanbedissolvedbythePresident.TheSenateiselectedfornineyearsbutallmembers donotstandforelectionatthesametime.Senatorsareelectedbydeputiesandlocalcouncilors.
Untilthe18thCentury,themaincropinFrancewaswheat.Thiswasbecausepeoplemainlyate bread,andverylittlemeat,ifany,waseaten
Grassforcattletoeatwasinshortsupplyandasaresult,cattlewererare.Thefewanimalsthat peasantsdidownwereusedtopullfarmequipmentandtofertilizethesoil.Theanimalswerenot killedformeatSheepwerepopularbecausetheydidn'teatmuchandbecausetheyproducedwool Atthebeginningofthe20thCentury,Francewasstillverymuchanagriculturalnationwith40%of it'spopulationworkingtheland.Today,only3%arefarmers.However,farmlandstillcoversmore than57%ofthecountry.
TheFrenchpeopleareconvincedthattheirwineisthebestintheworld.The
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Inthispaperonewilllearnthedifferentpartsofthebrainandtheirfunctions.Althoughthebrain isn'tthelargestorganofthehumanbodyitisthemostcomplexandcontrollingorgan.Itisamazing howcomplicatedthebrainis.Thebraincontrolseveryactionwithinandoutofyourbody.Thebrain hasmainareasthatcontaindifferentareasthathavespecificfunctions.Forinstancethebasal gangliaholdsthelentiformandthecaudate
Thebrainisn'tjust"THEBRAIN"itisactuallyagroupofmanyparts.Theyhelptoinformthebrain onthethingsgoingonwiththehumanbody.Thebrainissplitintotwomainparts,theleftandthe righthemisphereThelefthemispherehasaboutthesameareasastherighthemisphereThe only...showmorecontent...
Thecorpuscallosumisabundleofnervesthatconnectsthetwohemispheres.Theareathatpasses andprocessesinformationconcerningtouch,pain,temperature,andpressureonskinisthethalamus. Thelimbicsystemcontrolsyourbehaviorandemotions.Itisinvolvedinemotionssuchasfear, rage,pleasure,andsorrowIntheprefrontalareaofthefrontallobeemotionaltraitsarecontrolled Inthetemporallobeexpressedbehavioriscontrolled.Theparietallobediscriminatessensory.The occipitallobeiswherevisualinterpretationtakesplace.Ponsisacrossroadfornervesgoingupto thecortex,tothecerebellumandthendownthespinalcord.Thecortexistheoutergrayareawhere thinkingtakesplace.Theolfactorycortexreceivessensesfromthenosethatitthensortsout.The areathatidentifieswhatweseebyworkingoutmovements,colors,andshapesisthevisualcortex Theareathatreceivestastesensesiscalledgustatorycortex.Thearearesponsibleforanalyzing data,performingmemoryfunctions,learningnewinformation,formingthoughts,andmaking decisionsisthecerebralcortexThemotorcortexisinvolvedinmusclemovementThecerebellum isvitalwhencarryingoutcomplicated,skilledmovements.Itismuchlikeaminibrain. Ifbeforeyoureadthispaperyouthoughtthebrainwasa"onemanmachine"I'msureyouropinion haschangedafterreadinghispaper.Itisamazinghowgodhascreatedthebraintohavesomany areas
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Forme,learningalanguageisacomplicatedprocess.Itisdifferentfromlearningothersubjects.It involvesalotofpracticesandfollowup.WhenItalkaboutmypersonalexperience,Iwouldsay thatIhavearichexperienceinlearningEnglishasasecondlanguageEnglishwastaughttomefor tenyearsstartingfromgradeseventillgraduationfromuniversity.Aftergraduation,IfeltthatI shouldimprovemylanguageskills.Therefore,Ididalotofeffortspersonallytoincreasemy fluencyUntilnowIstilllearnthelanguageIndeed,learningalanguagetakesalifetime IstartedlearningEnglishasasecondlanguagewhenIwasinfirstintermediate.Istillremembermy firstclassesandmyfirstteachers.Irememberthatmyteacherschangedfrequentlyinthefirstyear butallofthemhavemuchincommon.Allofthemusedgrammartranslationmethod.Theyusedto writebilinguallistsofwordsonboard,thenwe,asstudents,wereaskedtocopytheselistsand memorizethembyheartAllteachingconcentratedonreadingandwritingskills,buttherewereno activitiesconcentratingonspeakingorlistening.Inaddition,grammarrulesweretaughtinthatstage oflearningthelanguageasmathematicsequations,andwewereaskedtomemorizetherulesas weshowmorecontent
Ofcourse,therearecertaindefectsorgapsinmyknowledgeorabilitytousetheEnglishlanguage likeusingidiomsandtheappropriatenessofsomevocabularyIdiomshavemanyconnotationsand denotationsintheEnglishlanguage.SometimesIuseanidiomandImeansomething,butthe connotationsoftheidiommeanssomethingelse.Anothergapofmyknowledgeofthelanguageis theappropriatenessofusingcertainvocabularyEnglishlanguageentailshighsenseofusingthe appropriatewordfordescribingornarratingsomething.Tomymind,Ihavenotreachedthispoint ...Getmorecontent...
