Homework 1 Hua Jin Ling 305W August 31, 2011 1. I wrote a diary on my blog on the commencement at Grossmont College on May 31st 2011. I had waited the graduation ceremony for a long time. It was a very special and significant day, since I came to the United States. Also, it was a kind of accomplish for studying in the abroad. My short plan was to graduate community college and transfer to the 4 years university when I started the first semester at Grossmont College. During the college period
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28 Days Later We didn’t even notice the time. It was that time. THE PURGE! Everything in Brixton went off. The entire electricity shut down. Only the TV was working to show the countdown of how many hours, minutes and seconds were left. The streets started to get full of human waste. The trickling blood on the floor. People running wild as if they was animals. I was confused. In the middle of the scene of people killing each other I just wanted to run. But I couldn’t move. My legs felt numb. It
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in English (MEG) ASSIGNMENT (For July 2015 and January 2016 Sessions) Compulsory Courses of M.A. English – 1st Year) British Poetry-01 British Drama-02 British Novel-03 Aspects of Language-04 School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 1 Master’s Degree in English Assignments for 1st year Compulsory Courses Course Code: MEG Dear Student, This booklet contains all the assignments of the Compulsory Courses of MA (English) 1st
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A2 English Language Revision Guidance and Easter Work 2015 (1) Make sure you have your revision timetable worked out. Use calendar to plan work for different subjects (2) Make sure your folders/booklets/handouts are sorted out for: a. Language Diversity i. Language Change – over time (timelines, key events, language features, theories, standardisation etc) ii. Different varieties of English (American, Caribbean, Indian, theories, Kachru, divergence, creolisation, basilect, prestige forms
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The title of this work is “Australian English” The work which is presented deals with the study of the Australian English Language, about its pronunciation, regional variations, vocabulary. The Australian English is a language with its own peculiarities and it differs a lot from Standard English and the other variants because it has its own history and development. There appeared a large number of new words in each variety of the English language because of historical, political
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October 16, 2011 SEI English Language Teaching: Foundations & Methodologies Professor Jennifer Ashton When thinking of France I think of people speaking French, when thinking of Mexico I think of people speaking Spanish so naturally when I think of the United States I think of people speaking English, but this is not the case. For many decades people have been immigrating to the United States from other countries and therefore much of the United States may not speak English or may speak it as
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Introduction. * Old English. 5- mid 12th centuries (1150). German tribes arrive to England (Angles, Saxons, Jutes). The Celts also influenced English language. Then Romans came. Influence of Latin. Full inflections, with four cases: Nom., Acc., Gen., Dat. * Middle English. 1150 - 1500. Battle of Hastings (1066). Death of Anglo - Saxons. Feudalism. Norman invasion. Three languages live together: English, French and Latin. In 1476 printing press is invented by William Caxton. Levelled inflections
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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.[4][5] It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and the most commonly spoken language in sovereign states including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations. It is the third-most-common native language in the world, after Mandarin and Spanish.[6] It is widely learned as a second language and is
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Taylor Temple The fish By: Elizabeth Bishop The title in this story contributes to the story in a couple different ways. One being that the story is about a fish an old worn out coy fish. The title also represents that this one moment in her life, looking at this fish made her realize many things. The author had caught this old fish and looked at it, noticed everything about the old warrior and had pertained it to her life. In this poem the person that is speaking is the author Elizabeth bishop
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Comparing “Mental Cases with “Counter-Attack” Language- Mental cases uses the word “twilight” which suggests “no man’s land” when referring to WWI. The writer also talks about “purgatorial shadows”, this also relates to twilight and gives an image of lost souls. “Baring teeth that leer like skulls’ tongues wicked?” gives a sign of aggression, and also compares it to the dead, words like “baring teeth” and “skulls” were used to give clear language. Whereas, counter attack uses “dawn broke like
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