One of the girls spoke the most broken English out of all of them; she seemed to be the overall interpreter for the bunch. ... Silence which at first creeped me out until I realized that her English was nowhere near broken, it was just missing all together. ... I was going to teach her English and in turn she would teach me Spanish. ... I taught her how to say the same words in English and watched as she taught the other girls the words she just learned. We would spend hours outside just pointing, translating, and learning to appreciate the differences within our cultures. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Learning from Mistakes The constant learning that occurs in the everyday lives of humans can often be applied to many aspects in life. ... For instance, like in any class, such as English we might not do something right the first time, but after a while we catch on and begin to do whats right, we learn from our own mistakes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Specifically, our courses at the university have totally supplied me with all kinds of knowledge, from advanced English skills to manifold financial and economic lore. I've had a good command of both spoken and written English. And I especially have confidence in my spoken English after being an interpreter for several times. In addition to my excellent English skills that I've obtained, I've learned Japanese for a year and a half. And now I"m taking a French learning course in order to enhance my foreign language capabilities. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She knew the English language from years before, but she did not know how to speak it very well. As she was learning how to pronounce and speak English, Dunbar was learning how to speak their native language. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I have many teachers in my life,but one of them I can never forget.She was my English teacher in my middle school,She was about thirty then,and looked younger than her age.She was kind,qualified and capable teacher. ... With her help, all her students made rapid progress in the learning of english and other courses.Students liked her because they regarded her as their best friend as well as their best teacher. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

School takes a lot of learning and hard work so you really, have to work hard and focus to get through it. ... Tomorrow, I will probably have an essay to write for English, and like I said earlier, I am going to have to apply my self. You always have papers in English; it's just a thing they do to warm up your brain in the beginning of the year. ... You may be wondering why I am telling you how to write an English paper, because you probably know how, but you see English is one of my favorite classes and it is essential that you break down your paper and organize it before you do anything...

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• Grade Level: High School

It was very difficult when I went to school, because I didn't know how to speak English. The most difficult thing was that I couldn't talk to many people, but my family members, because I didn't know English. After a few months, I started learning and I was fine, and I liked living in America. ...

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We're English, and the English are best at everything. ... " I chose this second passage because this is Jack talking in the beginning saying they are English and proper so they need to do things right. ... I believe Golding did a really great job on this book by opening our eyes about humans and learning things about what human beings are capable of becoming. ...

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Her narrative of her captivity by Indians became popular in both American and English literature. ... I feel she knows she is part of the Indians way of living, but she cannot bring herself to say they are not barbarians, although she realizes she is becoming just like them with the eating of their foods and learning their language. ...

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Other problems that lay in her way of living a moderately normal life were her troubles with the English language and still having to maintain good enough grades to graduate high school. ... I have not become apathetic about my education; in fact I love learning and strive to learn new things from whomever and whenever I can. ... My highs and lows throughout my constant learning process have taught me to not be dependant on others and have made me more aware of my capabilities. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"The Duchess of Malfi" written by John Webster is one of the greatest tragedies in the English language, outside Shakespeare. ... Bosola has been an insincere student, using learning only to attain fame, and he is believed to have committed a murder at the Cardinal's instigation. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The road to adulthood and maturity can be tough and often is, but it is this path that we take that formulates all of our learning and growth experiences. ... The most distinct instance that stands out was when I had the biggest crush on a girl in my English class. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There are many ways in which film has affected and shaped my life. I did not know much about myself and other aspects of the society until I watched a couple of films. I am an introvert and I find pleasure learning and doing things on my own. Watching films has shaped how I view the world and people...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Hunger," by Lan Samantha Chang is a novella about the struggles of immigrant couple, Tian and Min, and their children, Anna and Ruth. The story is from the point of view of Tian's wife Min, whose love for him results in a tragic marriage; her husband's unfulfilled desires nearly destroy their child...

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• Grade Level: High School

Gender and Ethnicity Identity can be described as a distinguishing characteristic or personality of an individual. When asked who people are, many answer by including their name, gender, their date of birth, occupation and interests. My legal name is Yuliya Zelmanova. I was born in Siberia,...

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• Grade Level: High School