ReflectingonMyEnglish101ExperienceIusedtoconsiderwritingastumblewordsfromyour mind,write,readitthrough,fixminormistakes,anddone.However,yourarelygetsuccessful.The truthismanystudents,includingmyself,strugglewithstartingtowriteaword,orgettingstuckin themiddlewithoutknowingthemainpointofthewriting.AftercompletingEnglish101,Ican explainthewritingprocess,evaluatethestrengthsofmyessay,andidentifymyweaknesses ThroughoutEnglish101,Ilearnedthatthefollowingthewritingprocesswasimperative.Before takingthisclass,Iusetoalwaysskipthepre–writingstepconsideringthatitisjustaneasyand unnecessarystepConsequently,Istruggledtofigurehowtostartwriting,andmostimportantlyI struggledtofigureoutthemainpointwhilewritingthedraft.AndthenIfinishthefirstdraftcloseto thedeadlinethatIdonothavetimetoreaditnottomentionrevising.ItwasafterIstartedthisclass thatlearnedthatpre–writingisvital,andrequirestimeandattentionasitholdsthebaseofthewhole writing.Myprofessoruseddifferentanalogiessuchasblueprintforbuildingandmapfornavigation toexplaintheimportanceItreallyspeededupmywritingafterIstartedtoutilizeitIhavelearned outliningbefore,butpartofthepre–writingthatIwasfortunateenoughtolearninginEnglish101is thewritingtriangle.Evenbeforeoutlining,thetopic,purpose,andaudienceofthe
ThedreadedEnglish102.CouldthisbemyfinalEnglishcourseinmycareerasastudent?Idon't knowforsure.Istillneedtodecidewhatmymajorwillbein.ThereissomethingthatIknowfor sure,thatis,needingtotakethisclasstomoveon.Iamnotcertainhowmytimeinthisclasswillgo, butIplantoworkhardtogetthebestgradethatIcan.Hence,Ihavedecidedtogetthisoutofthe waynow,Ilooktofine–tunemywritingskills,andIexpectthiscoursetohelpmeunderstandmy writingstyle.Tostart,IchosethisclassbecauseIknewthateventuallyIwouldneedtocompleteit. Whatbettertimetodoit,thanrightnow?Ihadrecentlycompletedamathcoursethispastsemester, soIdidnotwanttotakeanotherstressfulclassthatIfindtonotbemystrongestsubjectrightafter Mybrotherandsomefriendshavementionedthatthiscourseisn'tasbadasitissaidtobe.Thatis whatpushedmetosignupandattempttocompletethiscourse.Beingaparttimestudentand workingfulltimeisalottobalanceononesplate.Ihavelearnedthatfromexperience.Iformally wasafulltimestudentandworkedparttime,buttherolestendtoreverseonceyoufindyourself strugglingtopaybillsSeeingthatthisclassisn'tascostlyasamathcourse,andisn'tastime restrainingeither.Thiscoursewillgivememoretimeatworkandmoretimetostudy.Thissumsup thereasonsIchosetocompleteEnglish102.Ihopetogainmorewritingexperiencein
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Languageisimportantbecauseit'soneofthemainwaystocommunicateandinteractwithother peoplearoundus.Itkeepsusincontactwithotherpeople.Englishlanguageisanexampleforthe importanceofalanguagebecauseitistheinternationallanguageandhasbecomethemostimportant languagetopeopleinmanypartsoftheworld.Itismostwidelyusedincommunicatingaroundthe world,Alsoitisspokenasthefirstlanguageinmanycountries.Englishisplayingamajorrolein manysectionslikeeducation,medicine,engineeringandbusinessTherearemanyreasonsthat makesEnglishisthemostimportantlanguageintheworld.
