My duty was to study well in school, just like my dad had to work and supported the family and she had to take care of household matters. ... We were told by a substitiute teacher to study the textbook ourselves. ... Eager to be free from my parents' many restrictions, I was excited about the adventure. ... I learned to read and write in English since kindergarten;, however, conversing in English was entirely strange to me. ... That was the first English novel I read. ...

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I just used to writing anything in my free time as a hobby and thought that it really influenced my language ability. ... Tantowi's English course, he asked me to manage one of his English camps and teach Basic English Grammar in his English course. ... Some that I remember the titles are Grammar for Beginners, Speaking for Beginners, Vocabulary and Expression, English for Kids, Learning English through Singing (Kid Songs in Indonesian that I translated into English), and Commonly Used English Expressions. ... The most difficult translation job that I ever had was translating more than tw...

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First of all, they could not speak English and needed to attend ESL (English Second Language) classes. ... "So the year I started attending school, I kept reminding myself how important it is to study hard, know English, and earn money so my parents would not suffer much", said Elsa. ... Elsa claims that in Indonesia, "not everyone could receive education, and education was not free when I was young. ... Elsa is till very grateful of how her life has transformed from a poor country into a country free of choices and freedom. ... Somehow I feel like I am inspired by her energy, which is fil...

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It is important to note that English is not in danger of being relegated to second-class status in this country. ... A quote was once said my a famous person in our history " the man who becomes Americanized ... and who talks United States instead of the dialect of the country which he has of his own free will abandoned, is not only doing his plain duty by his adopted land, but is also rendering himself s service of immeasurable value... ... By the time they apply for college, students with four or more years of foreign language study score higher on the SAT verbal section, according to the...

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Bethia eventually gets Caleb to convert to Christianity, and he lives in Bethia's house to study under her father. He is studying with another Indian student named Joel, and Bethia's brother Makepeace. While they are studying Bethia is denied the chance to do so too. ... They believe that it is God trying to free the people that have been enslaved to paganism. ... As well as they knew the land a lot better than the English did. ...

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Flail English 1101 September 29, 2003 Surviving without meat Over the years vegetarianism has grown in popularity. ... Studies have proven that animal diet like red meat, which are high in protein causes kidney stones. ... Studies have shown that vitamin B12 can be easily supplied by dairy products and eggs. ... Therefore, vegetarian diet has proved adequate for the best nutrition free from the unhealthy nutrients. ...

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I never knew that the church had gone through so many more in depth changes than some that I have know about including speaking English in mass instead of Latin. ... I think of Sunday masses, bible study, and authority figures such as priests bishops and the pope. ... It was a progressive time in the ways of trying to free itself from the Papal ways that the church was previously guided by. ... The ability for the people to become involved in the affairs of the church gave them the feeling of the "free religion" that they had come to America to gain. ...

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Originally I was studying to be a surgeon, but my junior year I took Television Production as a blow-off course and absolutely fell in love with it. ... I am currently taking English 121 with hopes of learning how to be able to sit down with a writer, give him/her an outline of what I want, and to be able to logically critique him on a piece I would like to do. ... Skateboarding is my absolute favorite thing to do in my free time. ...

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When I was still in Grade 8, a very good friend of mine studying in the UK described her experiences and memories in and of the country. ... When I have free time, the favorite thing I want to do is dressing myself in snow-white clothes and playing Taekwondo, from which I benefit a lot. In order to attain my goal of furthering my education in UK, I started assiduously to upgrade my English proficiency. I passed the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) when I was in Grade 11. ...

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At college, he was known to be troublesome, and paid little attention to his studies. ... After he completed his studies, he became a professor of philosophy at Oxford from 1661 to 1664. ... He helped the Earl of Shaftesbury prevent the Catholic Stuart, James II, from coming to the English throne. ... When William and Mary of Orange secured the throne, Locke was free to return to England. While in exile, Locke had been busy writing and studying philosophy. ...

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The son of a wealthy Cumberland attorney, his birth followed the dawn of the English Industrial Revolution. ... John's College, Cambridge, studying literature and rhetoric, prior to the advent of the French Revolution. ... A pioneer of free verse, Wordsworth sought to cast off all literary convention, expressing often controversial political and religious opinions through his simply-written poetry and prose. ...

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Another helpful tip is use your free time wisely, if you have a free weekend set aside 2-3 hours and work on your assignments it will help you in the long run. ... It's no secret that college requires a whole lot of studying. Learning how to study effectively can sometimes be tricky, but with the right tips and tricks, you can combat your studying problems. The first tip that can help you is developing a study schedule. ... For example, if you have an open hour on Mondays from 2:00-3:00 P.M., study English during that time. ...

