As a writer, I have always tried to keep at least one goal in mind: to make on paper as close as possible to what I was thinking. I guess one can analogize this situation to an archaeologist translating the Rosetta Stone into English, or even, for you hi-techies out there, converting a computer file from one format to another. ... Don't get me wrong, there are other goals that I keep in mind like following good grammar, using colorful yet appropriate vocabulary, getting a good grade, and sometimes even throwing in a bit of humor. ... because I believe humor expresses one's humanity, ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I am quite enamoured by the slogan placed in the top right of the letter of invite sent by the organizers of the Global Conclave for Konkani Language Planning: "Respecting every variety; Seeking unity in diversity; Promoting a common identity.... Status planning is one of the two major types of language planning that has gone on all over the world for thousands of years. ... For instance, the use of "Ms" as against "Mrs", opposition to the use of "androcentric pronouns" ("Everyone should write their name and address" as against "Everyone should...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the end of the war, he held teaching positions at Birmingham University, the Ministry of Education, and Banbury Grammar School. ... He also produced two works, One Hand Clapping and Inside Mr. ... Someone gets cut by one of the knives, and the gang leaves the bar. ... The next day there is somewhat of a revolution happening in the gang, but Alex puts everyone back in there place and he remains the honorable leader. ... He and Alex work together at every mass. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Quick Eats has a different unique taste and quality that will attract new customers and keep current ones. ... We will make every effort to satisfy the Liu community and our customers. ... One issue for LIU Post is the student demographics. There are a good percentage of students that are international and we will make sure we serve everyone equally and fairly. ... Since Liu has a very diverse population we can implement every other week on Saturday having around the world dinner services. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He believes this activity, "Bunburying," is necessary, especially if one is going to get married ¹something he vows never to do. ... After talking one by one about the characters on "The importance of being Earnest-, I think it's the moment to talk generally about what do they mean in the story. ... On the one hand, we find Mister Jack who lied to Miss Gwendolyn when he was in London and now she thinks that he is Earnest. ... The vocabulary and grammar expression that are used, are quite easy to understand, although sometimes or a few times an English set phrase is used. ... Ever...

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• Grade Level: High School

Every New England Congregational church was considered an independent unit, grateful to no chain of command. ... Their interpretation of scriptures was a cruel one. ... The devil was behind every evil deed. ... Grammar children were quizzed on the material at school and at home. ... Church and state were one, and clergy members lead the colonies. ...

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When Victoria died in 1901, after the longest reign in English history, a newspaper wrote: "Few of us, perhaps, have realized till now how large a part she had in the life of everyone of us; how the thread of her life [bound] the warp of the nation's progress." ... By the 1890s one out of every four people on earth was a "subject" of Queen Victoria. ... On the one hand, they were phenomenally energetic, dedicated to the Gospel of Work and driven by a solemn sense of duty to the Public Good. ... In the national clamor for reform, every sector of the population fought for its privileges a...

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The Education Act of 1870 made elementary education compulsory for everyone between the ages of 5 and 13. ... Modernism is one of the key words of the first part of the century. ... In 1899, Arthur Symons, one of the poetic 'aesthetes' of the 1890s, published his study The Symbolist Movement in Poetry, which would have great influence on modern poets like W.B. ... The language mix reflects a sense that there is no longer a fixed language of poetry just as there is no longer one English. ...

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