ThearticlelistsfourreasonswhyEnglishisimportantthefirstreasonisthateven
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MoreovertheinternetsitesareinEnglishandwecanseetheotherlanguagessitesgivesoptionsto translateintoEnglishandalotofinformationwewillfindarewritteninEnglishAnotherfactis thatitthewriterthingisthatitistheeasiestlanguagetolearnandsuggestthatstartinglearning Englishforoneweekandseetheresults.IfweunderstandandcommunicateinEnglishitwillbe everyeasyforuswhiletravelingandwecangethelpinEnglisharoundtheworldManycompanies andgovernmentalcompanieshirepeoplewhoaregoodreadersandwritersandcanspeakEnglish verywell
OneofthemostinternationallanguagesisEnglish.Itisfromtherequirementsfromstudyingabroad andthetextbooksarealmostinEnglish.IfapersonwantstogetPHDdegreeEnglishisimportant andhelpfulforthemThewriterofthearticlewantstoshedthelightsonhowtoimproveEnglish skills.1)studentsshoulddifferentiatebetweentextbookslanguagesandrealEnglishlanguageand focusongrammarandhowtowritewithoutanymistake.Thewritercomparedbetweentheuseof EnglishandArabiclanguage.2)HowtogetfluentEnglishlanguagespeakerandexplainsthetips forit.Wedon'thavetomemorizeeachsinglewordbutonlythephrasesandstatements.Alsoread andwritestories,articlesandconversationMoreoverdownloadandlistentoBBC,CNN,WEEand Euronewsagenciestobefamiliar
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MyDayIwakeupeverymorningwithashock,mymumknockingatthedoorandshouting, "Timeforashower."I'malwaystiredinthemorningsandfindgettingupforashowerreally horrible,thoughitdoesagoodjobofwakingmeupandafteritI'mreadyforanotherdayatschool. WellthatiswhatIthinkbutIusuallyendupinbedasleeprightupuntil745amLuckilyIhave usuallypackedmyschoolstuffthenightbefore.
MyhouseisquitebigandthereislotsofroomtogetawayfromtherestofmyfamilyIhavea computerinmyroomandIspendquitealotoftimeon...showmorecontent...
Anothercoupleoffriendsarriveatthishousetooandweallgettogetherandwalktoschool.This walkingtoschooltogethergivesmeagoodopportunitytomakeafterschoolarrangements.Onceat school(thewalktakesabout15minutes)Igotomytutorbaseandcatchupwithmyfriendswho don'twalktoschoolwithmeAfterashortrestImakemywaytomyfirstlessononaMonday usuallyEnglish.
Englishrequiresalotofworkanditsquiteinteresting.Allyearit'swork,work,work,whichis hardlysurprisingseeingthatit'sGCSEyear.I'mgoingtoneedtoworkhardbecausequalifications areanecessarypartofanycareerandIdefinitelywantacareernotjustajob
AfterthefirsttwolessonsIusuallyeatmylunch.ItmayseemstrangethatIeatmylunchatbreak butittakessomuchtimequeuingatlunchtimejustsoIcansitdownandeatsomefoodthatIwould rathereatmypackedlunchearlyfreeinguptimeatlunchforotheractivities.Theonlydownsideto thisisthatyouhavelotsofpeoplesurroundingyoubeggingforfood.Mostpeoplewouldprobably justsay"No",butIhaverealproblemswithsaying"No"andmoreoftenthannothalfmyfoodis devouredbythesehungrybeasts.
OncebreakisfinishedIworkuntilthereallunchtimeandthenIhangaroundthecommonroomor gotothelibraryanddo
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MyExperiencethroughoutEnglish101
Aswriters,manystudentswritetotheexpectationsoftheirprofessorsandnottotheirfullest potential.ThroughoutEnglish101Ihadbeenwritingonlytopleasemyprofessorortofillthebasic requirementtopassEnglishIalwaysfeltthatmywritingabilitywasneverenoughformy professorsthroughoutthepreviousyears.Theyalwayswantedclearandconciseessays,whichfor somereasonwasunreachablebyme.However,startingcollegeandtakingEnglish101helpedme withmyweaknessesandchangedmytechniqueofwritingessaysMyexperienceinEnglish101 taughtmetowritetomyfullestpotentialandtowritewhatIfelt;ratherthenwritingwhatwas required.
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Also,byrevisingmyessaysIfeltthatIhadthechanceofwritingwithabroadersense
AnotherweaknessthatIhadcomingintoEnglish101wasmywayofreading.Irememberhavingto readanessayorbook3or4timesbeforeIcouldeversitdownandwriteaboutit.Iwaslookingand atthewordsallwrong.However,myprofessorintroducedatechniqueofreadingcritically."A criticalanalysis,ontheotherhand,takesaviewpointandattemptstoitsvalidity;"(Trimble,95)In Trimble'squoteheistryingsaythatacriticalanalysishelpsareaderunderstandwhattheauthoris reallytryingtopointout.Thiswasthesameapproachthatwastaughttomebymyprofessor.This typeofanalysishelpedmeunderstandbetterwhattheauthorwastryingtoconveyanditalsohelped meexplainitbetterinmyessays.
