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    The Importance Of Reading

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    A Chinese philosopher once said,” it is better to read 10,000 books, and then travel 10,000 miles.” Reading is a critical part of life, whether it is to read about the news that is happening around the world, to read a park that is the sign by teachers and classes, or simply just reading because we like to read. In many cases, kids who were willing to read comic books with a lot of pictures at a young age, often liked reading. Even though I was not into reading at a young age, I still read some

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    modest village grammar school. Although the school was considered elementary, his education was not. He studied the readings and the writings of Greek and Latin philosophers, poets, and essayist. His exposure to higher level vocabulary helped create his writing. These words, phrases and insults are recognizable contributions to our English Language. Shakespeare’s early life and educations truly influenced his future works. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564

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    Most of the time, learning a foreign language is motivated by professional reasons. A foreign language is learned to satisfy the requirements of a job, to receive a promotion, or for better chances in career in general. Learning a foreign language can also be a requirement in school or for a degree. Although not necessary, individuals who want to study abroad may want to learn the language before they depart for their destination. Geographic, economic, or political conditions in one's country may

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    call it” (Gumperz & Levinson 1996: 1). The two different outlooks have also appeared in the academic world gaining advocates for both perspectives. The concept of linguistic relativity has interested linguists, psychologists, anthropologists and philosophers for centuries (Boroditsky 2001: 2). St. Augustine 's view in the 4th century was that language is merely a terminology for pre-existing concepts, and in the 13th century Roger Bacon claimed that appropriate translations between languages are impossible

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    in this research. Furthermore, legal language includes a wide number of documents such as contracts, summons, and warrants, wills and court document. Frist of all, English Documentary Discourse goes back to ancient Greece with philosophers such as Socrates and Plato advocating Freedom and democracy .Documentary English, however continued to borrow from other languages at that time , French and Latin being two of them and these borrowed terms continued to be used until today. In addition

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    of literary luminaries who contributed to the stock of English vocabulary. English language has the most enriched vocabulary of the world. It is famous for its derivative, assimilative, structural and flexible features. English people have inquisitive mind and they add to their stock what they found essential for them. So I shall show indebtedness of English language towards the great luminaries. It has influence of foreign vocabulary. English language can be called a language of massive efforts and

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    How do you learn how to speak English very fast? Is it possible to accelerate your English speaking ability? Is it possible to make massive improvements in only 2-3 months? The answer is yes. But of course, to make massive improvements requires massive intensity and effort. So, how can you do it? How can you improve super-fast? What do I recommend for this kind of goal? 1. Obsession The first and most important thing you need to achieve this goal is incredible passion. You must have tremendous emotional

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    The discussion between two Muslim men about the possibility of friendship with any English people starts our familiarity with the characters of the book. A Passage to India is essentially a psychological novel that centers round more or less the Aziz-Fielding relationship. The relationship, though frank and hearty at the initial stage

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    What would our world be without literacy? Imagine a life where we could not decipher, let alone inscribe, those various symbols jumbled up together in countless combinations. No books, no newspapers, no letters, no instruction manuals… Everyday, our ability to read and write enables us to exist, to survive and to grow. In fact, literacy is the foundation to all learning. Being able to read and write, as well as acquiring any other form of literacy, such as fluency in a new language, plays a fundamental

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    Semiotics in Art History

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    The Oxford English Dictionary defines semiotics as ‘’[the] science of communication studied through interpretation of signs and symbols as they operate in various fields, especially language.” Semiology is characterized as ‘’the science of signs which studies the life of signs within society.’’ Signs include, among others, sounds, images, words, odors, objects; they are concepts that stand for something else in a system of signification. They allow us to communicate a concept or an idea while it

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