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For now even the simplest English was hard for him to write. ... He decided that the best way to go about it would be to get a hold of a copy of a dictionary and study it. ... He became so good at reading that he spent all of his free time reading, and because of this his time in jail went by quickly. "In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life."...

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That's a phrase my dad heard and would never forget when he attended the Free Wesleyan Church Boys' School in Tonga. ... This semester in our English 201 class, the Holocaust is our main focus. ... Studying the Holocaust makes me realize that the Jewish people and their lives were very similar to the people in my own country, in taking responsibility at home and being discriminated against for who they are and what they believe. ... The English guy heard me, and he stood up right in the middle of us and told me that I would never get a chance to teach Tongan because my English was n...

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Throughout the motion picture Dead Poet Society, starring Robin Williams as an English teacher, a group of young men begins to understand the experience of self-fulfillment in education. ... The second and most significant major quarrel in this movie occurs when the English teacher Mr. Keating, who teaches with free spirit, gets reprimanded by Mr. ... Keating believes that students should have free spirits, question authority, and learn only what is accurate, and useful in life. ... He also states that Neil would be at home studying chemistry if it weren't for Mr. ...

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Three difficulties you encounter in learning English - Mistakes in pronunciation - Shyness in front of many people - Without native speakers of English for practicing speaking and listening 3. ... - Sharing sadness and happiness to roommates - Sharing experiences in studying - Sharing the rent for house. 5. ... Talk about the sport activities you do in your free time? ... What are three difficulties you encounter in learning English? ... Talk about the sport activities you do in your free time?...

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While children should be learning English, math, history, and science; Berendo Middle School is learning how to leave an abusive relationship. ... In Essay #2 MacDonnel states "Berendo's students are spending precious class time role playing dating scenarios rather than studying the grammar of dependent clauses or poring over algebra worksheets.... According to Essay #2 ninety six percent of Berendo's students receive free or reduced lunch so therefore more than half of the students who attend this school are low income families. ...

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This essay was written by me, Caroline Alexiou, during the summer writing program of my English school. I'm studying for my Proficiency Certificate right now :). ... Here's a legitimate site with info on such products and a free e-book too....

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"If I could be like that, I"d give anything just to live one day in those shoes." Everyone at some point in time has felt somewhat jealous of another person's looks and physique. Everyone has looked at those people on billboards and advertisements and wanted to look like them. Well, looks are inheri...

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In the article "I Just Wanna Be Average" (We Are America, Page 211), the author, Mike Rose goes on to say that his English teacher, Jack MacFarland, taught and approved him to be aroused motivation. ... Then, the teacher, who was my math class instructor and gave me motivation to study, hit his yardstick on my desk brought me back to the real world where subjects did not relate to my interest and dreamers are related to dummies. ... Learning how to think frees our dependency on others for knowledge. ... After that time, I could devote myself to study to go to high ranked university. ...

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Luther was born in 1483 to a small but free family of landholders. His father wished for him to study law, so he did at the University of Erfurt until 1505. ... In 1508 he was sent to the University of Wittenberg to study and lecture on Aristotle. ... John Wycliffe (1328-1384) was an English reformer who studied and taught theology and philosophy at Oxford University. ...

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Will I find time to do my studies today? ... When would I have time to study? ... Whether I am busy with doing my actual job or studying English Composition, I am always staring at this screen. ... If I am doing my homework, I will put it aside until I am free to pick it up again. ... I once tried to study while lying on the floor with my son, but he's a crawler now and likes new things. ...

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"A more confident speaker of English I didn't trouble to listen to how strangers sounded anymore at last, seven years old I came to believe what was technically true since I was born I was a US Citizen". ... The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them choose. ... That is because they know they are free to hold to their religion, their beliefs, their history, as each of them choose.... These studies expose the impracticability of US citizenship as the baseline for true Americanism. Another common viewpoint on the National Identity Crisis is tha...

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According to the National Education Association, 41 percent of English speaking whites are illiterate, 22 percent are English speaking African Americans, 22 percent are Spanish speaking and 15 percent are non-English speaking people. ... America, land of the free and home of the brave, the county where anything can happen and your opportunities are endless. ... According to several studies, the prison population represents the single highest concentration of illiterate US adults. ...

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During the next 8 years I started to study Russian and later also German and English. ... After 4 years of studying there I graduated from Mathematics, Economy and Czech and German. ... Especially for my future carrier I decided to take the opportunity that the International School is offering and I started to study Business Management last year. One never knows whom we might meet and I believe that personal contacts established during studies are often very useful for the future. ... I try to practice these kinds of sport more or less on a regular basis, depending on my free time, some of...

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