Additionally,anotherweaknessthatIhadwhencomingintoEnglish101wasthatIwasaselfish writer.LikeTrimblesaid,"Hisnaturaltendencyasawriteristothinkprimarilyofhimself–henceto writeprimarilyforhimself"(Trimble,4)Iwasawriterwhoonlycaredaboutimpressingonetype ofaudiencemyprofessorandnotwritingtoproveapointorexpandmyknowledgetoseveralother audiences.However,afterwritingseveralunsatisfyingessaysIhadcometorealizethatmystyleof writingwastoonarrowandboringInthisrealizationofwritingIdiscoveredthatwhatmattersthe mostispleasingyouraudience(manynotone),and
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IcanrememberseeingthatIhadtotakeanEnglishclassmyfirstsemesterofcollege.Iwasalready overwhelmedwithstartingcollege,andhavingtowritecollegeessaysmademegetevenmore nervous.IsatdownwithmymomanddecidedtolookattheEnglishclassesavailable,andIfinally decidedthatIhadtotakeaneveningclasstomakeitworkinmyschedule.ThefirstdayofEnglish cameandnowlookingbackitwasnotasbadasIthoughtItmademeabetterwriterandbewhereI amtoday.ItmayhavetakenmesometimetogetwhereIamtoday,butatleastIamontheright track.EnglishCompositionhelpedmerealizethatIammyownauthorandhavestrengthsthatIdid notrealizeIhadWhenIfirststartedcollegeIdidnotknowwhattoexpectwithanEnglishclassI likedwritingabouttopicsthatinterestedme,buthighschooldidnotallowmetodothat.Itook AmericanHistoryandwewouldhavetowriteshowmorecontent
Ilearnedmanytechniquesfrommyprofessor.Hehelpedmerealizethatitisokaytohaveyourown opinionaslongasyoubackitup.HeshowedmethatIamanauthorwhenIdidnotthinkIwas.He alsotoldustoreadouressaysoutloudwhenweproofread,andIalwaysdidthistechniquebefore submittingallmyessays.IcanrememberhavingtowritemyfirstessayandIwasscared,becauseI feltlikeIhadtogetagoodgrade.IstartedthinkingaboutwhattoolsIcouldusetohelpme,andI decidedtogotoTheLearningCentertohelpwithmyessay.WhenIwenttheretheywouldmake editstomyessayandthenexplainwhatIshouldchange.ThetutornoticedIusedmultiplechoppy sentencesandcommasinspotsthereshouldnotbeSometimesIwouldevengotwicetomakesureI didnotmissanyminormistakes.GoingtherehelpedmefeelmoreconfidentasawriterandI learnedfrommymistakes.Ihadmanyhelpfultechniquesfrommultiplepeoplethatshapedmeinto thewriterIam
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MyLife
IwasborninSanJose,CostaRica,andmovedtoCaliforniawhenIwasveryyoung.BeforeI movedtoCaliforniamydadtraveledbackandforthfor2or3yrsfromCaliforniaandbacktoCosta RicaHespentmostofhistimeworkingintheFresnoarea,inthecitiesofTulare,andVisaliaHe sayshespenthistimeworkinginanyavailablejobincludingsomefarmlaborjobsandwentbackto CostaRicatospendtimewithus.AfterthesecondtimeheleftCostaRicatocomeandworkhedid notgobackAtthattime,amnestywasgiventoimmigrantsinCalifornia,andhemovedupnorthto theBayareatofindasteadyjob.Thatiswhenhesavedenoughmoneyformymother,mytwo siblings,andItojoinhiminCalifornia.
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IwasinESLprogramsuntilIenteredjuniorhighschoolLearningthelanguage,andtryingtokeep upwiththeclassworkwasachallengeforme.Havingfriendswhospokemylanguage,andthe EnglishlanguageaswellwasanadvantageIhad.Havingthatextrahelpandsupportreallymade myschoolexperiencechallenging,butexcitingaswell.
