by the way! they learned Latin, Greek and rhetoric, persuasion through logical argument. Students read Latin and Greek writers to learn about the history of ancient Greece and "the glory that was Rome” and this material was translated by them into English or French after many hours of work. I'm glad the school curriculum of the 21 st century has evolved and we no longer spend our days doing boring stuff like that! Their old-fashioned, subjects that have little relevance in the modern world of the internet
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While this may seem like it was easy, it was actually very challenging because the regime implemented strict censorship controls. The purpose for this was so the dictatorship would always look good as well as everything that it supported, most importantly the Catholic Church, big business, and the military. This censorship is extremely important when looking
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The Write Approach: English Language Arts Research and Writing Guide Student Name: John Burroughs High School Burbank, CA The Write Approach Table of Contents Glossary of Terms The Writing Process Thinking Maps The Six Types of Writing Prompts Jane Shaffer Writing Terms Writing a Thesis Statement Writer’s Signal Words 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 Things NEVER to Do in an Essay 12 MLA Guidelines and Style Sheet Sample Essay Formatting Guide to Formatting Essays Using MS
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The impact of English loanwords on the Russian lexis for the recent decades Introduction Russian people for a long time have been involved into the political, commercial, scientific and cultural relations with other nations. At the same time the Russian language has been replenished with words from other languages. Loanwords from ancient languages Greek and Latin, words from Dutch, German, Polish, Ukraine and other languages mastered the Russian language in different historical periods without
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Although too little sleep is an effect of stress | | b. too little sleep can cause stress | | | Explanation | The answer is b. The most important thought the author wants readers to understand is that too little sleep can cause stress. The dependent clause, which is introduced by although, tells readers information the author considers less important, that too little sleep is an effect of stress (that is, people who are stressed may not sleep well). Notice that if you read the dependent clause
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A Detailed Lesson Plan in English (First Year—Secondary) A Detailed Lesson Plan in English (First Year—Secondary) I. Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: 1. Identify statements that show cause and effect relationship. 2. Read a poem correctly and clearly with expressions. 3. Appreciate reading poems. 4. Decode words with “augh” (o) sounds II. Subject Matter
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Education is a gift that many receive and many are neglected to. For some reading and learning is an irritating chore to others it's their biggest desire and passion. Education is important to success, this ideology was implanted in me at a very young age. Ever since I can remember my parents would force this onto to me,by punishing me for my bad grades and applauding my small successes. Due to my parents lack of education,they pushed on a path to be educated and successful. My parents where
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at/discusses/investigates…” “This essay is structured as follows:…” Main body: data analysis Introduce your data: Where did you get them? How do they help you answer the question? Analyse your data: What in particular do you look at and why? What do the data show you with regard to the question? How can you link results to the literature? Key phrases: “If we look at…we can see that…” “The data clearly show that…” “With regard to… it is evident that…” Main body: literature
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populous colonies? Colonies’ populations were constantly growing due to lots of immigration and people having lots and lots of babies (which was the primary reason). Pop Rank: Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania NC Maryland 2. What were the main non-English groups that settled in the colonies? Africans (20%), Scots-Irish (7%), Pennsylvania-Dutch (6%) 3. What sorts of contributions did the Scots-Irish bring? (see “Makers” section too) They were westward pioneers, and helped make trails for people to
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Most Mexican Americans speak informal Spanish and English as there languages. If they are bilingual which most Mexican Americans are, bilingual is really good for the country. What most Americans think is that English is not a hard language to learn but in fact it is one of the hardest language to learn and we should respect Mexicans for trying to learn English. Americans fear that any government recognition of minority languages sends the wrong message to immigrants, encouraging them to believe
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