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    At first in the passage‚ Tan presents us her thoughts about English that creates a judgement base on their ways of speaking. When she is in a group of different people her English is lot different than the way she talks with her mother. Similarly‚ the way her mother talks to her she would understand but when her mother talk to someone they wouldn’t understand her “broken” English. Tan stated that the circumstances and struggles when her mother was ignored because how the way she speaks was not understandable

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    Shaun Tan once said “You know it’s not real‚ but you can’t help but be drawn into the reality of it”. His picture book ‘The Lost Thing’ reflects on this statement; you know that the storybook world Tan has created is not in the slightest bit real‚ but if you look closer you can start relating it to your real life. This is shown in the way the main character has been presented as well as the lost thing‚ the reader can relate to both of these characters either by being lost or finding something lost

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    story of a curious boy who discovers a gigantic‚ red‚ machine-like animal that appears to be lost. The boy pities this “lost thing” and therefore‚ decides that it is his personal responsibility to attempt to find out where this creature belongs. Shaun Tan wrote this book primarily to entertain and amuse his audience; however‚ he also included various controversial comments on the power of bureaucracy and various other social concerns. Although‚ the simple sentences and an even simplistic storyline suggest

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    Tan Chong vs. Secretary of Labor Swee Sang vs. The Commonwealth of the Philippines September 16‚ 1947 Jose Tan Chong‚ petitioner and appelle‚ vs. The Secretary of Labor‚ respondent and appellant x--------------------------------------------------------------x Lam Swee Sang‚ petitioner and appellee‚ vs. The Commonwealth of the Philippines‚ oppositor and appellant Facts: - On October 15‚ 1941‚ a decision was rendered in the case of Tan Chong vs. Secretary of Labor‚ whereby

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    Tape by Richard Linklater    Richard Linklater shows us thatitisalsopossible to create a goodqualitymoviewithout the help of splendiddecors‚ costumes and stunning make-ups. From the verybeginning of the movie‚ the audience findthemselves in the tribune of a tennis match which in the end hasthreewinners.        In the beginning of the movie‚ Vincent isintroduced to usas a man thatlatelyhasbroken up with his girlfriend because of hisviolenttendencies. Shortlyafter John entersthe scene‚ the dialogbetweenthemstarts

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    Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr

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    ENTREPRENEUR 1.1 Profile of Tan Sri Dato Seri (Dr.) Lim Goh Tong 1 1.2 History and Development of Genting group 2 CHAPTER 2: ISSUES OR CHALLENGES FACE BY ENTREPRENEURS 2.1 Hardships and Challenges 4 2.2 Definition of Success 6 CHAPTER 3: REASONS OF SUCCESS 3.1 Lim Goh Tong’s 14 success principles 6 3.2 Reasons beside personal behavior and attitude 7 REFERENCES 8 APPENDICES 9 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUD OF ENTREPRENEUR Tan Sri Dato Seri (Dr.) Lim

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    In his book Richard Rodriguez argues the idea of using “family language” at school should not be allowed because it separates the students and makes it harder for them to comprehend one another.By doing this‚Rodriguez utilizes imagery‚ anecdote‚ and pathos. Rodriguez shows that bilingual students feel pressured when the teacher points a native student out making them feel as an outcast by using imagery. By using anecdote Rodriguez shows that by trying to make a bilingual environment there will

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    process becomes increasingly more taxing. Children of immigrants and their parents often face language and communication barriers upon arrival. This is the experience author Amy Tan describes in her essay “Mother Tongue”. Tan illustrates how the language spoken amongst family varies from the language spoken in public. As Tan communicates the language utilized in a child’s environment outside of an educational institution plays a part in how that child performs academically but that does not have

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    low degree of integration and a high degree of distance or isolation between individuals‚ or between an individual and a group of people in a community or work environment. I‚ personally‚ know what it feels like to be in the same situation as Richard Rodriguez‚ the feeling of alienation. My family‚ including myself‚ can barely communicate in English‚ but I did come to study in the US anyway. At first‚ it was scary to stay in a completely new environment‚ alien culture and language. I was alone with

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    Shakespeare’s epic‚ Richard III‚ there is a clear theme showing the power of word choice. Richard uses words to gain power‚ woo Lady Anne‚ motivate his army‚ and to trick Hastings in putting himself to death. Throughout Richard III‚ Shakespeare shows the power of diction in getting what one wants. The first evidence of the power of diction is evident when Richard wins over Lady

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