RememberingthesupportIreceivedfromthosefriendscreatesaneedinmetodothesameforother peopleIdon'tonlybelievethatthesupportthatIcangivetomigrantstudentsasaMini–Corps studentwillhelptheminsucceedinginschool,butIbelievethatanappreciationforschoolcanbe gainedaswell,andhopefullybringinsightforcontinuingtheirstudiesbeyondhighschool.AsI improvedinmyEnglishIalsogrewaninterestinwritingIenjoyedmyEnglishclasses,alongwith mymathclassestoo.Myinterestgrewandgrew,andIjoinedsummergirlprograms.After participatingtwoyear,Ibecameamentortothosenewpeerscomingintotheprogram.Iworked withteachersinScience,andinMathclasses.Ialsoparticipatedinthevolleyballactivities,and groupactivities.ThisiswhenIrealizedIwantedtoworkwithyouthmywholelife.Myinterestin English,andmyinterestinbeingarolemodeltoyouthmademedecidetobecomeanEnglish teacher,especiallyworkingwithstudentswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish.
Now,IamacollegestudentIfirstwenttoUCSantaBarbara,whereIdealtwithmore
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SincethebeginningofEnglish1100,Ihavecreatedtrendsinmywriting.Myapproachtowriting, pointofview,andwritingstylesaresimilarinallofmypapers.IhavetakentheskillsIlearned frommypreviousexperiencesofwritingandimprovedtheminthisclass.Myliberalideasthathave beenembeddedinmywritingsincehighschoolareshownandreflectedinmultipleprojectsthat I'vecompletedManyofmygrammaticalerrorsbegantostickoutandIhavesincelearnedhowto correctthem.English1100hashelpedmetocorrectgrammaticalerrorsthatIhadnevernoticed beforeandhasultimatelyallowedmetodiscoverwhyIwriteaparticularway.Ihaveimprovedmy writinghabitsthroughthisclassandhavebeenabletoenhancemyskillstothebestofmyability Acommontrendamongmypapershasbeenmysentencestructure.Forthemostpart,mysentences wouldbeshortandverystraightforward.AcommonmistakethatIseeamongmanyofmypeersis writingconsciously,aproblemIdonothave.IlikethatIcangetrighttothepointwhichallowed metobemoredirectinstatingmyfactsandlessworriedaboutfillingmypaperwithfluff.Bythe endofthesemester,Ilearnedtomakemysentencesmorebalancedwhichwouldallowmetohave moreflowthroughoutmypaper.AsthesemesterwentonIstartedtopaycloserattentiontothe lengthandthecontentofeachsentenceandhoweachcorrelatedwitheachother.ItookaskillIhad comingintotheclassand
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Germanyisknowntobeoneofthelargestandmostpowerfuleconomiesintheworld.Itislocated inCentralandWesternEurope,andstretchesalongtheBalticandNorthSeas.Thecountrycoversa totalof357,022sqkm,348,672sqkmwithlandand8,350sqkmwithwater.Germanyshares borderswithnineothercountries,France,Switzerland,Belgium,Denmark,Poland,CzechRepublic, Austria,Belgium,andTheNetherlandsGermanyistheseventhlargestcountryinEurope,andthe 62ndlargestintheworld(CIAWorldFactbook,2016).ThecapitalofGermanyisBerlin,butitalso surroundedbymanyothermajorcities(Leipzig,Munich,Stuttgart,Aachen,Nuremberg,Bonn, Heidelberg,andCologne)tonameafew
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Thereisalsothehouseholdconsumptionof53.7%,government19.7%,investmentsinfixedcapital 19.9%,exports45.9%andimports–38.4%thatmakeupthecountry'sGDPcomposition.The automotive,engineering,andchemicalindustriesaresomeofthemajorindustriesinGermany economythatcontributetothenation'sGDP
ThefoundationoftheGermanbankingsystemiswelldeveloped.Germanywasthefirstbureauin Europe,andjoinedtheWorldBankin1952.BanksinGermanyarewhatholdsthecountry's investmentcapitalandarecontrolledbyuniversalbanks,whichareabletoofferavarietyof banking,andsavings.Inaddition,theuniversalbanksmakeupthree–fourthsoftotalbusiness,and playasshareholdersinthecountry'sindustrialfirmDeutscheBundesbankisthecentralbankof Germanyanditsobligationistooverseeeconomicgrowth,developthebankingandfinancial systemandstabilityintheeconomy.Thecentralbankiswhofundsthegovernment,andsetsin motiontheinvestmentinthepublicsector"Withthedesireofeconomicgrowth,thecentralbank shouldattempttomaintaininternalpricestability,byadoptingdifferentinterestrates (Bravenewcoin,2017)".
"WiththelaunchofEuropeanmonetaryunionandtheintroductionoftheeuroatthebeginningof 1999,thistaskwastransferredtotheEurosystem(Bravenewcoin,2016)""TheGermancurrencyis theeuro,althoughtheeuroisnotthe"Germanmoney",itiswhat