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Shakespear's world then, is different from our world now because of 3 different key topics. The first topic is language, the english language has advanced very much since this time. There is a lot of words that are still the same but the way we use the words in a sentence, and the order they are. I've noticed studying this time period they said stuff very differently from the way we do now. For examample, "What do you read, my lord?" (Hamlet,2.2.191). However in todays modern world we would say,…

While the British Isles fell under the realms of the Christian Church, this did not mean that its practices perfectly mirrored that of the continent. In actuality, the people within the region adapted their religious practices, making it local and idiosyncratic. Much of the previous narrative of the pre-Norman, Christian religion in England related to the necessity of proving that the Anglo-Saxon’s were deficient in their religious practices. As the Norman conquest was frequently framed as one…

knew how to speak Spanish. Knowing how to speak Spanish in Spain would allow you to make reservations, ordering food, giving directions, or even having a conversation with a person that does not speak English. Secondly, some people might even appreciate or respect you speaking Spanish instead of English. Also, if you knew how to speak Spanish, it would also help you see a whole new perspective on the Spanish people and their culture. Lastly, not only could you speak Spanish in Spain, but you…

Intra Cognitive: Strengths and Weaknesses D.C. results indicate that she is an extremely well round individual. While her performance was consistent with her peers, none was deemed a statistically significant strength or weakness. D.C.’s strongest area was her Perceptual Speed. In this cluster she was ranked at the 86th percentile or exceeded 86% of her peers. While not statically significant this shows D.C. is fully capable of located targets in a timely fashion. D.C’s weakest area was her…

came and the school decided to switch me to an all English class. My mom thought it was a good idea the school suggested that so she said it was fine for me to move to an all English Class. The Change was different because in my bilingual class we would speak both languages but we would mainly speak Spanish. Then switching to an all English class I have to change to speak all English. I had to code switch to talk to my classmates to all English. The change was different and…

Australia • China-born people in Australia predominately speak Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese at home (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011). • The majority of China-born people speak English well or very well (67.1%), whilst approximately 32% do not speak English well or at all (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011). China • Mandarin is the official language of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. • Chinese people from Hong Kong and the Guangdong province of the People’s Republic of…

10­29­15 King Henry VIII was the king of England. He played a major role in the Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church and turning England into a Protestant nation. The Pope would not allow him to divorce his wife so he decided to leave the Catholic church and become head of his own church, the Church of England. In 1491, Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeth York, had their son, Henry Tudor or “Henry VIII.” Henry VIII’s brother, Arthur, died and left his duties to Henry. To affirm his…

Many parents will fear their children would get confused between two languages. Code-mixing normally happens in both young children and adults who are bilingual. They will mix between two languages in one sentence. Code- mixing is not a sign that shows children are confused in learning two languages (Brown, 2014). Research showed the code-mixing language and early language development are not related (Place & Hoff, 2011). Some studies showed young children understand code- mixing sentences and…

Frank Guenther talked about his research on the DIVA (Directions Into Velocities of Articulators) model. He explained that it is a neural network model, which deals with the creation of speech and the attainment of speech motor skills. Using computers he explained the model is able to regulate the actions of a vocal tract to create speech sounds. Guenther revealed that the DIVA model’s neural mappings are adjusted in a “babbling phase.” In this instance audio feedback from speech sounds is…

"The question of identity is often tied to the nature of origins." (6)  This quote is found under the heading, "Exploring Origins," and is intriguing because since the earliest years humans have pondered the question "who am I?" and "what is my purpose in life?" It is interesting that those questions can be so easily tied back to something as simple as "where do we come from?" That is not to say that we are exactly who are ancestors were, but the quote is expanded…