Tash ckqunne cummauchenaûmisz?- How long have you been sick? .
Ntannetéimmin- I will be going. (4).
Most impressively, there are several major strengths of this chapter. The first is the history. Bill Bryson did a lot of very in-depth research before he wrote this chapter and it shows. Another strength of the first chapter is examples. He uses examples to show the reader how the language has become what it is today. Still another strength of this chapter is that it is a good introduction to the book as a whole. It starts off the book with some fairly old events that set up to the second chapter. .
Along the same lines, when a chapter has strengths it must also have weaknesses. The biggest weakness of this chapter, and the book as a whole is that it is not particularly exciting. If any linguistics book can be interesting, then this one is. If there is any other weakness of this chapter, then it would have to be the fact that it focuses too much on Squanto. It tells quite a bit more about Squanto then it does about the Pilgrims themselves.
For closure, the way that he transitions from the first chapter into the second is:.
Thus Squanto had certain grounds to be disgruntled. Europeans not only had inadvertently exterminated his tribe, but twice had carried him off and sold him into slavery. Fortunately for the Pilgrims, Squanto was of a forgiving nature. He settled with them and for the next year, until he died of a sudden fever, served as their teacher, interpreter, ambassador, and friend. Thanks to him, the future of English in New England was assured. The question of what kind of English it was, and would become, lies at the heart of what follows.
Second of all, I read was the second chapter of the book. It is entitled "Becoming Americans-. The main purpose of the second chapter is to tell the reader about the period of history between the signing of the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence.
Americans have been envied since they have evolved. ... That's why Americans comes in different colors. ... Foolish to think that way, but the pain I felt made me even more proud to be a Filipino. ... Americans has a reputation of being lazy and rude. ... In his essay "What is an American" he states that all Americans are of European descent and that people who comes to America lives a better life. ...
Should cigarettes be made illegal? ... Yet, one perfectly legal product manages to seize over 400,000 American lives annually (American Lung Association, "American"). ... In fact, "smoking costs the United States approximately $97.2 billion each year in health-care costs and lost productivity" (American Lung Association, "American"). ... First of all, cigarettes contain nicotine, "an addictive drug, which when inhaled in cigarette smoke reaches the brain faster than drugs that enter the body intravenously" (American Lung Association, "American"). ... A very costly government owned service i...
Fear has consumed the United States of America. ... To Manson the idea of music being blamed while the government is involved in heavy violence made no sense. ... America's violence was committed by America's people. This made it easier to handle because it is one thing to be attacked by fellow Americans; but, to be attacked by foreigners brings on a more intense sense of fear. ... It is important that Americans overcome their fears. ...
Let America Be America Again Langston Hughes The Poem "Let America Be America Again" is a very emotional and moving poem. It was most likely written around the same time slavery ended in America. ... The character speaks of how he is not even free in his country and he makes oh how he made America for he was the one that worked it and put his blood, sweat, faith and pain into it. ... America is supposed to be a land of freedom and opportunity but this was not the America so many experienced. ... The character does say though that "America will be" to him meaning he is determined ...
A Changing America The 1920's, one of the most important era's in American history. ... Since the 1920's made people feel important because of new found income and entertainment, it made people believe that any time there was a problem in America it was not because of an American. ... The boom of consumerism in America reflected the way America had changed economically. ... Also transportation allowed city workers to move away from the slums of urban society and into the quiet suburban areas, because it made their commute to and from work much quicker. ... The newly discover...
A Changing America The 1920's, one of the most important era's in American history. ... Since the 1920's made people feel important because of new found income and entertainment, it made people believe that any time there was a problem in America it was not because of an American. ... The boom of consumerism in America reflected the way America had changed economically. ... Also transportation allowed city workers to move away from the slums of urban society and into the quiet suburban areas, because it made their commute to and from work much quicker. ... The newly discover...
An American Utopia Is it possible? ... "Utopia" has presented many usable ideas in creating a new society that has fewer social and political problems although some of the presented ideas may not be as useful in modern societies because of advancements made throughout time. ... Most of the laws that have been made regarding what happens to inmates for what crimes they have committed, stems from a fear that the American public has of the inmates somehow committing more serious crimes against them next time. ... If there was this sort of equality in America then we would have no proble...
The African Americans living in America who went there for working and living conditions were not considered to be a very good race in the beginning. ... These speeches and movements made America do something about the blacks and their positions. ... There are a lot of important black people in the American society who work for America and are respected and liked too. ... This progress was the result of some black Leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King have made it possible for black people to progress in all areas of life. ... Secondly; Blacks are considered as harmful to so...
In the film "An American Tail" there is a song that includes the lyrics, " there are no cats in America and the streets are paved with cheese". ... In the first part of the lyrics they describe an America were there are no cats. One of the ways I took this as was that there is no war in America. ... This of course was a lie the children were taken and made to work outrageous hours. ... This is why I think that their actions were truly American....
